cant get the powerline adapter to work in my out building

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Heres the deal, I have an out building that is approximately 100 feet away from the house.

I set up the inside unit to the router, and set up the other unit in my out building,

It shows that there is a WIFI signal, ( which is a strong signal) but there is no internet connection!

The property is all on the sme main power coming in from the road.

I dont understand why these units are not seeing each other.

So I did this over the weekend,

I took several extension cords, and ran them from my house to the out building, and plugged the unit into the cords, and then set it all up again and, there was a good strong wifi signal and then it was connected to the internet this time!

Can anyone explain to me how, using the extension cords work and the mains dont?

I should also note that i even switched the outlet that is in the out building to the other 110volt leg in the circuit panel, thinking that it was because the outlets were on different legs, that did nothing.

Any input would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks

clithes · Answer

Even though it's the same power supply, do you have a mini consumer unit / isolator in the outbuilding ?&nbsp; This could be causing the problem

Jasek · Answer

I am not sure what you mean by the mini unit?

clithes · Answer

Can you isolate the electricity in the outbuilding as it has it's on circuit breakers?

Jasek · Answer

OK, I just looked it up, The circuit panel in the out building is just a plain ole circuit breaker panel with a 70 amp main breaker and 20 amp sub breakers.

Jasek · Answer

The Main triplex comes in from the road, goes to the entrance on the house, which then goes to an outside breaker panel, this then splits it to the house and the garage, all of which go overhead.&nbsp;

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cant get the powerline adapter to work in my out building

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