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PLP2000 Powerline Adapter Daily Speed Drop
Hello, I have interesting problem that I don't know how to fix given that there are very few changing variables, in any. I have two PLP2000 Power adapters plugged into the same circuit. Wh...
cl0ne1 wrote:The good news is that I know the solution, which is a daily routine now, but what on earth is happening?
Two thoughts, check that the devices at the ends of the Powerline LAN link are not turning off or going to sleep.
Windows, for example, likes to save energy by turning off USB devices.
If doesn't explain the slow down, but it does suggest that the problem may not be the ethernet link.
On a similar themes, Powerline plugs also have a "sleep mode".
Sadly, Netgear does not provide software that users can deploy to disable that "feature", or to do anything on plugs.
Other makers of Powerline devices do have their utilities and these can control Netgear plugs. (They all use the same standards and, it seems, the same chips.) ZyXel seems to be the most competent.
Powerline PLW1000 slow speed unless rebooted? - NETGEAR Communities
michaelkenward Thank you!
Clearly I came to the right place. Your resource links sent me down a rabbit hole that quickly led me to the Zyxel solution linked below.
I used software version 7.0.6.17.0926
I can't believe it worked and it was that easy! Part of me is stupefied that this sleep mode exists. What on earth is the point?
Thanks again for your prompt reply and solution!
cl0ne1 wrote:
Part of me is stupefied that this sleep mode exists. What on earth is the point?
Indeed. The energy consumption for something like a Powerline plug is hardly likely to melt the polar ice caps.