Netgear PL 1000 keeps disconnecting every single day

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Paddy______ wrote:

For 1 week now I'm constantly having the same problem. Everytime I turn on my  PC, in my office upstairs internet doesn't work because the PL1000 has desynchronised (POWERLINE LED = OFF). The PL1000 adapter pluged in the wall socket has disconnected from the adapter that is pluged in downstairs near the router.

 

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Does that mean that "Pick a plug" LED? (There are three LEDs on the plug.)

If so, one cause of this can be that your PL1000 has "Standby mode" enabled. That seems to be the default state.

Believe it or not, Netgear no provides a utility to control this. Fortunately, the ZyXel alternative does work.

PL1200 and PLP1200 Powerline Utility / Netgear Gen... - NETGEAR Communities

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Solved: Netgear Powerline Utility for Windows - NETGEAR Communities

You could also check the settings in Windows for any LAN connections that you make to the powerline network. These can also have a "sleep mode" that turns off the LAN port to save energy.