Tuesday, November 15, 2005
NETGEAR 85 Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet Switch
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "HARDWARE" @ 08:00 PM
"NETGEAR today announced the launch of its next-generation, high-speed powerline product family. The industry first NETGEAR 85 Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet Switch (XE104) offers up to six times more throughput than existing HomePlug® 1.0-only powerline products along with 4 built-in ports for connecting multiple networked devices simultaneously. This stylish wall-plugged unit makes a high-quality, high-speed broadband connection available anywhere in the home without running any cabling between rooms, even in areas where a wireless network may not be accessible. By turning any electrical outlet into a 4-port Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) connection, the 85 Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet Switch enables consumers to quickly and easily set up a networking solution with the speeds and ports needed to support the increasing number of networked devices in the digital home."
It is nice to see that they have gotten powerline networking up to usable speeds. I tried this way back when it was only 1 Mbps and it was painful. Of course now that I have gone wireless, it would be pretty hard to go back to any wired solution, no matter what the speed.
It is nice to see that they have gotten powerline networking up to usable speeds. I tried this way back when it was only 1 Mbps and it was painful. Of course now that I have gone wireless, it would be pretty hard to go back to any wired solution, no matter what the speed.
