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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joecrow" data-source="post: 1241166" data-attributes="member: 128337">I have 3 x Devolo DLan 500+ and have much the same problems, fortunately the HTPC to router connection rarely has a failure but my desktop to router pairing is much worse, seems to be weather dependent (worse when mild and wet). I have never really got to the bottom of it, on the odd occasion when the HTPC looses connection simply unpluging/plugging in the adapter fixes it (it is plugged in to an extension lead, I know that is not recommended but it is no worse that when it was direct in the wall<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />). The more problematic one for my desktop PC is connected to the wall but its socket also powers the PC so I can't unplug without taking the PC down, for this one I found that running the connection tool and using it to turn the leds off or on, invariably restores the connections, in the worst case if the local adapter is not detected then uninstalling/reinstalling the tool brings everything back to life, also leaving the tool running minimized  seems to help.I have tried Wifi but for me that was far worse, I live in a spread out apartment in an old building (lots of thick supporting walls). I guess laying in Lan cables would fix it but is not really a easy option in an old building. The power-line adapters are very convenient but maybe we have to live with their foibles. On the positive side the ones I have now have been installed for a few years but are much more reliable than those from a different manufacturer I had in place earlier which suffered both connection and hardware failures, so maybe they are getting better and a new set could help.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite26" alt=":unsure:" title="Unsure    :unsure:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":unsure:" />Regarding the power setup, I had always assumed that the UK 13A ring main would be optimal for a power-line connection is that what you both have([USER=54104]@SpudR[/USER] [USER=141969]@CyberSimian[/USER] )? My old fashioned (probably dangerous) pre-war non ring main, sort of, set up here in Germany is certainly not optimal.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></blockquote>

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