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AK471
Sep 22, 2011Aspirant
Transfer speeds on Ultra 4
Hello, I am new to the forum and have just bought a Ultra 4. I was expecting this to be incredibly fast on my network but when accessing media from my HTPC it is very laggy. I thought I would check my...
StephenB
Sep 26, 2011Guru - Experienced User
Since the switch needs to buffer the data going out the slower powerline links, you will want a switch that supports 802.3x flow control (pause frames). The unmanaged GS108 doesn't do that, you would either need the more expensive GS108T or the GS508/GS608.
Powerline networking is finicky stuff, when it works its great, but when its not, its horrid...
You could try adding powerline filtering (see http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/l ... ine-filter). Some homeplug products have this filtering built in, so if you do replace what you have now, you should probably take that into consideration.
Powerline networking is finicky stuff, when it works its great, but when its not, its horrid...
You could try adding powerline filtering (see http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/l ... ine-filter). Some homeplug products have this filtering built in, so if you do replace what you have now, you should probably take that into consideration.
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