ok... I've performed several tests, but I don't think I'm getting the advertised speed here... I downloaded Netgear's utility tool and it tells me that my two XAV2001 adapters are running at 100+mbps on average the one upstairs in the office shows up conssitently at about 110 to 120mbps while the one downstairs fluctuates depending if the washer and dryer are running. If the appliances are offline it reports up to 150mbps, but if they are online it will be much lower like 80mbps.
however, a 1gb file takes about 10 min to transfer at a rate of about 2.2MB/s which is faster than what my 802.11n was transferring at which used to peak at 1.7MB/s but consistently only put out about 1.2MB/s so I am getting a good boost but just thought I'd see a much faster performance like yours... a 4.7gb file took exactly 1hr to transfer no matter how many times I repeated the test. I tried downloading to the main disk, tried to copy it to a usb drive, the result is the same... 1hr for 4.7 which again is faster than what I'm used to it used to take well into 2hrs (sometimes more) with wifi 802.11n (2.4ghz). I am happy i can get some more speed, but just soured out that I didn't get as much as I thought I'd get. -Francisco http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... http://bit.ly/sqlthis On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Francisco Tapia <[email protected]> wrote: > That is really cool.. I stopped by Fry's after reading your post and can't > wait to plug these suckers in... I'll report back this afternoon with my > results on these guys...I did see that Fry's also carries the Powerline HD > which is supposed to be 200mbs also but i thought I'd stick with the AV as > that is what is currently reported as quality, consistent results. > > thanks for the feedback. > > > -Francisco > http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... > http://bit.ly/sqlthis > > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Anthony Q. Martin > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I am very pleased with the current Powerline AV stuff. I can move an 11 GB >> file from upstairs, at one end of a 60-ft long house, to downstairs at the >> other end, in about 35 minutes. I've been testing this for days and days, >> both day and night, now with the same results. So, with a dual band router, >> I have some stuff at 2.4 GHz, some at 5 GHz, some wired at 1000mbps, and >> then powerline at 100 mbps. I think the powerline is more consistent >> through walls and distance than wireless will ever be. My house was built in >> 1988, too. >> >> >> On 6/17/2010 1:15 PM, Francisco Tapia wrote: >> >>> That is really cool. I have a need to extend my network and I have too >>> many >>> 802.11g items that my 802.11n router just steps down... what times are >>> you >>> seeing for transferring 2 - 4 gb files? >>> >>> >>> >>> -Francisco >>> http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Anthony Q. Martin<[email protected] >>> >wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Well, I got my powerline stuff a day early....all of it is netgear, but >>>> still running the linksys wrt56g at 10/100. >>>> >>>> Getting the netgear powerline stuff going is too easy...just plug in the >>>> PL >>>> adapter, plug in the ethernet cable to it, and than plug in the other >>>> piece >>>> (I got the 4 port AV unit) into a socket someplace. So right now I have >>>> the >>>> laptop at the other end of the house (one level down), where the >>>> wireless >>>> signal barely makes it. But on the powerline system I got 100 Mbps >>>> network >>>> (what's reported) and I am transfering files at 45 Mbps (big files). >>>> >>>> Of course, that same file moved over the router to my other PC moves at >>>> 92 >>>> Mbps. >>>> >>>> So wired ethernet is definitely better than powerline, but we knew that. >>>> >>>> I can't wait to try this on the Netgear router...it will take longer to >>>> get >>>> that up, so I'm doing simple tests first. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 5/10/2010 11:00 AM, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I've used a few a scrapped all of them. Very slooow and intermittently >>>>> glitchy. I still have a couple sitting at home somewhere. >>>>> >>>>> lopaka >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ________________________________ >>>>> From: Anthony Q. Martin<[email protected]> >>>>> To: The Hardware List<[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Sat, May 8, 2010 6:22:18 AM >>>>> Subject: [H] Powerline adapter (rather than wireless N) >>>>> >>>>> Since I have both Tivo and a Blu-ray player downstairs, I'm think that >>>>> perhaps a powerline adapter would be a better option. That way, I could >>>>> connect both devices over a powerline network rather than using a >>>>> special >>>>> adapter for Tivo and nothing for the Blu-ray. And, if I get an XBox or >>>>> something like that, I have a ready solution for networking. From some >>>>> reading, the logic goes that a wired ethernet connection is best, >>>>> followed >>>>> by a powerline connect, and then a wireless connection. Is that true? >>>>> I >>>>> live in a two story house, so one wondering if the wiring is truly >>>>> connected >>>>> between the levels. >>>>> >>>>> Anyone played with one? >>>>> >>>>> I guess I can be the tester... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> So I hear that Tivo now has an 802.11n wireless adapter. >>>>> >>>>> I get spoiled watching HD movies from Amazon on my Tivo XL. >>>>> >>>>> Having the speed of 802.11n would make the transfers faster. >>>>> >>>>> But my laptops are 802.11b and g. Will they work on an 802.11n system? >>>>> Are the backward compaticable? >>>>> >>>>> Would my new phone (Droid Incredible), when I get it, be able to use >>>>> 802.11n on its WiFi? What about an iPad? Is everything new these days >>>>> 802.11n ready? >>>>> >>>>> I just read the descriptions of two different products on Amazon and >>>>> neither of them mentioned backwards compatibility. That makes me think >>>>> it's >>>>> not there. >>>>> >>>>> If it is there, which router is best? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>>>> Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2865 - Release Date: >>>>> 05/10/10 >>>>> 02:26:00 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2943 - Release Date: 06/17/10 >>> 02:35:00 >>> >>> >>> >> >
