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Keith B.

Keith B.

Joined on 04/15/01

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Swiss Aremy Knife of Ethernet Extenders

D-Link DWL-G820 2.4GHz Wireless gaming adapter IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x Ethernet Port Up to 108Mbps Wireless Data Rates
D-Link DWL-G820 2.4GHz Wireless gaming adapter IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x Ethernet Port Up to 108Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: It's the Swiss Army Knife of Ethernet WiFi Extenders. It does Gaming Console. It does NAS HDD's It does Computers and Notebooks w/ Ethernet (and a dead or no WiFi). It does Ethernet network connected Printers, even 3 in 1's just great What doesn't it do if you have a Ethernet connected device?

Cons: Apparently only a DOPE (Daniel C. posted on 1/23/2008) can't figure out how to set one up.

Overall Review: I've had a couple of these since they came out and even though I've been doing Home and SM/B Network IT for decades, I was amazed how easy this unit was to set up. I've bought 20 or 30 of these for clients I've worked for too, setting up they homes or offices with remote devices that only had Ethernet connectivity. Never once had a problem. It's too bad that D-Link no longer makes these, even an 802.11N version.

IBM 2.5" drives cause power up problems in G3 PowerBooks

Hitachi GST TravelStar 40GN IC25N020ATCS04-0 (07N8325) 20GB 4200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA66 / ATA-5 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive
Hitachi GST TravelStar 40GN IC25N020ATCS04-0 (07N8325) 20GB 4200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA66 / ATA-5 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Comments: It is a well know subject on most Mac Help sites that IBM 2.5" HD's have an unusually high magnetic field which causes your G3 PowerBook to not power up or wake from "sleep mode" when you close the TFT lid. See MacFixit or XLR8yourMac sites for details.