Related Sites/Resources

• Small Office Networking from Network World
• IEEE 1394
  • Korean 1394 Forum
• HomePhoneline Networking Alliance (HomePNA)
• The HomePlug Powerline Alliance (HomePlug)
  • Power Packet Technology from Intellon
• PLC Forum
  • PLC Forum Korea
• PLCA : The Powerline Communication Association
  • Powerline World
• USB Homepage
• IrDA Homepage
• HomeRF Homepage
• Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance(WECA) : Wi-Fi
• Wireless LAN page : IEEE 802.11
• 홈네트워크 협의회

• OSGI, The Open Services Gateway Initiative
  • OSGi Congress 2002(presentations)
  • FOSGi, Free OSGi
• JINI
• UPnP Forum,
• HAVi, Home Audio Video Inteoperability

• DHWG, Digital Home Working Group
• HANA, The Home Automation & Networking Association
• IHA, Internet Home Alliance
• DHA, The Digital Home Alliance
• CABA, The Continental Automated Buildings Association
• AHI, The Application Home Initiative
• The SmartHome Forum
• AHAM, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers

• Some news of interest to home PC networkers from HomePCNetwork
• Online news about HomeRF

• Home Networking News
• Links for helpful information and resources for networking home PCs from HomePCNetwork
• Home-Automation.org's Home-Networking Links
• Results searched by Home Network from ZDNet

• homePCnetwork.com
• Home Networking Guide, ZDNet.
• Home networks, NetworkWorld.

  [Vendor resources]

• Farallon Communications, Inc.
  • Home network technology at a glance
• Enhanced Home Networking(Windows Me), Microsoft.
• White Papers, 3Com Networking Resource page.
• Intel AnyPoint Home Network, benefits of Home Network.
• The Digital Dream Home, a Diamond Multimedia sponsored site with information on home networking solutions using Diamond products.
• Enikia, Inc.
  • Home Networking: A Vision for the Future of Domestic Technology
• Efficient Networks

Papers/Articles

[Technology Overview]
• How Home Networking Works, Jeff Tyson, HowStuffWorks.
• Home Networking with IPv6, IPv6 Forum, 2000. (local copy)
• Home Networking Tutorials, Bruce and Marge Brown, Extremetech, June 11, 2001.
• Home Networking Glossary, Bruce Brown, Extremetech, June 10, 2001.
• Home Networking Tutorial, Home Wireless Network, Inc., WebProForum tutorial (local copy)
• Introduction to Home Networking
  - Can High-Tech Migrate Successfully into the Consumer Market?, 3com white paper (local copy)
• Connect Your Home to the Future, 3com white paper (local copy)
• FPGA Enabled Home Networking Technology Bridges: Connecting Disparate Technologies, Xilinx, Whitepaper, March 2001. (local copy)
• Home Networking Technologies, Microsoft, June 12, 2002.
• A White Paper on Home Networking, Wipro Technologies, January 2002. (local copy)
• Trends and Outlook for Wireless Home Networks, Parks Associates, September, 2002. (local copy)
• USB Support for AMIBIOS8: An overview of USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Support in the AMIBIOS8 Core, American Megatrends, Inc., October 2002. (local copy)
• Telematics - Directing the Future of Transport, Wavecom, April 16, 2003. (local copy)
• Home Networking Conundrum: Incremental Revenues without Increased Costs, SupportSoft, Inc., May 1, 2003. (local copy)
• Jini Starter Kit 2.0 tightens Jini's security framework : Introducing Jini's new security features, JavaWorld, May 9, 2003.

  [Ethernet Networks]

• Technical Bulletins: Setting up Internet Connection Sharing, Efficient Networks, Inc. 2001.

  [Phoneline Networks]

• Connecting the Home with a Phone Line Network Chip Set, Edward H. Frank and J. Holloway, IEEE, 2000. (local copy)
• Network Your Home Painlessly, Neil J. Rubenking, ZDNet, March 16, 2000.
• Intel Phone Line Networking, Matt Lake, Data.com, Nov. 11, 1999.
• PNA 2.0 Hits Home, Les Freed and Steve Rigney, ZDNet, November 2, 1999.

  [Powerline Networks]

• Langa Letter: Powerline Networking Comes Of Age, Fred Langa, Infoworld, January 13, 2003.
• Home Networking Over Power Lines, Cogency, September 2002. (local copy)
• Powerline communications, Gin Lee, NetworkmagazineIndia, August 2002.
• Data Communications Over Power Lines, 2 Cogency, December 2001. (local copy)
• Powerline Coexistence: Powerline Communications White Paper, Inari Inc., March 2001. (local copy)
• HomePlug Standard Brings Networking to the Home, Steve Gardner, Brian Markwalter and Larry Yonge, Commsdesign, December 2000.
• Standards Watch: HomePlug Selects Intellon's PowerPacket For Powerline Home Networking Specification
  - Decision by Industry Technical Experts Sanctions PowerPacket As Premier Powerline Technology for Connecting the Digital Home, Patrick Spreng, Data.com, June 14, 2000.
• The HomePlug Powerline Alliance (background paper), April 2000.
• The Powerline as a Reliable High-Speed Networking Medium (presentation) (local copy)

  [Wireless Networks:HomeRF/SWAP, Wi-Fi]

• Wireless Home Networking, Part V - Interference and Range Extension, Joseph Moran, 802.11-Planet, November 8, 2002.
• Wireless Home Networking, Part IV - Placing Your Equipment, Joseph Moran, 802.11-Planet, November 7, 2002.
• Wireless Home Networking, Part III - Wi-Fi Security, Joseph Moran, 802.11-Planet, November 6, 2002.
• Wireless Home Networking, Part II - Wi-Fi Standards, Joseph Moran, 802.11-Planet, November 5, 2002.
• Wireless Home Networking, Part I - Product Types, Joseph Moran, 802.11-Planet, November 4, 2002.
• 5 GHz Goes the Distance for Home Networking, Magis Networks, Inc., September 2002. (local copy)
• Wi-Fi News Briefs, Gerry Blackwell, ISP-Planet, May 8, 2001.
• Wi-Fi Interference: 3 Things New WISPs Need to Know, Michael R. Anderson, ISP-Planet, May 2, 2001.
• Wi-Fi Interference: Can't We All Just Get Along?, Michael R. Anderson, ISP-Planet, May 1, 2001.
• Which standard is better for teleworkers: Wi-Fi or HomeRF?, Dennis Eaton, Network World, April 9, 2001. (Wi-Fi)
• Which standard is better for teleworkers: Wi-Fi or HomeRF?, Wayne Caswell, Network World, April 9, 2001. (HomeRF)
• Putting your wireless house in order, Toni Kistner, Network World, Feb. 5, 2001.
• Introduction to the HomeRF Technical Specification(Presentation), Dec. 18, 2000. (local copy)
• Technical Summary of the SWAP(Shared Wireless Access Protocol) Specification, (local copy)
• Home Networking Technologies White Paper, HomeRF white paper (local copy)
• HomeRF: Bringing Wireless Connectivity Home(presentation), tutorial (Jim Lansford, Intel Corporation, Technical Committee Chair, Home RF Working Group), March 9, 1999. (local copy)

  [Security in Home Network]

• Adding and securing a Public Wireless Access Point within a home network, Steven Christall, SANS ReadingRoom, February 19, 2005. (local copy)
• Home User Security Guide, Randy Nash, HelpNet-Security, January 31, 2005.
• Free Tools and Tips to Help Secure Your Home PC, John Hochevar, SANS Reading Room, November 9, 2004. (local copy)
• Examination of PC security: How we got where we are and how to fix it, Thomas Sprinkmeier, SANS Reading Room, September 23, 2004. (local copy)
• Protecting Your Home Assets, Craig Fosnock, SecurityWriter, July 27, 2004. (local copy)
• Home User Security: Your First Defense, Sarah Granger, SecurityFocus, November 19, 2003.
• Protection of Customer Data For Home Business, David Davila, SANS Reading Room, August 14, 2003. (local copy)
• Defence in Depth on the Home Front, Thomas Harbour, SANS Reading Room, April 3 2003. (local copy)
• HOW TO: Create and Delete Hidden or Administrative Shares on Client Computers, Microsoft, January 24, 2003.
• Security in the Wireless Home Network, Magis Networks, Inc., August 2002. (local copy)
• DSL Security, The DSL Forum, Whitepaper, July 2002. (local copy)
• Connections 2002 notebook, Toni Kistner, Network World, June 10, 2002.
• Home Computer Security, CERT/CC, 2002.
• Home Network Security, CERT/CC, June 2001.
• Intercepting mobile communications: The insecurity of 802.11 - DRAFT, Nikita Borisov, Ian Goldberg, and David Wagner, January 30, 2001 (local copy: DRAFT, presentation).
• Securing Your Home Network, Carl Hallberg and Michael Pavlu, Security Portal, July 18, 2000.
• Security Is Everybody's Business
  - DSL and cable modem users are hot targets for hackers, Tom Nolle, Network Magazine, May 1, 2000.
• A Basic Guide to Home Network Security, Ryan Detert, WebReview.com, Jan. 14, 2000.

  [News/Articles]

• RE-ADSL2: Helping Extend ADSL's Reach, Marcos Tzannes, Aware, Inc., CommsDesign.com, May 13, 2003.
• DSL Market Maturity: Uncovering the Road Blocks to New DSL Service Revenues, Bridgewater Systems, January 1, 2003. (local copy)
• Integrated Network and Facility Monitoring Systems for Telecommunications, Andover Controls, December 2002. (local copy)
• Home Gateway Devices, Wipro Technologies, October 2002. (local copy)
• ADSL2 and ADSL : The New ADSL Standard, Aware Inc., August 2002. (local copy)
• ADSL2: Taking the Next Step in Broadband Designs, David Benini and David Krinsky, Communications Systems Design Magazine, July 24, 2002.
• Middleware for Television over IP Systems, Tandberg Television Inc., July 2002. (local copy)
• Why DSL Still Matters, TeleChoice, May 2002 (local copy)
• Video Over DSL: Enabling the Telecommunications Industry to Deliver Advanced Video Services, Aware, May 2002. (local copy)
• Residential Broadband Forecasts, Technology Futures Inc., 2002. (local copy)
• Delivering Technology Solutions for Broadband Communications, Texas Instruments, February 2002. (local copy)
• Optimizing Multi-Homed Connections, John Bartlett, Business Communication Review, January 2002.
• Telecommuting: Keeping Data Safe and Secure, Michael J. DeMaria, NetworkComputing, November 26, 2001. (local copy)
• Wireless Comes Home, Becky Waring, PC World magazine, May 25, 2001.
• DSL : Bringing the World of Broadband to Homes and Businesses Across Europe, Telcordia Technologies, May 2001. (local copy)
• Wireless Home Network Wars, Becky Waring, PC World magazine, February 28, 2001.
• Home Networking Market Slowly Gains Steam, Meg Walker, TechWeb News, Feb. 21, 2001.
• Efficient Releases Low-Priced Starter Home Gateway, Tom Mainelli, PCWorld.com, Feb. 08, 2001.
• Internet Users Show Readiness to Adopt Home Networking Solutions in 2001, Roper Starch Worldwide, January 5, 2001.
• Home Networking? Try These Programs, Preston Gralla, Executive Editor ZDNet Software Library, January 3, 2001.
  utility : NetSwitcher, LanTrend, Network Assistant.
• Standards Watch: SOHO News: Intel Supports Epigram's 10 Mbps Home Networking Technology, Patrick Spreng, Data.com, June 14, 2000.
• Moving In
  - Vendors, carriers and standards bodies get ready to occupy the home networking market, Sandra Guy, Data.com, Oct. 14, 1999.
• Personal Broadband Services: DSL and ATM, GlobeSpan, 1998. (local copy)

  [Products/Comparison]

• Powerline Networking Test Drive, Bruce Brown and Marge Brown, Extremetech, April 1, 2002.
• HomePlug units easy to use but slow, James Gaskin, Net.Worker, September 09, 2002.
• Netgear XA601 Powerline USB Adapter, Joseph Moran, PracticallyNetwork, January 21, 2003.
• Netgear XE602 Powerline Ethernet Adapter, Joseph Moran, PracticallyNetwork, January 21, 2003.
• Phonex Broadband NeverWire 14, Joseph Moran, PracticallyNetwork, January 27, 2003.
• Siemens SpeedStream Ethernet Powerline Adapter, Joseph Moran, PracticallyNetwork, February 10, 2003.

FAQs

• Finding some answers: the homePCnetwork FAQs
• Home Network FAQs from Innerspan.
• FAQs from Intel.
• Home Networking FAQs, HomeRF^TM Working Group, Inc. (local copy).
• HomePNA FAQ