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Cragga LFC one of our resident forum members has put together some details on his own experience with Homeplugs on Xbox Live.

Homeplugs

If you are considering Homeplugs please read the below carefully as I have a set of Homeplugs myself and had a few issues with them early on. The problems where down to my setup nothing else. After buying the Homeplugs I had no lag issues but connection issues which I was trying to blame mainly on the xbox servers due to what happened over Christmas.

Considering Homeplugs in your house due to the layout of your home and wireless is no good because the connection strength is poor.

Well here are a few considerations to bare in mind before purchasing any homeplugs.

• Do you have a spare Ethernet port in the back of your router? 
• ADSL or Cable Router required – wireless or non wireless 
• Do you have a spare WALL plug socket near your router?
• Will a cable reach the homeplug from the socket in the wall to the router?
• Do you have a spare WALL plug socket in the room for your Xbox360? 
• Will a cable fit from the Homeplug in the wall to the Xbox 360

You need at least 2 Homeplugs

• 1 Homeplug connects to your router 
• 1 Homeplug to go into your room

Setup 2 - ADSL Wireless Router

Supported homeplugs for Xbox Live

Solwise Fla85, Fla85W, Fla200
VeseNet FlaVes85, FlaVes85-3

More information; http://www.homeplugs.co.uk/acatalog/XBOX_360.html

Below is a set of instructions to follow in order to get Homeplugs up and running in your home without having any issues. The reason for creating this thread is due to the fact that I have Homeplugs and think they are fantastic but I myself had issues when getting them. I noticed a massive difference when using them – i.e. no lag but I did get a lot of connection interrupts – especially on cod4.

If you are a cod4 lover and don’t want any lag or connected related issues here are a few tips for you;

• The Homeplugs work a lot better when plugged directly into the wall socket
• Try not to plug the Homeplug into a socket extension
• Plugging a Homeplug into a SURGE PROTECTOR is a BIG NO NO
• Surge protectors within your house will need replacing and this eliminates the possibilities of connection problems

I had a surge protected extension socket in the wall plug socket next to my Homeplug and I got connection issues. I bought a new Homeplug (FlaVes85-3v2) to use with my xbox and pc. As soon as I got it I plugged it in and worked great but I got a lot of limited connectivity problems but then it would regain connection. It was very strange. That strange I doubted how reliable the Homeplugs were. Even on my old Homeplug I got connection interrupts on my Xbox but thought it was the Xbox’s side. Due to the surge protected socket extension this was not helping the connection at all as it was directly next to the Homeplug. Not once did I ever imagine it was that. I was told not too plug a Homeplug into a surge protected extension socket, but never thought the socket extension could impact the Homeplug being next to it.

If you follow the above you will have no issues when using the Homeplugs.

Encryption

When you buy a set of Homeplugs a cd is provided that you should install in order to secure the Homeplugs from anybody else outside connecting to them.
Install the cd on the pc where the Homeplug connects to the pc

• The software will connect to the Homeplug that connects to the router from the wall socket of the pc.
• It will show you the other Homeplug it has connected to.
• Type in the password where it says enter password.
• (Password can be found on the back of the Homeplug - ****-****-****-****)
• ((The password you are tying in is the password on the back of the homeplug that will be connected to the xbox))

Contact

If your problems are not related to the above please contact me via the forum and I will try my best to help you out as I do have a few contacts who work for Solwise and at Homeplugs.co.uk.

The service that Solwise provide and Homeplugs.co.uk is amazing, it is quick and extremely helpful in order to eliminate your issues.

References

All the above information is taken from my own experiences with Homeplugs and helpful information I have been passed down. I would therefore like to share my findings with others who are having difficulty with Homeplugs.

The information relating to the supported Homeplugs can be found – www.homeplugs.co.uk