On 6/1/2017 4:42 PM, cameo wrote:
I've been using the TPL-303E2K Powerline adapters for several years to
connect my IP surveillance cameras through them to Internet via my
home's 120V power lines. The setup worked for me better than WiFi but
a few weeks ago it stopped working. After some experimentation I found
out that the cams would still work from electric outlets closer to my
router but that's not where I needed to have them. The best guess I
could come up is that perhaps my power lines got much "noisier"
recently but I can't figure what could have caused that because I have
not introduced any new electric appliances that could account for it.
I wonder if any of you experienced similar unexplained problems and
had come up with an explanation, and hopefully a fix for it.
It could be like X10 signals. Plug something new into a socket, and
suddenly the signal on that phase of the power gets sucked down to where
it rarely works. The something new could be in any house connected to
the transformer that feeds your house. Check whether the places the
signal doesn't work are all on one phase of the power.
I've been using the TPL-303E2K Powerline adapters for several years to connect my IP surveillance cameras through them to Internet via my
home's 120V power lines. The setup worked for me better than WiFi but a
few weeks ago it stopped working. After some experimentation I found out
that the cams would still work from electric outlets closer to my router
but that's not where I needed to have them. The best guess I could come
up is that perhaps my power lines got much "noisier" recently but I
can't figure what could have caused that because I have not introduced
any new electric appliances that could account for it.
I wonder if any of you experienced similar unexplained problems and had
come up with an explanation, and hopefully a fix for it.
On 6/1/2017 4:42 PM, cameo wrote:
I've been using the TPL-303E2K Powerline adapters for several years to
connect my IP surveillance cameras through them to Internet via my
home's 120V power lines. The setup worked for me better than WiFi but
a few weeks ago it stopped working. After some experimentation I found
out that the cams would still work from electric outlets closer to my
router but that's not where I needed to have them. The best guess I
could come up is that perhaps my power lines got much "noisier"
recently but I can't figure what could have caused that because I have
not introduced any new electric appliances that could account for it.
I wonder if any of you experienced similar unexplained problems and
had come up with an explanation, and hopefully a fix for it.
It could be like X10 signals. Plug something new into a socket, and
suddenly the signal on that phase of the power gets sucked down to where
it rarely works. The something new could be in any house connected to
the transformer that feeds your house. Check whether the places the
signal doesn't work are all on one phase of the power.
On 6/2/2017 8:49 AM, Bob F wrote:
On 6/1/2017 4:42 PM, cameo wrote:
I've been using the TPL-303E2K Powerline adapters for several years
to connect my IP surveillance cameras through them to Internet via my
home's 120V power lines. The setup worked for me better than WiFi but
a few weeks ago it stopped working. After some experimentation I
found out that the cams would still work from electric outlets closer
to my router but that's not where I needed to have them. The best
guess I could come up is that perhaps my power lines got much
"noisier" recently but I can't figure what could have caused that
because I have not introduced any new electric appliances that could
account for it.
I wonder if any of you experienced similar unexplained problems and
had come up with an explanation, and hopefully a fix for it.
It could be like X10 signals. Plug something new into a socket, and
suddenly the signal on that phase of the power gets sucked down to
where it rarely works. The something new could be in any house
connected to the transformer that feeds your house. Check whether the
places the signal doesn't work are all on one phase of the power.
Hm. Thanks. Of course I could not do much if the power noise comes from
a neighbor. I was also wondering if the power company itself puts some carrier frequency on its lines as a means to remotely read the meters.
On 6/2/2017 11:17 AM, cameo wrote:
On 6/2/2017 8:49 AM, Bob F wrote:
On 6/1/2017 4:42 PM, cameo wrote:
I've been using the TPL-303E2K Powerline adapters for several years
to connect my IP surveillance cameras through them to Internet via
my home's 120V power lines. The setup worked for me better than WiFi
but a few weeks ago it stopped working. After some experimentation I
found out that the cams would still work from electric outlets
closer to my router but that's not where I needed to have them. The
best guess I could come up is that perhaps my power lines got much
"noisier" recently but I can't figure what could have caused that
because I have not introduced any new electric appliances that could
account for it.
I wonder if any of you experienced similar unexplained problems and
had come up with an explanation, and hopefully a fix for it.
It could be like X10 signals. Plug something new into a socket, and
suddenly the signal on that phase of the power gets sucked down to
where it rarely works. The something new could be in any house
connected to the transformer that feeds your house. Check whether the
places the signal doesn't work are all on one phase of the power.
Hm. Thanks. Of course I could not do much if the power noise comes
from a neighbor. I was also wondering if the power company itself puts
some carrier frequency on its lines as a means to remotely read the
meters.
It isn't necessarily "noise". It could be that something has a filter"
in it that shorts the frequency of your cameras to ground at that
device. You could be right about the power company equipment though.
That one you can ask them about. They might be able to add a filter to
your meter to keep their signal out of your house.
On 6/2/2017 2:17 PM, Bob F wrote:Here's what happened to me, with x10 signals. I put in 2 new LED mini
On 6/2/2017 11:17 AM, cameo wrote:
On 6/2/2017 8:49 AM, Bob F wrote:
On 6/1/2017 4:42 PM, cameo wrote:
I've been using the TPL-303E2K Powerline adapters for several years
to connect my IP surveillance cameras through them to Internet via
my home's 120V power lines. The setup worked for me better than
WiFi but a few weeks ago it stopped working. After some
experimentation I found out that the cams would still work from
electric outlets closer to my router but that's not where I needed
to have them. The best guess I could come up is that perhaps my
power lines got much "noisier" recently but I can't figure what
could have caused that because I have not introduced any new
electric appliances that could account for it.
I wonder if any of you experienced similar unexplained problems and
had come up with an explanation, and hopefully a fix for it.
It could be like X10 signals. Plug something new into a socket, and
suddenly the signal on that phase of the power gets sucked down to
where it rarely works. The something new could be in any house
connected to the transformer that feeds your house. Check whether
the places the signal doesn't work are all on one phase of the power.
Hm. Thanks. Of course I could not do much if the power noise comes
from a neighbor. I was also wondering if the power company itself
puts some carrier frequency on its lines as a means to remotely read
the meters.
It isn't necessarily "noise". It could be that something has a filter"
in it that shorts the frequency of your cameras to ground at that
device. You could be right about the power company equipment though.
That one you can ask them about. They might be able to add a filter to
your meter to keep their signal out of your house.
Good ideas. Thanks.
On 6/2/2017 11:16 PM, cameo wrote:
On 6/2/2017 2:17 PM, Bob F wrote:Here's what happened to me, with x10 signals. I put in 2 new LED mini
On 6/2/2017 11:17 AM, cameo wrote:
On 6/2/2017 8:49 AM, Bob F wrote:
On 6/1/2017 4:42 PM, cameo wrote:Hm. Thanks. Of course I could not do much if the power noise comes
I've been using the TPL-303E2K Powerline adapters for several years >>>>>> to connect my IP surveillance cameras through them to Internet via >>>>>> my home's 120V power lines. The setup worked for me better than
WiFi but a few weeks ago it stopped working. After some
experimentation I found out that the cams would still work from
electric outlets closer to my router but that's not where I needed >>>>>> to have them. The best guess I could come up is that perhaps my
power lines got much "noisier" recently but I can't figure what
could have caused that because I have not introduced any new
electric appliances that could account for it.
I wonder if any of you experienced similar unexplained problems and >>>>>> had come up with an explanation, and hopefully a fix for it.
It could be like X10 signals. Plug something new into a socket, and
suddenly the signal on that phase of the power gets sucked down to
where it rarely works. The something new could be in any house
connected to the transformer that feeds your house. Check whether
the places the signal doesn't work are all on one phase of the power. >>>>
from a neighbor. I was also wondering if the power company itself
puts some carrier frequency on its lines as a means to remotely read
the meters.
It isn't necessarily "noise". It could be that something has a filter"
in it that shorts the frequency of your cameras to ground at that
device. You could be right about the power company equipment though.
That one you can ask them about. They might be able to add a filter to
your meter to keep their signal out of your house.
Good ideas. Thanks.
flood bulbs in my range hood. When they were on, all x10 stuff didn't
work. I returned them and bought different ones ... same results.
Later, I purchased 2 similar ones (still different mfg) at Lowe's and
they didn't affect x10 at all. So, the problem could be something as
simple as changing a light bulb.
On 6/3/2017 5:13 AM, Art Todesco wrote:
On 6/2/2017 11:16 PM, cameo wrote:
On 6/2/2017 2:17 PM, Bob F wrote:Here's what happened to me, with x10 signals. I put in 2 new LED mini
On 6/2/2017 11:17 AM, cameo wrote:
On 6/2/2017 8:49 AM, Bob F wrote:
On 6/1/2017 4:42 PM, cameo wrote:Hm. Thanks. Of course I could not do much if the power noise comes
I've been using the TPL-303E2K Powerline adapters for several years >>>>>>> to connect my IP surveillance cameras through them to Internet via >>>>>>> my home's 120V power lines. The setup worked for me better than
WiFi but a few weeks ago it stopped working. After some
experimentation I found out that the cams would still work from
electric outlets closer to my router but that's not where I needed >>>>>>> to have them. The best guess I could come up is that perhaps my
power lines got much "noisier" recently but I can't figure what
could have caused that because I have not introduced any new
electric appliances that could account for it.
I wonder if any of you experienced similar unexplained problems and >>>>>>> had come up with an explanation, and hopefully a fix for it.
It could be like X10 signals. Plug something new into a socket, and >>>>>> suddenly the signal on that phase of the power gets sucked down to >>>>>> where it rarely works. The something new could be in any house
connected to the transformer that feeds your house. Check whether
the places the signal doesn't work are all on one phase of the power. >>>>>
from a neighbor. I was also wondering if the power company itself
puts some carrier frequency on its lines as a means to remotely read >>>>> the meters.
It isn't necessarily "noise". It could be that something has a filter" >>>> in it that shorts the frequency of your cameras to ground at that
device. You could be right about the power company equipment though.
That one you can ask them about. They might be able to add a filter to >>>> your meter to keep their signal out of your house.
Good ideas. Thanks.
flood bulbs in my range hood. When they were on, all x10 stuff didn't
work. I returned them and bought different ones ... same results.
Later, I purchased 2 similar ones (still different mfg) at Lowe's and
they didn't affect x10 at all. So, the problem could be something as
simple as changing a light bulb.
Art, you were right about the LED bulb! I forgot that I replaced my
closet bulb recently with a GE LED bulb that was subsidized by my power >company. So after reading your post I removed that LED light and my
powerline ethernet connection works again! I think I also bought it at >Lowe's, but I am not 100% sure of it.
Thanks for the excellent tip, Art!
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