XEB1004 Powerline Adaptor expansion setup

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Hi there,&nbsp;Currently I have a powerline network running a pair of XEB1004s (yeah, appreciate they are old tech but they still work!)&nbsp;1) If I was to purchase a pair of Powerline 1200s, could I run these in paralell?2) If not, what's the best option to expand the powerline network where I can potentially expand powerline to 3 seperate rooms?&nbsp;&nbsp;

michaelkenward · Answer

&nbsp;Currently I have a powerline network running a pair of XEB1004s (yeah, appreciate they are old tech but they still work!)&nbsp;&nbsp;I can't find that anywhere on the Netgear site. It exists, but seems to have fallen out of the system.&nbsp;To me this suggests that it is very old technology which may mean that it is not an AV standard device. If not, it won't talk to new plugs.&nbsp;Even if it does coexist, the new plugs will have to work at the same powerline network speed as the old plugs. The XEB1004 is an 85Mpbs Switch. New plugs do 1000Mbps. Do you really want a network running at 85Mpbs? Your Internet speed may be faster than that. I'd bin the old plugs.&nbsp;If not, what's the best option to expand the powerline network where I can potentially expand powerline to 3 seperate rooms?&nbsp;&nbsp;If this is the "source" plus three rooms, then buy two twin-packs of plugs and get them to work as a single network.&nbsp;Sadly, Netgear, and most makers like to sell plugs in pairs, although sometimes you can get three-packs.&nbsp;You don't say if any of these devices have to deliver wifi, if so, buy plugs that provide as many wifi outlets as you want.&nbsp;&nbsp;

a5972s · Answer

Thanks for that...might help if I put the correct model number in :O

So I have the XE104 pair (https://www.netgear.com/support/product/XE104.aspx?cid=wmt_netgear_organic)

In the end I bought a wireless extender (WN3000RPv3) with an RJ45 port which solves the issue. I will take you advice and look to upgrade the existing powerline network to something a little quicker. 85Mbps worked well with 802.11g networks as the limitations are 54Mbps but we've moved on since the good old days :)

Thanks for your response, I appreciate you taking the time to respond :)

michaelkenward · Answer

That is HomePlug 1.0 standard. It may predate the AV standard of current equipment.

85Mbps worked well with 802.11g networks as the limitations are 54Mbps but we've moved on since the good old days :)

Remember, 85 Mbps is marketing hype. I doubt if plugs really manage it in action.

Also, 85 Mbps is even slower than the 100 Mbps LAN speed. So your WN3000RPv3 can run faster than the network it is attached to. LAN sockets on newer Powerline devices run at 1000 Mbps.

Did you realise that you can buy Powerline devices with one plug acting as a wireless extender? With the right bundle, you could have done without the WN3000RPv3.

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