The latest edition of "The Atlantic" arrived in my mailbox this week, and while reading it I found a technology column which discusses a way of converting your house's electrical wiring into an Ethernet network for a couple of hundred bucks. Unfortunately the article is subscription-only (I looked), but it mentions the Homeplug Powerline Alliance as THE source for info about this wondrous deal. Essentially you buy a couple of adapters, plug one into a wall outlet, connect it to your router, plug another adapter into a wall outlet in another room which has a computer, plug THAT one into the computer's Ethernet jack, and Presto! You've got a home network using existing wiring. No cable to run up and down hallways, no nothin'.
It can also work with USB and wireless.
I'm thinking it would be far cheaper over time than buying Roadrunner or DSL for the phone line Mom uses to dial up to get on line.
It can also work with USB and wireless.
I'm thinking it would be far cheaper over time than buying Roadrunner or DSL for the phone line Mom uses to dial up to get on line.
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