We, of all people, know it's hard to find compelling angles when
you're writing about faceless products like this Motorola 802.11g
Enhanced Networking Set. But Motorola's own sales copy tries to paint
the wireless vs. wired question as the next coming of Ali-Frazier,
peddling some line about how all-fired wonderful this WR850GP router is because it’s both a wireless access point and a wired Ethernet router.
Uh, dudes? That's not really that unusual. In fact, it's pretty much the norm for wireless setups these days.
We’re
not going to puff up this set's uniqueness just to meet our copy quota.
Such chicanery is not the Woot way. Instead, we'll gently direct you to
its bonafides and, like those old Major League Baseball commercials,
let you make the call.
This little dynamo's performance
enhancements give it twice the speed of regular g wireless connections,
clocking in at up to 100Mbps. With four ethernet ports and the wireless
access point, the router has ample capacity for any small office or
home network. And the set includes one WN825GP wireless notebook card and one LPC1810 ethernet adapter – just add computers, stir, and serve up a delicious stew of networky goodness.
Either
you want it (and you click the big orange button) or you don't (and you
proclaim that fact in a forum post that will quickly be deleted). No
muss, no fuss, no tall tales. See how easy that was, Motorola? You
don’t have to feed people a line of BS just to feed your families.
Warranty: 1 year from Motorola
Features:
- Wireless broadband router (WR850GP) with an 802.11g wireless access point and 4-port Ethernet router
- WN825GP wireless notebook adapter (1 required for each laptop on the wireless network)
- Fast Ethernet PCI adapter (LPC1810; 1 required for each device on the wired network)
- Built-in Performance Enhancement Technology
- Operates at 2.4GHz frequency range
- Wi-Fi® Protected Access (WPA) with Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) or Advanced Encryption Std
- Legacy 64-bit and 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption and 802.1x access control
- Automatically detects available wireless networks
- Standby power consumption
- Requires broadband Internet access (cable, DSL or other) with Ethernet (RJ-45) port
- Compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g equipment
- Works with Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 5.2 or Netscape® Navigator 6.2 or higher
- Includes power adapter and cord, Ethernet cable and base station stand
What’s in the box:
- Wireless broadband router (WR850GP)
- Wireless notebook adapter (WN825GP)
- Fast Ethernet PCI adapter (LPC1810)
- Power adapter and cord
- Ethernet cable
- Base station stand
- Quick start guides
- CD-ROMs containing Installation Wizard and user guide
