Belkin wireless routers 7230 and 7231

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In short, the difference is that the newer Belkin is their version of
the "high Speed" router. (up to 108 MBps)

Belkin F5D7231-4 ( High-Speed Mode Wireless G Router )
Belkin F5D7230-4 ( 802.11g Wireless DSL/Cable Gateway Router )

F5D7231-4:
Advantages
• Connect your cable or DSL modem to allow your computers to
share broadband Internet access, music files, printers, and hard
drives
• 35% faster than 802.11g
• 6-months of free built-in Parental Control/Web Content
Filtering
• 6-months of free Pop-up, Adware, and Spyware blocker
• Advanced security features including WEP and WPA
• Complies with 802.11g standards, backward compatible with
802.11b products

F5D7230-4:
Advantages
• Creates a network in your home or office without cables
• 6 months of free Parental Control web content filtering-secure
your home or office from harmful Internet sites
• Offers backward-compatibility with all 802.11b devices
• Sets up easily with Belkin Easy Install Wizard-automatically
detects Internet settings and self-adjusts Router to get you online in
under 3 minutes
• Ensures data and network security with wireless 64- and
128-bit WEP encryption
• Uses NAT and SPI firewall to protect network from outside
intrusions by hackers
• Works with Macintosh® and PC computers
• Also supports computers running Linux or Unix OS
• Comes with a Belkin Lifetime Warranty and free, 24-hour
technical support


On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 18:34:47 GMT, "ChrisP"
<chrispatterNOSPAM@NOTexcite.com> wrote:

>I'm a bit confused about two Belkin products: F5D7230-4 and F5D7231-4. The
>7230 mentions "54g" technology, but they both look like the same unit with
>the same specs and are backwards compatible with 802.11b. Is this a
>software upgrade or am I getting a different (better?) unit with the 7230?
>Can anyone believe the claim of 1800' range?
>