[iyonix-support] Re: Iyonix and Wi-Fi
- From: Tim Hill <tim@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 08:37:36 +0100
In article <ecb6b96651.Alan.Adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Alan Adams <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 1 cable the iyonix to the router. The maximum cable length is
> 100metres, so it doesn't have to be in the same room, but you will
> have to find a cable route.
Some people forget these can go outside which can sometimes be the
easiest route to another room but a moulded cable requires large holes
for access.
> 2 Use a wireless game adapter, which does a similar job to the USB
> dongle, but is for devices such as games consoles, which also cannot
> run the special software. I think you will need to do a setup using a
> PC, but after that I'm told they should just work.
They do. My Belkin 'Wireless Ethernet Adapter' (WEA)looks like a
miniature wireless router and does need a 'capable' browser to set its
configuration which by default (and with heaps of stupidity) was not DHCP
enabled but had a 192.168.n.n address requiring a fiddle to set it up for
whatever network you may be using. A windoze laptop is ideal for this but
at least, once it is done, you shouldn't ever need to do it again. Minor
tweaks (e.g. network passwords) can then be achieved over the network and
as a bonus it can do a 'site survey' which my Belkin wireless router
can't. Perhaps newer units have their DHCP client enabled by default in
which case no configuration should be necessary if you already have a
DHCP server on your network, the network is not secured and it gives the
strongest signal against rivals in your home.
> 3 Use a pair of Homeplug adapters to link over the mains wiring.
I have just acquired a Solwise USB (USB is for PC only), Ethernet,
Homeplug and ADSL modem all-in-one. A remarkable beast. Homeplugs need a
pea sea to run the set-up PowerPacket Utility and the web interface uses
Javascript.
I have also disproved the notion that homeplugs don't work well on spurs
and extension leads. The 85 Mb/s is reduced to about 35 to the other end
of the house which is plenty for sharing my measly 3 Mb/s broadband and
an IP camera. :-)
In one case I have used homeplugs to replace USB dongles and in another,
they replace a WEA. That ought to say something. In fact I have always
found USB dongles to be weak and near useless through a single wall and
though WEA's provide a stronger signal (they have antennae) they can be
overcome by distance and obstacles, sometimes succumbing to the inverse
square law as if it were an inverse cube law. ;-)
Homeplugs get my vote. Hope this helps.
--
Tim Hill,
www.timil.com
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