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Adds-up's avatar
Adds-up
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Oct 12, 2024

Link Rate XAV1501

I only get a link Rate indicator of red < 50Mbps with XAV1501 powerline adaptor ( filtered AC socket) regardless of which plug I pick. However in the same plug I gat green >80Mbps with XAV1301 AV 200 mini adaptor.

 

My IP plan is 300 Mbps, proved router 1000mps Ethernet.

 

I have tried factory reset all adaptors.

 

Before I replace the XAV1501 powerline adaptor ( filtered AC socket) does anyone think I'm missing something, is it a faulty adaptor and do you know of an adaptor the will be compatible with the XAV1301 AV 200 mini adaptor.

 

 

Thanks

 

Greg

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 12, 2024
    Adds-up wrote:

    I only get a link Rate indicator of red < 50Mbps with XAV1501 powerline adaptor ( filtered AC socket) regardless of which plug I pick. However in the same plug I gat green >80Mbps with XAV1301 AV 200 mini adaptor.

     

    The XAV1501 is an old AV500 (~2010) plug that has LAN ports that run at 100 Mbps. Netgear's newer AV2 Powerline plugs support 1000 Mbps on the LAN.

     

    The AV200 standard for the XAV1301 is even slower. The AV200 and AV500 refer to plug-to-plug link speeds, 200 and 500 Mbps. AV2 is Gigabit.

     

    Mix these together and they will default to the speed of the slowest plug.

     

    Maybe this explains what you see with pickaplug.

    Just another user with time on their hands.

     

     

     

     

    • Zoltrix's avatar
      Zoltrix
      Aspirant
      Oct 24, 2024
      Michael not accurate, please be careful with 'noobish' advice.
      • michaelkenward's avatar
        michaelkenward
        Guru - Experienced User
        Oct 24, 2024
        Zoltrix wrote:
        Michael not accurate, please be careful with 'noobish' advice.

         

         

        Which bit?

         

        According to the documentation XAV1501 is "HomePlug AV" standard. It has "Bandwidth 500 Mbps". 240 Mbps when it comes to Data Transfer Rate. The LAN port is 100BASE-T.

        The rest is drawn from many messages that have appeared here over the years.

         

        Then there is this:

         

        Adding a powerline adapter to an existing powerline network - NETGEAR Support

         

        HomePlug AV 200 Mbps, 500 Mbps, 1000 Mbps, 1200Mbps and 2000 Mbps coexist and are interoperable with each other; however, we do not recommend using different generations of devices together as this might lead to performances issues.

        It was on that basis that I retired my "slow" AV500 plugs when I installed AV2 plugs with 1000 Mbps LAN ports.

         

        Was I wrong?

         

        I haven't tried adding the older plugs to my current network. Might be an interesting experiment.

         

        Just another user with time on their hands.