My current setup is that my AT&T GigaPower modem is in the far room of my home. Wireless is great throughout the house, but some of my older devices are not wifi capable and require a wired Ethernet connection. In order to get wired access to other locations, I installed a TP-LINK powerline adapter, as seen here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWRUICG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
This setup has worked great so far. However, the problem is that the powerline adapter only has 1 Ethernet port, so only one device can plug into it. So I bought the following unmanaged switch:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A128S24?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
Now my setup is:
AT&T modem ==> powerline adapter ==> powerline adapter ==> switch ==> devices
(For the visually inclined)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6fU_HP5mmyLc1dlOERKeWppRlE/view
The 5 ports on the switch are all the same as far as I can tell. In one of the 5 ports I have the Ethernet cable connected to the powerline adapter in the wall, and then I have devices connected into 2 of the remaining ports with Ethernet cable. The weird thing is that as soon as I plug the powerline adapter into the switch, it kills my wifi. My AT&T modem completely stops broadcasting the signal. I also get some IP conflict errors show up on my computer. If I unplug the powerline adapter from the switch, the wifi signal comes back and everything works great. Of note, I have not actually tried any of my wired devices to see if they work with this setup. I figured it was a moot point since it kills my wifi.
Just wondering what is going on and how I can fix this. My ultimate goal is to have 3 or 4 devices have a wired connection to my internet service via my powerline adapters.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWRUICG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
This setup has worked great so far. However, the problem is that the powerline adapter only has 1 Ethernet port, so only one device can plug into it. So I bought the following unmanaged switch:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A128S24?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
Now my setup is:
AT&T modem ==> powerline adapter ==> powerline adapter ==> switch ==> devices
(For the visually inclined)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6fU_HP5mmyLc1dlOERKeWppRlE/view
The 5 ports on the switch are all the same as far as I can tell. In one of the 5 ports I have the Ethernet cable connected to the powerline adapter in the wall, and then I have devices connected into 2 of the remaining ports with Ethernet cable. The weird thing is that as soon as I plug the powerline adapter into the switch, it kills my wifi. My AT&T modem completely stops broadcasting the signal. I also get some IP conflict errors show up on my computer. If I unplug the powerline adapter from the switch, the wifi signal comes back and everything works great. Of note, I have not actually tried any of my wired devices to see if they work with this setup. I figured it was a moot point since it kills my wifi.
Just wondering what is going on and how I can fix this. My ultimate goal is to have 3 or 4 devices have a wired connection to my internet service via my powerline adapters.
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