How simple is it to network your home via existing power lines? I connected my PC’s Ethernet port to a powerline adapter and plugged that adapter into a power strip that already fed several other ...

While not as well known or widely used as Wi-Fi or Ethernet, powerline networking—using your existing home electrical wiring to transmit data, turning every outlet in your house into a potential ...

CNET explains how to get your "no Wi-Fi" home theater gadgets on your home networking without using Ethernet via power line adapters, MoCA adapters or wireless bridge adapters. Matthew Moskovciak ...

Some Powerline devices can act as WiFi extenders, bringing new wireless access points into rooms where Wi-Fi signal isn’t very strong. If you’ve got your wireless router set up downstairs and the ...

If you want broadband in every room of your home, you've got a couple of options: Running LAN (CAT-5) cables is a common solution, but an expensive one. Wi-Fi is another approach, but not ideal for ...

As an alternative to using regular Ethernet or Wi-Fi to connect more devices to a home network, try the high-speed ZyXel PLA4205 power line adapter. Dong Ngo Former SF Labs Manager, Editor Former CNET ...

If you’ve never heard of powerline adapters before, we wouldn’t blame you. It’s an extremely useful technology, but not necessarily one that has received mainstream popularity. Powerline adapters ...