Installing Personal Network brought back a flood of DOS memories for many of our usability testers. Setup was tricky, to say the least. Even though Personal Network's maintenance and configuration is burdensome, you get more control over security and high-volume tuning with Personal Network than with Windows 95. Personal Network even has a built-in agent that reports on how to deliver the best network performance. If you want a small network but could do without the ugly cables, Momentum MicroSystems' Aviator Wireless Adapter is an ideal solution.
Aviator includes a small radio-frequency transmitter, which plugs into a serial port.
The transmitter sends data over distances of up to 75 feet, and unlike infrared wireless network cards, they work through walls and around corners. While the 75Kbps transfer rate is nothing to brag about, it's tolerable for typical SOHO file sharing. Aviator comes with everything you need, and is easy to set up because you don't even have to open up your machine. Installation is so simple that a comic book-like guide takes you through setup. Game cards are daisy-chained using standard telephone cords.