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I provided a drawing to help better convey my issue. Bit of context, I wanted ethernet connection for PC gaming but did not want to deal with the cable running through the whole house so I opted for a powerline adapter and been great since, the problem is that our ISP upgraded to fiber and with it came a change in modem, this modem got reduced range and the WIFI barely reaches my room giving me problems with my phone, switch and tv. So I was wondering if it's possible to connect a router to the powerline in my room to fix the WIFI issue or just leave my phone behind and buy an ethernet switch for the rest of my devices.
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I'm currently getting around 90mbps on wifi and I'm tired of having 1/5 of the potential speeds on my pc. It kind of essential to have a strong connection when people like me are gaming a lot, downloading stuff. I have bought a TP-link 717 powerline adapter which worked brilliantly when i had the 74 Mbps package but i upgraded recently to 500 and it seems to peak at a speed of 110 mbps. I need some help figuring out how to be able to have low ping and better speeds for downloading games. The big problem is that my router is across the house and it cant be moved, and cant drill any holes. TLDR: -im on wifi (90mbps) -want to get low ping + higher speeds -cant get ethernet
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Hello, my Lan and the wifi over my relatively new powerline adapter is very slow. From the 1gbit/s rate I should be getting, I have about half a mb on my powerline. I might add i dont get the full rate at the router itself either but like 500mb/s at least. My router is downstairs and I am sitting upstairs btw. I´ve had the thought that the old electrical lines in my house might be the issue, but even moving the adapters closer together didn´t really seem to help. I also do not really have an Idea how to fix this software wise, even though I tried to do some research. I would be really glad for some advice Thank you very much.
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Hello, I have just built a PC and I chose a motherboard without wifi because I thought I would just use ethernet (and price, etc). My router is downstairs and gives there (wirelessly and wired) around 350-400 Mbps. When I tried running ethernet with a Devolo powerline adapter, I only got about 30Mbps upstairs. I figured it was just because I had lots of other things plugged in etc. idk I'm not a technician. So I tested my wifi speeds upstairs on my phone and on my Macbook and I got between 80 and 150 Mbps on both. So I thought it would be better if I bought a USB wifi adapter, and I ended up with a TP-link Archer T3U. I installed the drivers and connected the USB. After testing I still reach only 30Mbps if I'm lucky. Does anyone know what the problem could be (With my ethernet or wifi)? Some more details: - I run Windows 10 - My Windows 10 is up to date - I've set the USB to 5Ghz already.
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I'm a complete beginner at this and in need of some advice. Wifi signal is pretty weak on PC so was trying to improve it. Next to it I have an ethernet socket although RJ-25 which apparently is too weak. Also have a coaxial socket and regular electrical sockets. From what I've found my two best options would be either a powerline adapter or a Moca adapter. Powerline adapter is cheaper but apparently less reliable and with lower top speeds. An option would be a Devolo Powerline Adapter. Moca seems more reliable and with higher top speeds, but also more expensive and prone to issues namely with the cabling. An option would be ScreenBeam Moca Adapter. I'm leaning more towards the powerline adapter since I don't know the state of the coax cabling and am not allowed to change it. What option would you recommend? Am I missing another one? Are there better products you'd recommend (from amazon.es)? Thanks!
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Okay, first of all, I know powerline is not the best solution to networking but it is easy and kind of reliable, this said, here goes my issue: I've had a powerline and it works well, although a bit slow but that is not my current concern. Every Single Day my powerline stops working (No internet connection) at around 8PM or 9PM, restarting it seems to do nothing, and the problem is not with the main router, as it works perfectly. What could be causing this? Is the powerline just old? -
Hi, i 2 Powerline Adapters and i bought them line one year ago or something, and now i see that my Powerline Adapters sometimes unpair by themselves, i tried to take them of of powerline and put it back but i still have the same problem. How can i solve this problem so they stay paired, and why they unpair sometimes ?? Powerline Adapters : TP-Link TL-PA4010P KIT AV600 Powerline kit
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Hi all, let me just preface this that I know that connecting my network using Ethernet cable would be a much better solution, and believe me if I could I would. But in my case the Homeplug adapters are my best option (usually). I've attached an awful diagram of my home network layout. The thunderbolt-RJ45 jacks represent the Homeplug adapters. Adapters 1 and 2 are Netgear PLP1000 adapters, the problematic Adapter 3 is a Devolo DLAN 200 adapter or DLAN 550 adapter (both have the same issue as below), Adapter 4 is also a DLAN 200. I used to use the Devolo 550 adapters for 1 and 2 but experienced dropouts, but I have no issues when using the Netgear adapters for 1 and 2 (And the Devolo 200 adapters way before), and the Devolo 200 adapter for 4, adapter 3 removed from the network. However, if I connect adapter 3 it causes adapter 1 to periodically drop out. From adapter 2 I can still communicate with 3 and 4, but not 1. Running a ping test on Linux shows empty output until the adapter reconnects, showing a successful connection but with a ~70 second ping time. Does anyone have any ideas what I can try? I've not tried disconnecting adapter 4 (it's a pain to get to), but I can try it at the weekend. I hope my description hasn't been too confusing.
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Hey yall, I've moved into a new house where a physical ethernet connection to my main gaming PC (floor above the router) might not be an option. Running a cable is not feasible as there is only hardwood flooring throughout the house, and I'm nowhere near handy enough to install an RJ45 outlet through the wall. I've considered paying a contractor or handyman, but I'm not sure of that cost versus just buying a Powerline Adapter and winging it. I'm looking into Powerline Adapters and want to make sure I get the best one possible that can carry my gigabit connection. (Well, realistically 800-ish mpbs, not like you always get gigabit with FiOS) Any recommendations on a good adapter? I used an old Netgear adapter two apartments ago (back in early 2010's) and it was....eh. Not sure if that was because of the apartment's wiring or if it was just a shitty adapter. Also, curious of any downsides to powerline networking. Should I expect an increase in lag/ping? What are the downsides versus just using a long ethernet cable. Thanks my dudes!
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Hi guys, A friend of mine cant run an ethernet cable to his computer (rented appartment), so he wants/has to use dlan. He asked me, how much the latency would increase and I didnt really have an answer for him. Can anyone answer this to me?W Also, what kind of bandwidth is possible over powerline adapters? Thanks for your help
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So I started using a powerline ethernet about 2 months ago since my router and modem are across the house and latency would be really bad while playing games. I had no problems until about a week ago when my ethernet was all of a sudden slow. I have the "TP-Link Powerline Ethernet Adapter Starter Kit - AV1000 Gigabit Port, Plug&Play, Ethernet Over Power, Nano Size, Ideal for Smart TV, Online Gaming, Wired Connection Only (TL-PA7017 KIT)" which is the name from amazon. I haven't had anything new plugged in recently that might affect this that I know of and I have reset my internet and pc. PLEASE someone help. Thanks :)
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So I want to set up an ethernet connection to my PC since the WiFi coverage doesn't reach my room and wired is better for gaming. The PC is in my room on the second floor, while the router are in the first floor. Directly plugging ethernet cable was not possible since it's too far. I watch LTT videos on Powerline on Colton's house and that's a perfect solution for my problem. However, My house have two different MCB (Miniature Circuit Breaker), one on each floor. So I was wondering if the powerline ethernet would work on my house? and if it does, was there any more restriction if I want to use powerline? (I live in Indonesia and not sure if the wiring specs are the same on the north America houses). I would really appreciate your guys help. Thank you! (Sorry for bad english)
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Hello, I was forced to move my NAS to a different room. Problem in this room is that I cant run there ethernet cable through wall. Do you know any solution for that? For now I have old powerline adapter hooked up for my NAS, but its very slow. Is there some solution for me to achieve gigabit to my NAS? Thanks for responds PS: Sorry for my bad English
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Tl;dr: I'm moving into a four story townhouse and would like to use powerline to give my roommates wired connections and create one additional wireless AP. What are some good options and what will determine how successful they are? Can I test my wiring for powerline compatibility somehow? I'm about to move into a four story townhouse built in 2014. As the most network savvy of our group, I've been tasked with figuring out our setup. Our only ISP option is Comcast (thanks American internet cartels), so we'll either have a 600/10 or 1000/35 connection. Our modem will probably be on the ground floor, since that's where my room is and I want an ethernet connection straight to my PC. I have two goals: Ensure decent WiFi signal throughout the home by adding (at least) a second AP on the third floor Provide wired connections to each of the other three bedrooms. Two on the third floor, one on the fourth Three options came immediately to mind for network hardware: Finally drop a bunch of money on a Ubiquiti pro-sumer setup (probably Unifi gear). Most likely struggle to configure it properly, still have to run a bunch of wires, and if it works end up with an expensive and over-engineered solution Some sort of mesh WiFi system. Easy to install but susceptible to interference from all our neighbors and wouldn't provide any truly hardwired ports Powerline. Until I looked into it again all I had heard was that the tech struggled to achieve any decent speed even in it's ideal conditions. Now it seems like tp-link has a bunch of solid options, and, provided our electrical wiring and appliances play nice, could meet both of my two goals So I'm leaning towards powerline, but I have some questions I'm struggling to find answers to: Has powerline improved? In an ideal setup will it perform closer to running cables than a mesh WiFi setup? Do the adapters need to be on the same circuit to perform well? How much interference should I expect from our appliances? E.g. will the powerline connection drop when someone decides to run a load of laundry? Can I test my wiring with a fox & hound tool? If I can hear the tone at the other wall outlet does that bode well for powerline's chances? Should I stop bothering the good people of the LTT forum, just buy a powerline kit, and try my luck? Thanks in advance for any help
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Heyho, I wanted to ask if its better for me to stay wireless or go the powerline to a nearby plug and ethernet cable to my pc. My router isn't very far in a 'straight line' but there are 2 walls in between... Would that help with my ping? Cause through wireless I definitely wonna throuw the router out of the window whenever I get some lag spikes and my ping is jumping all over the place. Via my wireless adapter my ping is 17 (according to speedest, BULLSHIT), how much would it get improved if I switched to powerline? If I forgot to give you any info, ask me ofcourse! Thank you in advance!
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Can I send any type of connection through a telephone line? Does anyone know if it is possible to send a VGA, SVIDEO, or DVI-D connection through a telephone wire? Is it possible to send usb data over telephone wires? If not, why not? I know for a fact USB 2.0 utilizes only 4 contacts on the thing itself... Also, can i run anything through cable lines? If I can't do this, why not? I assume that the number of wires isnt an issue as someone figured out how to send ethernet data over telephone wires, and ethernet cables(cat 5e) have 8 wires in them. Thanks -
Hey everyone, just wondering if a power line adapter would work in this scenario. I have a detached shed/office where the mains from the street come to the main switchboard. I want to get networking from the office to the house. The house is feed from the main switch board on thr shed by submains to a subboard. So my question is will s powerline adaptor work from powrr cct on shed through multiple circuit breakers and yo a point in the house? Overall distance would be approx 50m. Thanks for any help.
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Hi all, My current set up: Host -> WiFi -> Router -> WiFi -> Macbook Gaming at 1080p/60fps on 802.11ac is pretty good with the occasional stutter. Running Ethernet isn't the easiest choice right now so I'm considering Powerline adapters. The thing is, I want to create a direct connection instead of going through the router for a better streaming experience. House is fairly new, built in 2005 so wiring should be good. Host -> Powerline -> Macbook Has anyone had experience between 802.11ac and 1Gbps powerline adapters for in home steaming? -
I have been using tp-link AV500 powerline adapter for around a year plus now, but since last Saturday (18 February 2017) while i was playing dota 2 with 20 ping and 0 packet loss, my internet suddenly spikes to 1000+ ping with occasional packet loss and the game becomes unplayable. For the past year I was able to experience my internet plan's full speed - 8Mbps down 1Mbps up but now I experience between 1Mbps - 3Mbps down 1Mbps up. Other devices that connect through wifi is still able to reach the full internet speed. I have tried replacing the cable connecting my computer to the powerline adapter, the cable connecting my router to the powerline adapter, switching routers, using the pair button multiple times, changing power socket of the powerline adapter close to the router, unable to change the socket between the powerline adapter and my computer as there is only 1 socket there. Up to today (20 February 2017) I am still experiencing this and I've been speculating perhaps there is interference in the electric grid of my house, what are your opinions?
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A couple of months ago, I got a powerline kit to replace the wireless N connection I was using. It's giving me lower latency and higher transfer speeds, so I'm pleased with it. The only thing that I miss is being able to actually print to my computer. The way my home network is set up, it made the most sense for me to plug the adapter into my modem instead of the router. Both printers are set up wirelessly, and I suspect that I'm technically not on the same network as them. To solve this, I tried using Windows to bridge the connection between wi-fi and ethernet, but I'm still unable to see any printers. Any ideas on how I could achieve this?
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Hello, I have a TPlink AV500 powerline ethernet starter kit up and working. I want to extend my network with adding a new N300 powerline extender (model: TL-WA860RE), which has wireless capabilities. Will the new powerline work? It doesn't seem to have a reason not to work... Thanks a lot!
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Hey everybody. I picked up a pair of the the Netgear Powerline 1200 adapters and from what I can tell, everything is connected properly but the speeds are even worse than before I started. With just the Master router connected and set to channel 11, I get around 90 mbps down/100 up via WiFi in the same room. When I run the test from the living room I get about 25 mbps down/55 mbps up. I then configured the AP 655 as you described (gave same SSID as Master, assigned static IP, disabled DHCP, put on different channel 6). Once configured I connected AV1200 powerline adapter 1 into LAN 1 on the Master router and plugged it into the wall. I then plugged powerline adapter 2 into the wall in the other room and connected it to LAN 1 on configured AP 655. Now when I run a speed test I'm only getting about 7 mbps down/ 20 up. What might be killing the speeds? Is there anything else I can do to improve this? It also seems like things are running faster when connected to the Master router even though it's in the other room, but since I named both SSIDs the same I can't tell which device I'm connecting to. Would I be better off giving them different names and selecting manually? Also, I tried several times to connect my Chromecast to the network, and it repeatedly failed and would then cause the device I was using for setup to have issues with connecting to the network. Completely removing the AP solves this. Either I am doing something wrong or the DIR 655 just isn't compatible. Any suggestions on what I could try? Thanks in advance!
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Hello! So I am under the impression that my powerline ethernet adapter is not providing the speeds it should be. I'm using a pair of TP-Link AV600 Powerline Adapters (http://www.tp-link.us/products/details/cat-5509_TL-PA6010KIT.html) Anyways, I have it hooked up to my main router downstairs, and then coming out of a socket in my room, and into another router (also in my room, running as an Access Point). My PC is then hooked up to the router. (You'll see pics down below) I'm having issues because in my room I normally get 60mb/s (down) from the adapter, and for the past week I'm only getting about 10-15 down. (THIS IS MAKING IT HARD TO DOWNLOAD BF1) I also get 10-15mb/s (down) when the powerline cable is plugged directly into my pc, not through the router When directly wired into my main router downstairs, I get the 125mb/s I should get (and pay for) I have posted a few screenshots and pics down below of how I have my setup configured, and my speedtest. Nobody else is on the Powerline network except for myself. Why are my speeds 10-15 and not the 60 (or more) that I'm used to? I've tried everything and I'm not sure if i just have some faulty adapters? I've had them for a year or two. Thanks! -Collin Speedtest - https://gyazo.com/845465b90b0615ef996f3206da099891 Excuse the cable mess
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So I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to networking. Since my router and PC are about as far away from each other as possible in my house, I've been using wifi, but it seems rather inconsistent. Instability, frequent ping spikes, and the like. So today I tried swapping to a powerline adapter. It seems to be much more consistent in terms of sudden spikes, but I'm only getting about 20Mb/s download. I get between 50 and 150Mb/s download on wifi, depending on how much Comcast likes me at a given time. So... is this just a limitation of powerline? I noticed when looking through ethernet settings that it says connection speed: 100Mb/s, but supposedly it's Intel Gigabit LAN, so maybe there's a setting I should change somewhere in there?
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So here is my debacle, I use the ISP Cox and have recently upgraded my internet from 50 Mbps down and 10 Mbps up to 300 Mbps down and 30 Mbps up. Before upgrading my internet my real-world download speeds were about 1.8-2.5 Mbps down when downloading from google drive or steam for example. Now after upgrading, my speed has not changed. However, when doing a speed test it shows speeds of around 30 down and 10 up. When using my phone (iPhone 6) from approximately 10ft away from my wireless router without any obstructions on the 5Ghz band, when I do a speed test I get about 270 down and 30 up. Another strange observation: my router is outputting under 50 Mbps to my outputting powerline adapter. Note this is on the routers first numbered Ethernet port if this would make a difference. *I have attached an image of my network connection.* If any other information is required let me know. Overall my real question is how to receive faster internet on my desktop that has a wired powerline connection to the router, why my speed test show significantly faster speeds than I get in real-world downloads, and what may be slowing my speeds down?
