Category Archives: Wireless Reviews
Quick View: PCTEL WiFi Seeker
25-Jun-07The PitchPCTEL WiFi SeekerSummary802.11b/g access point finder that fits on a keychainUpdateNonePros Handy key-fob size Detection range consistent with PC card clients Doesn”t seem to be fooled by 11b/g clients or BluetoothCons Won”t tell you if yo
IntroductionDrayTek Vigor 2900 Series Broadband Security RouterSummaryPRISM GT-based wireless 802.11g router. Has PPTP, IPsec, L2TP VPN endpoint, which also supports wireless clients.Has VLAN and Bandwidth control featuresAlso available w/o wireless
IntroductionLinksys Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBoosterSummary802.11g Router based on Broadcom Afterburner chipset. Does not support bridging and repeatingUpdate19 April 2004 – Corrected info in Internal Details2 April 2004 – Clarifications
IntroductionASUS Pocket Wireless Access PointSummaryTeeny 802.11b access point based on Marvell chipset. Supports WDS-based repeating and can be used as client adapter.Update1/19/2005 – ASUS says it was in error. Neither WPA nor WPA-PSK is now or wil
Introduction3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Cable/DSL GatewaySummaryPRISM-based 11g router with basic feature set. Supports WPA- Replaced by 3CRWE554G72T model with same featuresUpdateNoneProsSupports WPA High routing throughputCons Mediocre wireless
Introduction and Product DetailsSMC EZ Connect g 2.4GHz Wireless Ethernet AdapterSummaryPRISM based 802.11g multimode device. Can operate as bridge or AP with WDS-based bridging.Update12/20/2003 – Removed references to supporting WPA in AdHoc modePro
IntroductionHawking Hi-Gain Wireless USB Network AdapterSummary802.11b USB adapter married to 6 dBi directional antenna in a small package.Update10/31/2003 – Updated ODM info. Added info on 11g versionPros Compact size Can help get connected in low-s
IntroductionBuffaloTech AirStation 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter (WLI-USB-G54 )SummaryThe first USB-based 802.11g wireless client adapter. Uses Broadcom ”54g” technology. Requires USB 2.0 for max speed, but can be used with USB 1.1 too.Pros Supports
SanDisk SD WiFi Card reviewed
25-Jun-07IntroductionSandisk SD Wi-Fi cardSummaryFirst 802.11b adapter in SD format. For Pocket PCs with SDIO slots only!New version available July 2004 supports Palm Zire 71UpdateNonePros 802.11b wireless for SDIO Pocket PCCons Less than 500kbps best-case th