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I cannot connect to my powerline adapter's wifi network (PLW1010). mywifiext.net does not work.
I have owned this powerline wifi adapter for over a year and haven't had a problem until today. I don't know what happened, but I no longer get an internet connection using the adapter. All the lig...
AB44 wrote:I tried connecting directly to my computer using a LAN cable, but that did not work.
Is that connecting to the LAN using a cable plugged into the HomePlug?
Have you taken the plugs through the setup process again?
Treat the dodgy plug as a new member of the family:
Adding a powerline adapter to an existing powerline network | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Try moving the plug to a different electrical socket, to rule that out. And use different cables to eliminate that one.
So the problem solved itself! I left everything plugged in overnight and, when I woke up the next day, everything worked - I was able to connect to the adapter's wifi and access mywifiext.net. Still not sure what the problem was or whether anything I did (e.g., factory reset) contributed to fixing it.