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HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) BubbaDog56 Profile When I originally installed WinME on my GTC, I mistakenly used the Win9X drivers from Gateway for the HPNA Combo Card and Outboard Modem. Today when I installed the WinME drivers, the Control Panel showed a new entry for the HPNA 10MB card under Network Adapters, and a new category for PCI Card that contained a V90 modem. So I powered down and yanked the standalone modem card out, restarted, and lo and behold I still had a functioning modem via the miniPCI card. So I guess you don't have to file down the edge of the modem card to get the cable to fit, just pull the modem instead. This will also give me the entire area where the modem card was to install a HD, so no need to do anything with trimming the heatsink as I originally thought. And with a little judicious nibbling of the stand support bracket angle under the RF shield, I can fit my current 12.5mm drive in no problema. Ah, life is good. But this sucker still seems to run a lot slower than my stock Rise CPU iO with 64MB, what's up with that? B'Dog 05-17-2001 18:35:44

RE:HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) BigDog Profile | Email That's what I have been trying to tell everyone, the HPNA is both a home networking adapter and a modem, 9 times to 10, the Linux flavor of their operating system didn't have a driver to support the modem on it so they included another modem to assure modem support. 05-17-2001 19:06:26

RE:HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) BubbaDog56 Profile BigDog, I remember your comments from earlier posts, it was just refreshing to find that it worked as advertised. With the modem out of the way, lots 'o room for my drive. Already used my RatShack nibbling tool to take away part of the stand support bracket bent over the modem area, then smoothed it down with a Dremel tool, and will be able to fit my 12.5mm drive just fine. I also nibbled a section out of the back of the GTC case under the 'mystery door', I'll be able to have the connector end of the drive accessible through the door and remove the cable to load stuff on the drive without hassling with the network (that I don't have up yet anyway).... "It's getting better all the time" - The Beatles B'Dog 05-17-2001 20:45:00

RE:HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) chaezewhiz Profile | Email Actually I think that the mini-pci only comes in a ethernet/modem combo card. The real question is, why did they leave the standalone modem in place? Probably not worth the minute in assembly to pull out. -chaeze Miracle in a Can 05-17-2001 20:47:32

RE:HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) yellow1 Profile | Email As far as I can tell, there's no modem on the ethernet card, just Ethernet. 05-17-2001 23:43:56

RE:HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) BubbaDog56 Profile I plan on using PCI HPNA adapters on my 4 'big boxes' and USB HPNA on my iO & WebPlayer. With the GCT having it built in it's a bonus. Ethernet would be nice, but wiring a 2 story house w/o basement is too much hassle.... B'Dog 05-18-2001 05:09:09

RE:HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) LD37 Profile perhaps there is an HPNA + Ethernet hub...that would be cool and allow Ethernet where you could, and HPNA where you could not 05-18-2001 08:55:09

RE:HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) yellow1 Profile | Email Doesn't Compaq sell this all in one gateway that does Ethernet, HomePNA and even wireless (HomeRF1 I think) ? 05-18-2001 08:56:35

RE:HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) Steve Profile | Email I have a GCT I bought on Ebay that has HPNA and I would prefer the ethernet option. If anyone is in the reverse situation email me. Or perhaps someone has the ethernet option and doesn't need it. 05-18-2001 09:07:23

RE:HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) Greenspark Profile HPNA/Ethernet HUB: http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=161&grid=3 More info: http://www.linksys.com/search/default.asp?search=HPNA $161 at buy.com: http://www.us.buy.com/retail/computers/product.asp?sku=10266200&loc=7060 05-18-2001 09:09:26

RE:HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) Greenspark Profile Of course, D-Link has a cheaper alternative: http://www.techstore.com/solutions/item.asp?sku=279408TD ($143) And there's HPNA cards for your desktop, so you can get into the network that way: http://www.techstore.com/solutions/item.asp?sku=813190TD ($69) 05-18-2001 09:12:51

RE:HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) yellow1 Profile | Email That's the Compaq all in one Gateway I mentioned earlier: http://athome.compaq.com/showroom/static/ipaq/con-point.asp?cpqsid=QDWG9Q889BSR2GFP00A3HCXE1HTP45H1 A bit steep at $499 list and it's HomeRF1.0, not 802.11b ! 05-18-2001 09:17:15

RE:HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) beejay Profile How about using a PC as a bridge: 1 ethernet card + 1 HPNA card? Check out Netgear, http://www.buynetgear.com/searchresults.asp?dept_id=12 : $19.99 for a PCI card, 39.99 for USB (or 49.99 for two). ~$10 shipping, though. 05-18-2001 14:51:01

RE:HPNA Card Modem Works! (modified 0 times) yellow1 Profile | Email WHat kind of software do you use though ? At one time I tried ICS and Sygate and neither impressed me with their stability ! 05-18-2001 14:58:41

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