Can anyone tell me the fastest (highest bandwidth) ethernet wall-plug on the market? I have 1Gbps ethernet ports on all of my PCs and I want to maximise data transfer between my desktop and server. I knows Belkin do a 1Gbps plug but I wanted to knows if anyone else does or anyones had experience with it.
Nice name! Also, the Belkin seems to have got a good review here.. - the last line of the conclusion might be useful to you... Verdict The HDXB101 is the fastest EOP kit we've ever tested though it loses points for being nowhere near the maximum speed and for misleading punters by suggesting it can do 200Mbps On the upside, setup is very simple, and the units look very elegant. However, neither of these really make up for the fact that this kit is £30 more expensive than the Panasonic kit, which is only slightly slower and offers more features and flexibility.
The home plugs turn your ring main into one massive EMI transmitter and can cause some serious interference with wireless devices, tv and radio reception.
Not so sure about studies, but I remember commenting on a Homeplug story on the old CPC forums after another user suggested that Powerline Networking destroyed amateur radio transmissions. There's some good reads around the web, including this article from the Guardian and the aforementioned PC Pro, but in a Blog post rather than the forums. It's notable to me that the comments on the PC Pro Blog are from users I don't recognise as regular contributors and, in most cases, are against the use of powerline networking. There's also an old BBC article and a piece on a UK based amauter radio website that are worth reading. It seems confined solely to amateur radio, but the Guardian article suggests that fridge freezers and, more importantly for the Bit community, wireless keyboards and mice may also be affected. It's clear though that there's differences between US and UK types of powerline networking and the exact frequencies affected vary as a result. Homeplug networking is something I would have invested in by now but unfortunatly for me, both my gaming and HTPC rigs are in an extension to the property I live in and on a separate wiring loop to the older part of the building - notably, separate to the wireless router, so Homeplug won't work in curing the near-zero wi-fi signal (& as I don't own the building, I can't run CAT5 through the walls either). Buying some wi-fi extension cables has done the trick, though Homeplug makes far more sense for the HTPC (even SD video streaming is out due to increased distance and signal strength drop off, let alone HD).
