HomePlug AV 1.0 工具 - Faifa

家裡如果有電力線網路的裝置, 在 Windows 介面底下會有 GUI 工具去偵測與分析, 在 Linux 底下同時也有工具使用, 使用方法如下 :

安裝 Faifa 軟體

Debian/Ubuntu :

$sudo apt-get install faifa

RHEL/CentOS :

$sudo yum install faifa

OpenWRT :

#opkg install faifa

使用方法如下

faifa -i <網路設備介面> -m

會看到以下畫面

# faifa  -i eth0.2 -m

Faifa for HomePlug AV (SVN revision 99)

Started receive thread

Supported HomePlug AV frames

type   description

------ -----------

0x0014 Central Coordination Discover List Request

0x6020 Get Bridge Infos Request

0x6038 Get Network Infos Request

0x6048 Get Network Stats Request

0xA000 Get Device/SW Version Request

0xA004 Write MAC Memory Request

0xA008 Read MAC Memory Request

0xA00C Start MAC Request

0xA01C Reset Device Request

0xA020 Write Module Data Request

0xA024 Read Module Data Request

0xA02C Get Watchdog Report Request

0xA030 Get Link Statistics Request

0xA034 Sniffer Mode Request

0xA038 Network Info Request (Vendor-Specific)

0xA040 Check Points Request

0xA048 Loopback Request

0xA04C Loopback Status Request

0xA050 Set Encryption Key Request

0xA054 Get Manufacturing String Request

0xA058 Read Configuration Block Request

0xA068 Get Device Attributes Request

0xA06C Get Ethernet PHY Settings Request

0xA070 Get Tone Map Caracteristics Request

Supported HomePlug 1.0 frames

type   description

------ -----------

0x0000 Channel Estimation Request

0x0004 Set Network Encryption Key Request

0x0007 Parameters and Statistics Request

0x0019 Set Local parameters Request

0x001D Set Local Overrides Request

Choose the frame type (Ctrl-C to exit): 0x

 

因為 Powerline 設備是共用同一組實體線路, 所以如果同頻段的話會有干擾, 所以一般店家不建議混插設備, 很容易造成設備無法正確傳送資料.