Powerline Network Adaptors

John_Gray

takman wrote: »

What kind of actual transfer speed do you all get through the Powerline Adapters?.

I have a wired network and when transferring large files i constantly get 112 MBps so a 900 Mbit connection on a Gigabit Ethernet Network. Are Gigabit Powerline adaptors anywhere near to this?

No - you might expect about a quarter (a third?) of the nominal speed (although this will vary somewhat depending upon the amount of noise on your mains, etc).

The general rule of thumb is, "If you can use ethernet cables, do."
Wireless and homeplugs will always disappoint in terms of throughput.

thescouselander

I'm getting nearly 200mbps in total across my home plug network but because the adapters only have 100mbps ports they max out at that speed. They're as good as a standard 100mbps network cable IMO with the only disadvantage being a few ms latency added.

Most of my adapters are the 200mbps standard so I've no idea how fast the gigabit ones would go.

takman

John_Gray wrote: »

No - you might expect about a quarter (a third?) of the nominal speed (although this will vary somewhat depending upon the amount of noise on your mains, etc).

The general rule of thumb is, "If you can use ethernet cables, do."
Wireless and homeplugs will always disappoint in terms of throughput.

I've just looked at some reviews and testing and it seems that they are not very fast at all. So they seem to be designed for people who want an extended network outside of a wireless range that is easy to install.

takman

thescouselander wrote: »

I'm getting nearly 200mbps in total across my home plug network but because the adapters only have 100mbps ports they max out at that speed. They're as good as a standard 100mbps network cable IMO with the only disadvantage being a few ms latency added.

Most of my adapters are the 200mbps standard so I've no idea how fast the gigabit ones would go.

Are you saying that you are getting an actual speed of 100 Mbps from 200 Mbps adapters?. I've just read this review and the fastest adapters they have ever tested (rated at 2000 Mbps) only gave an actual speed of 117 Mbps.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/powerline-adapters/tp-link-av2000-powerline-starter-kit-review-3643494/

What is your transfer speed when sending files between devices?.

PiratePete

steviebabes wrote: »

I have found that they wont work if you have an outbuilding supplied by armoured cable even when it is from the same consumer unit. I wonder if its's because the metal armour wires are earthed.

I have the TP Link TL-WPA4220 which I use in a shed down the garden fed by armored cable at about 120 foot away and they work OK The only thing is the wifi drops to about 8 Mbps on the usual 25m Mbps I usually get in the house.

MoneyMate

steviebabes wrote: »

Mine are TP-Link but just don't work over 40M of armoured cable.

Do you use with Surge/Spike rcd Protectors protecting your armoured cable run if so this could be the reason ?

steviebabes

Yes there is an RCD as the outbuilding has its own consumer unit.

thescouselander

takman wrote: »

Are you saying that you are getting an actual speed of 100 Mbps from 200 Mbps adapters?. I've just read this review and the fastest adapters they have ever tested (rated at 2000 Mbps) only gave an actual speed of 117 Mbps.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/powerline-adapters/tp-link-av2000-powerline-starter-kit-review-3643494/

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Well the speed at each adaper is slightly different depending on which socket it's plugged into. The slowest one is connecting at around 120mbps and seems to get the full 100mbps at the eathernet port. The faster ones range between 180 and 190 Mbps which seems to work at those speeds using my WiFi access point and a plug I have with a gigabit Ethernet port.

I can usually get about a 10 or 11 MBps transfer to/from my NAS drive from any adapter.

takman

thescouselander wrote: »

Well the speed at each adaper is slightly different depending on which socket it's plugged into. The slowest one is connecting at around 120mbps and seems to get the full 100mbps at the eathernet port. The faster ones range between 180 and 190 Mbps - if I put my WiFi access point on one of these sockets I get pretty much this speed over the WiFi.

I can usually get about a 10 or 11 MBps transfer to/from my NAS drive from any adapter.
What is your transfer speed when sending files between devices.

If your actually getting 10 or 11 MBps speeds then your adapters seem to be much better than the ones in that review.

thescouselander

takman wrote: »

If your actually getting 10 or 11 MBps speeds then your adapters seem to be much better than the ones in that review.

Might be down to the wiring - my house is relitively new which probably helps.