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Ethernet powerline adapters?
Hello, all.
I wasn't sure whether to put this issue in Networking or Hardware, but went with here. Apologies if my decision was incorrect.
Basically, I have here 2 desktop machines, and a laptop, all running Windows 7.
Before the problem, one desktop and the laptop were connected to the router wirelessly, and the other desktop was connected via ethernet powerline adapters (apologies, but I do not know the technical term for these. They are basically a plug, with an ethernet socket. One is plugged in and connected to the router, and another is plugged in somewhere else in the house and attached to the PC).
Internet access could be achieved by all machines, and all machines could read one another's files at fairly high speeds, at least 2MB/s.
Now, however, the other desktop is running on ethernet powerline adapters as well, leaving only the laptop on a wireless connection. The only problem with this is that the 2 desktops can now only read each other's files very slowly, the most I have seen it get to is 256KB/s. What's odd, is that internet access speeds are not impaired at all, both machines can access the web at the same speeds they used to, simultaneously. The only issue is connecting with each other.
Any insight as to why this would affect just the desktop-to-desktop connectivity, and not internet speeds? And if so, is there a fix? The powerline adapters provide a much more stable connection than wireless used to, but the connectivity speed reduction between the desktops is quite the pain.
Any help appreciated,
Tom.