Unless you are building a house from scratch out of sugar cube sized bricks with one hand, Powerplay is not going to be updated substantially soon.
State of the Game
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That's tea for tonight sorted - just popping out to buy the crisps and cocktail sausages.
Perhaps 'Hedgehogs' to go with them - any excuse to use up the pineapple leftover from last nights pizza
Perhaps some Angel Delight or Instant whip for pudding?
(Light blue touch paper, and run away very quickly)
EDIT: Added Images for the uninitiated
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We still have hedgehogs at family parties.
The children look at me in the same way I looked at my grandad when he tucked in to jellied eels.
BACON!
Oh - sorry... I mean... oh, it's morning. Sorry, what was it you were saying?
Oh - sorry... I mean... oh, it's morning. Sorry, what was it you were saying?
I'm only seeing the best cuisine from my childhood here. So classy, and so tasty too.
I use IP through the mains plugs, they work fine. Not sure if they have a generic name, but look for TP-Link.
As an aside, what speed Internet do you have? Do you need the full 150mbs?
Minor point, shared bandwidth is shared, no matter how the clients connect. You only have the one 'pipe' that you all terminate to, the one at the 'front door'. Just saying.
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Be aware those powerpline plugs have to be in the same electricity ring, and will get lower speeds based on distance, how 'clean' the line is (i.e. certain appliances cause interference). The good news is....you can mix and match them
I had two pairs of them, lost one plug and found I could add the third and it was 'seen' still.Powerlines are also mega slow compared to full fat CAT 6 / 5E cables too. Even the fast ones lose a lot of bandwidth so take the ratings with a pinch of salt.
Bransons Death Glider, there's a name for a band.
I also find no matter the brand they just lose connection for no reason if not in use continually, then need reset to connect again.Be aware those powerpline plugs have to be in the same electricity ring, and will get lower speeds based on distance, how 'clean' the line is (i.e. certain appliances cause interference). The good news is....you can mix and match them
Powerlines are also mega slow compared to full fat CAT 6 / 5E cables too. Even the fast ones lose a lot of bandwidth so take the ratings with a pinch of salt.
Mine sometimes conk out, but its rare. Even with my Franceland rubbish electricity supply (that brown and blacks out randomly) they come back without intervention.
Quite right about them needing to be on the same ring main. The speed I get at my PC is basically indistinguishable from what I get when plugged directly into the router, so I'm both happy and perhaps lucky. It was also a lot happier/easier/cheaper solution than laying cables.Be aware those powerpline plugs have to be in the same electricity ring, and will get lower speeds based on distance, how 'clean' the line is (i.e. certain appliances cause interference). The good news is....you can mix and match them
Powerlines are also mega slow compared to full fat CAT 6 / 5E cables too. Even the fast ones lose a lot of bandwidth so take the ratings with a pinch of salt.
I've also used WiFi boosters, and they work very well too. Alas, I can't recall the brand I used, but it was a great solution to a troublesome brick wall!
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Not for me. My set up has been rock solid since day #1, and for many years and through multiple computers /gloaty smug mode
We have 50mb/s DSL. (50 down/25 up)
The "home office" (1 printer, 1 server, my PC and wife's iMac) is connected via 1gb/s cat 6. Everything else (4 TVs, 2 consoles, 4 phones, 3 tablets, 3 laptops, 1 PC and various, seemingly ever present, "guests") is all on wifi.
Our wifi is a Linksys EA7300 dual band router w/ 3 staggered antennas, mounted on a door frame near the ceiling in the central hallway, which I'm using as a WAP. Some devices are connected to 2.4 GHz others connect to 5 GHz.
All of our "consumption entertainment" is streamed (GoogleTV, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Disney, etc../). We ditched cable/satellite over a year ago.
Once or twice per month we have to reset the "WAP" and the DSL router, otherwise it works very well for us; granted, we're in a 1000 sq/ft single floor dwelling.
The "home office" (1 printer, 1 server, my PC and wife's iMac) is connected via 1gb/s cat 6. Everything else (4 TVs, 2 consoles, 4 phones, 3 tablets, 3 laptops, 1 PC and various, seemingly ever present, "guests") is all on wifi.
Our wifi is a Linksys EA7300 dual band router w/ 3 staggered antennas, mounted on a door frame near the ceiling in the central hallway, which I'm using as a WAP. Some devices are connected to 2.4 GHz others connect to 5 GHz.
All of our "consumption entertainment" is streamed (GoogleTV, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Disney, etc../). We ditched cable/satellite over a year ago.
Once or twice per month we have to reset the "WAP" and the DSL router, otherwise it works very well for us; granted, we're in a 1000 sq/ft single floor dwelling.
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Well, what a week it's been for me. I was given a temporary holiday from the thread because I said Star Trek Discovery wasn't that bad (Jokes it really is bad) then I discover my kid (13) who doesn't live with me has Covid and now to cap off Friday I get my household (Three people including me) PCR test results back and one of the other people in my house has Covid.
Anyway, I don't want to go full ender so have a meme....
Anyway, I don't want to go full ender so have a meme....
I'm busy jerking chicken
This is what it should look like....thanks Ainsley
This is what it should look like....thanks Ainsley
That's horrible news. Take care and I really hope for a speedy recovery to you all.
The surprise is it's not cauliflower.How about some cauliflower 'suprise' to go with it?
