cthos wrote:

I disagree. I use them for my X-Box's connection to the wireless router across the house, and for that purpose it works fine, with no noticeable latency across the network.

As with anything RF it all comes down to other devices inserting RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) into the area. Also the construction of the room can cause problems. Things like Metal lathing for plaster in older homes can act as a shield to the signal...It could work great for one location and not at all in the next room.

dheaven wrote:

Hi, there's a very easy way to help Mom, and it's fairly cheap. Amazon.com (and others) sell a Wireless Phone Jack Extension for about $26. Just plug and play, it gives you a phone jack at ANY electrical outlet in the house. I'm assuming the laptop has a built-in 56k modem. You won't be using the wireless capability.

Then bring the laptop to your house, download and install the Juno Free service from Juno.com, or get a Juno CD from them. They kinda hide the free service on their site, but look in the More Products section. They offer 1Gb free email service and 10 hours a month of free internet. I used them for years, works just fine for casual use and email. Tip - write the emails off-line, then dial up and send them all at once. 10 hours a month of surfing might just be enough for Mom, and free is always good. Good luck

You are a Nice Person, dheaven! I will look into it.

jaynine

Could this be used to convert a wired video cam to wireless?
There must be some adapter that converts from USB>Ethernet right?
Would the cam response time be reduced?

I bought these last time and they work great for printing from my laptop.

hey!! a question i got my internet conection form at&t they gave me this wireless modem but is kind of crappy.. mi speed conected with cable to the modem is 100.00 Mbps as it says the speed conection, but using wireless it works betwen 20 and 50 Mbps and if i go down stairs it goes to 10Mbps... you think this woot can help me with this problem of internet insted of using the wireless when i am far away from my modem
thanks..

I've got two old computers (w/ethernet) in the other room next to each other (wireless for these devices is NOT an option).
Can I put a hub/switch on them and connect to one (1) of these boxes and connect the other end to my router?

(I do have wireless G so if someone can suggest a cheap access point(?) that'll let me hook up two legacy ethernet devices to one antenna I'd like that info too. Once again I can use the hub/switch before plugging them into a 1 port uplink of sorts)

Thanks,
Gary

dhoffer wrote:can these be used to attach an ethernet hub to a wired network for multiple printers? in other words... i want to eliminate the ethernet cable from one room to another in which my printers reside. they are attached to a small hub.

Ainokea wrote:Answered in previous posts.

It was also answered in the July offering of this same product but you could have just as easily and in fewer words answered the question by just saying, YES!

Ok, I have one of these........... Its a decent way to hook up a PC etc, to the internet, WITHOUT a wireless connection. I tested it from a distance of about 40-50 feet from my switch (connected to my cable modem) and was able to download a file to my laptop at about 100Kbps.........

The same laptop connecting to the Net via my 802.11g network downloaded at 300-400Kbps.......

If you have a Wifi network, and can use that, USE THAT. If you cant, this is a decent way to connect to the internet, browse, and download small-medium size files (ie, NOT movies that are 2Gb).

garylapointe wrote:I've got two old computers (w/ethernet) in the other room next to each other (wireless for these devices is NOT an option).
Can I put a hub/switch on them and connect to one (1) of these boxes and connect the other end to my router?

(I do have wireless G so if someone can suggest a cheap access point(?) that'll let me hook up two legacy ethernet devices to one antenna I'd like that info too. Once again I can use the hub/switch before plugging them into a 1 port uplink of sorts)

Thanks,
Gary

to answer your first question: yes you can do exactly as you describe.

second: I personally use Buffalo technologies Airstation G54 AP/Router. Been using for over two years and never had a single hiccup with wired or wireless devices and I routinely work on others computers and require interenet access on them while repairing and restoring. I have found over the years that if you have a specific brand of wireless product, that it is easier to incorporate and configure other products in the same brand line. I have had problems getting D-link and netgear to talk to each other flawlessly, or linksys and d-link. Always try to use the same brand of gear if you can.

I bought 3 of these a few months ago from woot, and I'm quite happy with them. I link my router to my printer and ReplayTV. It works quite well from upstairs to downstairs. They are probably 50-feet away.

Tim98TA wrote:Could this be used to convert a wired video cam to wireless?
There must be some adapter that converts from USB>Ethernet right?
Would the cam response time be reduced?

yes, they would allow your ethernet connection from the wired video cam to be wireless to your hub/switch/router.

the equipment chain would be:

router-(cat5 cable)--playlink ---(wireless signal)--- playlink-(cat5 cable)-video cam

there are devices that plug into your USB port on a computer that provide both wired or wireless ethernet access.

KKadow wrote:I got these the first time they were wooted, and while they work for gaming, they don't do so well for web browsing. This doesn't replace WiFi, but makes an okay bridge for devices that only have ethernet, like Xbox or TiVo.

You nailed it. I use these for my TiVo and they work fine for updating the channel lineups. But if I try to use this with TiVo desktop to move large program files from my TiVo to my PC, a 60 minute show takes about 9 hours to transfer... very very slow.

Also, if I use these with my laptop to browse the web, it is very slow and I drop connection sometimes.

So, all in all, they are *ok* depending on what you need them for.

Would this be ok to stream movies over? Or is the 1.5mibt speed too slow? If it is, someone suggest me a cheap good wireless bridge that will work with my dlink router.

i was going to have to buy a 50+ foot ethernet for my xbox to snake around the house to my router. i bought these and i will see how they work =)

zangman wrote:
spin54, unless you have Business cable service or a dedicated T-1 you shouldn't experience any slowdown since the best speed a DSL/cable connection is going to get is going to be 1.5Mbits per second anyway. Maybe your slowness was cause by some other device in the same frequency range. These run in the 900Mhz range so some older cordless phones could interfere possibly. Just an idea.

Oh yeah, I have 2 pairs of these in my house and while yes, they are not as fast for internal network connections they are fine for Internet types of applications. I run the telnet connectivity for my CCIE lab console connection from one pair and my PS2 on the other pair. Hope this helps

Zangman

Well, 1.5 Mbps translates to less than 200 kBps, so I'm going to have to disagree. We get 3 Mbps cable service here, standard, and I regularly pull around 360 kBps. This would be much slower than my current Internet connection. The only thing these would be good for is playing games wirelessly over the Internet, not PC->Xbox file transfer, as the speeds you'll get out of this will be comparable to the speeds you connect to your ISP at, if not significantly slower.

westendguy wrote:

DOES SEEM ODD THAT THE LOGITECH SITE ADVERTISES A 1 YEAR WARRANTY AND WOOT SHOWS ONLY 90 DAYS?

SOMETHING FISHY?

You're not from around here, are ya? Woot!'s warranty is almost never more than 90 days - let's face it, they're really not trying to compete with Costco here.

Anyway, have you never bought a technology product from a store before? Very often the manufacturer's warranty is longer than the store's. So: if this dies on you on the 89th day, complain to Woot! - and if it dies on the 91st, complain to Logitech. Nothing fishy or suspicious at all.

golncor wrote:
yes, they would allow your ethernet connection from the wired video cam to be wireless to your hub/switch/router.

the equipment chain would be:

router-(cat5 cable)--playlink ---(wireless signal)--- playlink-(cat5 cable)-video cam

there are devices that plug into your USB port on a computer that provide both wired or wireless ethernet access.

I got the impression that Tim98TA was talking about a USB camera. There are plenty of USB Ethernet adapters, but they're just controllers with a USB interface; I don't know of one with any kind of built-in protocol layer. What you'd need would be some kind of USB<->Ethernet repeater pair...which would actually be pretty nifty (802.11 would be even niftier).

In any case, 1.5 Mb/s is an awfully narrow pipe for video.

etoile wrote:Does this work if my network is already wireless? The description says it's for hooking into a wired network...I'm confused!

These are IR not WiFi so they will not integrate into a standard 802.11 network.

I actually really needed one of these so I just grabbed one. We got rid of cable so I have to download anything I want to watch and play it off my modded Xbox. This device will save me from having to pull out that 100ft ethernet cable everytime I wanted to load something new onto the Xbox.

I bought these for my son's Xbox & they work GREAT! Lots cheaper than the USB wireless thingy for Xbox. He says downloads are kinda spotty,but he loves it

KKadow wrote:I got these the first time they were wooted, and while they work for gaming, they don't do so well for web browsing. This doesn't replace WiFi, but makes an okay bridge for devices that only have ethernet, like Xbox or TiVo.

Unless you have a new Dual-Tuner or probably the HD box, TiVo's only have USB.

Can I plug the wireless peice into an ethernet switch to hook up multiple stuff? Will I get decent speed out of these?

If only this worked for PS3

jaylus12 wrote:Can I plug the wireless peice into an ethernet switch to hook up multiple stuff? Will I get decent speed out of these?

lol. no.

They are faster than 1.5 Mbit internet services out there. In vegas we get up to 8Mbits with cox cable.

i have waiting for these to show again

Would I be able to use this to print wirelessly using a desktop in the room next to my printer? How would I do that?

P.S. I'm new, so be gentle ;-)

I'm sure this is a nice item but I'm still hurting from my beloved Tigers losing all their composure during the World Series... enough with the Tiger piching jokes!!!!

I bought one.
But now I need to buy another one.
Woot won't let me.
What can I do?

CoffinDweller wrote:

WRONG!!!!!!!!!

Now I don't know who your ISP is or what part of the globe that you are living on, but my ISP's (Cox/Kansas) BASE speed (Cable) is 3.5 Mbits/sec down. Doyle

Damn! I'd be happy if Cox/Las Vegas could just keep a connection with my modem!

fresyes wrote:Would I be able to use this to print wirelessly using a desktop in the room next to my printer? How would I do that?

You would need a printer that explicitly says you can use it for network printing. If your printer doesn't have a place where you can plug in a network cable, then you can't use them for that.

wow. still havent got it yet, but im pretty excited to play my xbox live already. seems like a awesome product from what i heard.

spin54 wrote:They sell these for 90 bucks at best buy... BUT, I got a pair of these last time. They are only 1.5mbps which is so insane slow it's a joke. You'd be better off getting an 802.11b wireless setup of some sort.

Seriously, these were pathetic. I tried transfering a file across my room only to get so sick of waiting I gave up. I don't have a use for these at all with that speed.

I don't reccommend these at all.

Maybe others have better uses.

For me it seems it may be a decent solution. I have a network color laser printer that consumes so much power that it causes brownouts on anything else connected to the same power outlet. I just need to connect the printer across the room and don't really want to run cable for it. We don't plan on printing out entire books so this looks to be a cheap and decent solution for now until we move.

hey has anyone got theres yet?!? cause i bought mines last thursday and still havent got'em yet...and my order still says "your all set." it has to say "shipped" right or something?? if anyone knows anything plz tell me! thank you

wi1son wrote:hey has anyone got theres yet?!? cause i bought mines last thursday and still havent got'em yet...and my order still says "your all set." it has to say "shipped" right or something?? if anyone knows anything plz tell me! thank you

Mine appears to be doing the same currently. And past woot's do show the order info changed to say it has shipped with the tracking number for previous woots, so it appears they may still be working on getting them out.

wi1son wrote:hey has anyone got theres yet?!? cause i bought mines last thursday and still havent got'em yet...and my order still says "your all set." it has to say "shipped" right or something?? if anyone knows anything plz tell me! thank you

The order says Nov 4th which would have been friday night/saturday morning. If they went out on time, most likely they would've gone out Monday. However, in the past I have received a woot before I got the tracking number.

bartnath wrote:

The order says Nov 4th which would have been friday night/saturday morning. If they went out on time, most likely they would've gone out Monday. However, in the past I have received a woot before I got the tracking number.

cool thanks for the help!

eastcheap wrote:

I got the impression that Tim98TA was talking about a USB camera. There are plenty of USB Ethernet adapters, but they're just controllers with a USB interface; I don't know of one with any kind of built-in protocol layer. What you'd need would be some kind of USB<->Ethernet repeater pair...which would actually be pretty nifty (802.11 would be even niftier).

In any case, 1.5 Mb/s is an awfully narrow pipe for video.

Lets all herald the coming of wireless USB...

eastcheap wrote:
I got the impression that Tim98TA was talking about a USB camera. There are plenty of USB Ethernet adapters, but they're just controllers with a USB interface; I don't know of one with any kind of built-in protocol layer. What you'd need would be some kind of USB<->Ethernet repeater pair...which would actually be pretty nifty (802.11 would be even niftier).
In any case, 1.5 Mb/s is an awfully narrow pipe for video.

scooterMX wrote:

Lets all herald the coming of wireless USB...

So I take it that I won't be able to hook up my USB webcam to one of these and have it work across the room? The other one being hooked up to the pc?