power line adapter brands

[ci_newman]

all seems ok. Unfortunately didn't test this speed on the tp-link

I am assuming that the stated connection speed is the full-duplex speed rather than the download speed so you're probably only getting 102Mbps Tx. In which case you aren't getting much benefit over your other TP-Link 100Mbps units

 

[joelk2]

I am assuming that the stated connection speed is the full-duplex speed rather than the download speed so you're probably only getting 102Mbps Tx. In which case you aren't getting much benefit over your other TP-Link 100Mbps units

it depends on the distance i think.

mine are connected at a higher speed (using the same one the OP used to have) but only a short distance.

 

[kh85]

in my typical fashion i probaby should have just stayed with the tp-link units. they do exactly the same thing and i now reaslise i don't really need the 1gbps port anyway. can't refund them either (bought in a shop which states if seal broken ect) hmph. gotta decide which ones to keep and which ones to try and sell now... what would you guys do?

 

[Sin_Chase]

FYI. Unless stated otherwise a '500Mbit/s' powerline adapter will never give you that throughput...seeing as they use 100Mbit/s Full Duplex ports for the onwards cabled section of the link.

Even if you had 500Mbit/s point to point between two powerline adapters you are still limited by the 100Mbit/s Ethernet port.

The '500' jobbies are usually sold on being better at providing a connection over the power lines but make sure you double check the physical Ethernet port speeds if you actually want/need more than 100Mbit/s throughput.

 

[kh85]

FYI. Unless stated otherwise a '500Mbit/s' powerline adapter will never give you that throughput...seeing as they use 100Mbit/s Full Duplex ports for the onwards cabled section of the link.

Even if you had 500Mbit/s point to point between two powerline adapters you are still limited by the 100Mbit/s Ethernet port.

The '500' jobbies are usually sold on being better at providing a connection over the power lines but make sure you double check the physical Ethernet port speeds if you actually want/need more than 100Mbit/s throughput.

i see, but what if the motherboard Ethernet port supports gigabit? will speeds alter then?

after everyone's advice i should have stuck with tp-link as i wont be doing any network transferring. "do'h!"

 

[starfighter]

I bought some D-Link Gigabit ones from OCUK a few years ago before there was a gigabit standard, they use D-Links own tech and have Gigabit ports. TBH I have never tested them but I don't transfer files often but they don't bottleneck my fibre Internet so that will do.

 

[Fat Dog]

kh85

Don't even think of getting better powerlines. Waste of money. Doesn't matter what your LAN status says, I bet you're getting 5 MB/s, 8 if you are lucky. Have you actually checked it? If you have BT Inifinity 2, your powerlines will probably be bottlenecking the internet.

Gigabit Ethernet is the way forward if at all possible, and in your case sounds like it is.

 

[kh85]

kh85

Don't even think of getting better powerlines. Waste of money. Doesn't matter what your LAN status says, I bet you're getting 5 MB/s, 8 if you are lucky. Have you actually checked it? If you have BT Inifinity 2, your powerlines will probably be bottlenecking the internet.

Gigabit Ethernet is the way forward if at all possible, and in your case sounds like it is.

hi there, my net is fine, definetly not being bottlenecked. not sure how to test the true transfer speeds of the adapters? the more expensive adapters are giving same speeds in the softwares provided, between 175/230mbps. i'm going to stick with the cheaper ones now though. didn't really need to buy the more expensives.

 

[Sighn]

I used to use Devolo 200av plugs paired different sides of the house, upstairs and downstairs and my transfers between computers was only limited by the 100Mbps router @ roughly 12MB/s.

 

[kh85]

I guess the only way i'll ever know the TRUE transfer speeds are if I'm transferring files to another computer? which i won't be doing anyway??

 

[paintguy]

I guess the only way i'll ever know the TRUE transfer speeds are if I'm transferring files to another computer? which i won't be doing anyway??

That's it really. Transfer a big file and time it, then do some maths.

If you aren't having any problems or noticing particularly slow speeds then don't sweat it

 

[kh85]

That's it really. Transfer a big file and time it, then do some maths.

If you aren't having any problems or noticing particularly slow speeds then don't sweat it

cool cheers, i think i finally understand how they work etc.
i went and bought some develo av 500 mini starter kit which had a gigabit port on it. But the tp-link ones i bought originally would do the job fine... can't get a refund on the devolos either :'(