Powerline Adaptors Help

beejjacobs · 20 Apr 2012 at 17:42

Hi there

I'm after some assistance with my powerline adaptors, which don't seem to be working! I've had them a long time now [probably years] and they've been fine up until now.

They are Belkin F5D4071uk v1100.

I did have 3, but at the moment just trying to get 2 to work, as it's for my Family's PC. Windows 7 picks up a public unidentified network, or none at all. When using the troubleshoot option it says something along the lines of an IP address being invalid.

Any ideas what I should try, or why they've stopped working? I haven't changed the PC in ages, nothing obvious has changed.

Thanks!

PistolPete · 20 Apr 2012 at 18:38

Have you tried to run the Homeplug Utility, resetting them and settings them up again

beejjacobs · 20 Apr 2012 at 18:51

Was not aware on a utility! I thought they were just plug and play. Will download it and try that, cheers.

Tattysnuc · 20 Apr 2012 at 19:02

I had a set of I think develo (or something like that) plugs, and they needed to be configured via a utility first to pair them up. You can run them as pairs, or if plugged into a router, networked, so you needed the utility in the first instance to give them sight to one another.

Best bet is to just use 2 and see if one can see the other, that way you can work our which one is playing you up.

Nightglow · 20 Apr 2012 at 19:28

They should see each other after running the utility.

http://www.belkin.com/uk/support/article/?lid=enu&pid=F5D4071uk&aid=14763&scid=0

beejjacobs · 21 Apr 2012 at 01:41

Thanks for the link, and for all your help.

I will download it and try it in the morning

beejjacobs · 21 Apr 2012 at 20:15

Okay, well for whatever reason it seems to be working on the PC downstairs now.

I did try the utility on both my PC, and the family one but it didn't pick up the adaptors!?

If it makes a difference, one is connected to my router as its to share the internet connection, as it's too far for wireless to work reliably.