Network problem :(

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Im pulling my hair out

Have just built my Mrs a small PC for a business she has recently set up and she is currently set up an "office" in our dining room.

The house broadband (BT Infinity) comes in the study - into a BT HH5 - connection out into an 8 port switch and one outlet from the switch goes to a Homeplug (3 synced)

One Homeplug goes to the lounge and feeds a Media Streamer and BT Vision Box

The second homeplug goes to the Dining Room (Mrs' "Office")

I built the PC in my study - hooked it up to the HH5 and no problem with home network / internet access

I take it into the Dining Room and plug into the Homeplug and nothing apart from a "Local Area Connection Doesn't Have a Valid IP Configuration" message

Back into the Study - works fine in the HH5, but same error if i plug into the switch

I have noticed that i get different IP addresses if I use the HH5 or Switch / Homeplug and sure (although i may be wrong) this is the problem ?

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Switch / Homeplug on the left and HH5 Connection on the right

Any ideas on how to resolve this please ?

Cheers :)
 
Hi

The three Homeplugs are synced and my Mrs old laptop works fine when plugged i, just the new PC :(
 
Thank you

I can try - but odd that into the back of HH5 is OK and anything behind the switch doesnt work ?

And as above - my Mrs' laptop into the same home hub works, just not the new PC
 
Right, I ripped everything back to :

Interweb in => HH5 => Switch => HomePlugs => PC

Nope

Then realised I had a fourth HomePlug so set up

Interweb in => HH5 => Switch => HomePlug 1 => PC
.........................................=> HomePlug 2 => BT Vision / Streamer

Nope

So, right back to basics and

Interweb in => HH5 => => HomePlug 1 => PC
...............................=> HomePlug 2 => BT Vision / Streamer

And it works but interweb speeds are shocking :/

I think im gonna get a wireless dongle and if that doesnt improve it a 30m length of CAT6 and no-nails it up to the ceiling and across the hall wall between her PC and the HH5 :P

Thanks for the advice :)
 
Direct to the router is fine - direct to the switch is doesn't pick up an address

Ive tried a manual / static IP and that doesnt appear to work either.

Just for clarity:

WAS WIRED:

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IS NOW WIRED:

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Ive also got a wireless dongle and 20m cable coming so will probably use one / both of those when they turn up :P

Thanks all
 
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