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1) no as it uses your ring main, not the street ( dumpest question ever seen)

seamouse- A question is something one asks if one does not know the answer already. All questions are legitimate, and your comment amounts to flaming. You have asked many questions. People who know the answers have helped you. Did we ever call your questions dumb?

quotes I found from a UK site with Q&A about homeplugs...

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Q. Can homeplugs be used on different ring mains in a house?
A. Yes its standard for a domestic home to have various ring mains, one power & lighting circuit for each floor and well as cooker circuits, outdoor plug and buildings etc, as long as all these come of the same consumer/fuse box the homeplug signal can happily cross this for each floor the same as your power does.

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Q. Can the signal be used by houses around me?
A. The meter acts as a natural block to the signal and should not leak past this. Homeplugs will also not cross phases and generally the phases are swapped on houses up the street to balance the load.
If your are in shared accommodation then it would be advised to use the security setting on the plugs to block others joining, this is done by pressing the nmk/security/pair button on the first plug and then within minute pressing it on the other, this will lock them together and not allow others to join, if you add more plugs do the same again to add further units.

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can i run 50m of ethernet between the houses

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not really as max is 20 meters

50 metres will be no problem with the correct cable

Some info that may help

maximum lengths for cables

For Solid UTP:
Fast Ethernet 100baseT 100 Meters (328 feet)
Twisted Pair Ethernet 10baseT 100 Meters (328 feet)

Recommended maximum lengths for Patch Cables made from stranded cable:
Fast Ethernet 100baseT 10 Meters (33 feet)
Twisted Pair Ethernet 10baseT 10 Meters (33 feet)

Can I run CAT-5e ethernet cable outside?

CAT-5e cable is not rated for outdoor use, however it can generally be used without a problem.
If possible, run the cable through some kind of conduit to prevent moisture
Remember, 100 Meters is your max distance, without some kind of hub, bridge or amplification.

Talk about the kettle calling the pot black arse