Thread: Power line adaptors

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.