How Microsoft has made wireless networking too easy
ZDNet | at | by Mike
Microsoft has joined the 802.11g fray with a new collection of wireless networking hardware capable of speeds of up to 54Mbps while maintaining backwards-compatibility with existing 11Mbps 802.11b (aka Wi-Fi) devices. Based on my initial testing, they seem like fine products. But they only raise an old question anew: Should you buy into 'g'?
Most of the new Microsoft lineup is about what you'd expect: a base station, notebook adapter, PCI adapter, and "notebook kit" that includes both a base station and notebook adapter. The company is also releasing a wireless bridge that connects an Xbox game machine to a shared broadband connection.