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Paulstaff
Aspirant
Mar 16, 2018

Re: Powerline PLW1000 slow speed unless rebooted?

I am unable to reply to this thread: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Powerline-Networking/Powerline-PLW1000-slow-speed-unless-rebooted/td-p/1335315   Thus the reason for starting a new discussion ...
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DJH-TAC
Aspirant
May 23, 2018

Same issue, exactly as described by original poster. Zyxel utility does not seem to be compatible with Windows 10 - it launches but is a garbled mess. Like many previous posters, my PLW1000 seems to work fine until there's a prolonged period of nonuse, then it seems to go into standby mode, red light comes on, and my speed drops from 30-50 Mbs to about 2-3. Very difficult to reboot and "wake" it.

 

Can anyone help with this?

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    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    May 24, 2018
    DJH-TAC wrote:

    Zyxel utility does not seem to be compatible with Windows 10 - it launches but is a garbled mess

     

    Try a different version of the ZyXel utility. It launches here.

     

    You could also try the Netgear Genie. If it recognises your plugs it may give access to the sleep settings.