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<div>"...<font color="#000000"> we all looked up and noticed the
lamps hanging from the wooden rafters. What if you could house
an AP in a package the size of a large lightbulb, and install it in an
existing light socket? This seemed like a good idea, but how
would you get network access to it without running CAT5 to the
socket? Easy: Powerline Ethernet.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">With the recent release of the</font><font
color="#0000FF"> Siemens' SpeedStream series</font><font
color="#000000"> , such an insane,</font><font color="#0000FF">
caffeine</font><font color="#000000"> -induced idea as an AP in a
lightbulb might be a possibility. These devices are quite small,
about the size of a standard wall wart. They sport a CF wireless
adapter that acts as the AP ... The brilliant bit is that the wireless
network bridges directly to the AC power, so a standard Powerline
Ethernet adapter anywhere on the same power circuit can provide
Internet access to as many APs as you care to plug in. At a mere
$85 retail, we couldn't resist picking one up and seeing what we could
do with it. ..."</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Clae</font></div>
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