Personal experience:
1. Had LinkSYS HomePNA 1.0 bridge and 2 network cards. NICs worked ok
but bridge got disconnected from time to time, and eventually died
completely (won't detect HomePNA traffic at all).
2. Bought NetGear bridge and 2 more network cards. NetGear bridge works
ok with older LinkSys cards and with newer NetGear cards. This stuff
works wonderfully at my home, saved myself quite a bit of wiring.
However, the NetGear bridge gets very hot so ensure good ventilation.
3. Last time I bought these in U.S. online shop, "meches" wanted a paper
from Communications Ministry that these devices can be used in Israel,
or so DHL people told me. I went there myself and it took some
persuading and reasoning to "meches" woman to make these things pass the
border.
4. I don't use them with Linux directly (Linux machine is connected to
the bridge), but as far as I know the following is true: older HomePNA
1.0 cards work on Linux (they all use the same AMD chipset), but the
newer 2.0 cards don't, since there are no drivers for the chipset
(broadcom), and the tech. information about it is not available.
Haim Gelfenbeyn.
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> Anyone has any experience, recommendation, suggestion what to avoid
> regarding home Linux-networking over home phone wires
> (http://www.homepna.org/) ?
> thanks -- yotam
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