Here's a strange one, i've had to look into HPNA as a last resort, wondered if anyone here has any experience on it...
Background:
3 PC's at home, all via a Wireless G (54mbs) network, with a NAS/USB 500gb drive on the adsl router, here im planning to store all my photos/docs/mp3's etc in order to share with the following:
1 - Main PC, gaming PC, etc, in my "office" room
2 - Laptop, usually leave this on overnight for downloads, in my "office" room
3 - HTPC, for films/photo nights, etc - in the living room.
Problem is that the Main PC & Laptop are in one room, and the HTPC is on another, I cant lay Cat5 for asthetic reasons (Wife would kill me), can't use powerline adaptors as my house is actually 2 apartments (with their separate ring main supplys, i.e HTPC is in a "different" house so to speak)
There is an existing telephone connection in the "office" room and living room, and I know the HPNA is possible. Just investigating standards at the moment, HPNA1 only allowed 1mbps (eek!), HPNA2 (10mbps - not good enough) and HPNA3 is 128mbps (perfect). All 3 standards allow network/phone/adsl transmissions concurrently...
So, back to original question, anyone have much experience on HPNA networking? i.e adaptors to use? reliability? are products readily available, etc.....
Background:
3 PC's at home, all via a Wireless G (54mbs) network, with a NAS/USB 500gb drive on the adsl router, here im planning to store all my photos/docs/mp3's etc in order to share with the following:
1 - Main PC, gaming PC, etc, in my "office" room
2 - Laptop, usually leave this on overnight for downloads, in my "office" room
3 - HTPC, for films/photo nights, etc - in the living room.
Problem is that the Main PC & Laptop are in one room, and the HTPC is on another, I cant lay Cat5 for asthetic reasons (Wife would kill me), can't use powerline adaptors as my house is actually 2 apartments (with their separate ring main supplys, i.e HTPC is in a "different" house so to speak)
There is an existing telephone connection in the "office" room and living room, and I know the HPNA is possible. Just investigating standards at the moment, HPNA1 only allowed 1mbps (eek!), HPNA2 (10mbps - not good enough) and HPNA3 is 128mbps (perfect). All 3 standards allow network/phone/adsl transmissions concurrently...
So, back to original question, anyone have much experience on HPNA networking? i.e adaptors to use? reliability? are products readily available, etc.....