Product comparison · 2 network cards

Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter 802.11g, Wi-Fi Finder vs StarTech.com 1 Port RS-232 Serial Ethernet IP Adapter (Device Server, Console Server)

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- Wireless-G USB Network Adapter 802.11g, Wi-Fi Finder:Wireless
- 1 Port RS-232 Serial Ethernet IP Adapter (Device Server, Console Server):Wired
Host interface
- Wireless-G USB Network Adapter 802.11g, Wi-Fi Finder:USB
- 1 Port RS-232 Serial Ethernet IP Adapter (Device Server, Console Server):RJ-45
Maximum data transfer rate
- Wireless-G USB Network Adapter 802.11g, Wi-Fi Finder:54 Mbit/s
- 1 Port RS-232 Serial Ethernet IP Adapter (Device Server, Console Server):0.1152 Mbit/s
Compliance industry standards
- Wireless-G USB Network Adapter 802.11g, Wi-Fi Finder:IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
- 1 Port RS-232 Serial Ethernet IP Adapter (Device Server, Console Server):HTTP,ICMP, TCP/IP, TFTP,UDP

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Comparison of Wireless-G USB Network Adapter 802.11g, Wi-Fi Finder, 1 Port RS-232 Serial Ethernet IP Adapter (Device Server, Console Server)
23 specifications	A Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter 802.11g, Wi-Fi Finder View product	B StarTech.com 1 Port RS-232 Serial Ethernet IP Adapter (Device Server, Console Server)View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	RJ-45
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	54 Mbit/s	0.1152 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WEP, WPA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, Wi-Fi	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP	Windows 2000, XP, Vista & Linux
Minimum processorKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 70%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	96 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	29 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	16 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	23 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g	HTTP,ICMP, TCP/IP, TFTP,UDP
Channels quantityKnown for one	13 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	96 x 29 x 16 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output power descriptionKnown for one	18dBm@11Mbps, 16dBm@54Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 - DB9 M 1 - RJ45 F

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