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The 802.11g Wireless Gaming Adapter / Ethernet Bridge is your fast and easy way to get cabled Ethernet appliances onto a Wifi Network. Plug it temporarily into your computer to program it, then plug it into your PS/2, Xbox, Internet-equipped refrigerator, Tivo, ReplayTV or printer—anything with an ethernet connections—and it’s a wifi antenna for that device. Meanwhile, your device thinks it’s hardwired into the network, so, like at the mini golf course, you won’t need any drivers.

This smart little bugger makes transitions between two separate networks as seamless as a rubber miniskirt. You could use it to connect to both your home and office networks! You know, if you had a job. What's even better is that the bridge works in peer to peer mode with another bridge - as many as 253 can be used together in an ad hoc network for gaming parties.

It’s all pretty user-friendly—and it’s Motorola, so you’ll have help if you need it. They give the kind of quality support you might not expect outside the underwear drawer of Morganna “the Kissing Bandit.” (Not to jinx you, but we got through to a very knowledgable live human—or extremely convincing simulated human—in less than a minute each time we called.)

With Motorola’s WPCI810G Wireless PCI Adapter, desktop computers can quickly join a wireless home or small office network. This easy-to-use device eliminates the hassles of traditional networking — no more drilling holes and running wires to get network access. This space-saving device inserts into your computer’s available PCI slot and delivers a continuous, wireless network connection.

Once connected, you can share a single broadband connection with everyone else on the network. And that’s just the beginning. You can also share files, pictures, peripherals, printers and more. What's that you say? You don't need a PCI card - only the bridge? You can always sell it on ebay or give it to your little brother.

Motorola WE800G 802.11g Wireless Gaming Adapter/Ethernet Bridge:
Condition: New, retail
All-in-one unit bridges Ethernet and gaming peripherals
Works in peer to peer mode with as many as 253 others to create an ad hoc network for gaming parties.
Includes 802.11g technology and is backward compatible with 802.11b access devices
Users are free to roam almost anywhere up to 328 feet inside the home and up to 1312 feet outside
Easily stores the settings for two separate networks
Works without drivers on any device with an Ethernet port — on Windows®, Macintosh®, Linux®, Microsoft Xbox®, Sony PlayStation®, ReplayTV and Tivo
Standard IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11b, 802.3, 802.3u
Device Management Web-Based
Port One 10/100 Mbps Ethernet; RJ-45
Wireless Data Rates 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps with auto-fallback support
Security: 64-bit and 128-bit WEP
Operating Range: outdoor 1312 feet; indoor 328 feet Max
Frequency Band 2.4 to 2.4835 GHz
Channels 1–11 United States and Canada
Modulation CCK, DQPSK, DPBSK, OFDM
Transmitted Power: +15 dBm
LEDs for Power, LAN, Wireless
Dimensions 4x5x1(LxWxH)
Motorola WPCI810G 802.11g Wireless PCI Adaptor
Condition: New, retail
Device Type: Wireless Adapter
Interface: PCI
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11g
Wireless Data Transfer Rates: 54 Mbps
Wireless Network Configuration: Ad-Hoc (Peer-to-Peer)
Wireless Transmit Power: 15 dBm
Security Protocols: 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP
Operates at a 2.4 GHz frequency range
Provides a wireless range almost anywhere up to 328 feet inside the home and up to 1312 feet outside
Backward compatible with 802.11b access devices
Ad-hoc mode of operation to allow direct connection with other adapters for peer-to-peer file sharing
 
I've been thinking about going wireless, but it doesn't sound like I can have more that one system hooked up to it at a time, right? ie- both Xbox and PS2? Or use it to go online with the PSP?
 
[quote name='heavy liquid']I've been thinking about going wireless, but it doesn't sound like I can have more that one system hooked up to it at a time, right? ie- both Xbox and PS2? Or use it to go online with the PSP?[/QUOTE]

At least for Netgear, DLink and Linksys, their wireless gaming adapter is a single-device wireless bridge, though hooking more than one device to it via an Ethernet switch isn't supported. A true wireless bridge will hook whatever's attached to it into a wireless network, be it one device or 254.

The fact that they use "wireless", "bridge" and "gaming" in the product description makes me a little curious to know if they're limiting things to one device or more than one device.

AFAIK, Motorola isn't big in this line of equipment, so I'm not sure how long it'll be supported for.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']At least for Netgear, DLink and Linksys, their wireless gaming adapter is a single-device wireless bridge, though hooking more than one device to it via an Ethernet switch isn't supported. A true wireless bridge will hook whatever's attached to it into a wireless network, be it one device or 254.

The fact that they use "wireless", "bridge" and "gaming" in the product description makes me a little curious to know if they're limiting things to one device or more than one device.

AFAIK, Motorola isn't big in this line of equipment, so I'm not sure how long it'll be supported for.[/QUOTE]


What? This is a wireless bridge. A wireless bridge only allows ONE device to be connected to it. 254 devices? You might be thinking of a router.

A wireless bridge allows you to convert anything device with an ethernet port into a wireless device. This is what this thing does.

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe i have it all wrong though. So someone needs to clear this up, because I'm pretty sure I'm not wrong, but who knows.
 
[quote name='Scoobert']What? This is a wireless bridge. A wireless bridge only allows ONE device to be connected to it. 254 devices? You might be thinking of a router.

A wireless bridge allows you to convert anything device with an ethernet port into a wireless device. This is what this thing does.

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe i have it all wrong though. So someone needs to clear this up, because I'm pretty sure I'm not wrong, but who knows.[/QUOTE]

A wireless router can talk to 254 devices on its subnet.

Doesn't mean the bridge can't be pushing 252 devices to the router attached to the Ethernet port, and enough switches to cover that. It's a theoretically limit, anyway.

Just because the bridge has one port doesn't mean it can only talk to one device. If you hang a switch off that port, anything attached to that switch will get uplinked to the network via the bridge.

The fact that I need to hook multiple devices where I have my Xbox means I have to get a bridge and not a wireless game adapter. Hang a switch off of the bridge's Ethernet port or get a bridge that has an integrated switch (Linksys makes such an animal), and get all the devices talking from behind the bridge.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']AFAIK, Motorola isn't big in this line of equipment, so I'm not sure how long it'll be supported for.[/QUOTE]

This line of equipment meaning home networking products?

Here is the product page for the WE800G. They have a whole line of wireless routers, gateways, access points, and adapters.

If you mean wireless in a broader since, then Motorola is definitely a player in that market.

As far as connecting more than one device to the bridge, the user guide clearly shows that you can connect one network segment to another with this bridge, meaning more than one device can be connected through a switch or hub. Be aware that all devices on the bridged segment will share the 54Mbit connection to the other segment.
 
[quote name='radjago']This line of equipment meaning home networking products?

Here is the product page for the WE800G. They have a whole line of wireless routers, gateways, access points, and adapters.

If you mean wireless in a broader since, then Motorola is definitely a player in that market.

As far as connecting more than one device to the bridge, the user guide clearly shows that you can connect one network segment to another with this bridge, meaning more than one device can be connected through a switch or hub. Be aware that all devices on the bridged segment will share the 54Mbit connection to the other segment.[/QUOTE]

This line of equipment meaning home network equipment, yes.

Motorola isn't a big player IMHO, when compared to Netgear, DLink, Linksys, Buffalo Technology, and other vendors, though, yes, they make equipment and sell it.

I haven't used it personally, so it could work amazingly well, so I'm just going on what I've used in the past from other vendors. Looks competent enough to get the job done.

And thanks for the links to the manual, looks like it's a true bridge and will support as many devices as you want to hang off of the Ethernet port, limited to the 54Mbit connection to the rest of the network, as you stated.

For those looking for multiple devices, this will do, as long as you add in a switch to the Ethernet port of the bridge.
 
Shrike, now I get what you were saying. I thought you meant like a bridge had multiple ports to connect different devices. But now when you say a hub or switch then that makes perfect sense to me.

Oh and Motorola makes great modems, IMHO.
 
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Deal is back with PCI wireless adapter instead of USB.
 
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