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Problem with XAVB5221 - cannot make it work
Hi all, I am asking for support here in order to install and configure my newly bought Powerline XAVB5221 What happens is the following scenario: as soon as I connect the 2 XAVB5221 , one to the r...
It doesn’t seem like you are doing anything particularly unusual and your configuration should work.
I’m guessing that this could possibly be a hardware fault with the Powerline products, in which case you could perhaps test them out at a different location e.g. a friend or relative’s house. Otherwise maybe an issue with your house wiring e.g. a faulty earth connection at one of the sockets or part of the circuit, you could try using other sockets / rooms as a test, or buy a socket tester for a few £’s.
The only technical issue that I could imagine might be a possibility is that you have somehow created a network loop?
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/effect-of-a-network-loop.html
No network loops are present, unfortunately.
I simplified the network to do the tests, since my house has 4 switches (1 GS608 and 3 GS605), 1 Powerline XAVB2101-100PES, and several devices connected (decoders, tvs, pcs, access points, tablets, smartphones, nas), and in the configuration used for XAVB5221 installation I just had router connected via ADSL, the NAS, 1 PC connected via cable, 1 GS605 switch connected via cat 6 ethernet cable to the router and 1 powerline XAVB2101 to the switch.
So far, I'm pretty sure no network loops are there in this simplified configuration.
Thanks for your suggestions though. :-)