Wifi extended successfully added 2nd 2700 and 2 home plugs

[yandoo]

Hi please helpe me if you can,

Ive just connected my 2nd 2700 (usiing 2 homeplugs) to extened my network range. I followed the guide in the forum.

Heres my final setup:

main router: 192.168.1.1

255,255,255,0

DHCP range 192.168.1.2 --> 192.168.1.160

2nd AP 192.168.1.161

255, 255, 255, 0

WIFI settings:

Same channel (7)

Different SSID

Ok it works! I can connect to both admin pages on both 2700's. Im connecting wirelessly to internet over 2nd 2700. Problem is its really slow!?? Why so?

Please help me.

thanks

[MHC]

HAve you plugged the PC into te Home Plugs and tested the speed of that connection?   

All my 2700s and connected directly with Cat5e cable / Ethernet and I get full wirelss speeds and no additional, noticeable latency.   If I connect by Ethernet to a slave 2700 and another PC to another slave, I can acchieve near 100Mbps transfer from PC to PC.

[MHC]

Another thought - check your wireless channels and ensure they are 5 apart.

Get a copy of inSSIDer and that will show what channels are in use by you and neighbours and you can choose your own clear areas.

[yandoo]

Thanks for reply MHC, Yes i tested the plugs connected to router and laptop and its really fast. I can confirm that both wireless channels are the same (channel 7). Could this be the problem?

[MHC]

Two on te same channel can cause interference so move one to Channel 2 or 12 - just keep them 5 apart.

Also,  try it with encryption turned off - briefly as occasionally that can cause issues.

[tidaltides]

The problem might be coming from the router WiFi function that is why you got your connection so slow before. Try to reset it and see if it works.

[yandoo]

Hiya I've just got back from the pub (where I'm setting it up) and got it working!

I changed the channel on the 2nd 2700 to 12 and its seems to work fine. There is one rather large but though! I discovered that when the 2nd 2700 power plug and the homeplug are connected in the same twin mains socket(everyday household mains socket) the homeplugs stop working. There obviously some interference?

I then used 2 separate mains sockets for the homeplug and 2nd 2700 and it works.

So at the moment i would need about a 5m ethernet cable to reach the homeplug and 2nd 2700 connected to a different mains socket (which they aren't too happy about).

Any ideas how i can get the homeplugs to function as they should with the 2nd 2700 connected to the same twin mains socket?? Thanks for your help 🙂