Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 27th Jan 2005 09:37 UTC
After playing around with my brand new infrared v90 modem for my PDAs (expect a review soon), it got me thinking...
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> Also, I would recommend an AC Adapter or an ON / OFF switch for every type of network because with ALL of them ON all the time, constantly polling to see if new wireless connnections are availble, you will be draining your battery life for no good reason.
No. Only one connection at the time should be made available, depending on the switch selected. When for example the switch is set to ETHERNET, the rest of the components would be off.
> Also, 802.11x takes significantly more power than most people realize, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S OPERATING AS A GATEWAY. Like 0.5Amps.
It would not operate as a gateway/router. It would only operate as a net client.