Powerline adapters - speed issue
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If anyone wants to know its this -
tp link av500 mini powerline adapter
model no: tl-pa411
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I have a similar model here, also a AV500 (tl-pa4010p), I use them every now and then (lazy patching, allows me to temporary extend any network connection).
I wouldn't put my money on it, but I think I would have noticed such sort of behaviour. When you say 'plugged into pfSense', what's on that end? (what is your HW?)Sure it isn't a wire-mapping issue? Laptops tend to be very forgiving (most do autoMDI-X), firewalls on the other hand…
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I have a apu 1c board and then a cable between it and the powerline adapter and that was showing as 10megs on the main pfsense dashboard but as soon as i changed the cable its showing as 100megs
the powerline can do up to 500megs but the pfsense can only do 10/100/1000 so it must downgrade to 100 as it cant do 500?
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500Mbit/s isn't an Ethernet standard. PowerLine devices that claim 500Mbit/s need to use a Gig-E port.
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So it should read 500 then as my devices are all 1 gig?
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So it should read 500 then as my devices are all 1 gig?
No, if working correctly it should read 1Gbit/s because that is the link speed between you and the adapter, you just won't be able to transfer any more than 500Mbit/s because that is the maximum link speed between your powerline adapters.
EDIT: I just looked up the model you posted. That adapter has a 10/100 port on it. Your link speed should be 100Mbit/s, not 1Gbit/s, and your maximum throughput will be limited accordingly. The 500Mbit/s on the box is pure marketing BS because you'll never come close. If you're getting a 100Mbit/s link with the cable changed out then it sounds like everything is working correctly.
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It should advertise gig speed if it is a gig nic, even though the real throughput will be less.
But, to confirm you findings, I quickly plugged on into my APU1C, and it also settles on 100M(fd).No idea why… ::)
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It should advertise gig speed if it is a gig nic, even though the real throughput will be less.
But, to confirm you findings, I quickly plugged on into my APU1C, and it also settles on 100M(fd).No idea why… ::)
Read my post above. The model in question only has a 10/100 port on it.
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Hà. Good one… Missed your edit. You solved the mistery by reading the manual... ;D
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now i understand there BS marketing jargon , when they say AV500, the internface is only 10/100, so you will never ever see 500mbps speeds
should have really got the AV500 gigabit, least i would have got 500mbps out of them as the interface is a gig
i cant believe i have been had!!!
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now i understand there BS marketing jargon , when they say AV500, the internface is only 10/100, so you will never ever see 500mbps speeds
should have really got the AV500 gigabit, least i would have got 500mbps out of them as the interface is a gig
i cant believe i have been had!!!
Doubt it. Think of it like WiFi. Your link speed may be 300Mbit/s but the odds of you getting more than 40-50% of that, even with line of sight to the AP, are pretty long. The absolute best of the AV500 adapters are capable of about 250Mbit/s WHEN PLUGGED INTO THE SAME POWER STRIP. They all drop to 60-80Mbit/s in more realistic residential scenarios.
If you really need networking over power lines then I'd suggest waiting a month or two for the AV2 MIMO adapters to start hitting the streets (based on QCA7500). These should be branded as AV1000 or similar and should be capable of 2-3x the rate of older adapters and be able to maintain higher speeds in less optimal scenarios.