** Reply to message from Lewis G Rosenthal <lgrosenthal@2rosenthals.com> on
Sat, 14 May 2005 23:05:13 -0400

 

A couple short thoughts:

   * Why is the Cisco 350 no longer in the picture, Stan? I still have
     several of these cards, having been sent an "unwanted" shipment of
     another five pieces about a month ago. If you need one, just let
     me know.
   

It is the subject of an insurance claim and a police inquiry, because it was in
the backpack, along with the floppy drive (that I never used anyway), from
which I was "separated". I'm fortunate that the T21 wasn't in the backpack,
which I was carrying to hold some other stuff.

 

I've bought a ASUS WL330g.

 

   * The 802.11g router will slow down to 11b bandwidth as soon as a
     single 11b client connects; that's the nature of the beast.
   * Ethernet -> 802.11x devices are fairly common these days, thanks
     to game consoles with built-in wired ethernet. These devices do
     indeed configure via a web browser and use your existing wired
     ethernet adapter to bridge the connection to your machine. They
     work with ANY OS, too, and are available in 802.11g flavors.
     They're a little klutsy for notebooks, however, as they still
     require power from somewhere 9I don't know of any which draw power
     from the USB port, but this would be the way I would design one
     from the ground up).
   

Actually, the ASUS WL330g cam be powered from either the USB port or a power
plug.

 

   * Please go easy on the criticism of upstate New York.

     The bottom
     line is that the Jewish Alps...er...Catskills are still some of
     the prettiest sights on the east coast, as are the
     Adirondacks...as long as you're a mountain person like I am. ;-)
   

You are very loyal.