Re: "Repeaters", etc.
Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, 28 May 2024 11:31:29 +0100
> "mick.crane" <mick.crane@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello mick.crane,
>
> >Is there not some system that runs ethernet over the mains wiring or
> >did I misunderstand it.
>
> Yes, there is. I believe you're thinking of powerline adaptors. They
> do require everything be on the same circuit, however.
I have a powerline adapter (Devolo units). There's no such restriction,
as far as I know. My powerline transmitter and receiver are certainly
on different circuits.
> The way electrical wiring is done in the UK often means separate
> floors are on different circuits, and in larger properties, each
> floor might be on two (or more) circuits, making it difficult, at
> best, to get the whole building networked this way. And that's
> assuming ring circuits, if everything is on a radial, you're stymied.
Most houses in the UK are wired to a single phase, so everything is
connected together at the consumer unit and powerline works just fine.
If you have a specific problem, then there are DIN rail powerline units
designed specifically to be mounted in the CU to spread the signal
better over ALL the circuits.
If your house has 3-phase wiring, which is unusual in the UK, then you
may have a problem because powerline signals do need to be on the same
phase.
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