[Hidden-tech] what's the good-bad-ugly on home offfice powerline networks?

['David Morf']

One responder to my earlier query about pulling Ethernet cable for a home
office mentioned the powerline alternative.  I called a tech shop in the
Valley and was told (OK, I'm going to compress the feedback here) that
powerline is a terrible snare and delusion sold by venal manufacturers to
the unwary.  Just for fun, I glanced at the D-Link site for their Starter
Kit DHP-303, and of course it looks nifty.  Also, there's some Spanish
outfit that seems to have a chipset (something like "DS2") that's supposed
to be pretty fast even after chopping throughput for line noise.  I have no
idea if that's used by D-Link or by any particular device sold in the US.
Bottom line-What's been the experience around H-T with powerline for
throughput, reliability, security?

 

Again, many thanks,

 

       David

 

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