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account1
Apr 01, 2018Aspirant
Powerline 500 XAVB5201 not connecting to powerline
Hello, I have the netgear powerline 500 adapter xavb5201 v2 and I'm getting very frustered with myself because i cant get a connection working with my laptop. I really need this to work, because I'm ...
michaelkenward
Apr 02, 2018Guru - Experienced User
I'm a bit lost by all that stream of information.
What are you trying to do? Connect your laptop to the powerline ethernet with a wired connection? Or with wifi?
Do you know that your wired ethernet USB thing works when connected into the modem/router? You need to confirm that before you can troubleshoot the powerline ethernet
There is documentation for the XAVB5201v2 somewhere at the end of this link:
>>>> XAVB5201v2 | Product | Support | NETGEAR <<<<