Thecus suggested we retest its N2100 dual-drive NAS with new firmware that Thecus said provides a nice performance boost. We did and found that, indeed, it does.
Thanks to everyone who has sent in comments, bug reports and suggestions for the site. I’m slowly working my way through them and have fixed more than a few broken links. Most notably, the links in the Wireless FAQ are now working. These FAQ articles are just a temporary measure, since I’m working on bringing … Read more
Updated 12/11/06Gateway Computer has joined other PC manufacturers in offering draft 802.11n wireless options for its consumer lines of desktop and notebook PCs. Marvell announced that Gateway is using its TopDog draft 802.11n WLAN technology in Gateway’s” consumer lines of desktop and notebook PCs”. Earlier this month, Broadcom announced that Lenovo is using Broadcom’s Intensi-fi … Read more
Netopia today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with EMBARQ Logistics, the deployment, distribution, and logistics division of Embarq Corporation. EMBARQ Logistics will offer all of Netopia’s products — including the 2200 series cost-optimized gateways, 3300 series performance-optimized gateways, the MiAVo triple-play gateways, the NBBS physical layer management platform, and the eCare application … Read more
The USB Implementers Forum today announced that it will add support for ultra-wideband frequencies above 6 GHz to the Wireless USB specification by the middle of 2007 as an addition to its existing support for frequencies below 5 GHz. “Wireless USB support for frequencies above 6 GHz enables and accelerates market growth,” said Dave Fisher, … Read more
Just got a call from a colleague who was looking for recommendations on dual-WAN routers to replace his faithful Nexland router that was finally starting to fail. I haven’t looked at dual-WAN routers in awhile (note to self, put these on the “to review” list) so didn’t really have any helpful recommendations, other than to … Read more
Those of you who have been following me since I hit the web back in 1997 know that I seem to change sites every few years or so. This might be due to some deep-seated personality flaw, but I think it’s more just the nature of the webor at least my approach to it.
This is actually the second time around for SmallNetBuilder, which first went up after my adventures with PracticallyNetworked and internet.com finally wound down. SNB was a fresh start from PracticallyNetworked and ran on what became a highly-modified version of PostNuke. It wasn’t long after SNB was launched that my association with Omid Rahmat and TG Publishing begana great partnership that continues today.
UK hotspot builder The Cloud is in talks with 30 cities: The company had previously announced their intent to unwire city centers in about 10 UK metropolitan areas; they already operate service in The City of London, the square mile famous for finance, as well as the newer Canary Wharf district. The new deals include Stuttgart, Germany, and Karlskrona, Sweden. The company says it is talking to many other towns, too.
Wayport operates McDonald’s Wi-Fi service in a unique arrangement: iPass will now resell access to its mobile corporate customers to the 7,500 unwired McDonald’s locations in the U.S. that Wayport services. iPass offers typically metered access to Wi-Fi, dial-up, and other broadband that contrasts with subscription-based, per-user services. Wayport’s unique deal at McDonald’s is that, at least until now, they have sold access to the entire chain on a fixed monthly fee basis as part of their Wi-Fi World arrangement announced in May 2004. In most aggregation and resale agreements, payments are made on a per-session basis from the
When Tim Higgins first started Tom’s Networking Guide for TG Publishing (TGP) I was not sure what would happen. But I did know that Tim was a unique voice on the Web, and we would not fail by being associated with him. Today, he launches SmallNetBuilder, and TGP is forunate to be a part of his vision. Tom’s Networking always implied that it was a networking mirror of Tom’s Hardware; Small Net Builder is a more accurate reflection of what the site is truly all about.
TRENDnet today announced the TEW-445UB 108Mbps High Power Wireless USB 2.0 adapter. The adapter supports up to 23dBm transmit power for network coverage with less interference at extended ranges.
University security experts warned administrators on Monday that a bot program has started to spread by exploiting five patched Microsoft vulnerabilities and a six-month-old flaw in Symantec’s antivirus software.