Alex49H Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 So when I first got set up with AT&T Uverse they installed a set of Brite View powerline adapters from one room to another so I could stay hardwired between my modem/router to my Netgear router > Duma in the other room. Now the adapters are failing. Why? My connection has degraded. I can not surf the net though I can still game. I tested both my Netgear router and the Duma hooking it up to the modem/router directly and both work fine. So here are my options: Buy new powerline adapters Buy a 100' Ethernet cable to run from the modem to the Duma in the other room. What would be my best option or what else could I do please? Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAmMoDBoX Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 So when I first got set up with AT&T Uverse they installed a set of Brite View powerline adapters from one room to another so I could stay hardwired between my modem/router to my Netgear router > Duma in the other room. Now the adapters are failing. Why? My connection has degraded. I can not surf the net though I can still game. I tested both my Netgear router and the Duma hooking it up to the modem/router directly and both work fine. So here are my options: Buy new powerline adapters Buy a 100' Ethernet cable to run from the modem to the Duma in the other room. What would be my best option or what else could I do please? Any suggestions? Ethernet>power line adapter>wifi If you HAVE to go with powerline though this is the best: https://www.amazon.com/Powerline-Pass-through-2000Mbps-TL-PA9020P-KIT/dp/B01H74VKZU/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1477530722&sr=1-1&keywords=TL-PA9020P+KIT But again, ethernet is the best option and alot cheaper too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsta69 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I had a few issues after using powerline plugs for years. I am not sure if AT&T use filters etc but it turned out that on my BT connection it was the filters that needed replacing. By the time I had done this I had punched a hole in the ceiling of the hallway and fed ethernet cables directly into a Netgear switch in Mission Control and have been hardwired ever since. As modbox has said above the best is ethernet followed by plugs followed by wifi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted October 27, 2016 Administrators Share Posted October 27, 2016 It's also possible that the electrics in your home aren't best suited to power line adapters. I seem to remember reading somewhere that they may not work with older houses. Even if that's not an issue I would recommend ethernet if you don't mind having ethernet cables trailing through your house. I use Devolo powerline adapters at home and they work fine so another potential brand for you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 i use powerline and dont have any issues (apart from destiny who release a patch cock the connection up and say its our fault) but my atomic alarm clock (the time is set by something atomic somewhere) is always 10mins slow which i have been told is down to the electrics in the house so go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RADDY1993 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I use these also and have know issues, remember that they cant be plugged into and extension or a socket which is a spur, they work best when plugged into your ring main. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex49H Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 I think I got it sorted now. I do have them both plugged into the wall sockets and just hit reset to get them back online. Thank you all for your prompt advice, I appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Network power, as provided by your local power company, is FAR from a clean response. As this is a forum dedicated to squeezing the most out of your connection, it would be a major step backwards (in my opinion) to take a perfectly good home network and introduce the problems associated with your resident power consumption. YMMV - and probably will.... JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex49H Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 Network power, as provided by your local power company, is FAR from a clean response. As this is a forum dedicated to squeezing the most out of your connection, it would be a major step backwards (in my opinion) to take a perfectly good home network and introduce the problems associated with your resident power consumption. YMMV - and probably will.... JD Please elaborate my friend. I know and even the tech that came out about 4 months ago said that running my network over the wiring in a townhouse that was built in 1983 there will be problems. At least that is what I am understanding from your explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex49H Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 Oh and let me add I wish the tech would have installed everything in the other room but there was no phone jack. That would it made it a lot easier and I would have a direct line from Modem to router instead of the powerline adapters. Any good electricians or experts in installing a phone jack in Southern California? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Please elaborate my friend. I know and even the tech that came out about 4 months ago said that running my network over the wiring in a townhouse that was built in 1983 there will be problems. At least that is what I am understanding from your explanation. Short on time, but I will try to address this tonight/tomorrow brother. Essentially Alternating Current, AC, is a positive and negative sign wave and when it travels through a base medium like a cable in your walls, that medium will "change" properties as the temperature increases and decreases with use. If the base medium changes, then you don't have a constant source of attenuation. This means that your signals are fluctuating (i.e. changing up and down) which is NOT IDEAL when you are trying to game. Thus the reason LAN lines are preferred. Their consumption/usage is very small, in comparison, and the lines themselves are both known distance and constant. As voltage is never constant, they are diametrically opposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAmMoDBoX Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Short on time, but I will try to address this tonight/tomorrow brother. Essentially Alternating Current, AC, is a positive and negative sign wave and when it travels through a base medium like a cable in your walls, that medium will "change" properties as the temperature increases and decreases with use. If the base medium changes, then you don't have a constant source of attenuation. This means that your signals are fluctuating (i.e. changing up and down) which is NOT IDEAL when you are trying to game. Thus the reason LAN lines are preferred. Their consumption/usage is very small, in comparison, and the lines themselves are both known distance and constant. As voltage is never constant, they are diametrically opposed. This guy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zennon Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Totally agree with JD, Ethernet all the way, I would never touch a PLA personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex49H Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 This guy... I know right?!? He hit the nail on the head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex49H Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 Short on time, but I will try to address this tonight/tomorrow brother. Essentially Alternating Current, AC, is a positive and negative sign wave and when it travels through a base medium like a cable in your walls, that medium will "change" properties as the temperature increases and decreases with use. If the base medium changes, then you don't have a constant source of attenuation. This means that your signals are fluctuating (i.e. changing up and down) which is NOT IDEAL when you are trying to game. Thus the reason LAN lines are preferred. Their consumption/usage is very small, in comparison, and the lines themselves are both known distance and constant. As voltage is never constant, they are diametrically opposed. I understand and I had an idea of that is what you meant. Thank you brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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