Re: Wired Ethernet vs. HomePNA - Which is better for me?
From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 02/09/05
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Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 11:54:59 -0700
In article <5e231d22.0502090215.4c9adef8@posting.google.com>,
joesamang@address.com (Joe Samangitak) wrote:
>I'm currently waffling between the two different network technologies,
>and looking for the opinion that may nudge me to one side or the
>other.
>Although I don't like the looks of Ethernet cable running across my
>house,
>if its faster overall and more stable than HomePNA, it may do. Here
>are the
>hardware setups:
>
>1) Ethernet: We're talking a peer-to-peer Ethernet connection bewteen
>2
>computers, about 150-200ft of crossover cable, and one 10/100 NIC card
>for each computer (no router or hub). Both computers will share a DSL
>internet connection. My primary purpose here is to share the DSL
>connection without any drop in speed. I might also share files and
>printers, but that's secondary.
>
>Not sure if I need "special" crossover cable or NIC cards to take
>advantage of Ethernet Fast (100mbps) data transfer? If the above
>equipment is all that's necessary for Ethernet Fast, then I guess this
>system would be faster than the HomePNA below.
>
>2) HomePNA: Diamond Homefree HPNA Networking Kit (2 PCI HomePNA 2.0
>cards,
>one for each computer).
>
>Using XP Pro, and so I'm not sure if these HPNA cards will work under
>XP Pro, since Diamond never wrote drivers for this. Have heard some
>people say XP comes with the drivers, others say they can't get this
>to work under XP if their life depended on it. Some say HomePNA is
>slower than dialup under a DSL connection, others say its faster than
>you could hope for under a DSL connection (HPNA 2.0 is rated at
>10mbps).
>
>
>So is there any distinct advantage (such as speed or reliability)
>between either of these two technologies?
In my experience, powerline networking is more reliable and easier to
set up than HPNA. Get a pair of powerline Ethernet bridges, like the
Netgear XE102. They connect to your computers' existing Ethernet
adapters, with no need for additional drivers.
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