Phoneline Network?

[Pneumatic]

I am looking around at routers and this caught my attention. Has anyone had any experience with them?

http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=161&grid=3

Do they work?

Are they hard to set up?

Are there any disadvantages to the phone line thing over my first choice ( the Linksys BEFSR41 - EtherFast 4-Port Cable/DSL Router)?

Probably a n00b thing to ask, but I have never even heard of such a thing untill today.

edit: hehe just noticed the model number HPB200. Is that a bad sign?

[omegaRED]

Re: Phoneline Network?

Originally posted by Kindness!
edit: hehe just noticed the model number HPB200. Is that a bad sign?

Lol ... good, maybe some of us HPBs can stand a chance against you if you get it

[Snake-Eyes]

ROFL! Not nice Omega.

Go for the BEFSR41 though. Despite requiring actual cables to be run, you'll probably be happier with it in the long run. Especially if you have more than 2 PCs on the same network, and need to transfer large files between them.

[Wombat]

Using the phone lines will also require you to buy little client boxes for each machine you want to run that way.