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Re:Can't fish Ethernet? Use "invisible" fiber instead by advisedwang on Monday November 02, 2026 @07:23PM (#50346270)
I had to ditch my powerline network after an electrical upgrade to arcfault circuit breakers (which my city's code requires - there are AFCI breakers that work with powerline networking but I'd have needed to replace my entire electrical panel). I suspect that's going to be very common in future as AFCI becomes require more.
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Re:Can't fish Ethernet? Use "invisible" fiber instead by throw0101d on Monday November 02, 2026 @08:21PM (#50346772)
> […] (which my city's code requires - there are AFCI breakers that work with powerline networking but I'd have needed to replace my entire electrical panel).

The (US) electrical code requires AFCI (and GFCI) in general, and not just your city. The Electrician U channel from a few years ago, "Where and Why Do We Need AFCI Protection?":

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMjBGzyoWUY

Also "Where Should We Be Using Dual Function [AFCI and GFCI] Breakers?":

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVyLSkEN908

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