Networking through power lines

Has anyone here used any of the Netgear Powerline line of networking products?

After reading reviews on Newegg and looking at Netgears own site, i cant figure out one thing. Do you get one adapter that you plug into the outlet near your modem and router, and that creates an ethernet with all your products throughout the home, not forcing you to use more adapters in each room. Or do you need one near the modem and router plus one in all the rooms where you may need the ethernet?

I'd like to network a few rooms with this, but not if its gonna cost me $80 per adapter.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122097

This for instance will get you from you modem in your basement or where ever you have it to you router in a totally different room. Or you can go from you router to a computer. If you wanted to go from your router in your basement up to a switch upstairs then that would work as well.

 

yeh but thats only 14mpbs, i'd like one of the 85 or 200 ones.

but is that your answer to my question? would i need a separate adapter at every single outlet that i'd want ethernet?

would i need one of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122317 for example, at my modem and router( both next to each other), and another one in my room where i'd like the ethernet?

this kit for example, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122318 has:
One (1) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port each
One (1) 85 Mbps Powerline port each

what do each of those do?

 

They do have then over 100 i think. I was just using that as an example.

 

Yes this is how they work.

See Netgear diagram: http://www.netgear.com/Products/PowerlineNetworking/PowerlineEthernetAdapters/XET1001.aspx

You might like to see a review of Belkin's Powerline networking adaptor.
The reviewer states he got 400 to 560 Mbps. But that is in the same room on the same electrical circut. If you are going between two oulets on different circuts its going to be slower, but the review doesn't make it clear what speeds he got in this situation. Also realize that these units run hot temperature wise.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2350631,00.asp

If you have anyway to run ethernet cable where you want it to go, it will give you the best results.

 

Thanks for the info.

How would them getting hot affect me?

 

It would bother me for fire safety reasons. I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving them plugged in as I left my house, but then I don't like leaving the toaster plugged in either. It also means they are drawing power all the time they are plugged in which is wasting energy and money. I really hate products that constantly draw power even when they aren't in use. I'm aware that most do, e.g. routers, printers, etc., but I think powerline network adapters might use significantly more as they heat up

 

I'm not sure about the powerdraw. But I do use a pair of PowerLine adapters at my own home. I use it to stream HD media to a downstairs HTPC. It does get hot, like a powerbrick, but it doesn't worry me. I'm not an electrician so my opinion doesn't matter. I did ask a master electrician and he said if you got homeowner's insurance and you don't overload the outlet, it'll cover it.

Wireless still doesn't provide enough reliable bandwidth to cross floors, which is a shame.

 

My setup: 3 adapters. 1 connected to xbox1 in bedroom, 1 homeserver in the basement and the last one bridging the power network connected to my router (100Mbps). That's it. Distance and phase is a factor. My backups to the homeserver in the basement are approx 2-2.5 MB/s, reading speed from the server up to 4-5MB/s. In the apartment itself my router is the weakest link but speeds steady around 10MB/s. My 2nd xbox1 connected to the router is used for streaming movies stored in iso format from server to tv. No problem. Btw I'm using Devolo AV200 adapters.

 

I'd endorse the Netgear adapters. I easily get 100 to 120 Mbps.