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PL1200-100UKS 1200 Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter on HOUSE ring main
I am looking at the PL1200-100UKS 1200 Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter to extend the range of my network: I tried a wireless adapter but the layout of my house prevented it from operating properly. I...
Its not an easy 100% answer.
powerline works best for devices on the same circuit.
Can you have them on seperate circuits? For sure.
But speeds drop quite a bit and it becomes more sensitive to interference from other devices on the whole network.
Things that can add interference?
- high draw appliances
- poor/old/band wiring
- surge protectors
- arc fault circuits
- gfci outlets
- cheap cell phone charges
- electronics going bad
- and other typs
So simple answer of will it work? probably.
Will it be fast? harder to answer
I usually tell people to buy from somewhere with a good return policy in case it works poorly.
Do you happen to have coax ran throughout your home? another option to check into is moca adapters (ethernet over coax)
Many thanks for the quick response. No, we don't have coax (it's a very old house) but it sounds like the best thing to do is try the PL1200 for speed and see if it works. Good call on the returns policy, too.
Thanks again.