Originally Posted By: chaosmagnet
Wired Ethernet almost always consumes less power. While this is unlikely to matter for your power bill or if you're running a generator, it could easily start to matter if you're running on battery power.


^^This

That said, to answer Blast's question, there is this, provided your wireless adapter's amp draw is not too great:

http://www.amazon.com/12V-2A-DC-Converte...777&sr=1-14

On the larger topic: when we had our generator installed I made a point of getting the circuits powering our household telecom infrastructure on the transfer switch. When our power was out and I had to call the local DPW about a sewage backup I had to walk up the road to make a cell call because the landline phone's backup had run down. mad


Edited by airballrad (02/16/12 08:06 PM)