Mini box lost connection to main box

[cheese26]

I have one mini box connected to the main box using TP Link Powerline.  I'm also on Sky Broadband.  Everything works perfectly!

I have just replaced the TP Links for newer versions and my mini box worked initially, but now says it's lost connection.  How do I restore the connection?

[stereohaven]

@cheese26 

Have you checked in the mini box settings to see if the Wifi has turned back on?

When I used powerline I had to always go in and turn Wifi off on the mini to force it to use the wired connection, which it does have a habit of resetting and defaulting back to Wifi.

[cheese26]

Must admit, it's worked for so long without issue I've no clue about the Wi-Fi.

do I need to go into the hidden menu to check this?  How do I switch it off?

[stereohaven]

@cheese26 Yes, you can switch wifi off in the hidden installer menu, but you might just want to try resetting the network connection on the mini first.

Go to Settings > Status > Network Connection > Network Setup > Reset and hit the reset button, making sure the ethernet cable to the powerline is plugged in.

Make a cup of tea and just leave it to find it's way for a while.

If it still doesn't pick up the ethernet connection then you might want to go into the installer menu and turn off the Wifi completely before forcing another network reset.