Buffalo Nfiniti WiFi / Ethernet bridge supports 5GHz 802.11n

Anyone who lives in an crowded city apartment building can tell you that wireless networking on the 2.4GHz band is almost useless -- but the 5GHz band is wide-open, so those of us who've switched over are wire-free and living it up once again. The only problem is that most devices don't support 5GHz, particularly game consoles and other entertainment devices that could benefit from streaming data at high speeds, but Buffalo's got you covered with the new Nfiniti Ethernet Converter. The black box bridges four Ethernet ports onto a 2.4GHz or 5GHz 802.11 network, which'll let you add legacy devices onto your hot new network at full speed, and it's all managed by a simple web interface. Available in July for £55 ($109).

[Judah Rosenthal Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:18PM]

5ghz is "wide open" 'cause no one's using it- yet. Buy this but tell all your friends they should stick w/ 2.4 otherwise it'll start to suck too.

[Lowest Ranked Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:19PM]

Definitely picking this up for my XboxMCE.

[flashpoint Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:21PM]

If your in a small apartment, it would be much more intelligent to just set up a wired network.

All you need is the cables (color matching the paint of the walls) and a good staple gun.

Wireless networks aren't always the best solution. So long as your router also has WiFi, you're covered under most circumstances.

[Danakin1 Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:27PM]

cool beans

[Boh Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:24PM]

Fuck fuck fuck... ethical dilemma... I read this story to trash it... and now I can't find a reason not to buy this thing..... fuck fuck fuck



Tits.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2008 4:06PM]

masshole?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:44PM]

D-Link has something similiar for pretty much the same price and it's out now. DAP-1522 Ethernet Bridge/Access Point with 4 ethernet ports. I own one and it's great. I have my 360, PS3, and Samsung TV bridge to my D-link Wireless N router us the bridge. Awesome product.

[scratchfury Posted Jun 12th 2008 9:10AM]

I didn't even know the DAP-1522 existed. The last D-Link product I saw mentioned was the DAP-1555 which is too expensive. I can actually afford the DAP-1522.

[kjb434 Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:28PM]

They should go lower and back to 900Mhz that was used years ago.

The higher the frequency the worst the device is for penetrating walls.

You need boosters all over the house.

Also, I'm assuming 5Ghz is unregulated like 2.4Ghz which means tons of not WiFi devices will come out and interfere also.

[scratchfury Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:31PM]

Awesome! I've been waiting forever for someone, anyone, to make an 802.11n ethernet bridge. I thought no one ever would.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2008 3:36PM]

Okay, maybe I am missing something... I have an Airport Extreme which does 5Ghz and 3 lan Gigabit ports. How is this any different?

[HarleyDavid Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:39PM]

cool...no interference from microwave ovens and cordless phones with this

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:39PM]

I need one of those for sure !!!

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[Gav Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:47PM]

I still refuse to invest in any 802.11n hardware before November 2008, when 802.11n is expected to be finalised and become a proper standard.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:51PM]

D-link has a wireless bridge/acesspoint product on the market right now that's similiar to this product! It's model number DAP-1522. It's only availble online, but it's the same product. I own one and it's freaking awesome. It has 4 ethernet ports and it's wireless n. I stream all my movies from my computer via my Xbox 360 or PS3 with no problem. I have my 360, PS3, DirecTV HD-DVR, and TV connected to my D-link Wireless N router via the bridge.

Y
You guys should check it out!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:52PM]

@gav nothing is going to change in the N standard between now and then. All that's going to happen is the "Draft" is going to to be removed from all the projects. Laptops/Routers with "Draft N" have been shipping for years now.

[Sweet Dude Posted Jun 11th 2008 2:57PM]

Can you still not buy Buffalo networking products in the US or did the trial get cleared up?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2008 3:28PM]

Pretty sure they are STILL banned from selling Wi-Fi kit in the US, so yeah, you'll have to import this thing :(

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2008 3:28PM]

This seems fairly insignificant...
I've already done this using the newest N Airport Express (and it seems many others have their own solutions too). Nice benefit with that is the Airtunes support, and you can take that wired hub that you never use and connect all the devices you need. Done and done.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2008 6:09PM]

How can this let legacy devices connect at full speed?

Surely it would just connect at whichever WiFi standard (A/B/G/G+/N) that both devices supported.

If I had this and my PS3, surely it would only connect at G?

[N00bicals Posted Jun 12th 2008 12:19AM]

not if you use the 100Mb lan connection to the bridge

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2008 4:16PM]

Linksys has the exact same product for cheaper.

Linksys WGA600N Wireless-N dual-band Gaming Adapter. It essentially acts as a bridge so makes a wired connection to wired. You can choose whether to operate on 2.4ghz OR 5ghz.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124279&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Network+-+Wireless+Adapters-_-LINKSYS-_-33124279

I am glad to see some competition though.

[oldmanhorton Posted Jun 11th 2008 4:18PM]

i wont buy anything until its 1 THz
but i cant buy tj=his cause i dont have n-shoot me-i have (802.11)a
does anyone know if there is a limit to how fast you can stream a radio spectrum like 802.11
cause there has to be a limit right?

[Omegablue14 Posted Jun 11th 2008 4:20PM]

It is different because it will do the same thing as your Airport Extreme for less $$$$

[JerkyChew Posted Jun 11th 2008 4:55PM]

I've been using Apple Airport Extremes (802.11n) as extenders for all my XBMC Xboxes and MythTV machines throughout my apartment building via WDS. They work well but they're a little pricey at about $140 used plus shipping. Nice to see that there's finally an alternate solution. Granted 11n isn't final yet so who knows how well different company's products will inter-operate...

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 11th 2008 6:21PM]

I don't know why the price was listed in pounds because 5GHz is not allowed in the UK!