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Powerline xwnb5201 powerline adapter
I am currently having issues with my.powerline adapter, anywhere they are plugged in they always show a red dot and my internet speed out of it is .09 MB/s give or take whereas with the wifi it is 20 MB/s. I need to Ethernet connection to connect my PC tower and I cannot for the life of me figure out why it is no longer working. Any help would be appreciated.
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Have you tried resetting the connection? Set them up as if they are straight out of the box.
If that doesn't help, first do a factory reset and then set them up.
- Neither of these solutions worked when I tried them, this is probably a stupid question but could it not be working because I don't have a Netgear router?
- OK so aside from those options what else could I do.
Install Netgear's powerline utility on your PC, connect it to one of the powerline adapters, and run it to see if you can see the other adapter:
Netgear Universal Powerline Utility
Also, if you've not done it before, there's a firmware update for the wireless unit:
You can update this through the utility
Hope this helps
- I see one adapter and neither of them have the internet light on at all anymore,even the one hardwired into the router
I would connect each one individually to your PC by lan cable, and reset the password (Encryption Key) manually using the Powerline Utility to a password of your choosing.
Once you've done this for both units, using the same password, put them back in position and see what happens.
- That seems to have worked in restoring some internet connectigity but the fact that both adapterd have a red light for speeds worries me because one is hardwired into the router itself.
One thought, what speed are the LAN ports on the router?
If they are 100 Mbps, that will limit the network speed. Most modern kit is 1 Gbps.
