No, but close! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-line_communication
guys would this work?
Submitted 2 weeks ago by gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de to [deleted]
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apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
hanke@feddit.nu 2 weeks ago
I used this for a couple of years. Worked great.
It kind of depends on what fuse your outlets are on and how your place is wired.
It is a gamble, but when it works, it works great!
natebluehooves@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
we’re currently using powerline as a stopgap until we can get around to running cables in the attic for a couple of our security cameras
synapse1278@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I use it to have connection to my washing machine in the basement, I live in the 2nd floor. It works fine. It’s nice to have a notification when the washing is done.
dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
For anyone else that needs it, there’s also stuff for co-ax. Some cable guy went nuts putting coaxial cable into just about every room of my new (very old) house. I seriously considered MoCA for a bit, but wifi is working well enough for the moment.
guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip 2 weeks ago
+1 for MoCA, for a while I had to have my server in my room because I didn’t have anywhere else with Ethernet, it got so damn hot in here and it was louuud. But I finally learned about moca, ordered an adapter for it and moved the server to the basement. It has worked perfectly so far. The only issue I’ve had is that one time, it started having like 50% package loss, resetting the adapter fixed it though
Lexam@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
POE
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
[deleted]hansolo@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
“Guys, I hacked a nuclear rector using the secret direct protocol!”
username_1@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Depends on what job you want to be done. It would be a perfectly fine solution to make a very subtle light in the dark room, for example.
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Power line networking is a thing so why not?
PityPityBangBang@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
you need to use a crossover cable to get that to work
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
For a PoE hack? Yes.
CallMeAl@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
yes that’s called ethernet-over-powerline
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
To burn down the house? Probably.
Kiernian@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
dan69@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Curious to see what the packets are saying from a packet dump.
standarduser@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
My ex did that in college with her ps4, and I won’t lie, I was impressed that the latency was so low for such a shitty apartment
Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Yes, it will give Power Over Ethernet to whatever PoE device you plug it into.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
If your goal is to burn your house down, probably.
GreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
It shouldn’t; the USB wall plug will provide 5 V which powers the dongle, but it’ll just be idle since there’s no computer communicating with it over USB.
chocrates@piefed.world 2 weeks ago
No. That is an Ethernet to USBC so it’s trying to get data to the power plug. I don’t think it will provide POE
Hux@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Do you want to provide Power over Ethernet (PoE) to an Ethernet device/network? If so, at minimum, the dongle would have to be designed to transmit DC power from whatever power adapter you are using. This seems pretty unlikely if you are using a standard USB-Ethernet adapter, unless it was specifically designed to provide PoE.
Do you want to connect an Ethernet based network to an electrical outlet to be able to utilize the wiring in your house or greater electrical grid to communicate data? If so, the dongle or adapter would need to support Power Line Communication (PLC). Your expectations for data networking over in-house electrical wires or the electrical grid servicing your area, would need to be extremely basic and would require more hardware to connect devices to data being shared from other electrical outlets (or maintain signal over the grid).
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SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
Right proper shitpost here. Imma start forking ASAP.