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what happened to this piece of **bleep**
This used to be an excellent router. Now I can't even connect to my friends online. My powerline adapters (actiontec) will never connect. And there's no good updates? Wtf is going on here ?
When you add new powerline devices to an existing powerline network, you have to introduce the new plugs to the old ones. You don't say if you have done this. I have seen a steady stream of reports here of problems caused by not doing that.
Here is Netgear's advice on how to go about it:
Adding a powerline adapter to an existing powerline network
I found it easier to set up the new plugs nearby the existing router (host) plug, and then moving them to where I wanted them. They will remember which plugs they are supposed to talk to.
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- No clithes the speeds I'm getting are not good at all with these Powerline adapters and I haven't noticed anything better with these updates. Nothing that truly helps performance. I called up action and they sent me replacement units and my problem went away. I just expected better updates. I feel like they don't want this item to run better because they want us to purchase the x10.
- Thank you. I tried this with a monster surge protector I had. The surge protector had an Ethernet port so I plugged my router to that side and used the adaptor connected to my Xbox. I was a little frustrated when I wrote this as you might have noticed
- I have actiontec pwr 514's and I just got them replaced. They are working. I'm not just really happy about the latency I'm getting on Xbox or the firmware updates. This router seems abandoned.
If your powerline device are not connecting, you should troubleshoot that problem first, then the router.
I did. Something is conflicting with this new set of power line adapters I have. The old ones are fine.
When you add new powerline devices to an existing powerline network, you have to introduce the new plugs to the old ones. You don't say if you have done this. I have seen a steady stream of reports here of problems caused by not doing that.
Here is Netgear's advice on how to go about it:
Adding a powerline adapter to an existing powerline network
I found it easier to set up the new plugs nearby the existing router (host) plug, and then moving them to where I wanted them. They will remember which plugs they are supposed to talk to.
