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Unable to connect to Powerline - all lights green
Hi, I've been trying to setup a Powerline connection in my house with the PL1200. However my computer has no internet access.
The lights on the adaptor connected to the modem are all solid green.
The Power and Ethernet light on the adaptor connected to the computer are solid green. While the pick-a-plug light is green but blinks on and off every second or two.
I've tried plugging it into multiple different sockets with no change. I have tried restoring both devices to factory defaults multiple time, and tried with and without the security key. My computer is displaying an unidentified network with no internet connection and I have tried resetting my IP settings with no results, however it does connect when I directly plug it into my router.
I am wondering if there are any of things I can try to fix this problem?
The lights on the adaptor connected to the modem are all solid green.
The Power and Ethernet light on the adaptor connected to the computer are solid green. While the pick-a-plug light is green but blinks on and off every second or two.
I've tried plugging it into multiple different sockets with no change. I have tried restoring both devices to factory defaults multiple time, and tried with and without the security key. My computer is displaying an unidentified network with no internet connection and I have tried resetting my IP settings with no results, however it does connect when I directly plug it into my router.
I am wondering if there are any of things I can try to fix this problem?
3 Replies
some more details of your setup are needed.
1. what modem do you have?
2. what router do you have?
3. have you tried the powerline devices in the same room to ensure they work? (just use 2 of them, power the others off)
Needplhelp wrote:
My computer is displaying an unidentified network with no internet connection and I have tried resetting my IP settings with no results, however it does connect when I directly plug it into my router.Windows can be a beast with "new" networks. Have you tried running the PC through the Windows Network toubleshooter?
Exact details depend on your Windows version. But another thing to check is the network setting.
Windows likes to protect us from new networks that might be evil. In reality, it often shuts us out of safe networks.
- Network and Internet settings
- Network Status
- Change Connection Properties
- Network Profile
- Private
Just another user with time on their hands.
could you provide more details about this problem.
