Powerline adapters through extesion leads

predator70 · 14 Sep 2011 at 16:48

Hello,

Im thinking of getting a TP-Link 200mbps pa211 powerline adapter kit to use on my network but may struggle to connect directly to a wall socket without an extension lead.

Just wondering if anyone has tested with extension leads and how well they work with a non-surgeprotected extension lead or with a surge protected extension lead.

Cuchulain · 14 Sep 2011 at 16:50

Works fine for me, even through cheap 10 year old ASDA extensions.

predator70 · 14 Sep 2011 at 17:07

thanks

23JMZ07 · 14 Sep 2011 at 17:20

Work perfectly well on standard extensions, some people report probs on surge protected/filtered extensions.

Azza · 15 Sep 2011 at 02:41

What about socket multi adapters? Where the router is, there are only 2 sockets for itself and the cordless phone. So would need an extra one for the first home plug to go into.

edscdk · 15 Sep 2011 at 02:58

Manual says done use extension box's / multi plug, but I have installed several for various people using them and not had an issue

The are sooooo many variables you gotta try them to see how well it's gonna work

Hotwired · 15 Sep 2011 at 03:05

You're likely to get a worse signal with a longer line and more plug connections but a signal > no signal.

So unless the extensions include circuits which interfere with the signal I don't see why not.

I have tried with a 20m extension cord, signal was notably worse so I used the cable for powering the PC and a socket in the wall for the adapter.