TP-Link 200Mbps Mini Powerline Ethernet Adapter

Gadgetman496

TP-Link 200Mbps Mini Powerline Ethernet Adapter - Twin Pack £35.99 @ Amazon

The Ayatolla

Got them last week, work like a charm. Great value

zarquon

What sort of speed are you getting with them. I've read that they only produce about 70Mbps in real use rather than the 200 rating.

Voodu Child

zarquon wrote: »

What sort of speed are you getting with them. I've read that they only produce about 70Mbps in real use rather than the 200 rating.

200Mbps powerline are actually 100Mbps up/down so the '200' is a misleading marketing term.

And 100Mbps in either direction is the theoretical speed you would get over zero distance, no interference, etc.

In the real world they get about 30-60% of that. I've got these ones and I get about 5MB/s (40Mb/s) over most of the house.

JHet

Thanks its the Super saver delivery that makes these a real bargain!

infocal

just bought one! thanks guys!!

Kenny Logins

infocal wrote: »

just bought one! thanks guys!!

Two?

Gadgetman496

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Two?

One pack of two

infocal

yes "two" in one box

rai555

bought a pair, many thanks lads

long_b

Hopefully these will be compatible with the eBuyer ones a lot of us got a while back. Thanks OP

uck51js9zml2yt

what do they do? saw some on ibood with a router which worked out dearer than amazon.

long_b

Pearl Quick Peace wrote: »

what do they do? saw some on ibood with a router which worked out dearer than amazon.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePlug

Gadgetman496

Pearl Quick Peace wrote: »

what do they do? saw some on ibood with a router which worked out dearer than amazon.

Basically they give you wired Internet access way better than wireless and a tad less than full wired in any room in the house via your existing electrical house wiring.

I use min for my sons Xbox which is a room other than the one the router is in. He games a lot and finds them great.

Plug one in next to the router, connect a RJ45 network cable from it to a port on your router. Plug the second one into any power outlet in any room in your house and using the second RJ45 network cable it gives you internet access.

pajoemccracken

Hi,
Have to agree that they are a great deal.
I bought them from Amazon last and installed last and set up my new Sony internet Tv.
It all works a treat.
Watched a movie on my Tv that was stored on my PC through the network set up using the tp-link powerline.
They are a fantastic privce compared to similar 200Mbps Netgear ones sold in
Currys that I spotted yesterday(see attached).

Pajoe

Peter B

I got the ethernet adapters mentioned in this old thread -> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056101711

Does anyone know would it be possible to add the adapters mentioned in this thread to increase my home network? They would have to work with my current ones.

Has anyone here done that before?

settings

I have 4 of these in use in the house and they are really great. I use them to stream media from a server to htpcs. Very easy to use and so neat compared to what I had in mind befoer I heard about these :rolleyes:

Soarer

In this twin pack, is one plug the master and one the slave? ie. If I bought two twin packs, would a specific one from each pack have to be plugged into the router and then use the other two around the house, or could I just plug in one, and use the other 3 wherever?

settings

Soarer wrote: »

In this twin pack, is one plug the master and one the slave? ie. If I bought two twin packs, would a specific one from each pack have to be plugged into the router and then use the other two around the house, or could I just plug in one, and use the other 3 wherever?

no they are identical, you can even buy single packs. They just act as network cable between 2 points (or more) so you dont need to worry.

just plug any one in the router and it will put the other 3 online + on the network

Soarer

Nice one.

So what about this as a scenario. A certain someone has unlimited 24mb broadband and their neighbour doesn't.
Could one of these be plugged into the router, an extension lead run from one house to the other, and then another plug plugged into the extension at the far end to be plugged into the neighbours pc?

stephendevlin

Soarer wrote: »

Nice one.

So what about this as a scenario. A certain someone has unlimited 24mb broadband and their neighbour doesn't.
Could one of these be plugged into the router, an extension lead run from one house to the other, and then another plug plugged into the extension at the far end to be plugged into the neighbours pc?

Its possible yes. But can hinder the speed

Deep Thought

Soarer wrote: »

Nice one.

So what about this as a scenario. A certain someone has unlimited 24mb broadband and their neighbour doesn't.
Could one of these be plugged into the router, an extension lead run from one house to the other, and then another plug plugged into the extension at the far end to be plugged into the neighbours pc?

LOL...:D

MarkR

I believe they don't work well over extension leads. Hit or miss really.

Ceist_Beag

Nice one OP, just ordered a pair.

Voodu Child

Soarer wrote: »

Nice one.

So what about this as a scenario. A certain someone has unlimited 24mb broadband and their neighbour doesn't.
Could one of these be plugged into the router, an extension lead run from one house to the other, and then another plug plugged into the extension at the far end to be plugged into the neighbours pc?

If you've got permission to use their network then just run a LAN cable.

If you don't have permission then morals aside I don't see how you would sneak a homeplug into their house without them noticing and then run an extension cable from one of their power outlets, out the window and across into your house.

Kenny Logins

Soarer wrote: »

Nice one.

So what about this as a scenario. A certain someone has unlimited 24mb broadband and their neighbour doesn't.
Could one of these be plugged into the router, an extension lead run from one house to the other, and then another plug plugged into the extension at the far end to be plugged into the neighbours pc?

Or you could .....just ...run a ...network ......cable....

tok9

Peter B wrote: »

I got the ethernet adapters mentioned in this old thread -> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056101711

Does anyone know would it be possible to add the adapters mentioned in this thread to increase my home network? They would have to work with my current ones.

Has anyone here done that before?

I'm curious about this too. As I have 2 solwise (i think) adaptors and I'm wondering if they could all be used together.

stephendevlin

MarkR wrote: »

I believe they don't work well over extension leads. Hit or miss really.

They work fine over extensions but speed varies on the length of cable and whatever the cable is servicing.

They don't work on extensions with surge protection

Doodah7

Another option is buy a length Cat5e network cable and run that from the PC to the powerline adapter. I did this recently with a 5m cable (€6 in PC World) and it works perfectly.

Kristopherus

tok9 wrote: »

I'm curious about this too. As I have 2 solwise (i think) adaptors and I'm wondering if they could all be used together.

Yes, they can. I've used Solwise ones with a pair that I got in Lidl some time ago.

degsie

tok9 wrote: »

I'm curious about this too. As I have 2 solwise (i think) adaptors and I'm wondering if they could all be used together.

If they are the same speed (200mbps) then they should work fine. You can't mix different speed homeplug adapters.

peckerhead

200AV, 500AV & 1GIG adapters will all inter-operate, you cannot use these products with the 85Mbps ones however they will sit on the same mains wiring without interference.

That's a great price for a twin pack.

Squall19

Excellent deal.

I have 2 D-Link one's at home, have them over 2 years, cost me 120 euro.

Got sick of the buffering, lag etc from the wifi.

Have it in the sitting room for my htpc, mostly for streaming icefilms via xbmc and the ps3.

Makes a huge difference, I could never go back to wifi for streaming and online gaming.

dolallyoh

Ordered 2 pairs of these, thanks for the heads up.

infocal

received today! perfect!

Callipo

Might just be worth pointing out....

These, in my experience, work the opposite to what you think.

You need to hit the button on the one you want to join and then the one connected to the router. Not the one on the router and then the rest.

Gadgetman496

Callipo wrote: »

Might just be worth pointing out....

These, in my experience, work the opposite to what you think.

You need to hit the button on the one you want to join and then the one connected to the router. Not the one on the router and then the rest.

Not sure if you are using their software too? but I just plugged mine in and they work perfectly as do the Netgear ones I've used before. I never use the supplied software.

Doodah7

gadgetman496 wrote: »

Not sure if you are using their software too? but I just plugged mine in and they work perfectly as do the Netgear ones I've used before. I never use the supplied software.

Agreed. Just plugged them in and they worked. Simples.

doncarlos

Just ordered these. Saves me relying on dodgy wireless access point that I have been using. Cheers OP!

martyoo

Still waiting on mine. Moved into a new house recently and the wifi signal is prity poor.

This should fix that

MarkR

I ordered on Saturday, got them monday.

silvine

Does these have any advantage over wireless N?

Gadgetman496

silvine wrote: »

Does these have any advantage over wireless N?

Far superior to wireless end of.

JPA

Works great , my Acer Revo wireless was/is poor.

PenguinMan

So, would these work well in an old house with concrete walls which stop wireless signal? The router is in the extension of the house and it's almost impossible to get a signal past a certain part downstairs, and practically nothing upstairs.

Gadgetman496

PenguinMan wrote: »

So, would these work well in an old house with concrete walls which stop wireless signal? The router is in the extension of the house and it's almost impossible to get a signal past a certain part downstairs, and practically nothing upstairs.

Provided the electrical circuit in both the house and the Ext are on the same ring you will have no problems.

PenguinMan

gadgetman496 wrote: »

Provided the electrical circuit in both the house and the Ext are on the same ring you will have no problems.

Is there any way to check this? I'm awfully clueless when it come to these things .

terriepodonnell

Hi, I was looking at getting one of these. They seem like a cool product particularly when there are wireless network blackspots & at a nice price.

I have a query before ordering a set.
My house has 2 x fuse boxes.
The fuse boxes are all side by side.
Ultimately there is 1 x ESB Meter.

I understand these Powerplugs work over the earth cabling ??

Any opinions would be appreciated on whether this would work or not ?

Many thanks. Terri.

Gadgetman496

PenguinMan wrote: »

Is there any way to check this? I'm awfully clueless when it come to these things .

If you only have one fuse box it will definitely work.

If you have two? depending on how it was wired? it may or may not work.

If you were using the two adapters on power sockets within the house or two sockets within the extension there would be no problems. However, if the house and Ext were on different mains rings and you needed to use one adapter on one ring (ie the house) but the second adapter on the second ring (ie the extension) it could be problematic.

Clareman

I was in a friends inlaws house and they had 4 fuse boxes, it was a nightmare, you really have to have a plug that's on the 1 circuit for them to work I think.

PenguinMan

gadgetman496 wrote: »

If you only have one fuse box it will definitely work.

If you have two? depending on how it was wired? it may or may not work.

If you were using the two adapters on power sockets within the house or two sockets within the extension there would be no problems. However, if the house and Ext were on different mains rings and you needed to use one adapter on one ring (ie the house) but the second adapter on the second ring (ie the extension) it could be problematic.

Definitely only have one fuse box, but I do know that there's strange wiring. For example, if the power trips in one fuse the area of the house affected is rather irregular. Reckon that would be okay? And thanks for the help btw