HomePlug FAQ *Part 2*

GaryMo

I have a couple of consumer units supplied from the same intake, on the same phase.
Will I be able to use homeplugs connected to circuits on different ring final circuits on different consumer units?

tom 2000

Probably. I have something similar and it works.

RussWWFC

I've just bought a homeplug for use with my SKY HD box as it doesn't have wireless

But what I also want to know - will it work with my softmodded original xBox, would be useful for transferring files. Have googled, only pages that came up that I could ask on, were here

MilhouseVH

I hope you bought at least two of them, as you won't get far with just one...

Of course it will work. Unless the Homeplug adapter has more than one Ethernet port you'll also need a network switch to connect both your Sky and XBox to the network at the same time (although I suppose you could always disconnect one and connect the other as required, assuming you don't need them both connected at the same time).

tazg101

Hi,

I would like some advice on the network i've created at home.

Our house has recently had an extension, and this new part of the house gets very little wireless signal.

We've recently went to Bt Inifnity which gets us about 47Mb wired and downstairs we get a good 30Mb wireless and upstairs (in the original part of the house) a decent 20Mb wireless. I ditched the home hub 4 and got the Netgear WNDR4500  which seems very solid.

Now to the new part of the house. It consists of an upstairs games room and bedroom and ensuite. I have a netgear WN802T and using this as repeater via WDS to boost the signal. This gave us about 6/7 Mb speed wireless which is no good.

This weekend I connected a Tp-Link 500 Mbps homeplug to a socket in the original part of the house next to the new extension. From this a Cat 5E cable to the first room in the new extension and the other end of the cable to the Wn802T to be used as an wireless access point.

This has created a wireless zone with a speed of over 25Mb which is fantastic.

But every now and then this connection crashes. I've not sure if its the access point or home plug. The internet connection will go but the network connection remains. A reboot of the access point resolves this.

I've read something that you shouldn't loop the homeplug network as this can cause crashes. Could anyone share some advice on what could be causing these crashes?

Many thanks,

blacksheep99

I currently have 3 AV200 plugs in my house.  One by the router, one by my server and one by the HTPC.  I have just bought 2 AV500 plugs to try and improve the connection between my server and HTPC (streaming big MKV files).  My concern now is that because I have a AV200 plug still in the system the AV500 plugs wont sync at their max rate?  I an not sure how this actually works.  The 2 AV500 plugs only need to talk to each other to ensure a good stream but I am worried I should have bought at least one more AV500

MilhouseVH

Yes, you should have bought a third 500-AV - mix and match is not something I'd recommend, unless you were replacing only one device (eg. a failed 200-AV adapter with a newer 500-AV) and increased performance was not your goal, rather just continued network operation at 200-AV speeds.

While the two 500-AV adapters should interoperate with the remaining 200-AV adapter - the 500-AV adapters will sync at the lower speed when communicating with the slower adapter - whether they will or not depends on the firmware version running on the 200-AV unit, as some older firmware versions were not capable of interoperability, however this firmware requirement differs from vendor to vendor. In short, it should work, but if you're unlucky it may not.

However, even if the 200-AV does interoperate with the new 500-AV adapters, for the additional cost of one 500-AV unit you'd at least now have the peace of mind of running entirely compatible kit syncing at the best possible speeds.

blacksheep99

Well I am now running 3xAV500 homeplugs but I am not sure the sync speed has changed to meet the higher ceiling.  Do I need to reset them all or should they do this by themselves?  

Thanks,
Guy

dougal76

Sorry if these are stupid questions but on the first page it says that the home hubs/router that you get from your ISP is not homeplug compatible, is this still the case?  I have a BT Home Hub 3 and want to know if I buy some powerline adaptors will they work with this or do I need to buy a new router?  Seconldy my sockets are on different trip switches for upstairs and downstairs, will I still be able to use the adaptors on different floors?  

Any info greatly appreciated.....should just say that I am a technology imbecile so if you could use small words that would be a great help.  

MilhouseVH

Blimey, that first post is covering some old ground - it's talking about USB modems, which are certainly not Homeplug compatible as Homeplug is based on Ethernet (RJ45 connections) not USB. I doubt any ISP still supplies USB modems, and your BT Home Hub 3 is Ethernet/RJ45 based, so it IS compatible with Homeplug.

As for different trip switches - it's not ideal, but the only way to know for sure is to try it so buy from a vendor with a decent returns policy.