HomePNA?? Or not....

Data1232 · Feb 17, 2003, 11:06 PM

I was thinking about networking all the computers in my house. We only have one telephone line and aren't exactly blessed with DSL, Broadband...just dial-up. I was thumbing through some sites, and to me HomePNA seems like the best option for me, since i really don't want to thread wires through my house. I was wondering what thoughts could be given about this, since i haven't really had any experience with Networking, any sites would also be helpful. Thanks!

JavaFox · Feb 27, 2003, 04:20 PM

HomePNA was a curious technology that really never caught on in a big way. I remain convinced that CAT-5 networks are your best option. If you really don't want to string wires, wireless LANs are an option. As far as I can recall, I haven't heard anything bad about HomePNA, except that it's not as fast as the alternatives. But since all you've got it DUN, and provided that you don't intend to do a lot of file transfer, HomePNA ought to be okay.

NINintothevoid · May 2, 2003, 01:35 AM

I have a homepna 2.0 network at my house(10Mbps aka 1 meg/sec) and i have 4 computers sharing a cable modem, and it works great, plus no cables flying around. On average, between computers i get 900-1024k/sec transfers, so its decent, just make sure you are getting a newer card and not the first generation ones which were really slow

Data1232 · May 2, 2003, 03:49 AM

yeah, but the problem is is that i'm running a 56k connection here..., is there any technology that dosen't rely on some sort of broadband, or highspeed connection? I'm relatively new at this, so i'm not sure...

NINintothevoid · May 2, 2003, 08:12 AM

it doesn't revolve around broadband, hpna 2.0 just involves how fast you go between computers in your house. if you are using 56k, the bottleneck will obviously be your connection, so you shouldn't worry about any slowdown.

Data1232 · May 3, 2003, 02:15 AM

Wait, so would i need broadband service to use it? Or just a broadband modem in the computer's i'm connecting?

NINintothevoid · May 3, 2003, 08:12 AM

you don't need anything, it works just like an ethernet network, just through the phoneline, you can share whatever you want.

Feb 17, 2003, 11:06 PM	#1
Data1232 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Right. Behind. You. Posts: 180 Rep Power: 0	HomePNA?? Or not.... I was thinking about networking all the computers in my house. We only have one telephone line and aren't exactly blessed with DSL, Broadband...just dial-up. I was thumbing through some sites, and to me HomePNA seems like the best option for me, since i really don't want to thread wires through my house. I was wondering what thoughts could be given about this, since i haven't really had any experience with Networking, any sites would also be helpful. Thanks! __________________ Windows XP Pro 32-bit Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 2 GB DDR2-800 eVGA 680i XFX GeForce Ultra 8800 () Creative X-Fi Gamer

May 2, 2003, 01:35 AM	#3
NINintothevoid DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	I have a homepna 2.0 network at my house(10Mbps aka 1 meg/sec) and i have 4 computers sharing a cable modem, and it works great, plus no cables flying around. On average, between computers i get 900-1024k/sec transfers, so its decent, just make sure you are getting a newer card and not the first generation ones which were really slow __________________ Specs: Windoze XP Athlon XP 1800+ KG7-RAID Mobo 512 2100 DDR Ram Radeon 9600 pro SB LIVE 5.1

May 2, 2003, 03:49 AM	Thread Starter #4
Data1232 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Right. Behind. You. Posts: 180 Rep Power: 0	yeah, but the problem is is that i'm running a 56k connection here..., is there any technology that dosen't rely on some sort of broadband, or highspeed connection? I'm relatively new at this, so i'm not sure... __________________ Windows XP Pro 32-bit Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 2 GB DDR2-800 eVGA 680i XFX GeForce Ultra 8800 () Creative X-Fi Gamer

May 2, 2003, 08:12 AM	#5
NINintothevoid DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	it doesn't revolve around broadband, hpna 2.0 just involves how fast you go between computers in your house. if you are using 56k, the bottleneck will obviously be your connection, so you shouldn't worry about any slowdown. __________________ Specs: Windoze XP Athlon XP 1800+ KG7-RAID Mobo 512 2100 DDR Ram Radeon 9600 pro SB LIVE 5.1

May 3, 2003, 02:15 AM	Thread Starter #6
Data1232 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Right. Behind. You. Posts: 180 Rep Power: 0	Wait, so would i need broadband service to use it? Or just a broadband modem in the computer's i'm connecting? __________________ Windows XP Pro 32-bit Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 2 GB DDR2-800 eVGA 680i XFX GeForce Ultra 8800 () Creative X-Fi Gamer

Feb 27, 2003, 04:20 PM	#2
JavaFox E Pluribus Unum Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,203 Rep Power: 0	HomePNA was a curious technology that really never caught on in a big way. I remain convinced that CAT-5 networks are your best option. If you really don't want to string wires, wireless LANs are an option. As far as I can recall, I haven't heard anything bad about HomePNA, except that it's not as fast as the alternatives. But since all you've got it DUN, and provided that you don't intend to do a lot of file transfer, HomePNA ought to be okay.

May 3, 2003, 08:12 AM	#7
NINintothevoid DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	you don't need anything, it works just like an ethernet network, just through the phoneline, you can share whatever you want. __________________ Specs: Windoze XP Athlon XP 1800+ KG7-RAID Mobo 512 2100 DDR Ram Radeon 9600 pro SB LIVE 5.1