ZeekeDaGeek
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My first home network was set up with the "Home Free" system.
It consists of a network card with 2 RJ11 style jacks (4 conductor CAT 3) and one RJ45 jack (8 conductor CAT 5).
You could plug into your home phone line anywhere in your home and it would allow you to network your computers.
Throughput was in the 1 Meg range.
If you use the CAT 5 connector and cable, you could get 10 Meg.
Even after I put in my hub and router, I still use the cards.
They have similar things that plug into your house wiring and allow you to network. They operate under the same fashion that the "wireless" intercoms do.
With the availability and prices of wireless pc cards and switches, the choices are numerous.
I prefer wired, because of the additional layer of security. Most home networking users don't know a thing about how to secure their networks. (and I'm one of 'em)
It consists of a network card with 2 RJ11 style jacks (4 conductor CAT 3) and one RJ45 jack (8 conductor CAT 5).
You could plug into your home phone line anywhere in your home and it would allow you to network your computers.
Throughput was in the 1 Meg range.
If you use the CAT 5 connector and cable, you could get 10 Meg.
Even after I put in my hub and router, I still use the cards.
They have similar things that plug into your house wiring and allow you to network. They operate under the same fashion that the "wireless" intercoms do.
With the availability and prices of wireless pc cards and switches, the choices are numerous.
I prefer wired, because of the additional layer of security. Most home networking users don't know a thing about how to secure their networks. (and I'm one of 'em)