Right bought a couple of Comtrend Power Grid 902's off of ebay to get rid of a wireless dead spot in the house.

 

Haven't got any pics but the link to the instructions is here http://download.comtrend.com/PowerGrid902_EU.pdf

 

These things connect into the electrical network, spent a while going over the instructions and finally managed to get things to show green lights on the AP socket and EP socket. Thing is the lappy and my phone still have no better connection :taz: 99% sure I've configured them right, having spent along time double checking everything

 

Should I sell the things and get a wireless booster kit? which i thought was an inferior way of extending a network. Help and advice greatly appreciated, thanks

One for JaiKai or Vods Howard as its beyond me! but then most things are:confused1:

1) what happens when you type the default gateway address into your web browser? (see p5 and p21 Default Gateway IP address = 192.168.1.105)?

2) on your laptop, when you look at the wireless connection icon in the taskbar, what wireless network does it think it's connected to? Your PowerGrid or somewhere else?

 

Bear in mind that the wi-fi network being provided by the PowerGrid is not the same one as your normal one. So when you are in the zone where the PowerGrid works, you will need to disconnect from the main one and connect to the PowerGrid. And when you move back to the main one, vice versa.

Never liked those power grid network devices as i've never seen one working properly in the real world.

 

If your going to setup multiple WiFi areas use simple wifi access points set them up with the same name and credentials

and tell them to use your main router as the default gateway and your set.

 

I recently installed a wifi setup exactly like that less than a few months ago and the guy gets maximum signal from all of

his devices all through his house.

 

Also if you can put the wifi devices in the loft space and the signal penetrates through plasterboard downwards better than

it could ever do through brick or other masonery elements.

 

lee

Never liked those power grid network devices as i've never seen one working properly in the real world.

 

If your going to setup multiple WiFi areas use simple wifi access points set them up with the same name and credentials

and tell them to use your main router as the default gateway and your set.

 

I recently installed a wifi setup exactly like that less than a few months ago and the guy gets maximum signal from all of

his devices all through his house.

 

Also if you can put the wifi devices in the loft space and the signal penetrates through plasterboard downwards better than

it could ever do through brick or other masonery elements.

 

lee

 

Cant really add much more than this to be honest, jaikai beat me too it lol

I use Belkin powerline 1Gb adapters for my connection to the hub and they work perfectly giving me a much faster connection than wireless can.

 

First off they don't use a WIFI connection. I suspect that the reason you haven't noticed any difference is that your not actually connected to them, instead the laptop is still using the wireless connection. To get round this you need to connect the laptop to the powerline adapter with an RJ45 ethernet cable. Once the connection is made the laptop should then use this instead of WIFI to connect to your hub. If it doesn't you may need to enable the RJ45 ethernet connection (BIOS) or disable the wifi connection in windows.

 

One thing you need to be aware of with powerline adapters is that they need to have a plug socket of their own, so nothing else can use that socket i.e. don't plug them into 4 bar extension leads etc.

 

Unless your phone has an rj45 connector on it you won't be able to use it with the adaptors.

 

 

HTH and sorry if I'm telling you stuff you already know :)

I've used powerline devices for years with few problems even up to HD video speeds (the last ones I used gave 100Mbps+ in my home). This is both simple ethernet type (using mains instead of ethernet) and also ethernet one end and wi-fi the other. Steams post made me go back and look at the instruction manual again (always a good idea) and the manual os for the etherner both ends NOT ethernet one end and wi-fi the other. So either the manual is wrong or you haven't bought the wi-fi version.

Sorry, should have spotted the manual info before.

The whole power thing could be down to area too if that's possible!

 

 

In that power circuits vary between building and likely a newer building would have less issues,

also in my area we are more prone to power spikes and what not.

 

If it works in your area then great but being a network engineer I've always installing hard wires

or using network equipment that slightly more technical to use than the average household would use.

 

 

My preferred hardware is Mikrotik and runs a special system called routeros

Edited February 10, 201312 yr by JaiKai

Guys thanks very much for all your replies.

 

Made for an interesting read. Well after trying what Gio mentioned and then Steams it would appear that it is user error:blushing::blushing::blushing: no wonder my phone and laptop wouldn't find the Wifi network and these aren't Wifi boosters. Plugged in an Ethernet cable to the EP socket and all is good. Not what I wanted but they work. So if anyone want these, let me know and I'll get a Wifi booster.

 

Thanks again guys! :-)