Fellwalker
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I have a pair of Devolo dLAN adapters. One is next to the router (BT homehub 6) in a wall mains socket connected with an ethernet cable. The other is a triple, again connected to a mains wall socket, behind the TV and connected using ethernet to the TV, the youview box and the dvd player.
From time to time while watching BBC iPlayer or amazon prime, the programme stops and eventually a message says the Internet has been lost. But a speed check from my mobile connected via WiFi shows it is still up and running, at around 50 Mbps down and 18 up. The router shows connected - in the management screen it still shows the TV and youview boxes. But they can't see the Internet.
Is this a common problem with Powerline networking? I've not found any posts with this particular problem, either here or on other forums. It was a minor inconvenience before, but now that we are at home so much and watching more through the Internet, it is happening at least once a day, a real pain. It takes 5 to 10 minutes for the connection to reappear.
So far as I can tell the adaptors have the latest firmware. The sockets are the original ones, not extensions. The house is about 30 years old so it isn't obsolete wiring.
Is there a way to fix this?
Are devolo magic devices more reliable (they use a different system altogether)?
The TV etc is basically at the opposite corner of the house to the router so does not get a strong enough WiFi signal. I went wired rather than WiFi extender so I didn't clutter the WiFi, but would I be better with a BT whole home set up?
From time to time while watching BBC iPlayer or amazon prime, the programme stops and eventually a message says the Internet has been lost. But a speed check from my mobile connected via WiFi shows it is still up and running, at around 50 Mbps down and 18 up. The router shows connected - in the management screen it still shows the TV and youview boxes. But they can't see the Internet.
Is this a common problem with Powerline networking? I've not found any posts with this particular problem, either here or on other forums. It was a minor inconvenience before, but now that we are at home so much and watching more through the Internet, it is happening at least once a day, a real pain. It takes 5 to 10 minutes for the connection to reappear.
So far as I can tell the adaptors have the latest firmware. The sockets are the original ones, not extensions. The house is about 30 years old so it isn't obsolete wiring.
Is there a way to fix this?
Are devolo magic devices more reliable (they use a different system altogether)?
The TV etc is basically at the opposite corner of the house to the router so does not get a strong enough WiFi signal. I went wired rather than WiFi extender so I didn't clutter the WiFi, but would I be better with a BT whole home set up?