Troubleshooting NETGEAR's Powerline Products

Orbital wrote:
To test whether a house's electrical wiring is contributing to Powerline problems, plug units in the same room. Examples of potential problems are: Old fuse boxes. Old wiring that does not meet modern wiring building codes.

Mmmmm - outlets in any given room may or may not be on the same circuit, and if they are on different circuits this would invalidate this particular test.

I would suggest connecting the devices to the same outlet using a couple of extension cords or power strips - you need your basic multiple outlet extension cord here - no fancy surge suppressors with noise filters.

By the way - this list completely neglects the effects of interference from appliances and also the fact that it is entirely possible for the noisy appliance to be in a neighbouring residence.