2-ports powerline ethernet on 10/100 router

[legarsblond]

I plan on buying a Netgear 2-ports 500 Mbps XAVB5602.

I was wondering what happens to the speed of the connection when having 2 devices (computer and VOIP adapter) connected to the first adapter.

The second powerline adapter at the other end is connected to a single 10/100 port of my router.

Anybody experienced?

 

[bill001g]

It is really just like putting a small switch behind the second powerline.

So if all you are doing is surfing then you are likely limited by your internet unless you are one of those lucky ones that get more than 100m internet.

How much you can push though even these so called 500m devices varies a lot but even on the devices that have 1g ports on each end it is unlikely you will get more than 150m. You should be able to get close to the 100m though in many houses.

 

[legarsblond]

It is really just like putting a small switch behind the second powerline.

So if all you are doing is surfing then you are likely limited by your internet unless you are one of those lucky ones that get more than 100m internet.

How much you can push though even these so called 500m devices varies a lot but even on the devices that have 1g ports on each end it is unlikely you will get more than 150m. You should be able to get close to the 100m though in many houses.

Thanks for the reply. I know that I will never get 500, but i was more wondering about how my router will handle 2 devices on on port. By example, if I stream a 15 GB 1080 HD movie on my computer plugged to the adapter to my Boxee Box wired to the router, will I have problems talking on the VOIP phone? Not sure if I'm clear...

 

[bill001g]

Most likely not since you would have a hard job generating 100m of traffic. But yes whatever the powerline unit manages to run is your total bandwidth you must share between the 2 devices. It really isn't much different than if you had run a long cable and then put a switch at the end.

 

[ironsheik]

Your router and the switch in the powerline adapter won't have a problem handling multiple things at once. The VOIP phone will not interfere with a streaming movie.

You'll only see a problem if you reach the limit of your powerline bandwith. That size HD movie can require 10-15Mbps.

Most people have 50-100Mbps real world throughput with the newer powerline networking kits, but note that this is quite variable depending on your home wiring.

 

[legarsblond]

Your router and the switch in the powerline adapter won't have a problem handling multiple things at once. The VOIP phone will not interfere with a streaming movie.

You'll only see a problem if you reach the limit of your powerline bandwith. That size HD movie can require 10-15Mbps.

Most people have 50-100Mbps real world throughput with the newer powerline networking kits, but note that this is quite variable depending on your home wiring.

Thanks for your valuable reply!