Home Network Kits???

[guamboy]

😕After reading Anandtech reviews, it seems like a good thing. However, I'm still confused about the 10/100 transfer rate, and if you can still talk on the phone while being online at the same time. Any input from someone that owns a kit would be great.

 

[cipher00]

Umm, I believe that more specifics about your current setup would help elicit responses from the knowledegable types here. Specifically, what are you running now and what type of kit are you considering?

The 10/100 transfer rate refers to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet; that is, at how many Mbps can you communicate with other machines. Which you get depends on cabling, other equipment, etc. Being on the telephone and being online are not necessarily mutually exclusive but may be depending on how you connect with the outside world (like the Net).

Are you looking at one of those HomePNA or HomeRF kits? Or....

 

[jimmyhaha]

read the review once more junior

10/100 - traditional way, cat5 cable all around the house.
HomePNA / wireless - cheap /expensive, no cable, slower

I am using HPNA though, ok speed, around 20-40 for 2 cards

 

[JackMDS]

There is three major form of Network connection at home.

1. Cabled Ethernet Network.
2. Wireless Ethernet Network.
3. Phone Wires Network.

The Review on AT relates to HPNA (Phone Network).

Over 95% of the people participated on this BBS use option 1 ?Cabled Ethernet?.

There is a lot of reason for it e.g.

At the moment, 10/100 Mb/sec Ethernet is the cheapest for such speed.

Ethernet has a lot of flexibility, and choice of equipment that are not existing in HPNA.

However, if you just want to connect few computers, you don?t care about the speed of connection, you don?t want to add cables to you home, and you are sure that your appetite for additional Network tricks will stay the same go with HPNA.

It does not interfere with regular phone usage.

More info: here:

Networking.

The Wireless Solution.