Problems mixing homeplug types??

StevieP · 26 Apr 2011 at 14:37

I've currently got a couple of Devolo 200MB homeplugs and will shortly be needing another but the Devolo one's are pretty expensive to buy seperately so I'm considering getting a twin pack and splitting them with my dad - problem is the ones he has is a value pack (still 200MB though!) so are unbranded.

Has anyone got any experience of mixing homeplug brands - will it cause problems??

Cheers....

NathP · 26 Apr 2011 at 14:45

As long they both are the homeplug 200mb standard they will be fine

23JMZ07 · 26 Apr 2011 at 15:58

There are two powerline chipsets competing at the moment. The most popular one is the Intellon (Homeplug AV Specification) chipset. Some manufacturers however use the DS2 chipset (Netgear / Philips). These although both being 200mbps will not interoperate with each other. Do the "value" plugs give any indication on what chipset they use?

StevieP · 26 Apr 2011 at 16:32

23JMZ07 said:
There are two powerline chipsets competing at the moment. The most popular one is the Intellon (Homeplug AV Specification) chipset. Some manufacturers however use the DS2 chipset (Netgear / Philips). These although both being 200mbps will not interoperate with each other. Do the "value" plugs give any indication on what chipset they use?

THERE's a question - they are the value brand of a competitor so I cant post the link - from what I can see there is no mention of the chipset! :confused:

23JMZ07 · 26 Apr 2011 at 18:03

I think I can guess what competitor.
I will take a look.

Would you class these homeplugs as extra value or not

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If so then they are most probably made by Xenta and are Homeplug AV compliant so you should not have any problems mixing with the Devolos