Powerline Adapters Not "unidentified network"

xcoyote

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I posted a speed issue I was having on another thread, but now it seems to be a powerline issue and wanted to post it here to see if anyone had any insight.

Long story short, I had TP-Link powerline adapters helping me make an internet connection (via a second) router to my office about 100 yards away. All was well except the download speed. I was told to try different plugins with the adapter, which I did, but no increase in speed. So today, I tried to go to another room with that adapter and now the adapters no long read each other. (I guess).

Once the adapter I was using in different plugins gave me "unidentified network" , I knew something wasn't right. So, I tried to pair it up again, got the same thing. I got out a brand new adapter, paired it up and got the same thing.

I have all three lights on both adapters (the main one and the paired one) solid green. On my laptop, I get a green light and the amber light blinks for a while then goes off completely.

If I use that same cord and plug it into the router directly and connect to my laptop, all works fine.

Other adapters in the house have no issues. It seems like any new one I try to pair is having issues.

Anyone else run into this problem? Is there a fix?
 

festerovic

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I have powerline adapters, and this happens to me as well. No fix other than finding plugs that work. I rewired all new outlets on all my wall plates, which helped a little. Mostly its about the quality and layout of the electrical wiring. I cant comment on the lights on adapters, they all work differently so read the manual to decipher that. I have noticed that these adapters like to learn and adjust, so the speeds may go up if you leave them plugged in longer (maybe several hours?).

Smallnetbuilder.com has reviews and benchmarks for different adapters, if you want to check out real world numbers these adapters put out.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tools/charts/powerline/view
 

xcoyote

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After a bit, I left everything then went back and unplugged every device from everything! Then, one by one, I connected everything again and bingo, everything back to the way it was. Guess I'll just have to live with the 90%+ speed reduction from the house to the office.
 

ajmak

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You've probably either solved this or just gotten rid of your Powerline adapters by now, but I had the same problem, and there wasn't a solution posted here.

I had a pair of TL-PA2010s, which worked for about 3 days out of the box and then suddenly stopped. The newest TP-Link Utility doesn't provide an option to reset the adapters. So I plugged both into the same outlet, and hit the pair button to pair the two. After they were paired, I moved them to different outlets, and they were working fine again.