I would assume then, that cisco might just be sharing some software coders
with linksys? Yes, they're not cisco radios, but they sure price some
stuff as if they were. :P

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Alex Hartman
Chief Engineer KVSC 88.1FM
Chief Engineer KCLD 104.7FM


On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, steve ulrich wrote:

> 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
> >>
> >>
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> >> 612-201-2393
> >>
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