netgear xav101 home plug. How many do you need?

danois · 02-12-2009 10:57pm #1

I bought the netgear powerline av ethernet adapter plug i want to use it so i can be on the PC and my son can be on his laptop. I have clearwire internet and from what i can see i need to connect one of the plugs to my clearwire box and the other plug to my computer to use it does this mean i will need a third plug to be able to use the laptop as well??? or can the ethernet wire be split like a normal phone wire??

thanks for you time

danois

Orion · 02-12-2009 11:17pm

Can you not use wireless on the laptop? You can use a cheap hub or switch to 'split' the connection but wireless would be better.

danois · 03-12-2009 8:47am

I have clearwire internet and the man at clearwire told me that there are no wireless routers that work with it

degsie · 03-12-2009 11:18am

You can connect one homeplug to your router and connect the other homeplug to a switch. Then you can connect both comp and laptop to the switch.

Orion · 03-12-2009 3:53pm

danois wrote: »

I have clearwire internet and the man at clearwire told me that there are no wireless routers that work with it

Oh really? The man at clearwire is a fool wrong - for example from their own site: http://www.clearwire.ie/?section=42

And you don't even have to use that one. If it uses an ethernet cable you can connect the clearwire router to any wireless router.

danois · 03-12-2009 4:53pm

thanks for that a pity i didnt ask you guys before i spent £99.99 on the plugs!!!!! ah well off to look for a cheap router i dont suppose i could use an old eircom router could i??

danois · 03-12-2009 4:54pm

degsie wrote: »

You can connect one homeplug to your router and connect the other homeplug to a switch. Then you can connect both comp and laptop to the switch.

Sorry if its a silly question but what do you mean by a switch?

degsie · 03-12-2009 5:54pm

danois wrote: »

Sorry if its a silly question but what do you mean by a switch?

Something like this.

danois · 03-12-2009 9:13pm

Thanks for that i might look into a switch could i use the netopia router you get with eircom or is that only good if you have eircom internet??

Overheal · 03-12-2009 9:18pm

What is it with all the netgear talk lately? Linksys. Linksys.

Anti · 03-12-2009 9:23pm

Overheal wrote: »

What is it with all the netgear talk lately? Linksys. Linksys.

Then throw the ddwrt firmware on it

Overheal · 03-12-2009 9:23pm

Anti wrote: »

Then throw the ddwrt firmware on it

Good ol' Worty.

danois · 03-12-2009 10:07pm

Grr cant get the stupid thing to work at all what are the chances of currys in the south taking it back when it was bought up north..

Overheal · 03-12-2009 10:40pm

danois wrote: »

Grr cant get the stupid thing to work at all what are the chances of currys in the south taking it back when it was bought up north..

Its not linking your PC to the Modem?

Snowbat · 04-12-2009 1:15am

danois wrote: »

could i use the netopia router you get with eircom or is that only good if you have eircom internet??

Which model Netopia?

This Clearwire page says you can plug a switch or a router into their modem (meaning it has a router built-in) so you should be able to hook it up to one of the LAN ports of a Netopia and use the Netopia as a fancy switch (and wireless AP if it's a wireless model). Before you hook it up, log in to the Netopia and disable it's DHCP server.

danois · 04-12-2009 11:19am

I am trying to connect the laptop and the pc to the clearwire and not managing the netgear i have is not a wireless router its the home adapter plugs they are meant to use your electricity wires in the house but dont seem to work

netgear xav101 home plug. How many do you need?

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