How we tested
- Toshiba e740 PDA with Bluetooth built in, and a Sparklan WL-672F01E Compact Flash 802.1b wireless NIC.
- Linksys WAP54G 802.11g wireless access point (AP).
- Sony Ericsson T68i mobile phone with Bluetooth and GPRS enabled over Telstra Mobilenet.
- HP Vectra Desktop PC with a D-Link DBT-120 USB-to-Bluetooth Adaptor.
- Intel Pentiun 4-based server with LAN connection to same hub as Linksys AP.
- Acer Travelmate C100 Tablet PC with integrated 802.1b NIC and Bluetooth.
- Intel Celeron-based generic notebook with a Linksys WPC54G 802.11g NIC. Additional software that we used in this comparison was:
- Software-based Ericsson R380 Mobile Phone Emulator.
- Nokia Activ Serve trial WAP Gateway software suite. For each package we examined pre-requisite software, installation, configuration, administration/management and usability/interface.
RMIT IT Test Labs is an independent testing institution based in Melbourne, Victoria, performing IT product testing for clients such as IBM, Coles-Myer, and a wide variety of government bodies. In the Labs’ testing for Technology & Business, they are in direct contact with the clients supplying products. Their findings are their own—only the specifications of the products to be tested are provided by the magazine. For more information on RMIT, please contact the Lab Manager, Steven Turvey.
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