How to set up a home phoneline network in Windows XP?
1. Insert the CD that comes with your HomePNA (HPNA) adapter into
each PC that will be networked to install the necessary software
and copy the device driver before plugging the adapter for the
first time.
2. Insert or connect a HPNA adapter to each computer that you will network.
You can use internal adapter (PCI card) or external adapter (USB
adapter or PCMCIA card). Plug one end of the telephone cable to RJ11 port on the HPNA adapter
and the other end to the wall phone jack. Most PCs have integrated dial-up modem
which also has an RJ11 socket. So, if you use an internal HPNA adapter, don't confuse
the HPNA adapter port with the dial-up modem port.
3. Windows XP will detect the new hardware and the Found New
Hardware Wizard appears. Follow the instructions in the wizard to
install your HPNA adapter driver.
4. If you have installed your HPNA adapter correctly, it will
appear on the Device Manager under "Network adapters" and a Local Area Connection will be created on the Network Connections folder
under LAN or High-Speed Internet.
5. If you already have an Internet connection on one computer
running Windows XP and
other computers will connect to the Internet through it, run the
Network Setup Wizard on this computer first (i.e. the ICS host).
6. Follow the instructions in the wizard to name your computer and
your workgroup, share the Internet connection, and turn on/off
file and printer sharing. You must insert a blank formatted floppy
disk when prompted if you have computers running Windows 98, 98 SE, or ME and want to connect those computers to your HPNA
network.
7. Insert the
floppy disk on computers running Windows 98, 98 SE, or ME.
Double-click a file named "netsetup" to run the Network
Setup Wizard on each
computer.
8. If you have completed the network setup, you can check whether your HPNA
network has been working from My Network Places. Under Network Task,
click "View workgroup computers". On the right pane, you will see
all connected computers - each with the name you have assigned to
it through the Network Setup Wizard.
9. If you turn on file and printer sharing in the Network Setup
Wizard and have specified shared folders or printer, when you
double-click a computer name you will see shared folders or
printer on that computer.
10. To connect to the Internet, go to the ICS host (i.e. the
computer with direct Internet connection). Double-click the
Internet connection icon in the right-pane of Network
Connections folder. Type in your user name and password and click Dial.
If your ICS host has a broadband Internet connection using DSL or cable modem, you
are on the Internet as you turn it on.
11. On other computers that will connect to the Internet through
the ICS host, just open your browser, type in your favorite
website address in the address bar and you are ready to surf the
Internet. You can do any Internet activity independent of the ICS
host as long as the ICS host is on.
12. If you use a broadband router (a.k.a. residential
gateway) to connect to the Internet, you must use a router which
supports HPNA. If your router doesn't have a HPNA interface, put a HPNA-to-Ethernet bridge
between your router and one available phone outlet, pull an
Ethernet cable from the bridge to the router's Ethernet (RJ45)
socket and a telephone cable to the wall telephone outlet.
On every computer, choose "This computer connects to the Internet
through another computer or residential gateway" in the Network
Setup Wizard.
13. If you have an existing LAN using other
technology (e.g. Ethernet or Wi-Fi), you can use a network bridge
to connect your HPNA network to this network. You can create a
(software) bridge on Windows XP from the Network Setup Wizard or
manually via Network Connections folder.
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