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To: Mark Oliver who wrote (468)6/17/1998 9:05:00 AM
From: Pierre-X  Read Replies (1) of 2025
 
Re: Home LANs; Cordless laptops

You said:
I think there is need for a product to do simple home LAN's, at least in my house.

On that subject here's a link:
herring.com
...Tut, which hooks PCs together through the telephone wiring of houses and apartment buildings ... "Once we have multiple intelligent devices around the house, the need will arise to network them," says Jupiter analyst Ross Rubin.

Of the 42 million U.S. homes that have computers, about one fourth own two or more PCs, according to [IDC].

"none of this will go anywhere unless Microsoft makes it easier to administer these networks." Tut is marketing HomeRun as a "plug-and-play" product. It connects via interface cards and standard phone jacks. But once the physical system is connected, users still have to wade through the intricacies of Windows network-management.

Let me tell you, setting up an MS LAN is far from a no-brainer. I've done it hundreds of times and I still run into funky problems regularly. For novice users? May the Force be with them. <g>

You said:
Have you ever heard of a card to put in a lap top to use a home cordless phone and then roam the house with no wires? That one also seemed like a good idea.

There are a variety of wireless LAN products. I must have mentioned before my plan to rent 50 sq.ft. somewhere near the beach and setup a wireless server that lets me roam the beach as my office?

God bless,
PX
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