Homeplugs (ethernet over power) are fine for some things, but they add so much latency to the network.
Wired is so much better.
this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2025
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I don’t see anything wrong with Power over Ethernet, as long as it follows the standards.
EoP, not PoE. Two different things.
Literally the 2nd sentence. "power over data lines" is PoE, not EoP.
Lol I definitely read the same thing twice. Assumed they were just repeating for emphasis. You're right, my bad.