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rbanks88
Aspirant
Jul 23, 2016

Powerline AV 200 LED has gone from green to red

I've just moved into a brand new house, which should have solid wiring, all running through one circuit breaker. One Poweline unit is in next to the coax/CAT 5 wiring box in the basement. A few weeks ago, I connected the other Powerline to an iMac on the ground floor and about 20 feet further toward the front of the house. The Powerline LED was green.

 

Then I used it for a few days to connect another Mac in the basement, and all was good there. Yesterday, I moved it back upstairs, to the same socket that gave green a week ago, and now the best I can get is a red LED.

 

First, why wouldn't I get green all over this small, newly constructed home? 

Second, why would the socket that gave green a week ago now be red?

 

Thanks for your ideas!

 

Best,

Russell

Troubleshooting

2 Replies

  • JamesGL's avatar
    JamesGL
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Jul 28, 2016

    Hi rbanks88,

     

    If you move the adapter to a different socket or closer to the 1st powerline adapter do you still get red light on the 2nd powerline. The powerline depends on the movement of electric current.

     

    JamesGL
    Community Team

  • JamesGL's avatar
    JamesGL
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Aug 04, 2016

    Hi rbanks88

     

    We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if the information we’ve provided has helped resolve your issue or if you need further assistance.

     

    If your issue is now resolved we encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accepted Solution” so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution. The Netgear community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!
     

    JamesGL
    Community Team