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mnspink's avatar
mnspink
Aspirant
Jul 05, 2017

Orbi, Powerline, Switch

I have a powerline adapter (Xycel) set up to the main Orbi, and from other powerline adapters (e.g. behind the TV) I have various switches (D-link) connected to the powerline adapter to connect the tv, dish, bluray, fire tv, etc.  It seems like these devices have trouble maintaining a connection to the internet, e.g. it's almost as if only one device can be connect per switch. 

 

I've assigned fixed IP addresses, but that doesn't fix the connectivity issue.

 

I've also changed over several of the devices to connect via wi-fi (since they now get a better signal), but still having issues with the devices connected through the switch and powerline - they still drop the connection quite frequently.

 

While my wi-fi is better, my wired devices don't work as well as they used to.  They all used to have a rock-solid connection with my old router (D-link).

 

3 Replies

  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator

    Hello mnspink

     

    We released a new firmware have you updated to the latest? are you seeing the same issues if you have the latest firmware?

     

    DarrenM

    • mnspink's avatar
      mnspink
      Aspirant

      I updated the firmware about two weeks ago, but will check if there is another update.

       

      My Dish satellite receivers connect over MoCA, they also have trouble staying connected.

       
      • mnspink's avatar
        mnspink
        Aspirant

        I updated to the latest firmware over the weekend.  The wired (powerline) devices still do not stay connected to the internet.