Adapter for power line disables connection to the computer.
Adapter for power line disables connection to the computer.
Hi everyone, I’m facing a puzzling problem. When I searched for it, I found only very old, loosely related topics. I have powerline adapters all over the house—two sets: the TP-Link TL-PA4020 2-Port near the modem and its partner, and the TP-Link TL-PA4010 which I use just once. They’re connected to my PC on the opposite side of the room. Both are on the same circuit on the ground floor. They seem to work perfectly. My suspicion is that the issue lies with my PC itself. It occasionally drops internet for a few seconds, then restarts. I thought it was due to my ISP, but whenever my PC loses connection, the Wi-Fi and other devices still stay online. Switching adapters helped temporarily. I realized it only happens when my PC is idle—like during games or downloads—but disappears when I’m actively using the internet (browsing, streaming). It probably stops because the PC cuts data flow when it’s not sending or receiving. Maybe there’s a way to fix this automatically? I’d appreciate any tips or a quick script to keep the modem active. Thanks!
I do, yes. But that's the thing. I know of one instance where my flatmate, his girlfriend and I were all using the internet in the same room (this is when I realised it might be the PC), and my other flatmate was in the kitchen, where the modem & parent adaptor is. The GF's laptop was connected to the 2-port adaptor and she was using it to download some footage from wetransfer, my flatmate was playing CoD:WWII on his PS4, connected to the same 2-port adaptor, and I was just watching like a 2h speedrun. My other flatmate was watching something in the kitchen while making food. So the electric circuit was quite overloaded. But their internet was completely fine, while mine cut off. I'm also confident that I have been playing online while the washing machine was on, but to be fair, I was the only one using the internet powerline adaptors at that time. I will do another test when I put some laundry on.