Powerine ethernet that bad??
i just bought a new home and the second floor bedrooms are not wired for ethernet.
so i decided to purchase netgear powerline av+ 200 ultra adapter kit. they works great in the beginning but lately they have been performing poorly. i get multiple time outs when pinging the router downstairs. when i download my daily podcast from itunes, the internet connection just drops and when i stop downloading it comes back up. i seem to get a more stable connection on the wifi than the powerline ethernet. has anyon experiencing this problem before? my home was built in 1994 and the electrical wiring is not that old.
clipboard01.jpg: on the powerline ethernet downloading from itunes podcast
clipboard02.jpg: on the wifi downloading from itunes podcast
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so i decided to purchase netgear powerline av+ 200 ultra adapter kit. they works great in the beginning but lately they have been performing poorly. i get multiple time outs when pinging the router downstairs. when i download my daily podcast from itunes, the internet connection just drops and when i stop downloading it comes back up. i seem to get a more stable connection on the wifi than the powerline ethernet. has anyon experiencing this problem before? my home was built in 1994 and the electrical wiring is not that old.
clipboard01.jpg: on the powerline ethernet downloading from itunes podcast
clipboard02.jpg: on the wifi downloading from itunes podcast
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i have the powerline adapter plugged straight into the wall and not into a surge protector.
i will try another location to see if maybe the electrical in my room a bad circuit.
i will try another location to see if maybe the electrical in my room a bad circuit.
I have a pair of TP-Link TL-PA211 units and sometimes they slow to a stand-still, or disconnect completely. Turning them off and on seems to fix it.
Netgear have a config utility for your plugs I'm sure. That should show you their link status so you can see if it's a poor link between the plugs. If not, it could be a bad network cable or dodgy hub/switch, but at least it will give you a place to start.
Darr is right too, if you have extension leads with noise filters or surge protectors they can affect powerline adapters, so you might want to try and eliminate those.