Package Contents

The Specs

Data Transfer Rate: 350Kbps
Transmission distance: 1/4 mile
Networking protocols: All NDIS compliant protocols including TCP/IP, IPX and NetBEUI
Bit error rate: 10-9

PassPort PC and Printer Adapters:
Weight: 11.5 oz.
Dimensions: 5.1" (H) x 3.7" (W) x 2.25" (D)
Connector type: DB-25 female parallel port receptacle
Electrical plug type: US

System Requirements

Operating system: Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT
Hardware: 5 MB hard drive storage
Electrical wiring: 110 V; single, dual or triple phase
Parallel port: Standard IEEE 1284

In the Box

Two PassPort PC Plug-In adapters
One Passport Printer Plug-In adapter
Two parallel cables
Two PassPort line conditioners
PassPort Installation CD
PassPort Installation Manual
Avirt Internet Sharing Installation Manual
Warranty card

Notes

The network kit includes two PC adapters and one printer adapter -enough to build a two system LAN. Additional PC and printer adapters are available for $39.99 MSRP each. The PassPort Plug-In adapters look like rounded white bricks. The size of the adapters might interfere with their placement. You probably won't be able to fit an adapter behind a bookcase or some other piece of furniture without a great deal of work. The two "line conditioners" are simply two surge protectors for your computers.

Plug-In Adapter

The PassPort Plug-In Network's 350kbps data rate is on the slow side compared to other networking technologies. Yes, the Plug-In Network is ten times faster than a normal 33.6kbps modem, but it's also thirty times slower than a 10Mbps network. Most of the wireless and phoneline networking kits we've seen have 1Mbps data rates, and new phoneline technologies are now capable of reaching 10Mbps.