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Air DI-714 Wireless Gateway
D-Link
http://www.dlink.com
Reviewed in July 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/07/reviews/routers
Featuring a well-designed setup wizard to have you connected wirelessly in no time, this wireless broadband router performs fine, but its encryption —though supported—is omitted from documentation.
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AirStation WLAR-L11G-L
Buffalo
http://www.buffalotech.com
Reviewed in July 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/07/reviews/routers
This broadband router includes Mac-specific documentation, but has a poorly organized admin interface and lacks any tech-support information.
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EtherFast Wireless AP + Cable/DSL Router BEFW11S4
Linksys
http://www.linksys.com
Reviewed in July 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/07/reviews/routers
This wireless broadband router doesn’t support AppleTalk, but it makes basic online help easily accessible via a Web admin interface.
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HomePlug Ethernet Bridge
GigaFast
http://www.gigafast.com
Reviewed in December 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/12/reviews/homeplug
GigaFast’s power-line adapter supports only two units, plus it has no Mac security software.
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Instant PowerLine EtherFast 10/100 Bridge
Linksys
http://www.linksys.com
Reviewed in December 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/12/reviews/homeplug
This Linksys adapter has an extra status light indicating a 100BaseT connection, but has no included cables and no Mac encryption software.
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MR-314 Cable/DSL Wireless Router
Netgear
http://www.netgear.com
Reviewed in July 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/07/reviews/routers
Netgear’s wireless broadband router features excellent value and AppleTalk support, but it lacks Mac wireless-driver setup instructions.
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NeverWire 14 QX-201
Phonex Broadband
http://www.phonex.com
Reviewed in December 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/12/reviews/homeplug
The Neverwire 14 QX-201, which turns your power lines into an Ethernet network, supplies 56-bit DES encryption via a button on the adapter. However, it’s more expensive than simillar products.
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Orinoco BG-2000
Agere Systems
http://www.wavelan.com
Reviewed in July 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/07/reviews/routers
This wireless broadband router offers excellent access and admin control features but only one Ethernet LAN port.
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PlugLink Ethernet Bridge
Asoka
http://www.asokausa.com
Reviewed in December 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/12/reviews/homeplug
Like almost all other power-line Ethernet adapters, the PlugLink Ethernet Bridge has no Mac encryption software. It does have an uplink switch, however.
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Powerline Ethernet Adapter
Netgear
http://www.netgear.com
Reviewed in December 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/12/reviews/homeplug
Netgear’s adapter turns your power lines into an Ethernet network, and it features an uplink switch. However, it doesn’t include Mac encryption software.
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Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway Router FSD6230=3
Belkin
http://www.belkin.com
Reviewed in July 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/07/reviews/routers
The setup wizard is well designed, but the router is somewhat unreliable, and it lacks Mac documentation.
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ZoomAir IG-4165
Zoom
http://www.zoom.com
Reviewed in July 2002
http://www.macworld.com/2002/07/reviews/routers
This wireless broadband router is expensive, but worth the investment for its stellar performance, dial-up modem, AppleTalk support, and fast admin interface.
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