Belkin PF30 and ethernet connections

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I have a Belkin pure AV PF30 mains conditioner. All the power side works well but I have an issue.

I ran my ethernet cable from router to ethernet out on the PF30 and from ethernet in on the PF30 to my media centre.

The network speed slows to a crawl. Going back to as was i.e direct connect from media centre to router I get great network speed.

Anybody else have one of these and have the network connections made with no issues?

Cheers

 

[michael hoy]

sillyoldman:
I have a Belkin pure AV PF30 mains conditioner. All the power side works well but I have an issue.

I ran my ethernet cable from router to ethernet out on the PF30 and from ethernet in on the PF30 to my media centre.

The network speed slows to a crawl. Going back to as was i.e direct connect from media centre to router I get great network speed.

Anybody else have one of these and have the network connections made with no issues?

Cheers

Hi,

Unless you have miss typed anything here, I think the answer lies with the cables going to the wrong connections, you have a cable going out of a device(router) to the out connector on the PF30 this should be the in connector.

And then you have a cable going from the in connection to another device, this should be from the out connector to the device (Media centre).

Try this first then report back if it is still slow.

 

[Anonymous]

Michael I agree. And it was the other way around that I had first tried. This still caused a huge network slowdown. So I contacted Belkin and was told to connect the way I described in my first post. Connecting either way round gives the same performance slowdown.

I have 2 x PF30s and they both do the same so it does not look like a faulty unit rather a common issue. Thats why I asked if others have tried this.

Thanks

 

[michael hoy]

Hi,

Ok,

just wanted to make sure we were starting at the same point.

I have a spare PF30 in the loft, I will get it out and plug my router into it and see if I have the same problem.

 

[Anonymous]

Michael, you're a gent.

Much appreciated,

 

[The_Lhc]

Ethernet is bi-directional so the concept of in and out is somewhat pointless anyway.

 

[michael hoy]

the_lhc:Ethernet is bi-directional so the concept of in and out is somewhat pointless anyway.

Yes it is, but I am not sure what the Belkin is doing with it internally.

Sillyoldman,

I will try to test mine today.

 

[michael hoy]

sillyoldman:
Michael, you're a gent.

Much appreciated,

Hi,

I tested mine this afternoon and did not notice any loss of speed.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for checking.

So I have been sent 2 faulty units. I'll check back with Belkin again. All the best

 

[wireman]

sillyoldman:So I have been sent 2 faulty units.

I'm not that clued up on networking, but electrically, none of the boards that provide protection for sat, cable, TV, phone or network have more than just a couple of industry standard components on each of them. I'd think it highly unlikely that both your PF30's could be faulty given that all these signal boards are rediculously small and simple (as they always are). Perhaps it's more of a router/wiring/connection compatibility issue? I don't know, but personally I'd doubt the network protection board itself in the PF30 is the cause of the problem.

 

[Tonestar1]

the_lhc:Ethernet is bi-directional so the concept of in and out is somewhat pointless anyway.

Kinda depends. Not all nics (Network Interface Card) have the ability to switch the pins between in and out. This is still common in a lot of routers and I'm talking 3k to 30k high end Cisco boxes not just simple broadband routers. So this could be an issue. A crossover cable between router and Belkin OR Belkin and PC would resolve this.

Other cause could be is that the something, either the router or the HTPC or more likely both are using auto detect to sense the speed of the connection. This often causes issues with a direct connection never mind with a Belkin in the signal path. Easy fix is to so make sure the card on the PC and the router are manually set at 100 full duplex or 1Gig full duplex if possible.

Another issue could be that the Ethernet in the Belkin is not capable of
passing through the speed of the previous connection.

eg the NIC in the Belkin is only fit for 10/100 Meg speeds and you have a 1 gig connection on your PC and router.

Good luck

 

[Tonestar1]

If you are hit by a power surge the routers fuses should blow before it does any damage to your PC. I wouldn't think the ethernet one is necessary unless you need that extra peace of mind.