D-Link DHP-100 Ethernet-to-Powerline Bridge

Crito · 06-13-2004, 12:59 PM

Has anyone had experience with the D-Link DHP-100 Ethernet-to-Powerline Bridge? I'd currently using ethernet cable and a D-Link DI-604 Broadband router to share a broadband connection between a Mac G4 (running 10.3.4) and a Dell notebook (running XP Pro), but I'm relocating to a house where it would be awkward to string the cable, and from what I've read it appears that wireless connections between floors in a house are hit-and-miss.

mclbruce · 06-13-2004, 05:39 PM

I've had success with wireless connection between floors. I think there is hope for it to work.

I haven't used DLink powerline but a client is using another brand.

http://www.phonex.com/prd_nw14.htm

It's sharing a broadband connection with two other rooms, including one in an outbuilding.

Crito · 06-17-2004, 12:12 PM

Thanks for the information. It looks to me like the main difference between the two units is the ability to activate the encryption by throwing a switch (rather than through a computer), but I don't think I need encryption at all, since the network is all in one self-contained residence.

06-13-2004, 12:59 PM	#1
Crito Prospect Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6	D-Link DHP-100 Ethernet-to-Powerline Bridge Has anyone had experience with the D-Link DHP-100 Ethernet-to-Powerline Bridge? I'd currently using ethernet cable and a D-Link DI-604 Broadband router to share a broadband connection between a Mac G4 (running 10.3.4) and a Dell notebook (running XP Pro), but I'm relocating to a house where it would be awkward to string the cable, and from what I've read it appears that wireless connections between floors in a house are hit-and-miss.

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06-13-2004, 05:39 PM	#2
mclbruce Hall of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,870	I've had success with wireless connection between floors. I think there is hope for it to work. I haven't used DLink powerline but a client is using another brand. http://www.phonex.com/prd_nw14.htm It's sharing a broadband connection with two other rooms, including one in an outbuilding.

06-17-2004, 12:12 PM	#3
Crito Prospect Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6	Thanks for the information. It looks to me like the main difference between the two units is the ability to activate the encryption by throwing a switch (rather than through a computer), but I don't think I need encryption at all, since the network is all in one self-contained residence.