Cisco-Linksys PLK200 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter Kit by Linksys
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Digital camera reviews of Cisco-Linksys PLK200 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter Kit
Digital camera Review: Fast Speeds, Whole house range, Upgrade to Firmware 3.3
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great product for those who dont want the unreliability of wireless or dont get the range they need from wireless network. I have 4 of these adapters and I get great throughput, but as soon as I loaded firmware version 3.3 on all adapters from linksys site, the speeds and ranged improved considerably. I attached release notes on the new firmware.
Release Note for PLE200 - Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter
Firmware version: 3.3
Release Date: 5/30/2008
Bugs Fixed is v3.3 Release
1. There was an issue which led to hysteresis in UDP transfer rates. The
throughput rate would not recover when a source of power line impedance was removed.
2. On an AVLN that has Multiple Multicast protocols running on it, traffic is not correctly forwarded
after a node receives a Multicast Query.
3. The power line communications on an INT6000 would infrequently stop. This occurred with a
probability of approximately once per week. This is independent of traffic pattern.
4. The FW was not learning multicast addresses from a IGMP Join or Leave unless there was a
Query associated with the Join. The FW was also not adding the client to the group. This was
fixed to learn the address and add the client to the group without needing a Query.
5. In low data rate traffic at higher attenuations, the packets would not propagate along the power
line. This would happen at 60 dB or higher of attenuation with the default ping from the DOS
command line prompt.
6. QoS settings using the destination MAC address did not prioritize the traffic.
7. At higher attenuation, the throughput over power line would slowly drop off.
Firmware version: 1.4.5SP2
Release Date: 7/1/2007
1.) Initial Firmware released into production
Digital camera Review: Fast and Easy
Summary: 5 Stars
I got these, plugged one in the same room as my router, and the other all the way across my house next to my XBox 360. No setup needed, just plugged in the ethernet cables, and I was good to go. I can stream high quality video all the way across the house with no problems. I haven't had to touch these since I plugged them in. It just doesn't get any better or easier.Digital camera Review: Finally, powerline networking that can handle HD
Summary: 4 Stars
Finally a company has come out with powerline networking that can handle High Definition video. I tried the Netgear HD powerline kit and it was too slow for HD. With this kit I get much better speeds and I can actually watch HD video. I have this connecting rooms on different floors on the opposite sides of my house. The included linksys utility is horrible looking and didn't work with Windows XP x64, but you only need it for the first setup. It reports connection speeds at 120Mb. Actual throughput for me is around 40Mb.Digital camera Review: Follow the directions and manage your expectations....
Summary: 4 Stars
1. Following the directions, you give the devices a local password before you start using them on your network. After that, they just work. OK, I tried to skip the local password step. They would run for a day or two at a time and then they'd drop off my LAN. After supplying the local password, they've run fine for a couple of weeks. They do a great job of transferring media to my Tivo Series 2 (Humax) that sits on the other side of my house. Even with booster antennas of various sorts, I never got 802.11g to connect reliably in that location.
2. Linksys is up front that the listed connection speed is a theoretical maximum you probably won't reach on a regular basis. I tried moving my HP Media Vault to the other side of the powerline adapters from my desktop machines and the backups started taking more than twice as long to execute. I've moved the Media Vault back where it was.
Digital camera Review: Good enough for XBOX Live
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this because we were frustrated with the performance of our wireless network when using XBOX live. I believe interference from the cordless phone and microwave oven were causing frequent disconnects. These devices worked like a charm. Setup was easy. I didn't even read the manual. I plugged them in and they worked.
I haven't measured throughput, but performance on XBOX live is good.