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Netgear PLP2000 performance comparison to TP-Link PA9020P
Hi all, I have a TP-Link PA9020P, which is a competitor to the Netgear PLP2000. My ISP connection is 100/20 and I get maxed out speeds when I'm connected to my router via ethernet. When I'm c...
Interesting. So the firmware is just for the chipset itself? I would've thought the firmware would include other bits and bobs for the different vendors. From memory, the TP-Link PA9020P uses the same chipset, but offers more visibility of the speed coming in and out of the powerlines through the TP-Link utility.
As for setting up a mesh network, that's not an option for me unfortunately. I have a granny flat behind the main house and the 2 properties are separated by a huge space in between, where there's a garden and a lot of concrete ground. I think mesh would be super weak. I tried wireless repeater previously and was getting poor results.
chaoscreater wrote:
Interesting. So the firmware is just for the chipset itself?
That's not how I see it. The utility and the firmware are different things.
The utility is just a way of managing devices, with ZyXEL being the most capable and Netgear providing nothing. (I have also used devolo.)
The software will not let you write someone else's firmware. In other words, I think you are correct in this bit:
chaoscreater wrote:
I would've thought the firmware would include other bits and bobs for the different vendors. From memory, the TP-Link PA9020P uses the same chipset, but offers more visibility of the speed coming in and out of the powerlines through the TP-Link utility.
In reality, the only firmware updates I have seen for Powerline devices is for plugs with a built in wireless access point.
chaoscreater wrote:
As for setting up a mesh network, that's not an option for me unfortunately. I have a granny flat behind the main house and the 2 properties are separated by a huge space in between...
Depends on the size of this huge space., Netgear's Omni range has an outdoor satellite that can bridge the gap while also supporting Mesh as an option. My experience is that can be faster than using Powerline to bridge the same gap, but that depends on the quality of the mains connection between the properties.
another option of bridging to a "granny flat" is using a point to point system like netgear's airbridge.
might be a bit of an overkill but there are other point to point systems as well.
Might bridge your gap with higher performance than powerline will.
plemans wrote:
Might bridge your gap with higher performance than powerline will.
Thinking about this, I have to agree on the grounds that any power cable that runs any distance is bound to have switches and isolators along the way. At least, it will if it follows safety recommendations. Our electrician refuses to do anything that breaks the rules.
Powerline is best suited to room-to-room links where you can't run cables around and the walls block wifi signals. Building-to-building connections are something else.
