Internet Via Electric Lines?

[William H. Geiger III]

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In <3.0.3.32.19971007190121.030e8c68 at popd.netcruiser>, on 10/07/97 
   at 07, Jonathan Wienke <JonWienk at ix.netcom.com> said:

>I heard on the ABC hourly news that some genius had figured out a way to
>use electrical power lines for data transmission, so that the power grid
>could be integrated into the Internet.  Does anyone have any details /
>pointers?

This is nothing new.

I think it was GE that several years ago created phone extensions that you
plugged into your power outlets, no need to run wire to put in an extra
outlet. I believe that X-10 uses this same principle for computer control
of household appliances.

Not to mention data leakage through power lines is an issue long reconized
by the TEMPEST crowd.

The trick here seems to be in routing the data. How do you get data on the
power grid routed to the location that you want it to go??

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