Powerline network/WIFI anyone?

[bochnak]

Moved the source adapter to another outlet, same leg, however non-GFCI......and BAM! Green LED and full speed, 30/5 up/down. When I log into device, it states signal is ~120 up/down capable!

I also configured the wifi to the same SSID's and passwords etc as my router in basement and now have excellent signal in garage. Full speed on wifi as well. My wifi plug is happier as well now. I can roam into garage with no issues.

I guess I don't have to try and move my router and fish new runs.

 

[Falcon67]

Good news - fix is a fix!

 

[bochnak]

Good news - fix is a fix!

Yup. Glad that is solved!

 

[tthornto]

I also configured the wifi to the same SSID's and passwords etc as my router in basement and now have excellent signal in garage.

Are you using a wireless router in the garage, or a wireless access point? If its a router and you didn't disable its firewall you may have created a private network for your garage within your home network rather than just extending your home network to the garage. It will work fine for internet connectivity, but devices in your house will have a hard time talking to devices in the garage.

If it's working for you, then great, i wouldn't mess with it. But if you run into problems then keep this in mind.

 

[MackMan]

Wow, what provider are yall with? I pay for "up to" 100MBPS (the base package from Spectrum), but rarely get better than 10 when I run a speed test..

 

[bochnak]

Are you using a wireless router in the garage, or a wireless access point? If its a router and you didn't disable its firewall you may have created a private network for your garage within your home network rather than just extending your home network to the garage. It will work fine for internet connectivity, but devices in your house will have a hard time talking to devices in the garage.

If it's working for you, then great, i wouldn't mess with it. But if you run into problems then keep this in mind.

The product states access point in description, so I'm assuming that's all it is.

 

[bochnak]

Wow, what provider are yall with? I pay for "up to" 100MBPS (the base package from Spectrum), but rarely get better than 10 when I run a speed test..

I'm with WOW internet. Plug your PC directly to modem run a speed test. If you are not getting speed you pay for, time to give provider a call.

 

[apollo11]

Wow, what provider are yall with? I pay for "up to" 100MBPS (the base package from Spectrum), but rarely get better than 10 when I run a speed test..

Comcast/Xfinity here

 

[MackMan]

Comcast/Xfinity here

Weird. I'm with Time Warner/Spectrum.

Very frustrating I used to pay ~$20/month for 10MBPS... and got 5-10MBPS pretty regularly. They changed their base package to $45.month for 100MBPS, and I get.. 5-10MBPS.

 

[apollo11]

I doubt many get the speed that they pay for.
It's all in the fine print

 

[Falcon67]

Not speed in the fine print - speed goes to those who ***** the loudest. We get 46~50, pay for 50. Wife works out of the house so it's critical and we have internal notifications if it falls off - instant call to tech support. We also have a hotspot for backup when it fails altogether. What is REALLY in the Windstream fine print - including their Business Service - is that they will not guarantee uptime.

Yes, for the advertised $70+ a month for lousy 3mb internet + phone they won't guarantee that it'll work at any particular moment. We get better and cheaper service with the regular consumer internet

Neighbor (same service) complains, I tell them to open a ticket - they never do, then complain - ???

 

[MackMan]

I need to do a hardware test and make sure it's the connection not my hardware. I own my modem and router rather than rent from Spectrum.

They are slick with their advertising speeds "up-to" so really in my case they'd only be negligent if it was ever faster than the contract amount.

I think 20mbps is the best I've ever seen on speedtest.net

My LTE connection through Verizon is usually quite a bit faster than the cable. But no unlimited plan on that.

 

[apollo11]

BS

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YMMV

 

[bochnak]

I need to do a hardware test and make sure it's the connection not my hardware. I own my modem and router rather than rent from Spectrum.

They are slick with their advertising speeds "up-to" so really in my case they'd only be negligent if it was ever faster than the contract amount.

I think 20mbps is the best I've ever seen on speedtest.net

My LTE connection through Verizon is usually quite a bit faster than the cable. But no unlimited plan on that.

I own my modem/router as well. I had to replace my docsis 2.0 with a 3.0 to get better speeds. Also had an old router that was a "G" and now have a "N" to get better speeds on wifi.

Not always the ISP's fault. Check to make sure you hardware has been updated in the last 10yrs LOL.

 

[MackMan]

I own my modem/router as well. I had to replace my docsis 2.0 with a 3.0 to get better speeds. Also had an old router that was a "G" and now have a "N" to get better speeds on wifi.

Not always the ISP's fault. Check to make sure you hardware has been updated in the last 10yrs LOL.

Yep, I have a Docsis 3.0 rated for up to 170mbps, and was one of the models specifically listed by Spectrum for the purpose.

I do have an old router, though I did switch to an N router but it was slower and had a worse signal than my old one so I switched back.

I'm thinking of getting one of these powerline systems and using the 2nd on the other end so I can do a hard-wire connection to TV etc and see how that does.

Oh well..

 

[gayler]

No, it's point-to-point. Its like running a cable. You come out of the far end device into whatever device you would have plugged up with the long cable.

Sorry to hi-jack. So I would need them and a wifi router in the garage?

 

[apollo11]

Yep, I have a Docsis 3.0 rated for up to 170mbps, and was one of the models specifically listed by Spectrum for the purpose.

I do have an old router, though I did switch to an N router but it was slower and had a worse signal than my old one so I switched back.

I'm thinking of getting one of these powerline systems and using the 2nd on the other end so I can do a hard-wire connection to TV etc and see how that does.

Oh well..

does your router/adapter have channels?
I'm not talking about the 2.4 and 5 Mhz.
My router has 20+ channels and changing those made a huge difference on the wifi for me.
I have no idea if those are changeable on an adapter though.

 

[MackMan]

does your router/adapter have channels?
I'm not talking about the 2.4 and 5 Mhz.
My router has 20+ channels and changing those made a huge difference on the wifi for me.
I have no idea if those are changeable on an adapter though.

I just read this recently, and need to investigate. That's why I need to first check the speed coming into the modem.. If I'm only getting ~10mbps at the modem then nothing else matters.. If I have much higher speed there than what I'm getting through wireless I need to make adjustments somewhere.

 

[bochnak]

Oh well..

That would drive me nuts. I'd want the speed I'm paying for. Especially 100 meg service.

 

[apollo11]

I just read this recently, and need to investigate. That's why I need to first check the speed coming into the modem.. If I'm only getting ~10mbps at the modem then nothing else matters.. If I have much higher speed there than what I'm getting through wireless I need to make adjustments somewhere.

speedtest.net

 

[CJ7VFR]

speedtest.net

He already used that, and said that the best speed he seems to remember getting is about 20 mbps.

He wants to investigate if the issue is at the modem or at his device.

Jim

 

[MackMan]

speedtest.net

Yes, that’s what I’ve been using.


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[MackMan]

Well I checked my speed when hard wired.. 45-50mbps.
On wireless 5-10.

Ordered a new router. Pretty sure that was my limitation.


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[bochnak]

Well I checked my speed when hard wired.. 45-50mbps.
On wireless 5-10.

Ordered a new router. Pretty sure that was my limitation.


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What model was old router and what did you end up buyng? I upgraded from a WRT54G to a Asus dark knight RT-N66U