Need some help on phoneline networking..plz

[SupaBeeb]

i have 3 computers..
currently 2 of them are connected using 10Mbs phoneline network card from D-Link (DHN520)
the problem is i want to link up the 3 computer also, but buying single d-link card is so expensive..
and i looked around the net and found out that compgeeks sells a 10Mbps kit from Diamond for $15 usd

Since both card uses Broadcom chip inside... i am wondering if the computers will communicate if i link them up using different brand adapters..

I have tried to install the diamond drivers on my d-links and failed...

anyone have any insight?

thx

 

[Shaka]

Can you just directly connect all three comps together? If they all use the same protocol, something like homePNA v1.1 or something, then it shouldn't matter. It's like ethernet cards: if you buy one from linksys, and one from D-link, and hook them together using a crossover RJ-45 cable, they should work together no problem.

I'm not totally sure about this though. Worst case would be you have 2 phoneline nics in one of the comps, to act as the bridge between the two types of phoneline NIC networks. I think that would work.

 

[SupaBeeb]

hmm..i did not think about bridging...
is win98 capable of doing that?