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At Comdex last week, Netgear announced its 2003 line of wireless small office/home office hardware. Available next month, the Netgear Wireless Cable Modem Gateway (CG814) includes a four-port switch, USB port and an 802.11b access point. A stateful packet inspection firewall and network address translation provide security. Shipping in January, the Netgear ProSafe Wireless VPN Security Firewall (FVM318) includes an eight-port switch and improves Wired Equivalent Privacy by adding VPN to secure wireless LAN traffic. It also uses the new Advanced Encryption Standard. It can initiate up to 70 IP Security VPN tunnels over the wired network, and 32 over the wireless LAN. Security features include a stateful packet inspection firewall, intrusion-detection features and virus protection for WAN ports. The device supports all IPSec-based encryption algorithms and AES. The cable modem costs $280. The wireless VPN router costs $1,050.

Gric Communications recently cut a deal with EarthLink to provide subscribers access to their EarthLink dial-up accounts in more than 80 countries. Users dial a local number to reach EarthLink, avoiding long-distance charges and the need to establish an account with another ISP. GRIC’s network comprises more than 300 service providers and provides Internet access through more than 20,000 wired and wireless access points worldwide.

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At Comdex last week, Netgear announced its 2003 line of wireless small office/home office hardware. Available next month, the Netgear Wireless Cable Modem Gateway (CG814) includes a four-port switch, USB port and an 802.11b access point. A stateful packet inspection firewall and network address translation provide security. Shipping in January, the Netgear ProSafe Wireless VPN Security Firewall (FVM318) includes an eight-port switch and improves Wired Equivalent Privacy by adding VPN to secure wireless LAN traffic. It also uses the new Advanced Encryption Standard. It can initiate up to 70 IP Security VPN tunnels over the wired network, and 32 over the wireless LAN. Security features include a stateful packet inspection firewall, intrusion-detection features and virus protection for WAN ports. The device supports all IPSec-based encryption algorithms and AES. The cable modem costs $280. The wireless VPN router costs $1,050.

Gric Communications recently cut a deal with EarthLink to provide subscribers access to their EarthLink dial-up accounts in more than 80 countries. Users dial a local number to reach EarthLink, avoiding long-distance charges and the need to establish an account with another ISP. GRIC’s network comprises more than 300 service providers and provides Internet access through more than 20,000 wired and wireless access points worldwide.

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