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mcgeeb
Feb 22, 2019Follower
Powerline PLP2000 - Connection goes to sleep?
Well I've owned this thing for several weeks and it's just a weird problem. I get the full IP speed provided by Spectrum when I plug in the receiving adapter to an outlet for several days. Then eve...
michaelkenward
Feb 27, 2019Guru - Experienced User
mcgeeb wrote:
Is this thing going into some sort of sleep mode in which I need to wake it up by removing/plugging it back into the outlet? That's really all it's been taking. It works fast when it works.
The only way to fix the hibernation issue on Netgear's poowerline plugs seems to be to use ZyXel's powerline utility. Netgear hasn't created a utility that manages its newer plugs.
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