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I thought that would be the case so will wait until my friendly electrician calls by one day soon to check it out & maybe shift some house ccts over to the same phase.
What happens with the laptop wireless switch? On or off? And is the laptop plugged into the wireless modem? No mention of these points in the destructions.
Also where can I check "performance" on the Dell 1510/ WinXP Pro?
The wireless has nothing to do with it. You plug an ethernet cable from the modem router to the poe adapter plugged into the wall, then plug the other adapter into a socket in the other room and run an ethernet cable from it to your computer. The switches where the poe adapters are plugged in have to be on. Then the poe uses the electricty wiring as an ethernet cable.
Yes, they do do what they say on the tin. In my 2 storey house they have been the best way to get my internet connection upstairs. I did have a few issues when they were plugged into power boards. I have also heard that you can encounter issues when the devices are on "seperate circuits" (have a circuit breaker between point a and b). I found that they were also effected when other electrical devices were used around the home. IMHO They do provide a fast network connection but only if the conditions are right with the electrical circuit between device a and b.
Thanks jeffmj.
As mentioned above I am still awaiting for my sparky to call to re-arrange the two circuits (2phase) then I will give it a good old thrashing.