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Powerline 2000
I am connecting my Powerline 2000 to get higher speeds for a gaming computer. I have a modem which is direct wired to the cable/internet company. This is hooked up to a Netgear Wireless Router. Ho...
Hrusovsky wrote:
How do I connect the Powerline 2000 - into the modem or into the wireless router, or both?
As the manual says, plug cable from PLP2000 into router. That's the usual strategy, but not knowing what the modem and router are, who knows?
Have you tried it?
> As the manual says, [...]
Did you actually look at "the manual"? (Which "the manual"?)
> [...] plug cable from PLP2000 into router. [...]
That might be good for one Powerline adapter. What good is that if
it's the _only_ Powerline adapter? If you have a second one, then what
would you advise doing with it? (Hint: Actually read the adapter User
Manual.)> [...] That's the usual strategy, [...]
Perhaps for some of us.
> [...] but not knowing what the modem and router are, who knows?
If the modem is a modem, and the router is a router (without any
built-in Powerline capability), then it hardly matters. And, if the
router did have built-in Powerline capability, then that "the usual
strategy" would be an error.