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Apple's New, Improved Airport

timbck2 writes: "Apple has just released a new and greatly improved version of their Airport 802.11b wireless network access point, with better WEP encryption (128-bit now instead of 40-bit), better non-Mac PC integration, and a new LAN connection port. Here are the tech specs." An anonymous reader pointed to Apple's rather bland press release as well. This is a good upgrade to the Airport, with thanks probably due in part to companies like Linksys who are making much less expensive 802.11 base stations (which work great with Airport cards, too), though lacking a modem.

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  1. F8P by faeryman · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First 802.11 post!
    w00t!
    sitting on the toilet getting FP rocks :)

    --


    ,
    faeryman
  2. Mmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... smell that?

    Another steaming heap of apple quality.

  3. What? No meteors? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Two whole days without any stories about the Leonid meteor shower? What the hell is going on?

  4. linking with the bachus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Goddamn.

    I am so fucking drunk. Nine bottles of beer and a couple of vodka shots.

    Yet I can post or speak perfectly with no typos or slurring even when I'm almost legless (just bashed my head against the bathroom wall).

    It's almost like I can switch off or fight back the drunken mode at will -- at least when it comes to communicating with other people.

  5. Re:More security improvements by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    this is NOT very informative. what the fuck did this comment add that was not already in the story submission?

  6. Re:All I am wondering...... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    geez, you're cold.

  7. Re:AOL support by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    is too.

  8. Re:No you're not! I'm the idiot! by supagoat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...How about when 5 planes crash?

  9. Airport Security by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Who really thinks that Apple has the resources to provide the Airport security we need in these trying times.

    Stay at home, don't eat out, download p0rn instead of dating, have faith in Jesus and lastly live longer, but realise your so called life ended yesterday.

  10. Re:I like Apple. by trolley · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Don't forget buttplugs! Makes yer asshole happy!

  11. Re:Is Slashdot becoming "News for Shills"? by trolley · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The slashdot editors are waay to busy giving the corporate "heads" some sweet loving!

  12. Re:Link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    maybe it was a typo, but i couldnt let it go. ....and a attached a Yagi antenna... also, all yagis are directional by the way... just my 2 cents

  13. Insightful - mod this up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    QED

  14. Re:I like Apple. by trolley · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Whoops, there are buttplugs for the iMac!

    The iBrator.

  15. Re:What an unfortunate name... by batobin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I might as well reply to my own post, since everyone is giving me shit for it.

    You're all be hypocrites. You tell me to calm down, yet jump all over my back when I fail to realize (in my opinion, a very poor) joke. Thank you! I realize it's a joke now. A simple, "Hey, brian, it's a joke. Get it?" would have been sufficient.

    Calm down.

  16. Re:What an unfortunate name... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Brian....don't feed the trolls.

    You give in too easy!

    Take a stand and let them worry about it. And by no means ever, never adjust your self-esteem according to the clowns here.

  17. What... by kilonad · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    no jokes on Airport security?