The Good: Easy setup; no perceptible difference from using standard ethernet cabling. The Bad: Large appliances running in the house can cause electrical noise that drops throughput a bit. The Verdict ...

If you're looking to extend your home network without running Ethernet cable all over the place, a kit like this gets it done in 60 seconds. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands ...

The lack of a connection quality indicator and a wall mount option devalue this otherwise very capable powerline kit, which has four ethernet ports on the remote adapter. Linksys’s powerline ...

We live in an era of everyday miracles, though we don’t always appreciate that fact. As comedian Louis C.K. puts it, “Everything is amazing, and nobody is happy.” Not only is broadband Internet nearly ...

Netgear's Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter Kit (XAVB101) offers a speedy, secure alternative to running CAT-5 wire throughout your home. We put this adapter through the ringer and it still ran cool and ...

Network routers are increasingly becoming our portals to the world, and the latest model from Atheros, the Hybrid Router, is making that doorway wider than ever. Naturally it supports 802.11 WiFi and ...

You can, however, just plug in the adapters and create a network on the fly, without running any configuration software, which I find appealing. Overall, I was impressed by the Netgear HDX101 ...

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 ...

Powerline Ethernet adapters run Ethernet signals over electrical wiring. This can be particularly useful in a home that has impediments to wireless signals getting through. You plug one adapter into ...

The new Macbook got me thinking: is it possible to get the port to use powerline ethernet AND charge at the same time, and what would it take? I assume that the bundled charging cable wouldn't cut it, ...