Article:  |
Life After AirPort -- New Wireless Base Stations | |
| Subject: | YAWR (yet another wireless router | |
| Date: | 2001-08-23 12:23:58 | |
| From: | bill.weaver | |
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I tried the SMC, and experienced much the same results. However, I had one additional major requirement that the SMC would not fulfill, and that was to provide the wireless attached stations to initiate a IPSEC based VPN connection through the systems and out to the Internet. (Needed to get out to corporate network as well) As a result, I returned the SMC and investigated all of the other choices available on the retail counter of Micro Center, and Frys. The only one that would support the IPSEC was Linksys, and in fact it did support it, however, you have to download the latest software version to accomplish it. Their box claims the device will work out of the box, but when I called customer service (because it wouldn't work), they said I had to download the latest version (which they supplied) and then everything worked correctly. All of the features and capabilities similar to the SMC worked as advertised, and the capability exists to selectively permit which port and mac address you would like to enable to access the outbound feature. More power then the average user will require, but if you need it, I highly recommend the Linksys Wireless Router/Hub combo. bill |
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