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General => Random Chat => Topic started by: rich83 on December 04, 2012, 11:55:48 pm

Title: Powerline Adapters
Post by: rich83 on December 04, 2012, 11:55:48 pm: Are they all the same? Anything to look for? Anything to avoid?

Thanks! :happy2:

Rich
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: edd666999 on December 05, 2012, 06:42:05 am: :signLOL: I'm interested as to why this is in the photography section? Are there camera specific powerline adapters i am unaware of?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003L78F6U/ref=asc_df_B003L78F6U10872160?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B003L78F6U

i have used those and have always done me well.

Depending on what you want to use them for do a bit of research on power used when idle and transfer speeds, obviously from house to house the transfer speed will vary.
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: rich83 on December 05, 2012, 09:07:02 am: Balls. Post fail. Can someone kindly move this please. Thanks
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: rich83 on December 05, 2012, 07:57:00 pm: Nevermind... bought some netgear ones and a gigabit switch for behind the TV :pomppomp:
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: zerolag on December 05, 2012, 08:27:38 pm: I had 600Mb/s Comtrend ones, they worked well enough. Worth noting none of them work over different ring mains.
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: rich83 on December 05, 2012, 08:37:59 pm: YEah thats cool... all sockets are on the same circuit.
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: zerolag on December 06, 2012, 11:22:09 am: If you have any issues, here's a good how to for resetting everything and getting it working: http://darrenwatt.com/resetting-comtrend-powerline-adapters/
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: rich83 on December 06, 2012, 11:44:26 am: All up and running with a 4 port switch behind the TV for the PS3 and Apple TV :happy2:
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: R32UK on December 06, 2012, 11:46:10 am: great bit of kit... i went for the d-link ones with built in repeater. They seem to work well..... even the ones on a different fuse board :confused:
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: zerolag on December 06, 2012, 11:56:24 am: Quote from: R32UK on December 06, 2012, 11:46:10 am
great bit of kit... i went for the d-link ones with built in repeater. They seem to work well..... even the ones on a different fuse board :confused:

Surprised by that! Is the throughput way down?
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: R32UK on December 06, 2012, 04:35:28 pm: Quote from: zerolag on December 06, 2012, 11:56:24 am
Quote from: R32UK on December 06, 2012, 11:46:10 am
great bit of kit... i went for the d-link ones with built in repeater. They seem to work well..... even the ones on a different fuse board :confused:

Surprised by that! Is the throughput way down?
i have no idea :chicken: .... but there must be a link in there somewhere. I do lose another 10MB on the second ring + 10MB through the orginal powerline..... still gives me a healthy 30MB though :jumpmove:
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: rich83 on December 06, 2012, 04:47:46 pm: How did you test the throughput mate?
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: R32UK on December 06, 2012, 04:53:03 pm: Quote from: richwig83 on December 06, 2012, 04:47:46 pm
How did you test the throughput mate?

speedtest ? :ashamed:
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: rich83 on December 06, 2012, 05:00:23 pm: :-/

So your getting 30Mbps download from speedtest? I though youd tested the network seperatly
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: R32UK on December 06, 2012, 05:02:16 pm: Quote from: richwig83 on December 06, 2012, 05:00:23 pm
:-/

So your getting 30Mbps download from speedtest? I though youd tested the network seperatly

Sorry I must have explained it wrong.

If I plug into my bedroom on I get 40MB. If I plug into new part of house on different fuse board I only get 30MB. hth :smiley:
Title: Re: Powerline Adapters
Post by: rich83 on December 06, 2012, 05:03:48 pm: Ahh ok