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Synet Windy31 USB wireless router

The Synet Windy31 USB Wireless Router (MW-P54SS) is not your typical router. Instead of connecting it to your DSL or cable modem to share an Internet connection, you plug it into a USB port on your PC or laptop. Once plugged in, the $60--roughly the price of a regular USB...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, wireless router, Windy31, router, USB

Product reviews 2008-04-30

Asus WL-500W 802.11n Multi-Functional wireless router

Of our recent sweep of Draft N wireless routers, the $130 Asus WL-500W offers some unconventional yet useful features not found on the others. Aside of the regularly goodies including a firewall, encryption, QoS, and a print server, the WL-500W also has a built-in FTP server, a file server, and...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, wireless, IEEE 802.11n, Asus WL-500W, router, ASUS, server, wireless router

Product reviews 2008-03-18

Trendnet TEW-633GR wireless router (draft n)

Last year, when we reviewed TrendNet's first Draft N router, the TEW-631BRP, we came away wishing it was based on a finalized Wi-Fi specification. Now our wish remains with TrendNet's latest, the Wireless N Gigabit Router TEW-633GR, as the Draft 802.11N standard isn't expected to be finalized until late in...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, wireless router, Wireless-N Gigabit Router TEW-633GR, router, TEW-631BRP, network, TRENDNet, Wi-Fi, Draft-N

Product reviews 2007-12-16

Gallery: $60 router + DD-WRT = high-end wireless router

DD-WRT can turn this cheap device into an enterprise-class product with features normally found in devices costing hundreds of dollars more. by George Ou

Tags: Wireless Router, Device, Router, Wireless, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Networking, George Ou, screenshots, DD-WRT wireless router

Image galleries 2007-10-24

(Gallery: $60 router DD-WRT = high-end wireless router)

(Gallery: $60 router DD-WRT = high-end wireless router)Linksys WRT-54GThe Linksys WRT-54 family of products have been doing this for years.RE: (Gallery: $60 router DD-WRT = high-end wireless router)except DD-WRT crashes when there is a power failure on the Linksys WRT54G v8 - goes back to default...

Tags: Routers & switches, Home networking, Network technology, NETWORKING, wireless, wireless router, DD-WRT, router, Linksys Inc., Tomato

Discussion threads 2007-10-17

$60 router DD-WRT = high-end wireless router and switch

$60 router DD-WRT = high-end wireless router and switchdd-wrt demoI've been running dd-wrt on a Linksys WRT54GL for about a year now--it really is true folks--high-end features.You can check out a demo of the web gui features [url=http://www.informatione.gmxhome.de/DDWRT/Standard/V23final/]here[/url].Nice article George.That's why I said it isn't worth using client-side...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, router, Ethernet, XO-1, wireless, wireless router

Discussion threads 2007-10-16

$60 router + DD-WRT = high-end wireless router and switch

Getting a high-powered wireless router with some high-end features is a lot cheaper than most people think.  In fact it doesn't cost any more than a regular router needed to connect to the Internet which allows the sharing of IP addresses between multiple clients.  With the addition of DD-WRT, you...

Tags: Wireless Router, Router, WHR-G54, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Networking, Wireless, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-10-16

Linksys WRT350N wireless router with Storage Link

The Linksys WRT350N with Storage Link router is the next step up from the company's WRT300N router. Based on Draft 2.0 of the 802.11n spec, it's a standard four-port Gigabit Ethernet router that also serves up a USB port for sharing the contents of a USB hard drive or flash...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, wireless, wireless router, router, Linksys Inc., Linksys WRT350N, storage

Product reviews 2007-09-06

Photos: Solar powered streetlights, Wi-Fi routers

Solis Energy uses solar power to fuel wireless routers and streetlights.A portable solar generator from Orlando, Fla.-based Solis Energy that can be used to power a wireless Internet router. It cranks out 220 watts, a lot more than it takes to run a router. But it uses the excess power...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi router, Wi-Fi, photograph, router, Solis Energy, Internet router, solar energy, Orlando, wireless router, wireless Internet, wireless, Florida, battery, Japan

Image galleries 2007-08-26

Remote access scares fed IT officials

Remote access scares fed IT officialsGo Ahead, Steal this NotebookHIPAA or Sarbanes-Oxley concerns?[url=http://www.neoware.com/mobility/index.html]Fear no more.[/url]Solid-state, no moving parts, no data, no nuttin'OK, That should do it!laptop theftLaptop theft is ceratainly a security threat. However, most people overlook some of the more obvious security threats assosciated with laptops. Imagine you use...

Tags: Routers & switches, Notebooks, information technology, Laptop Theft, government laptop, wireless, router, laptop computer, wireless router, remote access

Discussion threads 2006-11-17

A Distributed MAC Scheme for Large Network of wireless routers

For army, the mobility of an entire communication network is desirable. A large mobile communication network inevitably involves a large network of wireless routers. The throughput of a large network of wireless routers critically depends on distributed Medium Access Control MAC. This paper presents a MAC scheme to be called...

Tags: Wireless Router, MAC, Router, Network, Wireless, O-SAM, Routers & Switches, Networking

White papers 2006-09-25

Apple offers peek at iTV wireless router

Apple offers peek at iTV wireless routerThis idea may not be new but ,,,tAPPLE is working on it ."The approach that worked for them in music was to have content in a device and have it seamlessly integrated," Munster said. "That's what they are trying to do with the living...

Tags: TVs, Routers & switches, Network technology, wireless, wireless router, iTV, Apple Inc., router

Discussion threads 2006-09-12

Laptops for teachers

Laptops for teachersDell Core Duo Laptops go for $699 on saleYou can get some cheap 14.1" Dell Core Duo based laptops for $699. That should last a teacher about 3 years. If there wasn't so much waste in and especially outside of the schools education, we could get...

Tags: Notebooks, wireless router, network connectivity, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2006-07-30

Cisco 871W wireless router does it all

Cisco 871W Wireless Router does it allA bargain(Thick Russian accent...)I get you Cisco 871W cheap. Five Hundred American Dollahs. VLAN. Iz Nice. Dah?!Doh! There goes the household budget! ;)Sounds nice George...but why should my employer buy this piece of equipment for me, which I'm using for private things...

Tags: LANs, Routers & switches, NETWORKING, wireless router, SSH, VLAN, router, Cisco 871W, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-07-27

Cisco 871W wireless router does it all

[Update: Part one of actual tutorial has been posted.]I've been testing and reviewing a Cisco 871W Wireless Router for the last few weeks and I'm using it as my primary router at home yes this is the one I hooked up to my generator during the power outage. The...

Tags: router, Cisco 871W, Cisco Systems Inc.

Blog posts 2006-07-27

D-Link RangeBooster N 650 wireless router

D-Link's entry into the first round of Draft 802.11n networking gear, the RangeBooster N 650 DIR-635 router, does little to separate itself from the rest of the Draft N competition. It beat other Draft N routers in both mixed-mode (at 10 feet) and long-range (200 feet) throughput, but it was...

Tags: Routers & switches, Home networking, Network technology, NETWORKING, wireless router, router, D-Link Systems

Product reviews 2006-07-20

Belkin N1 wireless router

In spite of the rash of announcements for Draft N networking equipment earlier this year, actual hardware has been slow to surface. Worse, the performance of the products that have been released--from Linksys and Netgear--has fallen short of expectations. Belkin's Pre-N router is still one of our favorites for its...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, wireless router, router, Belkin Corp., Belkin N1, Draft-N

Product reviews 2006-06-19

Embedded Linux in a wireless router (EMLI)

Embedded system is a combination of hardware and software behaving as a small computer system to do a specialized job. EMbedding LInux EMLI simply means that people can use the Linux features to serve a particular purpose. EMLI is an attempt to embed a small set of Linux commands into...

Tags: Wireless Router, Loyola University, Router, Embedded Linux, Embedded System, Wireless, EMLI, Linux, Routers & Switches, UNIX, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Open Source, Networking, Software

White papers 2005-10-26

Dell to make house calls

Dell to make house callsHmmm, can't really outsource this can youTech still need to local to do house calls.It won't be Dell TechsIt will be joe tech from the local town who signs an exclusive agreement that will prevent them from selling other manufacturers boxes.Here we go again!Quote from story""When...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Siemens AG, router, Dell Computer Corp., wireless router, Dell Techs, wireless

Discussion threads 2004-10-26

Super Bowl Utilizes P-Com's wireless routers for Security and Surveillance

The Super Bowl is a nationally telecast football game with a variety of surveillance and communications challenges. The large-scale event, which drew more than 85,000 spectators, also included many special activities in various locations throughout the city of Jacksonville, outside and beyond the football stadium. The City required a highly...

Tags: Security, Super Bowl, Wireless Router, Router, High Availability, Routers & Switches, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking

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