Re: Netgear Powerline XE102 with Multiple Switch Question
From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 03/30/04
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 10:24:42 -0700
In article <1c251713.0403300805.131c4dc@posting.google.com>,
burgerwars@yahoo.com (burgerwars) wrote:
>I'm thinking of buying three XE102's. What I plan on doing is plug
>one into my router/switch (where my cable modem is with the main PC
>and server I use). Plug another in another bedroom for a PC to use
>there. And plug another downstairs in the family room for use with
>another PC and media player. My question is does the XE102 support
>another switch plugged into where I plan to have it in the family
>room, so it can support additional devices or PCs there? All the
>diagrams I see show the XE102 just supporting one device, where it's
>plugged directly into a PCs NIC card.
Yes, the XE102 will do what you want. You can connect a switch to it
and connect multiple computers/devices to the switch.
I installed an XE102 network for one of my clients yesterday, and I
love that little device. It's totally reliable, it doesn't require a
driver program (so it works with all Ethernet-ready computers and
devices), and it works in some settings where wireless networking
doesn't (e.g. a huge multi-level house). IMHO, home powerline
networking deserves to be much better known and more widely used.
>Also, any comments about connection speed, when compared to ethernet
>or 802.11g?
That's the only disadvantage I see to home powerline networking. In
my tests, the maximum transfer rate for file copies is around 3
Mb/sec, which is about 2/3 the speed 802.11b and much slower than
802.11g and Ethernet.
However, it's faster than most home Internet connections. It can't
take full advantage of my Comcast cable modem connection, though. I
just did some speed tests, and downloads ran at 2940 Kb/sec with
Ethernet and 2072 Kb/sec with the SpeedStream SS2502 (which is based
on the same chipset as the XE102). I don't have any XE102's at the
moment, because I keep selling them to my clients. :-)
I just got a pair of XA601's, which connect to a computer's USB port
instead of its Ethernet port. They seem to be just as good as the
XE102, working reliably even with Win98SE.
>Thanks
-- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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