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Clarky75
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Apr 26, 2019

Powerline or wifi extender advice

Hi All,   I currently have a PLW1000 Netgear Powerline adaptor running in the front of my house to increase my signal and performance, I still find this to be a little slow and laggy.  I was cons...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 26, 2019

Powerline can be tricky. When setup right, they work great. They are sensative to interference though.  I'll post a link on how to optimize powerline connections. I would first try to optimize your powerline setup before going to an extender.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3041996/pump-up-your-powerline-how-to-get-the-best-performance-from-a-homeplug-network.html

 

You stated you couldn't get the firmware to updated.  If you have version 2 of the PLW1000, then you're correct on the firmware. Did you extract the zip file? I know of several people who've made that error and were directly trying to upload that file. If you read the release notes, it walks you though manually updating. 

 

This would be the route I'd try first. Get it updated and then optimize placment and performance.