Powerline Adapter

Dr. Will0hlep · February 15, 2022

Anyone got any recommendations for Gigabit capable power line adapters for connecting my PC to my router?

Looking for reliability, low latency (for gaming) and gigabit speeds (for connection to NAS at the router, better than gigabit won't be beneficial because the ports on both machines and the router are all gigabit).

(An LTT Labs video testing lots of power line adapters would be great)

Donut417 · February 15, 2022

3 hours ago, will0hlep said:

(An LTT Labs video testing lots of power line adapters would be great)

Powerline adapters dont work 100% of the time in everyones home. It comes down to quality of the wiring. There not being any big loads (Like refrigerator) on the circuit. Also while you can plug adapters in to different circuits, you will see performance loss. If you have to cross a phase, then your pretty much boned. Speeds will vary, just because it says it can do Gigabit doesn't mean it will.

Little food for thought. Many adapters have an advertised speed on the box, its the speed you will see between adapters. You need to verify they have Gigabit ports. Like it might advertise 500 Mbps, however the adapters only have 100 Mbps Ethernet ports.

Alex Atkin UK · February 15, 2022

Also like WiFi, Gigabit adapters wont necessarily push Gigabit real-world. Thus why its better to buy faster adapters than you "think" you need, and one reason why those adapters might still only have Gigabit ports.

Dr. Will0hlep · February 16, 2022

14 hours ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

Also like WiFi, Gigabit adapters wont necessarily push Gigabit real-world. Thus why its better to buy faster adapters than you "think" you need, and one reason why those adapters might still only have Gigabit ports.

14 hours ago, Donut417 said:

Powerline adapters dont work 100% of the time in everyones home. It comes down to quality of the wiring. There not being any big loads (Like refrigerator) on the circuit. Also while you can plug adapters in to different circuits, you will see performance loss. If you have to cross a phase, then your pretty much boned. Speeds will vary, just because it says it can do Gigabit doesn't mean it will.

Little food for thought. Many adapters have an advertised speed on the box, its the speed you will see between adapters. You need to verify they have Gigabit ports. Like it might advertise 500 Mbps, however the adapters only have 100 Mbps Ethernet ports.

yeah, I was aware that I wouldn't achieve actual gigabit speeds but any advice that leads to buying a better device and therefore gets a better speed is appreciated

steelo · February 16, 2022

18 hours ago, will0hlep said:

Anyone got any recommendations for Gigabit capable power line adapters for connecting my PC to my router?

Looking for reliability, low latency (for gaming) and gigabit speeds (for connection to NAS at the router, better than gigabit won't be beneficial because the ports on both machines and the router are all gigabit).

(An LTT Labs video testing lots of power line adapters would be great)

I use netgear powerline adapters (pl1000) and although I don't get anywhere near the advertised speeds, the connection has always been reliable and stable. This, of course is dependent on the wiring in your home. I've used it for online gaming and the speeds were good enough. Latency about doubles for me but was perfectly acceptable.