It is about time…at least I am sure Danielle feels that way. I am putting the D-Link DI-514 up on the blocks or available to anyone who wants it really. It is a wireless router that has served us over the past few years. It was a cheap purchase in order to get wireless internet access in the house when my Linksys WAP 11 decided it did not want to let me get into the config. I plugged the WAP 11 back in today, because the DI-514 was giving me grief for the past week, and it works perfectly. The WAP 11, while a little dated, is a great platform for two reasons: One, it is simply an Access Point so there is not a ton of technology and things to break inside of it. Two, it has awesome range and the ability to easily add some high gain antennas if I need to. I thought about adding an antenna to the DI-514, but the antenna port does not have a threaded connector. The antenna that comes with it constantly falls off because there are no threads on the router’s antenna port. I am not sure what the hell that is all about, but it is annoying as hell to say the least.

So, if anyone has a need for a wireless router, give me a holla y’all, and I will hook you up if I still have it.

tags: d-link, linksys, product review, wifi, wireless

Looks like CalTrain is not as retarded as I thought they are. ABC reported last week that they are testing a WiMaxx / WiFi setup on a 16 mile stretch of track between San Francisco and San Jose somewhere. The system is using WiFi locally on the trains and transmitting and receiving to base stations outside of the train using WiMaxx. Pretty slick.

Now if they can just let people on the train more than 5 minutes beforehand, when there are 200 people waiting, the train is clean and ready and the north entrance to the station in San Francisco is blocked because people are lining up to get on the train.

tags: caltrain, san francisco, wifi, wimaxx, wireless