No pierre i am buying the router w/ ethernet & homepna and a homepna adapter
dsl
|
router(linksys)
upstairs homepna > / \ <downstairs ethernet
/ \
linux box linuxbox $ 2000
(homepna) (bothethernet)
this setup requires NO! conversion except for the router the rest of the
cabling runs over the phone line
brandon caudle
>From: Pierre Fortin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Brandon Caudle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [expert] NICs
>Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 00:46:42 -0400
>
>Brandon Caudle wrote:
> >
> > >From: Pierre Fortin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: Brandon Caudle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Subject: Re: [expert] NICs
> > >Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 20:54:07 -0400
> > >
> > >Brandon Caudle wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > > I recently got a dsl and then a linksys router (the one
>with
> > >the
> > > > ethernet and HomePNA adapter) and I want to buy a home pna adapter
>for
> > >my
> > > > linux box up stairs. Is there any home pna currentky supported?
> > > >
> > > > brandon caudle
> > >
> > >HomePNA is an expensive "no effort" alternative to running CAT-5 wire.
>It
> > >presents an ethernet port to the PC so there should be no compatability
> > >issues.
> > >
> > >Pierre
> >
> > Pierre it doesn;t have a ethernet port it has a regular telephone plug
>in
> > the back (i wish it was ethernet)
>
>Precisely why I called it:
> 'an expensive "no effort" alternative to running CAT-5 wire'...
> ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^
>I assUmed you were familiar with the product since you bought *half* the
>solution... the device actually requires another box to convert the
>phone-wire
>signals back to ethernet. See
>http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=161&grid=3 and download
>the
>User Guide.... therein, you will see that these products allow you to
>spend big
>bucks to re-use your existing (and very low quality) phone wires rather
>than
>spend much less to install CAT-5 and use a single LinkSys BEFSR41 (I have
>one of
>these and am relatively satisfied with it).
>
>When you buy and install an HPB200, you will have the remote ethernet
>connector
>you seek...
>
>The phone wiring will be the "weakest link"... if you go this way, let us
>know
>if you are seeing 10Mbps-like speeds between your two systems as claimed.
>Oops... I'm assUming you have 2 systems (you were not explicit about
>this). If
>you only have one Linux box, then a BEFSR11 would have been sufficient.
>
>HTH,
>Pierre
>
>
> > brandon caudle
>
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