D-Link Rolls Out High-End Network Hub for Home/SOHO Market - D-Link DI-714P+ 2.4 GHz broadband router - Brief Article

Testimony to the increasing sophistication of home networking options, hardware vendor D-Link announced its new DI-714P+, a 2.4 GHz broadband router with support for enhanced 802.11b+ offering speeds of up to 22 mbps. The $189.99 router also includes an integrated wireless access point, dedicated print server, four-port Ethernet switch and hardware firewall. It also includes parental control and filtering features, as well as stateful packet inspection (which checks incoming packets and rejects those not requested by a client on the network) to resist hacking attempts. The unit is part of Irvine, Calif.-based D-Link's AirPlus line, which uses chipsets and Packet Binary Convolutional Coding technology from Texas Instruments [TXN] to boost Wi-Fi speeds while maintaining compatibility with existing 802.11b networks.