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PowerLine 1200 + Ethernet Switch
I've installed 4 Powerline adapters per the manufacturers instructions. The system works great when I have the computer or TV connected directly to the PL1200. What I want to do is install an etherne...
I'm having similar issues. I had a Netgear XAVB1004 feeding my TV, blu ray player, NowTV box and Sonos in a different room to where the router is located and it all worked just fine. Decided to upgrade because I wanted to feed another computer and TV upstairs an internet supply and the XB101 refused to speak to any AV200 adapters other than the 4 way one that came with it. I went and bought 2 packs of PL1200 adapters and a 5 port switch so that the 4 devices previously mentioned all had an internet feed, but half an hour into watching a streamed programme on any of them and it just stops. I've already wasted money buying the AV200 adapters for upstairs that wouldn't work and now I've spent another £120 on a load more kit that doesn't work properly.
simonali wrote:....the XB101 refused to speak to any AV200 adapters other than the 4 way one that came with it.
When you add Powerline plugs, whatever their make and speed, to an existing network, you have to introduce them to one another.
Out of the box they are monogamous and will only talk to each other. If you want them to get into group networking, then you have to add them to the network, one at a time.
The best way to do this is to follow these instructions:
Adding a powerline adapter to an existing powerline network | Answer | NETGEAR Support
What you have to do is to introduce each new plug to the plug that talks to the router. Do this in plugs close to one another and then move the new "client" plugs to where you want them to be.
I would point you at the manual for your hardware, but the XB101 does not seem to exist in the Netgear system. Perhaps you mean HDXB101.