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rbanks888
Tutor
Jan 28, 2023

Would 200 Mbps Powerlines fail with 400 Mbps service?

When I started my 300 Mbps Xfinity Internet service last September, I connected my Mac via ethernet using relatively old Netgear 200 Mbps Powerline adapters I’d used for many years with another provi...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 28, 2023

Would become a bottle neck and and you'll not see any speeds over 200Mpbs with these in line. 

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rbanks888
Tutor
Jan 28, 2023

Thanks for the quick response. Since they stopped working completely, one of them must have gone bad. They're probably about 10 years old.

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    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 28, 2023

    Ya, may have given up the ghost.