bixy Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I wonder if someone can help me with this. Having Wifi problems due to thick walls and am considering some kind of Homeplug. Have you good experience with this; are there potential pitfalls; can you recommend a brand/model?Many thanksPatrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osie Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 devolo 100bps /200mps (ehternet) or wifi... all work well... pixmania and rue de commerce sell them for example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardbk Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I have recently installed some Netgear - XAVB5001-100PES very very easy to set up and work superbly well, even out to our barn. Lieterally plug them in and it works immediately. If you are 3 phase you can buy a little adapter from Conrad to enable you to use each device on a different phase.http://www.conrad.fr/coupleur_de_phases_pour_produits_powerline_p_48674_49300_857062_857063_FAS With these homeplugs you can also create and manage more complex networks. I have now installed a 2nd pair to create 2 completely separate networks. One subnet for my freebox server to player and another for everything else. There is a great little setup tool from http://www.leacom.fr which lets you easily set up and configure complex networks using homeplugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I had a similar problem. Reception going from 1 to no bars and back again. Added one of thesehttp://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000WXSO76/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00and it's now permanently 5 bars. [:)] Great bit of kit, very simple to set up - ie plug and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markradland Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I bought the devolo dlan 200 AV wireless N starter kit. Despite the reviews about the product which say it is easy to set up, it was a nightmare. The wireless is very effective but it has taken me hours to get the laptop to accept the code from the product. I have given up with my phone. The on-line handbook is 57 pages of gobblygook (to me).Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osie Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 [quote user="Markradland"]I bought the devolo dlan 200 AV wireless N starter kit. Despite the reviews about the product which say it is easy to set up, it was a nightmare. The wireless is very effective but it has taken me hours to get the laptop to accept the code from the product. I have given up with my phone. The on-line handbook is 57 pages of gobblygook (to me).Mark[/quote]I am surprised... With the 200 series there is a cockpit cd or download from website... Install the cd, plug in the device in a wall, the other in the computer with the installed software. All worked for me. Plug and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Sorry Osie, but doesn't the expression "plug and play" mean that you don't have to install any software yourself, it just works when you plug it in? I could be wrong though as I am generally pretty computer illiterate!Whatever, the piece of kit mentioned above in my post works well through 8inches of concrete floor and a foot thick stone wall with no input from me apart from paying £20 and then plugging it into a USB port. My kind of gadget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I bought a second hand Devolo system on Ebay, its the one with a wireless network at the recieving end as well as an ethernet cable, I could not make head or tail of the instructions so gave it to a child to set up for me, actually he is 45 but you get the gist he said it was no problem and it worked OK in his house, I took it to the UK plugged it into my pad and the tenants Sky internet box and it worked straight off, plug and play via a 3rd party!One thing I can add, most tell you that they wont work across an electricity meter, the Develo instructions sort of imply this but are vague, in truth I dont think they want to admit that someone could access your internet from 3 houses down the road, because I have a seperate sub electric meter for my place and the Devolo network happily works across it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardbk Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 To prevent unauthorised access across meters between neighbours etc, you should enable the encryption on the home plug . Again a fault one exists by just pressing a button when the device is plugged in, but if you require more complex arrangement use the configuration tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bixy Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 Many thanks for those replies. Looks like I'll opt for some kind of Homeplug. I had thought of Netgear, having been very satisfied with their modem/router, but read a bad review somewhere of their Homeplug system. Anyone had any experience with them?Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I always have a look at the comments on Amazon and they seem to do quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 [quote user="bixy"]Many thanks for those replies. Looks like I'll opt for some kind of Homeplug. I had thought of Netgear, having been very satisfied with their modem/router, but read a bad review somewhere of their Homeplug system. Anyone had any experience with them?Patrick[/quote]I've recently upgraded (speed) to these http://www.pixmania.com/fr/fr/search/netgear-pack-de-2-mini-adaptateurs-cpl-200-mbps-xavb1301In fact I bought 2 packs (4). No software installation required and they worked first time. Without installing a LAN cable this is the only workable solution for our house and gite. No problems whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I should add a further comment that someone else mentioned in an earlier thread on this subject (there have been at least 2 others, and a search should find previous replies), and that it that the device requires a plug socket (obvious eh?) but if you're short of sockets an extension lead is not recommended, so you would be wise to look at other versions which have a pass-through socket built-in. [geek] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 They seem cheaper in France, in this case I needed them to fit UK plug sockets though!I am linked to the forum via the homeplug Dlan network and its wifi repeater at this moment, my tenant is now powering the transmitter via a 4 way trailing lead, its spaghetti city there! and it doesnt seem to have made any difference to the connection.Of course each plug/socket joint does have the capacity to diminish the high frequency signal but if they are clean and tight I dont think there is any reason to worry, most hardwired cable joints these days use a sprung wago connector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardbk Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 " I had thought of Netgear, having been very satisfied with their modem/router, but read a bad review somewhere of their Homeplug system. Anyone had any experience with them?"As I posted above, found the netgear ones very effective and very easy to install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 The version I mentioned is in fact only available in France; there doesn't appear to be a version with a UK plug on it (yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 These seem to be pretty close with a UK plug.http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007JD6LBS/ref=asc_df_B007JD6LBS8462655?smid=A1AUCPBF2P18HS&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B007JD6LBS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I bought the TP Link version (also on your link, BJSLIV) and it was useless. It does say that it needs to be plugged in direct though, so my feeling was that the fact that I had to adapt it to the French system probably ruined its eficacity. Hence I bought the superb bit of kit mentioned above. How did our o/p get on, btw, any luck with any of these ideas? It's a subject that comes up a bit (I asked the same question before I bought my two very variable bits of kit so it would be good to get some feedback, no?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bixy Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 OP here. I've ordered a pair of Netgear Homeplugs. I will let you know how I get on.Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Thank you, kind sir![:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bixy Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Well, the Netgear Homeplugs arrived in one day from Amazon fr. I stuck them in and they worked straight away. Each plug has three little lights: the first indicates that the plug is working; the second that it has an internet connection; and the third that another Homeplug has been detected. The third light also changes colour according to how 'good' the socket is: green best, orange good, red ok. Quite impressed really. I would recommend them. The exact product is: Netgear CPL 200AV+ Mini XAVB1401. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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