not quite. linksys makes the consumer grade gear. there's a definite difference in the caliber of the hardware and the software between the two families. linksys is a wholly owned subsidiary of cisco that makes consumer products. they share a logo. On Jan 27, 2004, at 6:22 PM, Goober wrote: > Linksys is Cisco these days. > > -- > Alex Hartman > Chief Engineer KVSC 88.1FM > Chief Engineer KCLD 104.7FM > > On Fri, 16 Jan 2004, Ted Rattei wrote: > >> >> On Jan 16, 2004, at 2:08 PM, Leif Pihl wrote: >> >>> At the time we purchased my wife's laptop computer, we also purchased >>> a 802.11b card for it. What we do not have is a base station to plug >>> into our LAN. If I was purchasing a coffee maker, I'd know to go to >>> the library, and photocopy some pages from a recent edition of >>> "Consumer Reports" magazine. I'm sorry, but I just don't think that >>> they're quick enough, or "up to speed" on the topic of Wi-Fi. So... >>> >>> - In _YOUR_ opinions, what resource (web page, magazine, etc.) >>> should I go to for _UNBIASED_ Wi-Fi equipment reviews? >> >> Buy it and see how you like it. >> >> Everything else is someone's personal opinion, which will always be >> biased. >> >> I personally like the Cisco gear (expensive), Apple's AirPort base >> station (good admin tools if you use Mac OS X, Windows something or >> other, and there is a Java program that will let other OSes config the >> base station). Linksys and Netgear seem to of made some decent stuff >> as well. >> >> Buy it, and if you don't like it, return it. >> >> cheers! >> >> Ted >> >> >> -- >> Ted Rattei >> tedr at rattei.org >> 612-201-2393 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, >> Minnesota >> http://www.tcwug.org >> tcwug-list at tcwug.org >> https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list >> > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > Minnesota > http://www.tcwug.org > tcwug-list at tcwug.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list > -- steve ulrich sulrich at botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list at tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list