The device provides four gigabit Ethernet LAN ports and one gigabit Ethernet WAN port, as well as a USB 2.0 port, says the company. The 8.8 x 6.0 x 1.2-inch device runs on an undisclosed 680MHz processor, according to Netgear. Like the higher end models listed above, the Wireless Extreme is a dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n router that simultaneously operates on 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. The new router is also said to support Apple's Bonjour automated networking technology, enabling Macs, PCs, and other Bonjour-compatible devices to discover each other on a home network and share USB printers. On the Mac, Netgear's ReadyShare technology lets the router act as an Apple Time Machine backup device using an attached USB external hard drive, says the company. The system is equally at home when hooked up to Windows- and Linux-based PCs, but now extends Mac support on several fronts. The more affordable Wireless Extreme (below) does not appear to match these features, but is said to provide vastly improved support for Macintosh users. For example: September's Netgear N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router (pictured), which provided a 3×3 antenna array and high-power amplifiers for greater bandwidth and range, and August's N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition, which provided a "Clear Channel Selector" feature to detect when a Wi-Fi channel has become overcrowded and then switch to a less-crowded channel.
The Wireless Extreme is a mid-range 802.11n router, but offers the same Linux-based firmware as higher-end Netgear consumer Wi-Fi routers.
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The $120 Wireless Extreme for Mac and PC features four gigabit Ethernet ports, a gigabit WAN port, a USB 2.0 port, DLNA streaming, and a broadband usage meter. Netgear announced the first of its Linux-based Wi-Fi routers to offer Mac-specific features such as native support for Apple's Time Machine backup and Bonjour automated networking technology.
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