As it turns out the ActionTec powerline deal is great until it's not.  It worked fine when I set it up and then it just stopped.  And i's finest feature is its downfall.  It's so simple to set up because you just plug it in.  It's impossible to troubleshoot because there's nothing to fix, see, tweak, twiddle.  You can unplug and replug.  I found that that works sometimes but not long term.

Sigh.  I'm giving it one more day.  I canceled the others I ordered and I'm pretty sure these are going back, too.

Bummer.  I had great plans.