Filed under: Ask Engadget, Wireless, Networking

The latest question to fly into our Ask Engadget mailbox (which is ask at engadget dawt com, for those unaware) concerns wireless routers. But not just any wireless router. We’re talking wireless routers that offer up rock solid reliability day after day, transfer after transfer.

“What is the best wireless router in terms of reliability? I know that question has been covered before, but most people just answer with whatever router they own. I’ve had issues with routers. Gone through three Netgears and a Linksys that after a certain amount of time cease to hold a decent connection. I’m wondering if people know of a solid router that might be a little less mainstream.”

Who better to ask about the underground WiFi router scene than Engadget readers, right? Help this poor fellow out — one more dropped connection whilst racking up frags and he’s going to have a catastrophic meltdown.

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Filed under: Wireless, Networking

Listen up, KIRF fans. We’ve got a real unique one on our hands today, as this critter copies not one, but two entities in a single fell swoop. For starters, the company is named CNet Technology — we’ll let you do the math there — and secondly, this thing looks just about exactly like Apple’s own AirPort Express. Sure, there are a few extra LEDs on there to really ugly it up, but only someone in serious denial would ever say this thing didn’t get its inspiration from Cupertino. Officially dubbed the CWR-635M, this portable router / WAP simply plugs into one’s wall socket and provides a pair of Ethernet jacks and two USB ports locally for even more networking fun. There’s no telling if this copycat will ever be released on US soil, but given that made it into the FCC’s database, we reckon anything is possible.

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Filed under: Digital Cameras, Wireless

If you’re still in disbelief that wireless HD is finally catching on, here’s yet another demonstration that just may sway you into being a believer. Hitachi demonstrated a wireless HD camcorder setup at CEATEC in Japan, which saw a hacked up handycam get fitted with a protruding wireless card and stream high-def content to a nearby TV via DLNA (got all that?). Obviously, there’s no telling when or if the company will clean the application up and bring it to retail, but in all seriousness, we have our doubts about the value proposition here.

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Filed under: Wireless, Networking

Aruba Networks already installed the “world’s largest” WLAN network at The Ohio State University, but its latest deployment just seems strangely more, how do we say… patriotic. Tag-teaming with Babylon Telecommunications, the pair has rolled out a WiFi network that will provide internet access to over 20,000 US soldiers at Joint Base Balad in Iraq. Believe it or not, there was no existing authorized web access at the base before these two stepped in, but thanks to a contract awarded by the Army & Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES), troops at the largest US military base in the region can now e-mail loved ones with ease, test their ping times from the sandbox and join a few online poker tournaments during down time.

[Via InformationWeek, image courtesy of DefenseLink]

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Filed under: Wireless, Networking

Aruba Networks already installed the “world’s largest” WLAN network at The Ohio State University, but its latest deployment just seems strangely more, how do we say… patriotic. Tag-teaming with Babylon Telecommunications, the pair has rolled out a WiFi network that will provide internet access to over 20,000 US soldiers at Joint Base Balad in Iraq. Believe it or not, there was no existing authorized web access at the base before these two stepped in, but thanks to a contract awarded by the Army & Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES), troops at the largest US military base in the region can now e-mail loved ones with ease, test their ping times from the sandbox and join a few online poker tournaments during down time.

[Via InformationWeek, image courtesy of DefenseLink]

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Filed under: Displays, Peripherals, Wireless

We’ll admit, ASUS has us scratching our noggins on this one. Just last month, the outfit coaxed us into believing that EZLink was simply its way of saying DisplayLink. Now, however, it seems that it’s a blanket term being used anytime ASUS “simplifies” something. Whatever the case may be, the outfit has introduced its newest Wireless N USB adapter, the USB-N11. Sporting integrated support for Mac, Windows and Linux-based computers, this draft-N compliant device also features a WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) button — this is where the EZLink comes in — that “allows users to setup a protected networking environment with ease.” Per usual, there’s no mention of a price or release date, so it’s on you to keep an eye out for it to land anytime, anywhere.

[Via I4U News]

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Filed under: Wireless, Networking

We know, most of you Blue Devil fans are still reeling from that recent loss to Wake Forest, but if it’s any consolation, at least your campus is about to become home to the “world’s largest” 802.11n wireless network. Last we heard, The Ohio State University held the crown for Earth’s biggest WLAN with 1,700 access points lit, but according to Cisco, Duke’s campus will soon house 2,500 Aironet 1250 Series APs. The installation will leave more than six million square feet of central North Carolina blanketed in WiFi, and will supposedly be the “largest planned 802.11n wireless network in the world by any organization to date.” Watch out, Dukies — we hear those folks in Chapel Hill have a thing for swiping unsecured signals.

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