Question Powerline TP-link via ethernet

[NickSpa78]

Hello guys , i have a recent problem with my powerline tp-link.
i connect my powerline via ethernet to my desktop and says Ethernet doesn have a valid ip configuration....
my router is at living room and my pc about 10 meters away at my bedroom...
any ideas??? (forgot o mention that my powerline isnt inserted direct to the plug at the wall but through a multiplug)
Thanks in advance

 

[kanewolf]

Hello guys , i have a recent problem with my powerline tp-link.
i connect my powerline via ethernet to my desktop and says Ethernet doesn have a valid ip configuration....
my router is at living room and my pc about 10 meters away at my bedroom...
any ideas???
Thanks in advance

Are both ends of the TP Link adapters plugged directly into the wall outlet ?

 

[HuwPrice]

Common message NickSpa - switch PC and Powerlink off, rebook the reboot the router, switch Powerlink then PC back on.
I used to get the message regularly but since I stopped plugging other things into the same socket as the TP-Link all has been ok.

Steps I used to try -
1. Reboot the PC -still no joy?
2. Switch the PC off, switch the TP-Link off, Switch TP back on, switch PC back on...
3. Restart the router, re-start the PC no joy?
re-pair the TP-Link in a socket as near as possible to the Base unit - it used to par a lot quicker.
Unplug Tp-link, put it back next to my PC and see if it connects...

Not very scientific I know but the steps listed above I have not had to do in a while and they usually sorted things out.
Oh, don't use a TP-Link in a multi-point adapter, this used to need a regular reboot.

Good luck.

Huw.

 

[NickSpa78]

Are both ends of the TP Link adapters plugged directly into the wall outlet ?

nope the one i use is plugged at a multi socket platform

 

[NickSpa78]

nope the one i use is plugged at a multi socket platform

i guess i have to buy a longer ethernet cable cause my wal plug is on the other side of the room

 

[kanewolf]

forgot o mention that my powerline isnt inserted direct to the plug at the wall but through a multiplug)

That is your problem. The multiplug has "noise" filtering. That "noise" is actually USED by the powerline adapter. You NEED to have both ends plugged directly into the wall outlet.

 

[NickSpa78]

That is your problem. The multiplug has "noise" filtering. That "noise" is actually USED by the powerline adapter. You NEED to have both ends plugged directly into the wall outlet.

thanks i will try it as soon as possible (i have to buy a 5meters ethernet cable...)

 

[kanewolf]

thanks i will try it as soon as possible (i have to buy a 5meters ethernet cable...)

Don't buy a "flat" cable. The wires are so thin that they are unreliable. Just buy a cat5e or cat6a round 100% copper cable. The monoprice cables on amazon are good -- https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Flexboot-Cat5e-Ethernet-Patch/dp/B00KWS7GAC

 

[NickSpa78]

Don't buy a "flat" cable. The wires are so thin that they are unreliable. Just buy a cat5e or cat6a round 100% copper cable. The monoprice cables on amazon are good -- https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Flexboot-Cat5e-Ethernet-Patch/dp/B00KWS7GAC

i just tried again with an ethernet cable that a friend gave to me (3 meters)
I plugged the powerline on the wallsocket but i still get the same error....
any ideas guys???

 

[kanewolf]

i just tried again with an ethernet cable that a friend gave to me (3 meters)
I plugged the powerline on the wallsocket but i still get the same error....
any ideas guys???

What about the other end? Plugged directly into the wall? What do the status lights on the TP Link show?

Open a command window (cmd.exe) and run ipconfig.exe /all
Post the output.