Broadband internet

[Lakes Region Guy]

Please explain what PLNA box is and does. I'm not familiar with that term.

[BroadHopper]

Powerline network adapters are devices that extend your home network by using your home’s electrical wiring instead of an Ethernet cable. The adapters plug into your wall sockets and use Ethernet cables to connect to your router at one end and your device at the other. Powerline adapters are a great way to get a high-quality connection to distant parts of your house, which can also relieve stress on your Wi-Fi network.

[TomC]

Back in "the old days" when people listened to the "hi-fi" - a similar means was used to send audio all over the house.. it worked pretty well, except for bass tones since 60 Hz AC overlaps the audio spectrum. Low tones were intentionally rolled-off by device coupling the sound signal to the electrical wiring...

[Weekend Pundit]

Originally Posted by BroadHopper

Powerline network adapters are devices that extend your home network by using your home’s electrical wiring instead of an Ethernet cable. The adapters plug into your wall sockets and use Ethernet cables to connect to your router at one end and your device at the other. Powerline adapters are a great way to get a high-quality connection to distant parts of your house, which can also relieve stress on your Wi-Fi network.

They are an adaptation of the old BPL (Broadband over Power Line) equipment that was tried by the electrical utilities to get into the Internet provider business years ago, but it had a number of problems when trying to provide service to neighborhoods. However, the technology worked quite well in individual homes since the wiring runs were quite short and the PLNA was born. The important thing is that it works and doesn't require running Ethernet cables in the home. It certainly shortens the install time.