Powerline Ethernet Adapter - Circuit Issue?

[jeffo2448]

Hey all, I just have a quick question about a powerline ethernet adapter. In my house, I have the following network setup:

1st Floor: NetGear Powerline Ethernet------->Cisco Wireless Router------>Westell 1600 Modem----->Main PC

2nd Floor: NetGear Powerline Ethernet----->Xbox 360

Basically, we use a wireless router so that we can get a signal to our laptops (located upstairs). I bought the NetGear Adapters to establish a better ("wired") connection to the Xbox. Now here's the issue: In one room upstairs, the NetGear adapters would constantly drop the Xbox Live connection to the point where we couldn't play any games online for more than a few mins without constant "Connection Interrupted" problems. BUT... my brother decided to put the Xbox in his room, along with the adapter in a new outlet (which is still on the 2nd floor) and he rarely gets any connection problems. Is this because the adapter is plugged into a better circuit? Thanks for any help.

[Maz_-]

Yes it could be. Have you tried plugging the adapter into a different wall socket in your room to see if you can replicate the issue?

[rgsalinger]

Make certain the the netgear adapter is plugged into a socket and not into any type of power strip. They just won't work very well if at all that way. If your house is an old house and the wiring has changed over the years you may find that some configurations work and some don't.

[brinnonbob]

OK, so I need to setup an A/P or Repeater in my garage and my present W/L signal doesn't come in out there. The garage has a separate circuit breaker box.
Can I come off of a plug-in on the main house wiring with a 15 ft heavy extension cord into the garage with a powerline adapter on the end of it and get a decent signal to be broadcast? I am planing to get the Zyxel PLA407 200 Mbps adapters to use.
Drilling holes in walls,ceiling,floors out of the question, fur shure.
Ideas appreciated.

Thx

[Maz_-]

Why not put a AP in between our current router and garage and then bridge them together to form on big wireless network? Save you the hassle of connecting all the power cords etc.

Maz

[brinnonbob]

In all actuality, I am planning on beaming a signal 400 ft through the forest to my neighbors house. They are only here maybe a dozen times a year until they retire but they don't even have phone service and broadcast television only brings in the Fox channel via an antenna.
I've got the Hawking equipment for TX & RX ends and don't really plan on being in the garage with my laptop.
Also, should I setup the TX unit as an AP or a Repeater?

Thanks

Bob F.

[Maz_-]

I would go with an AP rather then a repeater. Simply because a repeater might slow things down, whereas an AP would handle the adressing etc itself and it would work better. Make sure you configure the AP correctly though, in regards to DHCP, DNS and default gateway.

Maz

[Wand3r3r]

"400 ft through the forest"

That is not going to happen. You would need clear line of site for that distance to work.
Wireless will not go thru the trees.

[Tony_2007]

400 Ft through a forest wouldn't happen with stock antenna configurations.

Although if you add a 24dbi parabolic grid antenna on each end it could probably work. I use a 24dbi dish from hyperlink. The high gain aids in diffraction of the signal around trees. It isn't the best idea though.

[brinnonbob]

These are large cedars and firs and the local elk herd keeps everything clear from ground level to 9 ft up so there is a pretty clear line of sight available down low. I just finished extending the range of the wifi at the nursery/gardens I work at and the Hawking 9db omni-directional output can be picked up through large trees to at least 300-350 ft away with 2 bars.
I will have the HAO9SDP directional on the TX end and the HA12W on the RX end.

[jjm3rd]

Many people do not know that the electrical power in most homes today ios
typically 240 volts ac single phase. This means half of that circuit is 120 volts ac giving you two separate 120 volt circuits split phase.
If you use these devices that transmit signals through the ac line, be aware that those signals do not cross the phase with out a special device that connects the phase together. I use to have these x10 remote control products that I used to turn off lights etc. with, and found they would only work on certain circuits. x-10 cam out with a special device that would fix that problem. So I am thinking these ethernet through the ac outlets work the same way perhaps.
that is from my own experience. JJM