Help needed with my FTTP connection

gazujii said:
So you believe it IS the homeplug that's the issue and not the fact I cant seem to set my Adapter to 1Gbps like r7Slayer?

If that is the case its the homeplugs can better plugs be recommended? as I say I cant plug PC into router directly as its on another floor of the house.
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Devolo do some sets that are up to 1Gbps but you'll pay a price for them. If you can't run ethernet cable they're you're best bet.
 
It's your home plugs.

They may be bale to sync at 500Mb but the hardware interface on them is only 10/100. The reason you can't force a 10/100/1000 on your network card is because the powerlines won't support it.

You need newer better powerlines with Gb ports or an ethernet cable
 
Just making sure it sinks in, your home plugs only have a 100Mbit NIC built in. :p Haha

As always everyone will say run a cable, it's always the best solution. If it's truly that much of an issue you can't, then you can only look for a higher spec rated powerline adapter set that's 1Gb+ rated. Then only hope for the best!

Caged said:
Shall I bang my head into a wall a bit more?

Your homeplug adapters only have a 100Mbit interface
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gazujii said:
So you believe it IS the homeplug that's the issue and not the fact I cant seem to set my Adapter to 1Gbps like r7Slayer?

If that is the case its the homeplugs can better plugs be recommended? as I say I cant plug PC into router directly as its on another floor of the house.
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He more than believes, he knows:

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So even though the powerlines themselves can sync up to 500mb, the ethernet ports on the adapters are limited to 100mb.
 
Orcvader said:
He more than believes, he knows:

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So even though the powerlines themselves can sync up to 500mb, the ethernet ports on the adapters are limited to 100mb.
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Wow homeplugs are even more misleading than I thought, I knew the theoretical speed was impossible but having 500mbs homeplugs that can only connect at 100mbs is utter tripe.
 
Why is it an issue?

The OP was getting 95Mbit-ish, which for AV500 adapters is pretty amazing. That's still less than a the 100Mbit port supports so there isn't a bottleneck.

Gigabit ports are, in my opinion, only added to AV500 adapters to make people feel better. They'll never actually do any good.
 
I guess the difference is that with Wi-Fi you could create an artificial environment where the PHY rate of the link is obtained - and actually get that throughput from the devices.

With Powerline you could connect both units into the same socket where they are linked together with copper bus bars, use a metalclad socket and backbox for maximum shielding, and wire the socket to a filtered mains feed inside a faraday cage, but you will still never be able to see even half of the quoted throughput figures.

The only caveat given by TP Link to their claim of 500Mbps performance is:
The theoretical maximum channel data transfer rate is derived from HomePlug AV specifications. Actual data transfer rate will vary from network environment including: distance, network traffic, noise on electrical wires, building material and construction, quality of electrical installation and other adverse conditions.
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Nowhere does it mention the 100Mbps ethernet port on the device as a reason for impeding performance. I'd argue that limiting a device to communicating on a network at a maximum of 100Mbps and then marketing it as providing 500Mbps connectivity is clearly false advertising.

Edit: The clearest comparison I can think of would be making an 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter with a USB 1 interface and then advertising an "up to 450Mbps" connection speed.
 
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Rroff said:
Not very experienced with powerline adapters but in my experience they seem to max out at around 80MBit/s realistically in the average scenario (EDIT: Though won't be the main bottleneck here as you are getting basically 100Mbit speeds).

If the NIC isn't handshaking at gigabit speeds then the first thing to look at is the quality and type of the cables involved.
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Depends on the homeplug and wiring.

Without using the passthrough capability on my Devolo homeplugs... i get 200mbit from office -> living room and 100mbit from office -> basement (through 2 floors)

But... as soon as I use the passthrough, that drops to an unstable 50mbit to the living room and unusable in the basement.




As for the OP... the ethernet connection between PC and homeplug is only 100mbit, that won't help your speed, on top of the limitation of homeplug transfer rates.
 
bremen1874 said:
Why is it an issue?

The OP was getting 95Mbit-ish, which for AV500 adapters is pretty amazing. That's still less than a the 100Mbit port supports so there isn't a bottleneck.

Gigabit ports are, in my opinion, only added to AV500 adapters to make people feel better. They'll never actually do any good.
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Ermm, yes there is a bottleneck.

~92mbit/s is about right for a 100mbit/s interface when you add overheads into the mix. You will NEVER get 100mbit/s actual throughput out of such an interface or, for that matter, 100% throughput out of any interface. That is the nature of the protocol overhead.

Of course gigabit interfaces are worthwhile over 100mbit/s ones when used on a device which provides up to 500mbit/s connection. That's up to 400mbit/s extra speed. Sure, it's well known that homeplugs will never offer the advertised throughput, but to say a Gigabit port offers no usability over a 100mbit one on a 500mbit/s link is utter lunacy.

Your opinion is misguided and factually incorrect.
 
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Sin_Chase said:
Ermm, yes there is a bottleneck.

~92mbit/s is about right for a 100mbit/s interface when you add overheads into the mix. You will NEVER get 100mbit/s actual throughput out of such an interface or, for that matter, 100% throughput out of any interface. That is the nature of the protocol overhead.

Of course gigabit interfaces are worthwhile over 100mbit/s ones when used on a device which provides up to 500mbit/s connection. That's up to 400mbit/s extra speed. Sure, it's well known that homeplugs will never offer the advertised throughput, but to say a Gigabit port offers no usability over a 100mbit one on a 500mbit/s link is utter lunacy.

Your opinion is misguided and factually incorrect.
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Exactly, i have a wireless usb stick that connects at 320mbs which is great for my 106mbs internet. Glad i paid £20 for that rather than a 500mbs / ( only 100mbs really )home plug as even that 10 mbs loss would anoy me.
 
gigabit adapters and cat7 (overkill I know) cable should arrive today so will report back once I have a chance to swap everything over.
 
Caged said:
Nowhere does it mention the 100Mbps ethernet port on the device as a reason for impeding performance. I'd argue that limiting a device to communicating on a network at a maximum of 100Mbps and then marketing it as providing 500Mbps connectivity is clearly false advertising.
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Exactly.
 
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