NONONONONONO They just don't work. when we got our dsl about 2 years ago home pna was out and we were going to put that in and I wasnt thinking and bought a card and it didn't work. Recently we upgraded to hpna 2 and i tryed again with a new card nope. Get the bridge like i did! Brandon Caudle -------------- 15yr Old Avid Unix User (HP-UX,FreeBSD,Linux) Larkhaven Golf Course Charlotte, NC "There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full." -- Henry Kissinger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Evil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 8:13 PM Subject: [newbie] Experiences with HomePNA stuff? > > I am considering getting my building wired up with HomePNA gear. It > would have to interface with computers on Windows, Mac, and of course > Linux. I know there are different options, including ethernet-HomePNA > bridges which would definitely let any machine work with it. However, > does anyone have experience with using HomePNA cards in Linux > natively? Also, how well does the system work? What kind of > distances can you get, and is it somewhat reliable, or is it very > finiky depending on the quality of the wire? > > Thanks > >