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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 think the XB101 was included in that HDXB101 kit you refer to. That was a kit comprising two XB101s. I got that number from this review of the kit I have, so it may be incorrect?
http://www.trustedreviews.com/netgear-xavb1004-home-theater-internet-connection-kit-review
I don't recall the model of the other adaptors I have and I'm not at home to check, but I could get them to talk briefly with all 3 LEDs lit green, but then one LED would go out on the upstairs PLAs (the right hand one, I think?) and I'd have to reset everything. After a few times of doing this I gave up, stuck them in the drawer and used wifi instead. If I wish to stick with the PL1200s what is the best way to split the signal 4 ways at my TV? I'm guessing the ethernet switch wasn't the best method, but that was all they had in the shop I went to...
simonali wrote:
If I wish to stick with the PL1200s what is the best way to split the signal 4 ways at my TV? I'm guessing the ethernet switch wasn't the best method, but that was all they had in the shop I went to...
I haven't tried splitting the LAN at a powerplug. I have it feed straight into the TV.
I would normally suggest wireed connections, but if you have a wifi powerplug, and your devices also do wifi, then that might be an option.
The problem with having a lot of devices on one powerplug is that you could run up against the speed limit.
Older plugs maxed out at 100Mbps for their LAN ports. They also had limited communication speeds over the mains itself. (Quoted speeds are more theoretical than actual.) So trying to feed four devices with a slow LAN plug and slow mains link could push things to the edge.
Likewise ethernet switches come in various speeds. I have only ever used these to connect things to a router/modem.
The same argument applies all the way back to the router/modem. Any network will be limited to the speed of the slowest link. We are now reaching the stage where Internet speeds can be on a par with the speed of older network kit.
And remember that the connection speed is not the same thing as the speed that the traffic flows. That's especially true of wifi links.
When it comes to switching things at the TV, how many devices are on the Internet simultaneously? If these are connected multimedia boxes, then maybe you could join them up with something like an HDMI link. I don't know the layout at your end so that may be irrelevant.