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I am attempting to use the Netgear powerline 500 to provide Internet from a guy's house to his golf-club-house about 400 feet away. (yes, he has a 4 hole golf-course in his back-yard) The electric is on the same circuit, and the club-house has a 100 amp entrance, but is routed from his main breaker-box at his home. I was able to get the two to work together within his home, but once I move the 'receiving' unit to the club-house, there is nothing. I feel kinda dumb about this, as I *thought* that perhaps the frequency range using the power-lines were so low, that attenuation wouldn't be an issue. I'm still not even sure that it is. His club-house has heat, air, fridge, etc.......as I said it's a 100 amp service entrance that comes directly from his home, only one entrance/meter. Is it just too far? Something I can do? I'm the one that is supposed to be the pro here----and when I found this unit, I figured it would take care of everything. 15 years ago, before 'wireless' became the rage, I used the telephone line adapters for my home for every room that had a phone-jack and it worked great. This thing-----I'm must lost. Please advise!!!!!
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- With powerline there are NO guarantees - sometimes you can get a thousand feet - sometimes you cant get it to work in the same room. Having pointed that out - if the property is wired single phase, split phase (or 120/240, 3 wire + earth) which is standard US residential, make sure you're on the same "side of the neutral".
- I wondered about being on the 'correct side' of the 220------but I couldn't find anything in the manual that mentioned it. I kept thinking, "well of COURSE it has to be plugged in to the correct side." I'd say it's something Obama did.
- I suspect that 220 is a typo, but just in case it's not ... Let's see how ASCII graphics will work - standard residential wiring is like this. L1 ---------- N ---------- L2 120v ------- 0v ------- 120v |________240v_____| Between Line 1 and Neutral you'll get 120V, between Line 2 and Neutral you also get 120V, and between Line 1 & Line 2, you'll get 240V - Line 1 & Line 2 are two separate circuits, and although they are usually fed from different windings on a single distribution transformer, they can also be fed from completely separate transformers. The extent to which the powerline signal couples from one side to the other can vary depending on the mix of 240v appliances on the circuits and can change as these appliances go on & off - imagine loosing the connection every time an air conditioner or water heater cycles on or off - now imagine that when the appliance is half a block up the street in someone else's home.
- Yeah..........that's what I was trying to say. I know he's using the same transformer on both locations.......he simply has a 240 line running down the hill to the other location. I was unable to get ANY connection---but ran out of time before I got to check the breaker-box and try to make sure I had tried both 'sides' of the electrical system.
RadioboyWV wrote: he simply has a 240 line running down the hill to the other location. I was unable to get ANY connection
There is a need to precise in defining situations - if what he has is a 240 line between the two locations then there is no neutral connection between the two - so a 120V powerline coupling just will NOT work.- And i wondered also, is it on the correct 220v？And if the powerline is unstabil, you may try the phone line.
