We review the 3Com HomeConnect Wireless Gateway and the SMC Barricade. Marc Hedlund offers four ways to improve the Palm operating system, including bundling applications, improving the desktop software, switching wireless support to 802.11b, and embracing standards. This Round-Up collects O'Reilly Network articles on 802.11b wireless networking for Linux, BSD, Windows, and Macintosh. But four new standards coming online this year will complicate the choice. In this first article, the team successfully links two antennae across a 5-mile wide valley at 11 MBps.
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Michael Lucas show us how to configure wireless Ethernet cards on a FreeBSD laptop. Schuyler Erle shows you how to do it on even the tightest budget. Rob Flickenger answers your questions. UC Berkeley researchers have found weaknesses in the Wired Equivalent Privacy algorithm used in the 802.11 wireless LAN standard. We link a Windows PC to an Airport network testing Apple's claim that its wireless system conforms to the IEEE 802.11 standard.