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Have you ever been in a hotel room featuring a nice Ethernet port offering some nice high speed Internet access, however unable to use it due to having only a WiFi card for your Pocket PC? BiosMagazine writes about a new Travel Router you can pocket and then plug in for WiFi access anyplace that offers a wired ethernet connection. 8-) "Netgear's new WGR101 is a pocket-size (18x58x86mm) 802.11g router. Designed for business travellers who want untethered Wi-Fi access in hotel rooms or anywhere else, the router allows you to connect to the Internet at speeds up to 54Mbit/s, which is up to five times faster than 802.11b. Though the WGR101 is small and compact, it packs a robust security feature set including both NAT routing and Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), which form a 'double firewall', VPN (IP-Sec and PPTP) pass-through, 64- or 128-bit WEP encryption, and wireless SSID suppression. It's also upgradeable to Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). A three-mode switch lets you select between single-user and multi-user modes, which promises to simplify configuration when selecting between single user, multiple user, and configuration mode. In single user mode, next door guests cannot access your wireless network, whereas multi-user mode allows more than one person to simultaneously share one Internet connection."
Personally, I'd love to have one of these compared to a wired ethernet CF card or other wired expansion method for PPC. How about you?
It's not clear to me how this compares to the new Apple Aiport Express. The Netgear unit is cheaper. The Airport Express LOOKS to be more compact, but it's hard to be sure. The detailed descriptions differ somewhat, but I'm not sure what the major feature differences, if any, are, aside of course from the music capabilities added by the Airport Express.
Doug
Probably both Netgear and Apple post dimensions. The Apple one is apparently about the same size as the power brick for an iPod or an iBook, which I know. The Netgear one LOOKS "busy" and therefore big, but it IS described as "pocket sized". All those (seemingly) sharp edges, too. Of course, I do manage to fit both an Olympus C-50 and a Sony PC101 into my (cargo) pockets...
I'm not sure on a technical/security level what the differences are, aside from the music and USB support for the Airport Express. As long as it's "small enough" I guess either would do. I've already ordered the Airport Express and don't plan to change the order...
Doug
Despite the pictures, apparently the Netgear is smaller and lighter:
NETGEAR WGR101:
• Physical Specifications:
-Dimensions (H x W x D): 0.7 x 2.3 x 3.4 in.
(17.8 x 58.4 x 86.4 mm)
-Weight: 0.17 lbs (80 g)
Apple Airport Express:
Size and weight
Dimensions: 3.7 inches (94.01mm) x 2.95 inches (75.00mm) x 1.12 inches (28.5mm)
Weight: 6.7 ounces (189 grams)
Interestingly, though, the Netgear has a SEPARATE power adapter, size and weight not given. Gee, I wonder if the power adapter is larger than the router itself!
Doug
I'd love to see one of these where you can plug it into a phone line and program it to dial your isp, and then it shares your dial up wirelessly...Slow, but would be more comfortable when travelling than being tethered to a wall.
I always laugh when people get excited at the prospect of connecting to the internet at 54Ghz.
The humour is that most broadband still only delivers in the range of 1.5 Megabits so it doesnt matter how much faster you can connect in your hotel room you still have a little pipe to travel through.
You could connect at 5,400.000 Ghz and you still wouldnt see any improvement in your internet access.
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