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I have power line adaptors just to link a printer in my conservatory to the rest of my home network.

One month my internet was incredibly flaking. After finally getting down to debugging I was horrified to find mine and my neighbours networks had coalesced.

I tore the power line adaptors out and got a WiFi printer.

I have no idea how it could happen only that at some point we'd both pressed the connect buttons within the discoverable phase.

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> a printer in my conservatory

This may be a different use of the word, but I am picturing a detached greenhouse. My mental picture has the humidity too high for electronics and the only safe outlets being outdoor-rated outlets.

Perhaps a sunroom may be a better word in this case, in the U.K. a conservatory is a recreational room with large amounts of glass built to face the sun. So one can enjoy the sun and brightness of a sunny day without having to go outside if it’s not warm, or too windy. Frequently they’ll open onto a patio or other paved outdoor space and from there into the garden proper.

My experience was also very short lived.. I ran an ethernet cable after fighting with that stupid thing for a few days. i came to realize i've spent more time on it vs running a wire.

You really should have had a physical filter. They’re cheap and easy to install.

Could you share a pointer to one of these, or good search terms? "Powerline filter" doesn't return much.

Search for surge protector. Power line filters are really transient blocking / low pass filters.

Not sure how it applies in this context. You could plug both power line adaptors into the same surge protected extension but to what end?

> I was horrified to find mine and my neighbours networks had coalesced.

Is there a physical filter that could "firewall" local AC wiring powerline communication from the neighbor's AC wiring?

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