PC is the only device not connecting to Powerline

[slitcher]

Hi All,

So I live in a relatively big apartment separated by heavy walls. Wi-Fi signal is not excellent in every rooms and running ethernet cables in walls is out of the question since I am renting for a short period. Please note that I am not a networking expert at all, quite honestly I don't understand much but hey, I try to ...

I use Powerline combined with a Wireless router. I have 2 powerline outputs and one inputs. On outs to the wireless router while the other outs directly to my workstation.

All of my powerlines are sync'd and that has been confirmed. The workstation cannot connect to the internet when connected wired to the Powerline. However, when I try to hook up my Macbook to the same powerline it works flawlessly.

Windows 8.1 gives me a limited connection and troubleshooting returns ''Ethernet does not have a valid ip'' message.

I tried manually setting the ip adress to 192.168.xxx.xxx as ipconfig told me 192.254.xxx.xxx which is not valid as per my readings. But then I would get a bad gateway error.

I could not fix this in any ways. Could anybody help me here ? I'm really thinking that the issue is in the network settings in Windows. I assume this since my Macbook connects to the same adapter without any problem. The Workstation does connect to the wireless network the router provides but the speed is 50 % of what powerline returns on my macbook.

 

[pctech2005]

is your pc set to automatically detect network speed or set to a specific speed. If, for instance, your card is to 1 Gb, and the wireline is 100 Mb then it will not connect, but if speed is set to auto detect it should connect. Also is your ip address manual or dynamic? it should be automatic, Under Internet explorer go to tools, internet options connections, lan settings and uncheck automatically detect settings, also uncheck use a proxy server if checked click ok on each box to close them. Also please make sure your network cable is cat 5e or cat 6 and not, repeat, not Cat 5

 

[slitcher]

Hi,

Thank you for your time. Unfortunately, I could not solve my issue. I am not quite sure where I would locate this setting about automatically detecting network speed. I did uncheck the automatically detect setting in IE and proxy was already unchecked. Ethernet cable is Cat5e.

If that is any help, I am running Win8.1 Pro. When I ''diagnose'' the ethernet connection I get a ''ethernet'' doesn't have a valid IP configuration. I did try another Powerline adapter with negative result. Network card driver are up to date.

 

[pctech2005]

control panel, network and internet, network and sharing center, change adapter settings, click on the network adapter listed 1 time, click on change settings of this connection, a box called "ethernet properties" opens up, click on configure, click on advanced tab, and set speed and duplex to "auto negotiation" click ok and then see if your connection works

 

[starvinmarvin]

You mentioned that "The Workstation does connect to the wireless network the router provides but the speed is 50 % of what powerline returns on my macbook. "

It may be that your wired network connection on the workstation computer is simply not enabled. In Windows go to Control Panel then select "Network and Sharing". In the new window select "Change adapter settings" on the left-side menu. You should see two items: Ethernet and Wi-fi. Does the Ethernet one say Enabled or Disabled? If it says Disabled right-click on it and select Enable. You should not need to restart the computer for this to take effect, but it won't do any harm. Now, try using the powerline connection again.

One other tip regarding powerline adapters. At home we found that cellphone charging cords cause interference to powerline adapters even if the phone or tablet is not connected and charging. So, unplug those charger cords when not in use, or mybe move them to a room where the power outlets are on a different circuit.