Comments on: Netgear XAVB101 Powerline Ethernet

By: camera case

camera case — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:19:48 +0000

I purchased this item in November and it works as promised – plug one into one outlet, and another into another outlet, wait a few seconds, and then connect your ethernet cable to each one and you’re up and running in no time. No software to install, no crazy configurations, it’s as easy as pie.

By: Igor

Igor — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:27:09 +0000

Just moved into a new appartment and my PC will be far away from the network socket so am considering going via the electrical socket. I am a hardcore gamer and am worried that it will cause lag or simply not be sutable for lets say Battlefield 2142. Do you think this will work fine?

By: myname

myname — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:58:20 +0000

Yes. The only limitation is speed depending upon interference which is directly proportional to the distance between the 2 devices.

By: Parth

Parth — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:09:15 +0000

is this compatible with all routers

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:51:51 +0000

The only problem with powerline networking is that they create a tremendous amount of interference for two-way radio devices. The deployment of the broad band equivalent was halted in Australia due to this interference impeding emergency services radios.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:38:25 +0000

The latency is comparable to CAT 5, but your results will vary depending on the noise in your electrical grid. It should still have better latency than WIFI overall.

By: Chris West

Chris West — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:43:56 +0000

What is latency like with these? Considering a set for my PC so I can get into online gaming again, wi-fi is a bit temperamental sometimes so if it can offer CAT5-like latencies, that’d definitely help.

By: Derekp

Derekp — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:43:18 +0000

I think i’ve seen this somewhere before…but it’s not bad at all

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:43:02 +0000

You beat me to the answer. This site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_line_communication and this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePlug_Powerline_Alliance also have very good information if you’re interested in the nitty gritty technical aspects of power line communication.

In our testing we found that you can use it across different circuit breakers, but the further you get from the other adapter, the more noise in the channel and the less bandwidth you have. This is one of the reasons why they still use CAT 5. You can run it for long lengths and not have an individual connection affected by other traffic (providing the CAT 5 cable is properly shielded).

By: ron

ron — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:40:29 +0000

a resource to read: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/power-network1.htm

Still your question about outlet circuits is good question. 1 or more are acceptable, not sure!

ron

By: Jason Jacobs

Jason Jacobs — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:36:05 +0000

So does this work if you have it on a separate circuit within your house or does it have to be tied into the same one? Can you tell me a bit more about how this manages to transmit data across a powerline? We are talking positive and negative here, two wires. If they can do this across power lines why does the PC industry still use CAT 45?