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News Archive - 2001 Here is an archive of our news items from 2001. Agere Systems announces new broadband gateway A new wireless (WiFi) broadband gateway from Agere Systems ORiNOCO can provide wireless networking and Internet access to house or office full of mobile users, the company says. With a suggested street price of $199, the BG2000 includes two Ethernet connections - one for the WAN (DSL, cable, etc.) and one for local Ethernet. You also get easy to use web based HTML set-up, 128-bit enhanced security, built-in firewall, and support for simultaneous multi-session VPN. Check out more details here. 12/05/01 3Com offers a great deal on wireless LAN card Here's a deal you might not want to pass up. 3Com is offering a $79 trial for its wireless PC Card with retractable antenna. The only catch appears to be a limit of one. Check out the offer here, but hurry, this is only good through January. 11/15/01 Belkin launches line of wireless networking products Belkin last week introduced five new wireless networking devices. These new devices employ the IEEE 802.11b wireless Ethernet standard. The lineup includes: an 11Mbps wireless access point (estimated street price of $180) that allows users to connect their wireless-equipped computers to their wired network; an 11Mbps wireless cable/DSL router ($230) that allows PC and Mac users to share a broadband Internet connection without the hassle of wires; a wireless universal serial bus (USB) adapter ($100) that allows users to connect to a wireless network without opening their PCs; a a wireless notebook card ($100) and PCI adapter. For more information, see Belkin's site. 10/31/01. Arescom launches wireless gateway products for home networks Arescom has launched two new wireless gateways that target the home and small office markets. The AresGate 1000 Wireless LAN Gateway combines a cable/DSL router (to share Internet access across your home network) with a wireless access point to connect any computers with wireless adapters to the network. A Pro version adds a 56K modem. Check both out here. 10/15/01 NETGEAR introduces firewall routers for home/small business users Netgear has introduced firewall routers that offer a level of protection well beyond normal home-targeted routers and at a price level well below current products in that market. The FV318 cable/DSL VPN and FR318 cable/DSL firewall routers enable virtual private networks, block hackers and protect against denial of service attacks. If you are concerned about the security of your computers and data on your home or small office network, you might want to check these out. 10/15/01 Yankee Group hosts symposium on home networking If you have $1,000 burning a hole in your pocket, you might want to check out the Networked Home Symposium 2001 at Santa Clara, Calif., October 15-16. According to the Yankee Group that hosts the meeting, it will cover the emerging standards that will prevail, how broadband will drive the market and how home networks will be controlled. The price is a bit steep for us, but we have ordered our copy of a free research report. Go to www.networkedhomesymposium.com to order your copy. 9/24/01 Orinoco introduces wireless home network kit Finally someone has put together in a single kit all of the pieces you need for a complete home network using the latest wireless protocol (802.11b). Agere Systems, maker of the Orinoco line of wireless systems, has announced kits that include a wireless broadband gateway or access point and either a USB or PC Card adapter or both. Prices range from $349 to $579 according to the company. Check it out the news at Orinoco's site. 9/16/01 Networld covers PC and Mac Internet sharing Networld magazine's Dr. Internet feature recently covered a Q&A on Internet sharing between a PC and Mac. Those of you having trouble may find it helpful. Check it out here. The article points directly to a Microsoft document on the subject. You can get that directly here. 08/30/01 New AC power-line home networking standard announced The HomePlug Powerline Alliance has announced version 1.0 of its power-line home network specification. According to the Alliance, the specification allows PCs, consumer electronics, home control devices and other equipment to be networked via existing AC home power lines. Throughput speed is said to be up to 14Mbps, putting this network gear in competition with wireless and phone wire equipment. Products are supposed to be on store shelves by this fall. For more information, go to www.homeplug.org 07/13/01 Netgear introduces new Cable/DSL Phone line Router Netgear has announced its new RP334 cable/DSL phone line router. According to Netgear, the RP334 is the first cable/DSL phone line router to incorporate a 3-Port 10/100 Mbps switch. That allows devices connected via phone lines to share data and Internet access with devices connected via Ethernet on your home network. A dedicated internal phone line-to-Ethernet bridge provides bridging rates up to three times faster than comparable phone line routers, Netgear says. Go to the Netgear website for more information. 06/21/01 ZDNet publishes home network feature ZDNet's Anchordesk has a short, but interesting feature on home networking by the editor of Computer Shopper magazine. Some good info and links to reviews, etc. Check out the full story. 06/21/01 8wire.com helps you find great buys on used equipment Our buddies over at 8wire.com have a nifty feature that will help you find used equipment. OK, so much of this stuff is over the head of most home networkers, but you never know what you might find. Check it out here. 06/16/01 Readers select top PC network games of all time Gamespot.com has posted a readers' poll of the top multiplayer/network games. Many of our favorites are included. Check it out at here: http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/features/0,12059,2717326-1,00.html 06/16/01 WinProxy 4 released Ositis Software has released WinProxy 4, the latest version of its Internet
sharing software. Like previous versions, WinProxy 4.0 protects networks with a
built-in firewall and connects multiple computers to the Internet through one
connection from any Internet Service Provider. It also offers centralized
anti-virus protection and caching for frequently visited sites. .As frequent
visitors to homePCnetwork.com know, we had some problems with version 3.
Hopefully, those are gone in this upgrade. Pricing for the WinProxy 3 user
upgrade is $19.95. New WinProxy 4 features include: extensive alerting for
security events; individual user and group restrictions; Internet access
controls; outgoing virus scanning; SMTP (mail) virus scanning and more. For more
information, see scanning Study reveals rapid growth for networking integrated circuits Fueled by Internet connectivity and cheaper technologies for embedding intelligence and connectivity in common home devices, the smart home networking market is positioned for rapid growth over the next few years, according to Cahners In-Stat Group. The research firm projects that the smart home networking IC (integrated circuit) market will grow from a mere $41 million in 2000 to over $650 million in 2005. For more, go to http://www.instat.com. 05/19/01ZDNet reviews a new "home server" ZDNet's Anchordesk has an interesting review and commentary on a new "home server." Check out the full story. 05/19/01 Netgear announces new wireless networking gear Netgear Inc. has announced a new family of wireless solutions based on IEEE 802.11b standard technology that will give mobile workers and home network users continuous, high-speed access to network resources, email and the Internet. Netgear's wireless equipment includes a ME102 wireless access point, a MA401 PC card, a MA301 PCI adapter, a MA101 USB adapter and a MR314 cable/DSL wireless router. More information from Netgear. 4/29/01 Connectix announces DoubleTalk Connectix Corporation has launched DoubleTalk, a software application for the Macintosh that allows users to access Windows networks from their Mac. According to Connectix, this new product is designed for the Mac user who has little or no Windows knowledge, but needs to share resources, such as file servers or printers, on a Windows based network. Check it out here. 4/29/01Netgear launches new cable/DSL router Netgear has launched a new cable/DSL router, the FR314, that has features that other routers don't, such as:
For more information, check out http://www.netgear.com 03/31/01 Home networking market changing, report says According to a new report from Cahners In-Stat Group (http://www.instat.com),
the traditional home automation market is beginning to change, as new
applications are developed for smart devices, and innovations in device
networking technologies enable the creation of user-friendly, inexpensive
systems that include an expanding range of devices. The research firm finds that
in 2005, sales of smart home controllers and nodes serving the U.S. residential
market will reach $1.7 billion, up from a mere $180 million in 2000. This
powerful growth is due to two primary market conditions: New poll shows support for home networking According to a new Ucentric/Roper study, nearly 30% of broadband subscribers are ready for a technology that will interconnect all of the electronic equipment in their homes...that is a home network. Some 59% of the tech-savvy segment, 41% of those whose technology purchases are largely influenced by the children in their household and 34% of respondents overall feel that home networking is the way of the future. Read the entire news release on the study. 2/06/01 Researchers find wireless network security problems A group of researchers at the University of California at Berkeley have revealed some security issues...actually the lack thereof...in the wireless networking devices that use the so-called 802.11b, or Wi-Fi, protocol. While this may not be a tremendous concern for home users, you might want to check out the full report (it's a bit technical to say the least, but worth a read if you have concerns). 2/06/01 ZDNet provides some perspectives on home networking Anchordesk, part of ZDNet, has an article this week on home networking and some interesting links. Some of the content focuses on "full home" networking (for example, networking your appliances) but it's still another perspective on home networking trends. Read the full story. 1/19/01 Linksys launches new router with Internet phone feature Linksys has launched the new EtherFast Cable/DSL & Voice Router, powered by Net2Phone. The new router combines Internet networking with a Net2Phone Internet phone calling device. The Cable/DSL router features a firewall, 4-Port 10/100 switch, and an additional free outbound phone line for worldwide calling at about 3.9¢ a minute! Check it out here. Linksys also announced this week that it sold over 600,000 EtherFast Cable/DSL routers in calendar year 2000. According to Linksys it has gone from selling 0 routers in 1999 to the milestone announced today. The company says some 13.3% of ALL broadband subsribers in the US have Linksys 1-, 4- or 8-port cable/DSL routers.1/09/01 ZDNet publishes article on home networking downloads ZDNet has published a short article describing several interesting software downloads to help with home networking. We've mentioned one, Netswitcher, before and the others are worth a look. Check it out here. 1/04/01 Linksys announces wireless networking devices Linksys today announced its "Instant Wirelessä line of IEEE 802.11b LAN solutions, including Access Points, PC Cards, PCI Adapters, USB Adapters and Wireless Access Point + Cable/DSL Routers. These wireless devices perform at 11Mbps, delivering Ethernet-like networking speeds for sharing files, resources and Internet access. Check out the full announcement at the Linksys site. 1/03/01
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