So simple !!

[Rik]

Belkin

'Nuff said. 

[Inactive]

  None of us really know if they work, until they don't, then it's all to late anyway.

It came with a £50,000 equipment guarantee, not sure if it would pay out tho'.

[Rik]

I agree, In. I've got Belkin units too, and we hope they do the job, but we'll only know after the event. You also have to be careful about the small print on the attached equipment warranty...

[Inactive]

You also have to be careful about the small print on the attached equipment warranty...

No surprise there Rik, I've had mine about 5 years now, all that I know with any certainty is the " earthed " and the " protected " lights still show as working.

[Rik]

Blind faith - just like insurance policies and backup software.

[Dangerjunkie]

Homeplug works by adding shortwave radio signals to power, like ADSL does by adding medium wave signals to the phoneline. I've not tried it but I see no real reason why homeplug shouldn't get across the meter onto your neighbours' houses that are on the same phase of the power supply as long as it's within range of the adaprot (which Devolo say is 200m for theirs.) That could be your neighbour but often multiples of 3 doors down.

I would make sure I read the manual and changed the code or sods law says your neighbour will get one and you'll end up with 2 routers and 2 dhcp servers and it will all go to poo or he'll get a virus that will end up inside your firewall.

Cheers,
Paul.

[Inactive]

OK, I have now installed the utility that came with these HomePlug Adapters, speed is showing at 83.2 Mbps, Oh and I have also password protected them, although I am sure none of my neighbours would even know what a Home Plug Adapter was.

[Sebby]

That sounds like a pretty good speed, In, certainly compared with wireless, and probably not that different to a 100Mbps wired network.

[Inactive]

I thought so as well Seb, they are listed as 85 Mbps, so not far short.

[Sebby]

Do you actually get that throughput, though?

[Rik]

I thought so as well Seb, they are listed as 85 Mbps, so not far short.

Significantly faster than wireless too.

[Inactive]

Do you actually get that throughput, though?

Not sure Seb, that is what the utility is telling me.

On the second computer it is showing 100Mbps, tho' I suspect that is wrong.

[Rik]

That's probably the speed of the LAN connection to the router, In.

[Inactive]

That's what I thought Rik, I have no other way of finding the exact speed at the second computer.

[Rik]

All you could do is transfer a 1MB file, say, and time the process.

[Steve]

Throughput for the 85's is said to be around  25mb/s, which is probably twice as fast as 54g

[Inactive]

Throughput for the 85's is said to be around  25mb/s, which is probably twice as fast as 54g

Certainly much faster than the previous wireless connection.

[Simon]

Is it true that surge protectors are only good for one surge?  Particularly Belkin ones?   

[Sebby]

I would have said that's quite likely, Simon. I think the Belkin ones are fairly decent (good enough for the average home), plus they're not overly expensive. Given the likelihood of there being a major surge, I wouldn't be that upset if I had to replace one or two of them.

[Inactive]

Is it true that surge protectors are only good for one surge?  Particularly Belkin ones?   

It is true of all Surge Protectors I believe Simon, however if it should fail at any time, it is just a matter of cutting off the plug and returning it to Belkin for a like for like replacement, this is covered by their lifetime guarantee.

[Gary]

Belkin, and it wasn't cheap, I hasten to add.

I use Belkin Surge protecters and a belkin 1200va UPS, all are excellent, I have a Netgear wireless extender as its wifi city round here, they really are a god send for having a clear signal around the home 

[Rik]

Is it true that surge protectors are only good for one surge?  Particularly Belkin ones?   

All surge protectors, excluding inline UPS, are sacrificial, Simon, a bit like a fuse which blows to protect the wiring.

[madasahatter]

Well - got some of these today (Devolo 200 ones), and it really is so simple - even for hoobs. SO much better 

Edit: Forgot to say that mine are on extensions both ends - the PC end being a surge protector - which, as In said, you are not supposed to use them with. Absolutely great 

[Inactive]

Great Mad....keep us updated, mine are still working 100%, no problems to report.

Now back in stock as well at ebuyer.

[Steve]

Just to remind you that homeplug 1.0 (14 Mbps and 85 Mbps) can coexist on the same mains circuit with the 200 AV but cant communicate with each other, however you can link them together with an ethernet cable in adjacent sockets