All you need to know about how we test Networked Storage devices.
At first glance, you might dismiss ASUS’ tiny WL-330 as a wireless toy, but you’d be wrong. This mighty-mite packs good performance, WDS bridging / repeating and Ethernet-to-wireless adapter capabilities into a package that’s sure to lend itself to some creative uses.
Like every other networking product vendor, 3Com has had a tough time during the past few years. We took a look at its OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Cable/DSL Gateway and companion PC Card, and were left wondering where 3Com’s spirit of innovation has gone…
AirMagnet’s wireless LAN analysis products have consistently gotten good marks from reviewers since their debut almost two years ago. We finally got our hands on the latest versions of the Handheld and Laptop Trio products and have to agree… we liked them too!
One of the wireless networking stories at this year’s Las Vegas CES – aside from the scads of networkable DVD players and “media adapters” – was the battle for bragging rights to the highest throughput “starburst” number. (The “starburst” is the number prominently displayed on the front of a product’s box).
Users of WinXP and Win2000 frequently can connect to the Internet, but have problems getting File and Printer sharing to work properly. Sometimes it doesn’t work at all, sometimes only some machines on a network can share, and sometimes machines can share, but only in one direction.
SMC’s EZ Connect g 2.4GHz 54Mbps Wireless Ethernet Adapter is the first product to support enhanced security via Wi-Fi Protected Access in a wireless bridging device. But although it has a few other useful tricks that it can do, we found it a little too quirky for our taste. Read the review and find out why.
The Axis 205 is small and compact and those features alone draw most of the attention. However, the lack of pan, tilt and zoom features as well as a merely average image quality might deter some buyers.
In Part 1 of this NTK, I described the elements of Super-G and took a detailed look at normal 11g and Super-G channel overlap. I also presented test results pitting Super-G against “normal” 11g wireless LANs and “normal” 11g WLANs against each other.
As I described in my Comdex coverage, the short story is that Broadcom is asserting that Atheros’ Super-G based products will interfere with neighboring 802.11b and g networks, severely limiting their speed and, in some cases, shutting them down completely.
There are times when having two separate networks – both sharing the same Internet connection – can come in handy. For example, I recently helped a community center with its network setup. They needed to provide Internet connection to tenants who were renting space, in addition to their own shared Internet. They also shared a number of folders on the network, but weren’t too careful about password protecting the shares.
Hawking Technology’s Hi-Gain Wireless USB adapter puts a new twist on an old product category. We found its 802.11b wireless adapter and hi-gain directional antenna to be a compelling combination for overcoming weak signal problems.