Hi,
I have a PVR (digicorder) at home that is currently connected through homeplug (85Mbps, so homeplug 1.0 standard), which is necessary for interactivity (like requesting a movie, rewatching a show,...). The PVR cannot be connected to a router since the ISP (Telenet Belgium) must be able to immediatly identify the PVR.
So in between my modem and router there is a switch where the other homeplug 85Mbps is connected to (and so is bypassing the router). The 85Mbps homeplugs were placed by our ISP btw and they are Topcom homeplugs.
Now on my router (which is connected to the switch) I have a 200Mbps homeplug connected (Devolo), so I can easily connect other devices throughout the house. This all works perfectly since the 200Mbps homeplugs are a different technology, they use the homeplug AV standard. And the two (85MBps and 200MBps) can happily co-exist with each other. And I haven't experienced any problems so far.
But this all becomes a giant clutter of boxes around the house, so what I want to do is get away from the Topcom 85Mbps homeplugs and replace them both with devolo homeplugs. You might be thinking, "by replacing you'll not reduce the amount of boxes inside the house". But some of the devolo homeplugs has 3 lanports on it!
I already tested replacing the Topcom homeplugs by Devolo ones and this works smoothly (PVR gets connected). So this proofs that router is again bypassed...
However, and this is my question, what will happen with the other devices??? Will they also bypass the router??? Since I put a Devolo homeplug on the switch instead of the Topcom one??? Or will ALL other devices still be directed to the router first?
(I attached a picture to clarify my question... Look at the green route, that is what I'm wondering???)
Thanks for the help in advance
I have a PVR (digicorder) at home that is currently connected through homeplug (85Mbps, so homeplug 1.0 standard), which is necessary for interactivity (like requesting a movie, rewatching a show,...). The PVR cannot be connected to a router since the ISP (Telenet Belgium) must be able to immediatly identify the PVR.
So in between my modem and router there is a switch where the other homeplug 85Mbps is connected to (and so is bypassing the router). The 85Mbps homeplugs were placed by our ISP btw and they are Topcom homeplugs.
Now on my router (which is connected to the switch) I have a 200Mbps homeplug connected (Devolo), so I can easily connect other devices throughout the house. This all works perfectly since the 200Mbps homeplugs are a different technology, they use the homeplug AV standard. And the two (85MBps and 200MBps) can happily co-exist with each other. And I haven't experienced any problems so far.
But this all becomes a giant clutter of boxes around the house, so what I want to do is get away from the Topcom 85Mbps homeplugs and replace them both with devolo homeplugs. You might be thinking, "by replacing you'll not reduce the amount of boxes inside the house". But some of the devolo homeplugs has 3 lanports on it!
I already tested replacing the Topcom homeplugs by Devolo ones and this works smoothly (PVR gets connected). So this proofs that router is again bypassed...
However, and this is my question, what will happen with the other devices??? Will they also bypass the router??? Since I put a Devolo homeplug on the switch instead of the Topcom one??? Or will ALL other devices still be directed to the router first?
(I attached a picture to clarify my question... Look at the green route, that is what I'm wondering???)
Thanks for the help in advance