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Powerline very slow internet speed
I have the PLW1000v2 and I have had it for a few years now. My main purpose for it now is to basically provide a direct ethernet connection to my desktop which is in my bedroom since my router is in ...
If the wireless on the powerline device is hitting 140mbps, it means the powerline aspect of it is hitting full speeds and the ethernet on the device connected to the router is good. Thats good news because its usually the backhaul that slows things down.
So it comes down to:
1. Ethernet port on the powerline device with wireless
2. Ethernet cord
3. Ethernet port on computer
4. The driver/software on the computer.
so the goal is to figure out which one is causing the issue. Easiest check is to try a different ethernet cord. These do go bad and cause issues. Then it comes down to checking if you're computer is the issue. Do you have another computer you could plug it into or a laptop you can test with?
Sorry maybe I should have been more clear right from the start. So the normal wifi speed i get when connected directly to my router (not the PowerLine) is where I get 140mb/s on all my devices. When I try using the wifi or ethernet connection put off by the PowerLine that's where both speeds are incredibly low around 10mb/s.
I do notice when looking at the unit with the antennas that the little logo that looks like a house with a plug in it does change colors sometimes, it will be green, red, or orange and kind of linger on a color for a bit and then change again. Would this play into it somehow?
you might have interference in your line. Here's the led info that you can look at that tells you what those led's mean. Its also troubleshooting the connection.
https://kb.netgear.com/1096/How-to-troubleshoot-NETGEAR-powerlines-connectivity