? about HomePNA\Ethernet Internet Sharing.

[tlbuckingham]

Brace yourselves for this:

I have a 3COM 4 Port Router w/ Three Desktops Connected to it (one machine has a HomePNA PCI Card. I have an IBM Laptop with a USB Intel Anypoint HomePNA Adapter. I it somehow possible to share my Broadband internet access thru the desktop that has the HomePNA adapter w/o doing away with the router.

Example: Connect my Laptop w/ USB HomePNA-->Desktop w/ PCI HomePNA-->Router. I don't want to have to purchase a hardware bridge device or do away with the router. Any clues.

Desktop is running Windows XP Pro. Laptop is running Windows 98SE. Thanks.

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[jm0ris0n]

Check out this linksys product page for their array of items. You could buy the bridge and run your hpna network that way. http://www.linksys.com/Products/group.asp?grid=28. I personally have the linksys Hpro200 HPNA router. Its a good router, and allows hpna anywhere in the house + has an ethernetjack that I have hooked up a hub which runs the network in the "router room".

hpna is interesting technology and I have been very satisfied with it PM me, etc, to learn more or just reply.

 

[tlbuckingham]

Thanks but I am going to try a software way someone suggested to me on the forum. Nice Linksys thou. I am happy that I went with HomePNA instead of Wireless. Much more reliable.

 

[Eug]

A bridge is great. No software to muck up your computer and you don't have to leave that computer on all the time. I run one with my Dell Digital audio receiver. Very cool. But not quite as cool as wireless with my laptop.

My setup:

Router --> HomePNA bridge --> Dell MP3 receiver
Router --> desktop
Router --> wireless bridge --> laptop

If not I suppose you can try running software ICS through the HomePNA card.

 

[RanDum72]

What you're trying to do is have the router hook up to several computers then have one or two coputers with HPNA hook up to one of the computers attached to the router. In theory, you will need to enable ICS with the PC serving up the computers with HPNA. I haven't tried it; I have a Netgear RP114 router and a Netgear PE102 HPNA bridge. Its the more elegant, headache free solution. You can get a Panasonic router with ethernet/HPNA for only $99 (like the one here.)You will need a seperate switch though as it only has one ethernet port. I was going to go this route since the Netgear bridge is more expensive than the Panasonic router alone (I could always sell the RP114 router). But I liked the RP114 so much I just sucked it up and bought the bridge. I haven't regretted it, its seamless and fast. And both router and bridge are exactly the same size and color, which looks cool stacked.