tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175019.post-1169550887165458912007-01-23T11:14:00.000Z2007-01-23T11:14:47.273Z<p><strong class="Label">Review</strong> It's a neat trick being able to transmit data around your home or office via the mains power wiring. You get a more stable, less interference-prone connection than Wi-Fi and a potentially faster link too. The downside is that there's no roaming, at least not beyond the reach of an RJ-45 cable and however many powerline adaptors you've got dotted around your house.</p> Just as Wi-Fi is due to get a major speed bump, with 802.11n, so too is powerline Ethernet. The difference: the 200Mbps powerline is here now, while the 380Mbps 802.11n isn't going to be ratified until later this year, though we're likely to start seeing a raft of standard... <em>almost</em> products come in the next few months.<br /><br />More info @ : <a href="http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/22/review_netgear_hdx101/">Netgear HDX101 200Mbps powerline Ethernet adaptor | Reg Hardware</a>West Berks PC Doctorsnoreply@blogger.com