Thursday, August 05, 2004 10:48 AM
by
Shawn L. Morrissey
UPDATE: New device(s) for road-warrior wonks
UPDATE: You knew D-Link couldn't be far behind. I haven't found many detail, and the D-Link DWL-G730AP should be hitting the shelves soon. Here's a link I've found with some of the details - . Yes, it supports WPA. $100. Looks like there's gunna be a showdown....
SMC has released what could be a great little box for the road warrior - the snappily named, "EZ Connect™ g 2.4GHz 802.11g Wireless Traveler’s Kit (SMCWTK-G)". It can be an access point, Ethernet bridge, repeater, P2P bridge, or point-to-multipoint bridge. And it's only $99.
Finally - an alternative to Apple's AirPort Express that's cheaper than Apple. Get to your hotel room, plug the little bugger in to the in-house Ethernet, and you have a wireless network in your room. I wonder what this will to to reservations - will folks travelling together want to stay next door to each other so they can share a wireless network?
This device is also cool when you're not on the road. At the house, turn it into a repeater, so you can email from further away from your house.
Definately on the "wannabuy" list...