Joseph Moran

Network-attached storage (NAS) devices are a good way to add storage to a network without the costs and hassles of upgrading (or buying) a general-purpose server. But while NAS devices can be considerably cheaper than such servers, they can still be relatively pricey for a small business, easy to outgrow and difficult or impossible to […]

Even among the best WLAN (define) routers out there, there are always features missing that would be useful. Perhaps that isn’t the case any longer. The new Netgear ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Firewall with USB Print Server, model number FWG114P, may be the first WLAN router that has essentially every feature one could possibly want or […]

D-Link’s Ethernet-based DVC-1000 i2eye Broadband Videophone was a significant product when first released last year. Although videoconferencing gear was hardly a new phenomenon, the majority of prior offerings were marred by a high price, poor quality, or in some cases, both. In addition to being relatively easy to set-up and use, the DVC-1000 was also […]

One way to look at the BackPack Wireless Workgroup Server from MicroSolutions is as a wireless access point with a hard drive attached. On the other hand, the whole is often more than the sum of its parts. Offering 802.11b wireless local area network (WLAN) support and available in 80 GB ($699, model 301100) or […]

If you bought your new 802.11g wireless local area network (WLAN) devices thinking that they would represent the pinnacle of performance for a while, it seems “a while” may have just ended. Enter the Netgear WGT-624 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router, the first product to claim triple-digit WLAN performance of 108 Megabits per second (Mbps) […]

The MN-700 wireless base station, Microsoft’s new 802.11g wireless local area network (WLAN) offering, clearly and unabashedly reflects the product’s intended audience, omitting many advanced features so that users don’t to have to be overwhelmed by a phalanx of configuration options just to get the unit operational. As a result, while it should work well […]

Physically D-Link’s 802.11b print server is quite compact, only slightly larger than its own external AC adapter. The device connects directly to a printer’s parallel port, and a configuration mode toggle switch and a pair of LEDs flank the detachable dipole antenna. Being a 2.4 GHz 802.11b device, (based on an Atheros chipset) the DP-311P […]

The $169 Netgear ME103 ProSafe Wireless Access Point is the latest product in a trend to bring enterprise-oriented features to lower-priced WLAN devices. The ME103’s major claim to fame is support for 802.1x authentication, but beyond that it’s a well-rounded access point that would be a good fit for many WLANs or public hotspot environments. […]

Physically, the ZyAIR B-2000 is a slightly larger version of its sibling, the B-1000 access point. Because of the real estate needed to accommodate the unit’s four 10/100 local area network (LAN) ports, all of the interfaces are on the side, rather than the top of the unit, making it not quite as easy to […]

I have a confession to make. I’ve been involved with computers for a couple of decades now, and for all that time was firmly in the "PC" camp. It’s not that I didn’t like Macs — just that they really weren’t for me. I think I may have found one that is: The 12-inch PowerBook […]

Because of the continuing draft status of the 802.11g specification, not every vendor is jumping on this particular high-speed 2.4GHz product bandwagon. Several companies, however, are embracing 802.11g in an early iteration and D-Link is one of the more notable among them. The DI-624 AirPlus Xtreme G Wireless Router is D-Link’s entry into the growing […]