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Powerline AV500 - disconnecting and no improvement in extension
Background I live in Italy with poor Internet speed (1.5-4 Mbps). I have Vodafone ADSL/router. I installed Netgear to improve wifi reception upstairs. Downstairs I have an ethernet conmnected desktop PC. Also a couple of ipads, scanner/printer, laptop, radio that occasionally use wifi. I installed Netgear and (I think) cloned the Vodafone network so I can now see two networks. Problems. 1. I often get messages on route saying Ethernet device was disconnected. Then about 20 seconds later I get a message saying new device found and connected. I don't need to do anything. 2. On Netgear Genie panel (wifi connection), it says cannot scan wifi networks - make sure wift adapter enabled. I do not understand this as wifi does work, just not very well. 3. I have a wifi radio on the network that frequently disconnects - although ipads (for radio reception) never do. This may or may not be connected to Netgear installation. 4. The cloned netork for upstairs rarely works for long. This is a major problem as we stream UK TV programs via laptop and HDMI cable. It's possible that because of the low Internet speed, I can never improve the situation so I am considering removing Netgear completely. All thoughts welcome. Regards John