HPNA or Wireless?

I've had a home network for the past 3 years using the Linksys
Phoneline USB adapters on an XP box running ICS and a W2K laptop.
I've had mixed results - stability is sketchy and performance can vary
as well.

If I go wireless with 802.11g or b will I see an increase in
performance and stability over HPNA?

Also, if wireless is the way to go, which brand/model is recommended?
-wjk


(E-Mail Removed) (wjk) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed) om>...
> I've had a home network for the past 3 years using the Linksys
> Phoneline USB adapters on an XP box running ICS and a W2K laptop.
> I've had mixed results - stability is sketchy and performance can vary
> as well.
>
> If I go wireless with 802.11g or b will I see an increase in
> performance and stability over HPNA?

"wjk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote...
> Also, if wireless is the way to go, which brand/model is recommended?
> -wjk

Read this recommended devices mentioned here... You'll see which models to
avoid, as well as which firmware upgrades work and don't...

Darrel,
Are you referring to reading the recommendations on this NG, or were
you on you way to providing a link to some page somewhere?

Also, you mention that performance and stability will improve, to what
degree?

Thanks in advance.
-wjk


"Darrel Toepfer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<k0ASa.1515$(E-Mail Removed)>.. .
> "wjk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote...
> > I've had a home network for the past 3 years using the Linksys
> > Phoneline USB adapters on an XP box running ICS and a W2K laptop.
> > I've had mixed results - stability is sketchy and performance can vary
> > as well.
> >
> > If I go wireless with 802.11g or b will I see an increase in
> > performance and stability over HPNA?
>
> Yes...

"wjk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote...
> Darrel,
> Are you referring to reading the recommendations on this NG, or were
> you on you way to providing a link to some page somewhere?

Yes... No better place to get support as well...

Look over the devices referenced here, the list isn't very big...

> Also, you mention that performance and stability will improve, to what
> degree?

A good wireless access point and card will act as though they are on
ethernet. So you're speed will be much improved over the 1 or 2 megabits you
get now, to near the limit of the speed of the gear you purchase...

> "Darrel Toepfer" wrote...
> > "wjk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote...
> > > I've had a home network for the past 3 years using the Linksys
> > > Phoneline USB adapters on an XP box running ICS and a W2K laptop.
> > > I've had mixed results - stability is sketchy and performance can vary
> > > as well.
> > >
> > > If I go wireless with 802.11g or b will I see an increase in
> > > performance and stability over HPNA?
> >
> > Yes...

Regarding broadband speed across my HPNA network, I measured an
average of 1.7MBS on my machine last night connected directly to my
cable modem and the same speed at my laptop that has net access
through the HPNA network.

I am not seeing how wireless will improve my broadband access speeds
on my home network. Am I missing something? Is ICS slowing down both
machines?


(E-Mail Removed) (wjk) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> Thanks Darrel.
>
> I'll haunt this NG for a while and see what I can learn about available hardware.
>
>
>
> "Darrel Toepfer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<JzHSa.29116$(E-Mail Removed) m>...
> > "wjk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote...
> > > Darrel,
> > > Are you referring to reading the recommendations on this NG, or were
> > > you on you way to providing a link to some page somewhere?
> >
> > Yes... No better place to get support as well...
> >
> > Look over the devices referenced here, the list isn't very big...
> >
> > > Also, you mention that performance and stability will improve, to what
> > > degree?
> >
> > A good wireless access point and card will act as though they are on
> > ethernet. So you're speed will be much improved over the 1 or 2 megabits you
> > get now, to near the limit of the speed of the gear you purchase...
> >
> > > "Darrel Toepfer" wrote...
> > > > "wjk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote...
> > > > > I've had a home network for the past 3 years using the Linksys
> > > > > Phoneline USB adapters on an XP box running ICS and a W2K laptop.
> > > > > I've had mixed results - stability is sketchy and performance can vary
> > > > > as well.
> > > > >
> > > > > If I go wireless with 802.11g or b will I see an increase in
> > > > > performance and stability over HPNA?
> > > >
> > > > Yes...

My machine-to-machine file transfer is hideously slow, but I thought
that was due to Microsoft Network protocols.

Best thing to do I guess is simply buy some WiFi "G" gear and give it
a go.

Thanks,
wjk

"Darrel Toepfer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<WzwTa.12285$(E-Mail Removed) >...
> "wjk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote...
> > Regarding broadband speed across my HPNA network, I measured an
> > average of 1.7MBS on my machine last night connected directly to my
> > cable modem and the same speed at my laptop that has net access
> > through the HPNA network.
> >
> > I am not seeing how wireless will improve my broadband access speeds
> > on my home network. Am I missing something? Is ICS slowing down both
> > machines?
>
> Run the same tests doing file transfers from machine to machine over the
> local network. Wireless will exceed the speed that HPNA can supply... If you
> had a bigger pipe to the network, it would help there as well... Obviously
> it currently exceeds the bandwidth your internet pipe can supply...