Timeline for What stops Powerline Ethernet from going to grid?
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| Dec 22, 2023 at 16:27 | comment | added | grawity | AFAIK, most HomePlug adapters come with software to manually set the network key from the Ethernet side. (The ones with Qualcomm/Atheros chipsets are all compatible and have an open-source version on GitHub as 'open-plc-utils'.) | |
| Dec 21, 2023 at 21:07 | comment | added | andowero | Or I could connect the power strip to a battery (with an AC output). I never thought of a line filter, I used the "talk to my neighbor" solution (had to ring a lot of door bells). This happened few years in the past though. | |
| Dec 20, 2023 at 11:46 | comment | added | Arsenal | You should be able to set up your own network if you use a line filter in front of a power strip, then connect both adapters involved in the power strip, set up the network there, and then move them to the final location. Sure it's better if the neighbor has their network secured, but in case of unwilling neighbors this might help. | |
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| S Dec 20, 2023 at 7:23 | history | answered | andowero | CC BY-SA 4.0 |