Remote Slingbox connection - Powerline or Wireless
May 24, 2006 | 4:29 pm
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Remote Slingbox connection - Powerline or Wireless
So running cable across the floor is getting old...
I see the Powerline adaptors offer 14Mbps. Bleh.
Little netgear usb 802.11g adaptors are 54Mbps...but I hear the connections are flacky.
So what have people done with their slingboxes? Slower but steady wireline? Or fast nice wireless g but maybe not stable?
I see the Powerline adaptors offer 14Mbps. Bleh.
Little netgear usb 802.11g adaptors are 54Mbps...but I hear the connections are flacky.
So what have people done with their slingboxes? Slower but steady wireline? Or fast nice wireless g but maybe not stable?
May 24, 2006 | 5:18 pm
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Almost killed myself pulling cables through the crawlspace, but that is the best solution. Powerline should be reliable enough; Sling sells them as well. Since the Sling can't stream faster than 1500kb/s the speed of the wireless/powerline isn't important, the signal OTOH is. If you can't do wired I'd go with wireline.
May 24, 2006 | 6:40 pm
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powerline
I have used the powerline solution since day one,
since,
1. I am not as small as ScottC so I cannot get through my crawlspace!
2. I tried wireless, but not a HUGE fan of having to setup the bridge, and never got the level of reliability that I experienced with the powerline.
4. My wireless router goes off on a schedule, which I don't like having to open and close to use the slingplayer.
3. Found the powerline devices for 50-60$ a pair, and for the money you cannot beat the throughput. I am just waiting for the 200MB version to be released (soon) so we can do real HD over powerline.
ymmv
since,
1. I am not as small as ScottC so I cannot get through my crawlspace!
2. I tried wireless, but not a HUGE fan of having to setup the bridge, and never got the level of reliability that I experienced with the powerline.
4. My wireless router goes off on a schedule, which I don't like having to open and close to use the slingplayer.
3. Found the powerline devices for 50-60$ a pair, and for the money you cannot beat the throughput. I am just waiting for the 200MB version to be released (soon) so we can do real HD over powerline.
ymmv
May 25, 2006 | 11:19 am
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Originally Posted by nmenaker
I have used the powerline solution since day one,
since,
1. I am not as small as ScottC so I cannot get through my crawlspace!
2. I tried wireless, but not a HUGE fan of having to setup the bridge, and never got the level of reliability that I experienced with the powerline.
4. My wireless router goes off on a schedule, which I don't like having to open and close to use the slingplayer.
3. Found the powerline devices for 50-60$ a pair, and for the money you cannot beat the throughput. I am just waiting for the 200MB version to be released (soon) so we can do real HD over powerline.
ymmv
since,
1. I am not as small as ScottC so I cannot get through my crawlspace!
2. I tried wireless, but not a HUGE fan of having to setup the bridge, and never got the level of reliability that I experienced with the powerline.
4. My wireless router goes off on a schedule, which I don't like having to open and close to use the slingplayer.
3. Found the powerline devices for 50-60$ a pair, and for the money you cannot beat the throughput. I am just waiting for the 200MB version to be released (soon) so we can do real HD over powerline.
ymmv
any info, suggestions? I guess e-bay..
I would find crawling under my concrete slab a bit hard, and have open ceilings do no attic. The builders were nice enough to pull two Cable TV wires to each room, but guess they did not think of CAT-5.
May 25, 2006 | 12:42 pm
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I ran CAT-6 ethernet throughout my place about a year ago. It took a long fish tape, ethernet wallplates, some drywall patching material and a nice long weekend, but it was well worth it. A lot of wallplates come with a free termination tool that works well enough, and nothing beats gigabit ethernet to every PC/device.
May 25, 2006 | 1:09 pm
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If you don't want to pull your own Cat 5e or Cat 6 find a local store that does home alarm wiring/in-wall vacuums/intercom/etc. They can have one of their installers do it for you or recommend someone to do it. I've pulled my own wires, but in difficult situation it is just better to pay someone that has all the tools to do it.
May 28, 2006 | 9:58 am
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I went with the slinglink as well. With a 100 year old two-story home, it was the easiest way to connect the slingbox in my upstairs bedroom to the network. I really wondered if it would work with the old wiring, but I've had good results.