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Originally Posted by nns
I think you're confused as to what Power Over Ethernet does. PoE is not a wireless alternative to the 802.11n standard. PoE is simply the feature that allows a device to be powered by the same ethernet cable that it's plugged into. EG: a port on a switch can power an access point it's connected to via Cat5e.
I don't know why you're so concerned about the current Draft N technology being incompatible with the final 802.11n standard. Whenever 802.11n actually becomes a formal standard, it should be able to support older Draft N devices. Even if it didn't, should you go with the current N devices, you still have a wireless technology that meets your CURRENT wireless needs.
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Sorry about the confusion, I actually meant Ethernet over Powerline. Something like this..
http://www.netgear.com/Products/Powe...s/HDXB101.aspx
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Originally Posted by aznrsx1979
I agree, just got with a NAS. I picked up the D-Link DNS-323 and it works fine. Why set up a whole other tower when you don't need to.
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The problem with that is.... I'm planning to setup a XBOX360 in my network, so that I can stream off of the file server. With the recent firmware upgrade with the D-Link DNS-323 to have compatibility with the 360, there's been alot of XBOX360 issues in the area. I might not want to pursue that route until the issue is solved.
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Originally Posted by nns
You're probably right. He said Power over Ethernet before, then Ethernet over Powerline later.
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Once again, sorry about the confusion.
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Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul
A fileserver needs next to zero processing power. Even an old PII with 256MB would probably do just fine. You're thinking it's more complicated than it really is. But yeah, the biggest bottleneck is for sure is the network. Unfortunately, wireless just isn't the way to go if you're streaming high bitrate files... just not reliable enough.
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Ethernet over Powerline might solve this issue, even if wireless "N" doesn't solve that. That's why i'm inquiring if anyone has experience with that.
Anyone? something like this...
http://www.netgear.com/Products/Powe...s/HDXB101.aspx