Middle Light turning off after using parent de ice for a while.

Middle Light turning off after using parent de ice for a while.

Middle Light turning off after using parent de ice for a while.
Middle Light turning off after using parent de ice for a while.
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Model: TL-PA717 KIT  
Hardware Version: V4
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I use TL-PA717 kit to get Ethernet to my main PC. A few weeks ago the middle light started turning off after using the computer for a while.

I thought it could be from my pc, but after doing all the troubleshooting the errors ""Ethernet" doesn't have a valid IP configuration" and "default gateway isn't available" still showed up after a while. I messaged windows about it and we narrowed down, the problem to the source being the network adapter and/or the powerlines.Things like restarting my PC, turning off the router, and using the network adapter troubleshoot seem to work, but the problem will start occurring after some time anyway.. Does anyone know how I might be able to fix this problem, as it's making work a really unpleasant experience.

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Re:Middle Light turning off after using parent de ice for a while.
Monday - last edited Monday

  @XtrimVR 

 

Hi,

 

The middle light is the "Powerline" indicator. 
When it turns off it means the connection between the two TL-PA717 (i.e. the connection through the buildings electrical wiring) has deteriorated to a point where no transfer of data is possible anymore. 

 

It could be that the quality of the Powerline connection was always marginal and has now become slightly more worse.
Do you remember if the data speed through the TL-PA717 KIT was always kind of slow?

 

It is also possible that the Powerline connection was originally good, but perhaps "a few weeks ago" some new electrical device (anything that plugs into a wall socket) has been added in your home that causes substantial interference in the electrical wiring.
 

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Re:Middle Light turning off after using parent device for a while.
Monday

  @woozle 

 

Hey, Thanks for replying.

 

I used to use WIFI and the interned speed was slow, about 5mbps. I then got the powerline adapters and it bumped it up to 30mbps. It was always a constant 30 and I don't think it was ever much slower than usual. About 1-2 weeks before the issues started happening I got a dehumidifier for my room. 
 

Could the dehumidifier be the cause of this or is it something else? 
 

I thought that maybe the powerline adapters may have overheating issues, since they get quite hot after a while (I do not recall if they used to do this before), but if they overheat I assume all the lights would turn off?

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Re:Middle Light turning off after using parent device for a while.
Monday - last edited Monday

  @XtrimVR 

 

Well, the next time the middle light on the TL-PA717 turns off just unplug the power cord of the dehumidifier and see if the middle light turns on within a minute. If the middle light does not turn back on, then it's not the dehumidifier causing the problems.

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Re:Middle Light turning off after using parent device for a while.
Tuesday

  @woozle I un-lugged the dehumidifier and now my internet is faster than it was before the problems occurred. Thanks for your help.

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