Wireless is great, when its available. Even some homes, businesses, schools, or apartment complexes that are set up with a wireless router have dead spots where access is denied. Construction materials, interference from electrical equipment, and sheer distance can render some put some locations off the network. In those situations, an asset like the HP H950 PowerLine Kit comes in very handy. This technology uses the building’s wiring as the infrastructure needed to extend the network throughout the building, to any location within about 300 yards. Now, your office in the basement, your penthouse apartment, or your desk near the building’s heating units will be within reach of a very clear, very fast Ethernet connection.

The kit contains two adapters, one for an electrical outlet near the main router, and the second for an outlet wherever you want to enjoy Broadband high-speed internet with an Ethernet enabled device. Plug the router into the 10/100Mbps port, and your device into the remote adapter. The range of functions now at your fingertips includes the use of any PC or laptop, top of set boxes, the network printer, or a gaming console – even when employed for real-time head to head gaming. Shared internet access, file sharing, and large file downloading are all well within its capacity. The HP H950 PowerLine Kit includes an Ethernet cable along with the two adapters. The price varies, from a low of just $20, to about $35.