Category Archives: Wireless Reviews
The ASUS brand is generally associated with such PC components as graphics cards and mainboards, yet the company is active in other market sectors, too. Today well have a look at what ASUS offers in the rapidly developing area of network technologies
Apple, D-Link and Buffalo announced dual-band products at or around January’s Consumer Electronics show (and Linksys withdrew its prematurely-revealed entry). Apple was the first to ship the single-radio Airport Extreme mentioned above. But Buffalo is the first to ship a two-radio dual-band draft 11n router capable of simultaneously supporting 2.4 and 5 GHz wireless LANs. And Buffalo’s Wireless-N Nfiniti Dual Band Gigabit Router & Access Point (WZR-AG300NH) is what I’ll be looking at in this review.
IntroductionAt a GlanceProductEnGenius EUB-362 EXT High Power 802.11b/g /Adapter (EUB-362 EXT)SummaryHigh power 802.11b/g USB adapter with upgradable antennaPros Enterprise-grade security and authentication Upgradable antenna Good balance of transmit
IntroductionAt a GlanceProducthField Technologies Wi-Fire (HFWFG10)Summary802.11b/g USB adapter with integrated 10dbi directional antennaPros Easy to install Compact size for easy portability Good utilityCons Awkward to use for on-the-go notebook use
IntroductionAt a GlanceProductBelkin N1 Wireless Router (F5D8231-4)Belkin N1 Notebook Card (F5D8011)SummaryDraft 11n router and CardBus card based on Atheros xspaN siliconPros Neighbor-friendly draft 11n operation Lots of installation aids 100Mbps ro
To save you the trouble of pulling out your laptop and opening up your favorite wardriving program, ZyXEL and TRENDnet have each released own finger-sized Wi-Fi finders – the AG-225H from ZyXEL and the TEW-509UB from TRENDnet – that provide all the information you need to know about in-range wireless networks. Both are the first Wi-Fi finders that are able to sniff out nearby 802.11a wireless [...]
IntroductionMetaGeek Wi-Spy 2.4 GHz Spectrum AnalyzerSummarySuprisingly good, most inexpensive 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzer you can buy.- Consists of USB dongle and Win XP / 2000 application- Linux / MacOS software also availableUpdateNonePros Real RF S
IntroductionNetgear RangeMax 240 Wireless RouterSummary802.11b/g enhanced-wireless router based on 3rd gen Airgo chipset. Reaches peak aggregate throughput over 100Mbps.Update3/13/2006 – Added information on original RangeMax and 108 Mbps client inte
IntroductionZyXEL ZyAIR G-2000 Plus 802.11g Wireless 4-port RouterSummary802.11g router with built-in PEAP / RADIUS authenticationUpdateNonePros Supports WPA, WPA2 with PEAP / RADIUS authentication Rich feature set with many user-settable options Con