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Digging into Phoneline Networking and HomePNA 2.0
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Posted by: mjames
As you know from this thread, I have been debating about how to setup a home network/which type.
I pretty much determined wireless is out because of its high cost and security holes, while ethernet is out because I can't string wires across my house.
Well, I heard some good things about new phone network standards: http://www.anandtech.com/IT/showdoc.html?i=1568
Anyone have any experience with these? What are the upsides/downsides? Will it be slow? I've got a cable modem I'd like to share with another computer. Thanks!
Posted by: Kdr Kane
I already responded in that other thread, but I will contribute a little more.
I get well over 1 MB/sec download on my cable modem on my computers connected to the router/modem combo.
One computer connected to my router has two network cards. One is ethernet, the other is PNA. I have Internet Connection Sharing enabled on the ethernet card. Thus, any connection coming in from the PNA adapter is proxied/NAT to the router/cable.
I have another computer connected upstairs with only a PNA adapter enabled. I get 70 KB to 90 KB download across the PNA network. That works out close to 1 megabits/sec.
Posted by: mjames
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Anyone else have any insight to share? Should I spend the money for phoneline networking, or is this still too slow? I really need to share Internet access with a downstairs computer, my family members are suffering with a 28.8.
Posted by: Kdr Kane
Considering the PNA network is 10-100 times faster than a dial-up connection, only costs about $30 a card, and uses existing wiring, I think the answer is pretty obvious.
I have two Linksys PNA cards. The HPN200 will operate at 1 Mbps or 10 Mbps. The HPN100 only operates at 1 Mbps. But, it has the Wake-on-Lan ability and can bring your computer out of standby when a connected is needed. I just found this out, but haven't tested it.
1 Mbps is as fast as I need for the other computers in the house.
Posted by: Sops
I looked into phone line networking when trying to wire this house. It just had to many uncertainties to me. I don't know anyone that has used it. Its really not that hard to run cat5 cable throught a house. I ran it from my room, second story. To the basement. Then up to the first floor. And you cann't even see the cable. I had it done in less than a day. 
Posted by: JANNA
networking through phonelines is less than useful. i highly recomend taking the time to run a ethernet cable.
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