Power-line networking makes use of your electrical lines to give you a de facto wired network. It gives you the range of a wired network without any of the mess or the need to run cable behind the ...

Netgear launches two new high-speed Powerline Adapter kits; one is compact and lightweight and the other incorporates a pass-through power outlet. Dong Ngo Former SF Labs Manager, Editor Former CNET ...

Imagine that all the hassle associated with computer networking -- adapters, cables and the configuration issues -- suddenly disappeared, and all you had to do to connect multiple PCs to each other ...

While not as well known or widely used as Wi-Fi or Ethernet, powerline networking—using your existing home electrical wiring to transmit data, turning every outlet in your house into a potential ...

It's a little ironic, don't you think, that with all the push for wireless this and wireless that, we're suddenly awash in PowerLine Ethernet adapters? One of Linksys' announcements at CES yesterday ...

AC wires can be accessed from multiple spots in any room where a computer is in use. What's more, by deploying what are known as "powerline adapters," system builders can deploy those AC wires inside ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. – With home and small-office/home-office networks among the few glimmers of hope in networking, system-on-chip (SoC) developers are turning their ...

I looked at Gateway's Power Line 310 Ethernet adapter for RJ45 connections and its Power Line 300 USB device, both $50. Testing was done using a Toshiba Satellite P15-S479 and the CRN Test Center's ...

Fast in-home networks over electrical wires got a boost on Friday as proponents of two rival technologies merged their approaches and said products already in the market will work together. The ...

MANHASSET, N.Y. — The HomePlug Powerline Alliance announced the completion of its 1.0 specification for powerline-based home networks at PC Expo on Tuesday (June 26), and said vendors will bring to ...

I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, can't seem to find a definite answer on my own. <BR><BR>I have a situation where I either will run conduit through an 18" wall or use two powerline network kits.

The Washington Post on power-line networking, a way to set up a home network through electrical power lines. There is even a new standard now for power-line networking, called HomePlug 1.0, but there ...