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Ennyoueffsea
Aspirant
Mar 14, 2020

Is this a known issue? (Powerline 500 Nano XAVB5101

Hi all

 

First post and hoping someone can help with some advice please.

 

For some time I've used an HDMI switch in order to use a Fire stick and a Chromecast on a tv with only one HDMI socket.

 

I was looking to hard wire the Fire stick for a speedier connection.

 

After pairing the powerlines and connect everything up I have found that the Ethernet LED goes out, losing the connection every few seconds and causing the Fire stick to keep restarting.

 

I've eventually got the Fire stick working by disconnecting it from the HDMI switch and plugging it into the tv and leaving the Chromecast unplugged. Is there a way of getting round this issue and being able to have both the Fire stick and the Chromecast available?

 

Many thanks

 

Terry

7 Replies

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    Mar 17, 2020

    The Firestick is a WiFi device, correct?

    How is it connected to the Powerline adapter?

    • Ennyoueffsea's avatar
      Ennyoueffsea
      Aspirant
      Mar 17, 2020
      Hi CrimpOn
      Thanks for getting in touch.
      Yes, it is the Amazon fire stick and have connected it to the Powerline by using the Ugreen Ethernet Adapter.
      Everything has settled down since the problem though I will still need to unplug the fire stick from the tv if I want to use the Chromcast.

      Regards
      Terry
      • CrimpOn's avatar
        CrimpOn
        Guru - Experienced User
        Mar 18, 2020

        Alas, my Powerline adapters are from TP-Link.  They have one feature that annoyed the heck out of me until I discovered how to fix it.

        My Powerline adapters default to, "When there is signal on the ethernet link for (I think it's five minutes), shut down the Powerline link (to save electricity).  So, I would add a new Powerline adapter to my network, carry it somewhere in the house, plug it in.  When I would open the TP-Link Powerline Utility Program, the new adapter would have disappeared!  Then I discovered that the utility could set the adapter to, "Don't worry about saving energy.  Keep the PA link up all the time."

         

        When the Firestick is connected to an HDMI switch, maybe the Firestick detects when the HDMI link has disappeared and does something goofy with the ethernet connection?  (I also have no idea whether Netgear has a similar feature on their Powerline adapters or if there is a utility program to change it.)