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I have a LAN which I have extended via HomePlugs.
Cable Modem -> Ethernet -> HomePlug 1 -> Electrical Wiring -> HomePlug 2
When HomePlug 2 is connected inside my house, everything works as expected.
When HomePlug 2 is connected in my garage, I experience problems.
- Devices attached can't see the network.
- No DHCP is issued by the modem.
- Etc.
Ordinarily, I'd put it down to crap wiring - but the HomePlug can see the other HomePlugs on the network!
Using the HomePlug Device Manager I can see all HomePlugs on my network. If I'm wired in to HomePlug2, and run the diagnostic tools, I can see the other units.
So, what would cause a HomePlug to be able to see the other plugs on the network, but not actually be on the network?
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Added some screenshots showing the diagnostics when connected to the problematic plug.
Terence Eden
Posted 2015-08-29T13:20:07.340
Reputation: 594
Packet loss? ... – DavidPostill – 2015-08-29T13:23:12.970
What colour lights on the units? Which speed are they? What kind of information does homeplug device manager give? – Journeyman Geek – 2015-08-29T13:25:55.407
Power light on - Green. Network light on - Green. LAN port flashing - Green. Although I'm not sure if the units have mult-colour LEDs. The Device Manager is showing the MAC addresses, no MPDU failures, source & destination as 100Mbps full duplex. – Terence Eden – 2015-08-29T13:28:30.283
They do. IIRC I've seen orange and even red network lights in the past. While troubleshooting those things is a pain , design of those things are pretty consistant – Journeyman Geek – 2015-08-29T14:32:05.393
From you screenshots and the blanked out mac addresses I cannot identify which screen shot belongs to which Adapter (bc:96:80:08:xx:xx vs. bc:96:80:08:xx:xx!?). – Werner Henze – 2015-11-05T14:24:02.590
The last screen shot shows 0/0 and 9/11 Mbps. These are connections absolutely at the minimum where you cannot expect a useful connection. (This comment is only true if you tried to generate traffic, because only then the PHY rates are estimated and displayed.) – Werner Henze – 2015-11-05T14:25:44.353