AC wires can be accessed from multiple spots in any room where a computer is in use. What's more, by deploying what are known as "powerline adapters," system builders can deploy those AC wires inside ...

How simple is it to network your home via existing power lines? I connected my PC’s Ethernet port to a powerline adapter and plugged that adapter into a power strip that already fed several other ...

Last week we discussed the delights of power-line networking based on the HomePlug standard. HomePlug nodes can communicate at up to 14M bit/sec. Note that we wrote “can” and “up to” – anything that ...

Today's more advanced wireless networking protocols and antenna technologies make networking less of a problem than it once was, but wireless reception problems are still common enough that powerline ...

Fast in-home networks over electrical wires got a boost on Friday as proponents of two rival technologies merged their approaches and said products already in the market will work together. The ...

I have a 2-story house built in 2003. I have 3 rooms which have a lot of networking activity. Downstairs, where the cable internet comes in, I have the home entertainment center. Upstairs in one ...

The lack of interoperability in powerline networking products used in homes is dramatically slowing down potential growth, industry leaders said during a panel discussion at the International Consumer ...

An industry-led initiative to establish a power-outlet specification for connecting products and services is beginning to bear fruit. Members of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance (San Ramon, CA) have ...

Netgear’s Powerline HD Plus (HDX111) took the award for the Best of Home Networking. It will take an ordinary electrical outlet and turn it into an HD streaming connection. It features an ethernet ...

Many systems builders involved in small office, home office (SOHO) networking are aware of the two main choices for building out a network: wired or wireless. But they should also be aware of a third ...