umm 29.8Mbit/sec.? thats poor. not even half of the 200mbps they originaly claimedOriginally Posted by Splash
But let's be honest. Their half-arsed testing really isn't to be trusted, ironically.
Not that I'm saying it'll reach the claimed throughput, ever.
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It was the first non "buy this" link that Google produced
I seem to recall reading about a magical thing called gigabit lan. You know, the magical ones that are magically onboard practically every magical motherboard that's sold these days. If your board doesn't have a gbit nic, they're a tenner each.
Magic, eh? Keep your sarcasm to yourself, especially when you're wrong.
Overheads aren't exclusive to a 100mbit wired lan. Everything has overheads. either way, even with your overheads, the chances are there's 100mbit/sec's worth of data transferring between computers - some of it's just acknowledgement packets etc.
You can do well over 100mbit/sec with gbit lan (I regularly see 65MB/sec between internet servers with gbit - I've a feeling it's the hard drives in the servers limiting the speeds. set yourself up a raid array and you should be able to max out gbit and get something in the region of 100MB/sec real throughput, after your magical overheads)
If I was adding a pc in an outbuilding to a network, I'd sling some cat5e or cat6 in the middle, to give you at least 100mbit, or gbit if the hardware on either site can manage it - allowing for upgrading in the future as well.
These power-line lan adapters aren't all that great. I've seen a lot of people return them to a place I worked, and just running an ethernet cable instead.
umm i see but i wouldnt mind if it was producing at least 70mbps on a homeplug but 28? might as stick to teh 14mbps one LOL. how much is a 50fett cat5 cable nowadays?
Last edited by j.o.s.h.1408; 31-05-2007 at 09:07 PM.
I seem to recall we were discussing 100mbit lans, not gigabit. And I maintain that you still have the overhead - ergo you won't actually get 1000Mbit throughput on a gigabit LAN. So no, I'm not wrong.
We at least agree about one thing - wired networking is more reliable and faster than wireless/homeplug/yoghurt pots on wet string/whatever the latest fad is.
Anyways, back on topic - the OP has my advice.
not worries i found a link to one. what you guys think of this? http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...Refinement=359 is this weather proof has i would run this from oustide
That's just a reel of cable as far as I can tell j.o.s.h.
Just a thought - how do you get power to the summer house? If it's through a duct is it feasible to run ethernet through that?
It should be ok outside but try to avoid sharp bends in the cable and if possible keep it out of the sunlight.
yeah. And if you have a duct to run it through, all the better
Heh, I was going to go back and edit my post to say just that. Doesn't look like I need to now
Most Cat5/6 cable is waterproof, but not weatherproof (yes, there is a difference)
The plastic will break down overtime, become brittle, and just generally not hold up. A small bit of piping or something to cover it is usually common.
You don't need a reel like that either mate. 20M off Ebay is about 8 quid
Obviously not much beats network cable if you can fit it.
In my house I also have both Homeplug (85 mb/s flavour) and wireless (supposed to be 108 mb/s).
I have been gradually transferring my wireless stuff across the homeplug which works flawlessly and doesnt suffer from the 'wireless weirdness' I occasionally get in my house.
I have *no idea* what the actual speeds are in either case but the homeplug is definitely faster than the wireless at my place.
Good luck with it
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i've decided to go with homeplugs. im planning on connecting the homeplug in the main house to a wireless router. the question is whats the best wireless router out there for price/performance?
the homeplug from the summer house will be connected to my bebox wirelles router.
what do you guys think of this product? http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...ProductID=3835
one more question: i have some spare 14mbps homeplugs, can those work and be intergrated with these ones? i heard that the 85 and 200 mbps can
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