[ale] anyone tried HomePlug?

[Geoffrey]

tslane at attbi.com wrote:
> I read the Cringley article a couple of weeks ago and was
> very interested.  yesterday I saw them @ MicroCenter for
> $75/per (=> $150/"hop") and was tempted but figured I'd
> check w/the collective to see if anyone's actually tried
> it yet (Linux, M$ or even Mac).
> 
> for those who haven't heard of HomePlug it's a box which
> takes ethernet in a standard RJ45 and sends it over your
> electrical system at 14Mbs (kind of like a cable modem
> but over power lines).  not wireLESS but >5x 802.11 and
> elimates need to fish cat5.  for complete story look in
> Cringley archives at www.pbs.org

I don't know, I've always had an uneasy feeling with permitting my data 
and power get so intimate...  Then again, I run cat 5 all over the place. :)

> 
> also, don't know if ale has a prohibition on posting
> vendor prices but (pleading ignorance) 

Yeah, you broke a rule.  You'll need to buy pizza for the next ALE meeting..

-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?


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