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NoCRoCaR's avatar
NoCRoCaR
Aspirant
Nov 27, 2015

Two Routers with Netgear AV 500 Powerline 2 ports

Hi,

 

I´ve a little Problem to solve.

 

First of all, my network as an overview:

 

Router 1 (R1) downstairs connectet to Port 1 on the Powerline adapter<->Powerline adapter Port 1 connected to the Router 2 (R2) upstairs.

Works fine. 

But : ). the TV downstairs is struggling with HD streaming from the NAS upstairs.

 

And now I liked to try to connect the TV downstairs to Powerline adapter Port 2 <-> Powerline adapter Port 2 to the R2 upstairs to get a "direct" connection from TV to R2.

But in the moment I connect the cable to R2 it fails and lost all connection and the it restarts (Fritzbox 7360SL)

 

The R1 is the primary internet router, the R2 is just connected like a switch upstairs to provide WLAN and gigabit switching  between my PC and NAS.

 

The question is, the two ports on the powerline adapter are not dedicated at all?

So the time I connect my TV via Powerline Port 2 I create a loop between R1 and R2 (my thoughts)

 

Maybe someone knows the answer if it´s possible at all or it is just not possible in my way.

 

Kind regards

 

NoC

 

 

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  • TheEther's avatar
    TheEther
    Guru
    Nov 27, 2015

    You connected two R2 ports to the upstairs Powerline adapter?  Don't do that.  That will probably create a loop.  The Powerline ports are not dedicated.

     

    Was the TV originally plugged into R1?  And you moved it by plugging it directly into the downstairs Powerline adapter?  I don't think that's really going to make any difference.  You are probably thinking that R1 is a bottleneck, but it should not be.  

     

    If you want, you can keep the TV plugged into the downstairs Powerline adapter. But definitely unplug the second cable between the upstairs Powerline adapter and R2.  This should work.  You still may not see any change in HD streaming.  I have a feeling that the Powerline connection is slow.  Experiment with moving the adapters to different wall outlets in the hopes that they will sync up at a faster speed.

     

    How is your NAS attached to the network?  Ethernet or Wi-Fi?  If it's Wi-Fi, then try Ethernet.  You can plug it into R2 or directly into the upstairs Powerline.

    • NoCRoCaR's avatar
      NoCRoCaR
      Aspirant
      Nov 27, 2015

      Hi,

       

      thank you for your response.

      Yes I was thinking of a bottleneck from R1.

       

      The NAS is connected directly to R2 (1ooMb/s). I will try a diffrent wall outlet maybe it will help.

       

      I now have the problem that the connection R1 over powerline to R2 doesn´t work anymore : )

       

      upstairs i get an wired 169.x.x.x IP address.

      But it maybe also is a problem which will fixed with changing the wall outlet.

       

      I´ll try tommorrow.

       

      But another question. When the ports are not dedicated, why two ports ? 

      I expected some "tagging" to differentiate the traffic of the ports.

       

      Many thanks for your help.

       

      regards

       

      NoC

      • TheEther's avatar
        TheEther
        Guru
        Nov 27, 2015

        I doubt the two ports are tagged. Basic, consumer grade Ethernet switches are untagged.