The problem has stemmed from the way giants in the Wi-Fi hardware business, like Cisco Systems and 3Com, build their antennas: They're like little computers, with a lot of networking and security intelligence in the box.

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The possessor of fine intelligence, he was not on a soap-box, or bent on influencing the great and good, though he got their attention just the same.

ECONOMIST: John Midgley