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Wireless networking lets you link up your home computers quickly, without the hassles of Ethernet or the fickle nature of systems that exploit your phone lines or electrical wiring.
The maestro of cordless networking is Proxim's Symphony. This extremely easy-to-install system is fast (up to 1.6 Mbps, if it's in a good mood) and has a respectable range (up to 150 feet). Each desktop node requires an ISA card with an external antenna (which looks like an anorexic Parcheesi piece), and each laptop uses a PC card with an antenna. Installation is nearly droolproof. After plugging in the cards, you run a simple setup wizard, choose which computer is going to play Internet host, and start beaming bits around your house.
After I tried several home networking products that just didn't sing, Symphony was (I have to say it) music to my ears.
Symphony Cordless Networking Suite: $149 for ISA card, $199 for PC card. Proxim: (800) 229 1630, www.proxim.com/symphony.
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