Home networking problem between power line communication and Ethernet
- by pixeline
My network runs through the electrical wiring of the house and is organised as such:
Groundfloor:
an ADSL+network switch, using DHCP (address : 172.19.3.1)
(Mac) PCs connected via an electrical adapter (model: D-Link DHP-200) (1 per PC)
First Floor:
1 switch (8 ports) connected via an electrical adapter (model: D-Link DHP-200) (address unknown)
2 Mac PCs connected (via RJ45 network wires) to that router using DHCP
The Problem
On the first floor, file tranfers between PCs are fast and perfect. But if I try to transfer files from or to a computer on the ground floor, the speed is slow and eventually the transfer dies out.
The Question
So I suspect the 1st floor switch is creating some kind of barrier (firewall?) preventing external PCs from accessing the PCs it is connected to?
Am I right and if so, how could I disable that barrier?
