results of which will be shared with Broadcom, Atheros and NETGEAR before being published. I also spent some time with Agere Systems discussing their plans to get back into the WLAN game. Like other WLAN players, Agere sees "media connectivity" as a prime opportunity...

L) Line In (none) Mic (L) Headphone (L) Line In (none) Mic (none) Headphone (L) Line In (none) Audio Chip RealTek AC97 Realtek ALC260 Analog Devices AD1981B Modem 1x (B) / Agere Systems AC'97 1x (L) / Agere Systems HDA Modem 1x (B) / V.92 Card-Reader/...

2.5", 9.5mm height Ethernet // WLAN Broadcom 440x 10/100 MBit // Intel Pro/WLAN2100 802.11b Intel Pro/ 1000-1 GBit-Ethernet // IBM- WLAN-802.11a/b Bluetooth-Radio No Yes Modem Agere Systems AC'97 Modem Agere Systems AC'97 Modem Audio Realtek AC'97 Audio...

SMC2336W-AG EZ Connect Universal 2.4 GHz/5 GHz 802.11a/g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Table 3: Atheros-based 802.11g WPA-capable products Agere Systems sent WPA Beta code to its customers earlier this year, and released production code to them in May. Agere says...

various 802.11b cards to a different Win98SE Ethernet client. I tested the following cards: Linksys WPC11 v3 (Intersil PRISM III) NETGEAR WAB501 (Atheros 5001X ) [forced to 11b mode] ORiNOCO Gold (Agere Systems) D-Link DWL-650+ (TI ACX100) In each test, I started...

of the 11b protection mechanism. The WCF54G is also the first retail 802.11g wireless adapter to be based on the WaveLAN multi-mode chipset from Agere Systems. Figure 1 shows the adapter stripped of its protective covers so that you can gaze upon its naked...

L) Headphone (L) Line In (none) Mic (L) Headphone (L) Line In (none) Audio Chip RealTek AC97 Realtek ALC260 Modem 1x (B) / Agere Systems AC'97 1x (L) / Agere Systems HDA Modem Card-Reader/Writer CF (L), SD (R) Compact...

b/g Intel Pro 2200BG 802.11 b/g Wireless WAN none yes Audio Connectors Mic (R) Headphone (R) Line-in (none) Mic (F) Headphone (F) Line In (none) Audio Chip Analog Devices AD1981B 16-bit stereo Realtek High Defniition Audio Modem/Model 1x (R) Agere 1x...

802.11 b/g Wireless WAN none none Audio Connectors Mic (L) Headphone (L) Line In (none) Mic (R) Headphone (R) Line-in (none) Audio Chip RealTek AC97 Analog Devices AD1981B 16-bit stereo Modem/Model 1x (B) / Agere Systems AC'97 1x (R) Agere Card-Reader:...

Pro 2915ABG Broadcom 802.11a/b/g Audio Connectors Mic (R) Headphone (R) Mic (L) Headphone (L) Mic (R) Headphone (R) Audio Chip Analog Devices AD1981B(L) SoundMAX (High Definition Audio) Conexant AC-Link Audio Modem/Model 1x (L) Agere Systems AC'97 Modem...