In the interest of balance I feel I should point out some quirks and limitations I have experienced with the Devolo plugs:
Firstly, it doens't take much of a knock to put them out of action. I used to just have 2 and moved the 2nd one around quite a bit depending on which room I wanted to use the laptop from. After a while it just stopped working and I guess maybe it dropped or something. It was just outside its warranty period though it was a few years ago and the warranty periods are longer now.
Secondly, the older model does not like re-connecting the network after resuming from standby or hibernation. It only happens about 40% of the time and what happens is the 'limited connectivity' message in XP. This can be cleared by switching the devolo on and off or, by doing a repair on the network client. I don't get this problem with the newer models (the old ones were ethernet only, the new ones have both USD and ethernet.
Anyway I'm going to buy some more - the Wii has a USB port into which can plug in a Ethernet port and an old laptop will be cobbled into service - if I can get it to boot - as a kids play machine.
Firstly, it doens't take much of a knock to put them out of action. I used to just have 2 and moved the 2nd one around quite a bit depending on which room I wanted to use the laptop from. After a while it just stopped working and I guess maybe it dropped or something. It was just outside its warranty period though it was a few years ago and the warranty periods are longer now.
Secondly, the older model does not like re-connecting the network after resuming from standby or hibernation. It only happens about 40% of the time and what happens is the 'limited connectivity' message in XP. This can be cleared by switching the devolo on and off or, by doing a repair on the network client. I don't get this problem with the newer models (the old ones were ethernet only, the new ones have both USD and ethernet.
Anyway I'm going to buy some more - the Wii has a USB port into which can plug in a Ethernet port and an old laptop will be cobbled into service - if I can get it to boot - as a kids play machine.
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