Dave, you must really not like your in-laws ;) In all seriousness, I wouldn't use these awful things in any scenario, there's always a better option IMO. I have about 20 pairs which I've removed from customer sites, perhaps with the level of interest on this mailing list I'd do well to chuck them on eBay instead of in the dumpster š On Fri., 19 Jul. 2019, 9:03 am Ben Farmer, <ben.farmer@gigafy.co> wrote:
I've used Powerline for my parents place. In 2012, it wasn't that great, always dropping out, issues staying connected.
More recently, I've updated them with newer TP-Link stuff. Had a lot less issues with newer equipment, although I always make sure to buy two sets, you don't want to be left in the lurch because they fail!
Ben
-----Original Message----- From: Public <public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au> On Behalf Of Dave Browning Sent: Friday, 19 July 2019 08:56 To: public@talk.mikrotik.com.au Subject: Re: [MT-AU Public] Powerline/ EOP
In all honesty, I setup a pair of TPLink's for the in-laws about 5 or so years ago. I haven't heard a peep about it being a problem since setup. Heavy Netflix usage etc. Relatively new house, so the cabling is in good nick - I think that's the key with this stuff.
Cheers,
Dave Browning | dlbNetworks Senior Network Engineer
On 19/07/2019 8:51 am, Ben Jackson - ELOGIK wrote:
Hi Dave,
Perhaps you are aware of some powerline devices I'm not familiar with?
I'd be happy for you to educate me if so. I've had nothing but trouble with reliability of such devices and considering the cost of a truck roll, I'd prefer to stick to something that works at a lower throughput but stays working.
There's also a case for a low power 802.11 P2P connection here too.
Ben
On Fri., 19 Jul. 2019, 8:44 am Dave Browning, <dave@dlbnetworks.com> wrote:
Power line has come a long way & has its use cases. Mattās use case sounds bang on.
Dave Browning | dlbNetworks Senior Network Engineer
On 19 Jul 2019, at 7:32 am, Ben Jackson - ELOGIK <ben@elogik.net> wrote:
Steer way clear of powerline stuff Matt, from bitter experience.
You're better off meshing access points, have had great success with ubiquiti's wireless uplink feature, can't speak for Mikrotik in this regard.
On Fri., 19 Jul. 2019, 1:21 am Matt Hall, <matt@screamsaver.net> wrote:
Hi All, Rare that I would want to resort to powerline devices, (power over ethernet). Mikrotik has just released a product that may or may not make it to Australia. In the meantime, I have a 2 bedroom unit built like a bunker that needs wifi access at the rear. Client has been successfully using EOP for one section of the unit so Iāve plugged in one of the pairs of the EOP devices to test various power outlets and it gets a green light wherever we need wifi so Iām thinking I might find a device that does EOP with built 2.4 for this job.
Simple requirements, most demanding task will be steaming video.
I donāt want to piggyback an AP on the EOP unit as one of them will sit in a hallway and look rather messy.
No option to run cat cable here due to strata laws and building design. Another option is mesh I guess.
Thoughts? Any recommendations on an EOP unit with built in wifi?
Matt
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