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Remote Cameras using Wired Connection Exploration Wireless is looking amazing. The demo from Streamcon was awesome. On Facebook a question came up on how to do a wired connection for long runs. The general agreement was Fiber for really long runs. I have been looking at weird alternatives from using a switch to bump the signal for longer runs of Network Cable. Then I came across this and wondered if anyone had ever tried it using a really long power runs. https://www.netgear.com/...P1200.aspx#tab-techspecsNetgear Powerline 1200, 1 Port 1200 Mbps, 1 Gigabit Port, Extra Outlet Powerful Gigabit Wired Connection Typical coverage up to 500m² (5382ft²)† - I love the †, it basically says your mileage may vary, heheh. It would be interesting to create a Power Line Network to all the drops for the cameras. You need power drops for cameras so why not carry the Gigabit signal. Does anyone have any experience with this weird method for gigabit networking? Thanks. Rich Shumaker
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The best way to think of it is like "WiFi down a cable", by which I mean that there are a number of (ever slower) transmission speeds that can be used, depending on the signal strength when the Tx signal reaches the Rx, in relation to other electrical noise on the power line. The external connections at either end may be gigabit standard, but the actual data transfer speed can be both much slower and somewhat variable. As is suggested, "your mileage may vary".
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While I can't speak to Gigabit speeds, I've used the lesser TP-Link Ethernet-Over-Powerline kits to deliver IP into oddball locations. The kit I used was only rated for about 400 mbps. It can work very well. However, there are some potential gotcha's: It works best with a single, long power run. Like one long extension cord. If there are multiple, connected extensions cord, water at the connection points (think rain) can degrade the performance. Consider that they are basically routers. The TP-Link products suffered considerable "buffer bloat." Buffer Bloat is a problem where the buffering in the network elements is not well managed, adding latency to the link. The DSLReports Speed Test includes a specific test for buffer bloat. I suspect that the firmware could have been updated to reduce this. Not sure if these devices support open source solutions like DD-WRT.
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