Chapter 12: Networking Your Notebook
requires 200 Kbps + 200 Kbps = 400 Kbps. If at the same time you are playing
two MP3 audio files, you also print a file to your printer, the speed required
increases to 200 Kbps + 200 Kbps + 200 Kbps = 600 Kbps.
A comparison of the two tables on the previous page shows that HPNA 2.0,
Ethernet, and wireless Ethernet can handle most programs on a network. If
you anticipate using a combination of programs that regularly exceed
10000 Kbps, you should consider installing Fast Ethernet for your connection.
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