By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews
Prior to last week, when Linksys announced their WRT-600N router, Buffalo Technology had the only shipping dual-band 802.11n router that would work in both bands simultaneously. Well, Linksys now has that all to itself (except for what’s in inventory) because of a patent case against Buffalo.
Buffalo Technology has issued an official statement about its battle with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
Visitors to the Wireless Products section of Buffalo’s website are now redirected to a page that states “Buffalo cannot offer for sale, sell, import, or use its IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g compliant products in the United States”. Existing inventory can still be sold and in-warranty defective products can be replaced. Source: SmallNetBuilder
We Say: Don’t go rushing off to get a Linksys WRT-600N just yet. Lately the firmware on their routers has needed a couple of revisions of “bake time” to get things right — or at least it has seemed that way.
Why hasn’t someone developed a router/modem/pc combination? Something in one small unit with a minimal pc for configuring and setting security that could sit near a phone jack in a central location without having to have a Windows powered system cabled to it.