Dear Mr. Blunck: Thanks for the help on this question.  I only have one more
hardware question. My DSL modem is hooked to the phone line with a 2 outlet
splitter. The remaining socket on the splitter has a line filter connected
to it so that the regular phone service will not interfere with dsl. Do I
hook the cable from the Homefree card to this filtered side or do I not use
the filter. I certainly do not want to foul-up the dsl when I do this.
Thanks.  Edwin Bogert


>From: "Rand M. Blunck" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
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>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Networking with Homefree "Diamond" Phoneline system.
>Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:41:34 -0700
>
>Edwin,
>
>Yes, you do install both the Home Phoneline and the existing ethernet NIC's
>in the main/server box.  Assuming you have Windows, plug & play should
>recognize the new NIC and install drivers.  You will probably need to
>assist
>with a CD from Diamond and your Windows installation CD.  It will probably
>also set up TCP/IP for the new hardware automatically since you are already
>using the internet from the existing NIC.  The question is in how the boxes
>will receive an IP address.  Diamond likely has their own setup routines
>which will define the local network.  However, if your Windows version
>supports it, I'd recommend using Microsoft's ICS (Internet Connection
>Sharing) instead.  I have not used the Diamond software, but instead
>started
>our home network with Intel Anypoint.  The ICS direction has proved to be
>much more stable, so I'm assuming it would be more stable than the Diamond
>approach as well.
>
>I think that ICS was first available with Win 98SE and it certainly is with
>Win Me and Win XP.  So if your server has one of those, install ICS from
>the
>Windows Install/Remove Programs applet in the Control Panel.  You find it
>in
>different places in the different OS versions, so if you don't find it
>right
>away, use the help system to tell you where it is.  When you run it, it
>will
>ask for your computer name and a name for the work group, where the default
>works fine.  It will also provide a means to create a diskette to install
>on
>your client boxes, in case they are older (Win 95, 98), which you would
>then
>run after installing the new NIC's.  All of the questions that these
>wizards
>ask are pretty self-explanatory - just indicate which box will connect to
>the internet through which NIC and which will connect through another box
>on
>the network.  Also identify whether you want to share files and printers.
>
>If your OS does not support ICS, you should be able to install the Diamond
>software from a setup utility on their installation CD.  Since there are
>not
>that many settings, it should be fairly straightforward as well.
>
>With respect to the cabling, you use standard RJ-11 phone cords to connect
>the new NIC's to your phone jacks.  Plug one end into the wall and one into
>the socket labelled LINE or WALL.  The other plug is an output to plug into
>a modem or to run to a real phone.
>
>Good luck,
>Rand Blunck
>Why Not Try Computing
>Glendale, AZ
>
>
> > Recently I became the proud owner of a Homefree Phoneline Networking
>system made buy Diamond. It assured me that I would be able to network and,
>share data and files with another machine in the next room using only their
>nic cards and the existing phoneline. It also states that I would be able
>to
>share the internet as well between the two(including modem,DSL,Cable etc.
>etc.) The instructions for installation of the hardware are very vague when
>using an existing DSL modem and an existing ethernet nic card already
>installed on the main computer. Do I install their pci card on this
>computer
>in addition to the existing ethernet card and, if so how would I hook it
>up?
>I've tried contacting DiamondMM tech support with numerous e-mails but to
>no
>avail. I'm currently using a Efficient Network 5260 dsl modem coupled to a
>Ki
> > ngston KNE111tx ethernet PCI card with RJ45 and RJ11 connectors. The
>Diamond cards are only equipped with (2) RJ11 sockets( in & out). Does this
>inquiry make any sense to anyone on the list that may or may not have had
>the same experience or is there anyone that may be able to help? TIA.
>Edwin
>Bogert
>
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