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Powerline 1200 Drops Out
I have been using my Powerline 1200 for over a year and I am finally tired of this issue. Everytime I turn on the computer or bring it back from sleep the internet drops out. My websites will stop lo...
> Powerline 1200 [...]
So, not really a "Cable Modems & Routers" problem?
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/bd-p/home-powerline
> My setup is with Xfinity but I have my own modem located in my living
> room. [...]
What, exactly, is your "my own modem"? Has it a maker and model
number? Is it a simple modem, or a modem+router?
> [...] Next to the modem is a netgear switch [...]
Not a very detailed description of that device, either.
> [...] that splits the modem signal to the Powerline and a Google WiFi
> mesh unit.
If your (unspecified) "my own modem" is really only a modem, then
connecting multiple devices to it could account for many kinds of
problems. One doesn't "split a modem signal". Generally, a less doomed
configuration would look like:
Modem --- (WAN/Internet) Router (LAN) --- Switch
where Router and Switch could each connect to multiple devices
(including one of your Powerline adapters).
> [...] I have tried diagnosing the problem on my own but have not had
> much luck.
With device descriptions no more detailed or precise than "modem" and
"Google WiFi mesh unit", what you'll get here will be largely guesswork.