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Skivail
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Jan 26, 2021

Powerline 1000

I have an old desk top without wifi.  I am using netgear powerline 1000 for wifi connection.  The internet connection goes off intermittenly.My question is how do I find if adaptor is running on offi...
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 27, 2021
Skivail wrote:

I am using netgear powerline 1000 for wifi connection.  The internet connection goes off intermittenly.

 

Is that the PLW1000 plug? What devices are on the wifi?

 

Skivail wrote:

My question is how do I find if adaptor is running on official netgear wireless adaptor driver and not a generic adaptor driver on my desk top.

 

I don't understand the question. Is the desktop connected through the Powerline Ethernet link?

 

If you are using a wifi adapter of some sort to connect the desktop, why not just plug the laptop into the Ethernet?

 

To find out what your wifi unnamed adapter is using, check what Windows says.