Netgear PLP2000 Powerline Adapter

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BlunT_Omega Posted messages 13 Status Member -  
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Hello, it's been a few weeks since my Netgear powerline adapters I bought in December 2018 have been acting up. Everything is showing green, but I'm only getting 25/30 Mbps, whereas I normally get over 50/60. The ping is also very unstable. It's not my box, as my brother, who is on 5GHz WiFi, has a constant 55. I have a Cat 8 cable (https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B07G8XVSTX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). Here are the powerline adapters in question (https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B075F9P5V7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). I have a Freebox Revolution; I tried calling them, but they see that the powerline adapters are not synchronized with the box, and I don't know how to synchronize them. I pressed the buttons on both the adapters and the Freeplug for 3 seconds, but nothing happened.

So I'm asking for help because it's impossible to go online with constant cuts and a connection that is all over the place, or maybe I should buy a WiFi key that supports 5GHz very well. If you could recommend some good ones regardless of the price (within reason though ;p), thank you for all this reading and your future help.

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madmyke Posted messages 52304 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 484
 
Hello

Powerline adapters are quite sensitive to all sorts of electromagnetic disturbances. A poorly insulated device, or one that has electrical issues, can disrupt your powerline network; a device that generates too much electromagnetic interference (waves) and is too close to the cables or powerline modules can cause problems.

In short, it's not easy to find the source; you have to unplug each device of all kinds and test them, starting with the most recently "added" ones, since the disturbance mainly affects those near the modules, and definitely no power strips.

Best regards

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BlunT_Omega Posted messages 13 Status Member
 
I have no devices near the powerline adapter except for the box and 0 multi.
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madmyke Posted messages 52304 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 484
 
I experienced a cpl disturbance even though the interferer was several meters away but on the same segment (electrical wires). I said it's not simple.
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brupala Posted messages 111109 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434
 
Hi,
if you have a fiber connection to your box, try running a direct ethernet cable to it, it will be better than the powerline adapters which really become a drag with a fiber connection, especially if you can't pair them with the freeplug on the box side, because then it creates 2 powerline networks on the same electrical installation and they will interfere with each other's frequencies and cause mutual disruption.
The 802.11ac wifi is indeed a better solution if you have the appropriate equipment.

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BlunT_Omega Posted messages 13 Status Member
 
I do indeed have 802.11ac Wi-Fi at 5GHz, but I need a good Wi-Fi key that is fully compatible with no loss of connection. If you can advise me, I’m open to suggestions, and no, I’m not on fiber; I’m on xDSL.
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BlunT_Omega Posted messages 13 Status Member
 
To tell you the truth, right now I have better connection with my phone on 2.5GHz wifi than with a cable, and as I said above, my brother who has a laptop over 5 years old gets more than 55Mbps on 5GHz.
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BlunT_Omega Posted messages 13 Status Member
 
Knowing that for the wifi I have very thin walls and I'm just one floor above, I get an excellent signal on 2.5 with a minimum of 50mbit on my phone and a maximum of 100.
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brupala Posted messages 111109 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 434 > BlunT_Omega Posted messages 13 Status Member
 
You do not say wifi key, but wifi/usb adapter, there are many products
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BlunT_Omega Posted messages 13 Status Member > brupala Posted messages 111109 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
 
Ah ok, I didn't know that, but if there are many products, how do I find what I'm looking for?
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