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On-Ramps on the Cheap
Just a handful of vendors sell affordable, easy-to-install products that let
multiple PCs connect to the Internet.
Not all of them meet the purest definition of ''plug and play,'' but they at
least strive for it. Here's how some leading under-$3,000, small-biz-oriented
models stack up. Some are available only through value-added resellers or
Internet service providers.
PEER- LOCAL IN-
TO- E-Mail CLUDE
PEER SER- AUTO-
VICE MATED
& CLI-
ACC- ENT
OUNT CON-
MAN- FIG-
AGE- UR-
MENT ING
PRODUCT PRICE VENDOR PHONE/URL LAN PRO-
OK GRAMS
INTERNET $350 Linksys 714 261-1288
WORKGROUP HUB www.linksys.com Y* N N
WEBRAMP M3 $440 Ramp Networks 888 726-7638
www.rampnet.com Y N Y
635 NETOPIA $1,100 Farallon 510 814-5100
INTERNET ROUTER Communications www.farallon.com Y N N
TEAM INTERNET $1,700 Apexx Technology 800 767-4858
TI-9001 www.apexxtech.com Y Y Y
INTERJET 100 $2,000 Whistle 888 494-4785
Communications
Inc. www.whistle.com Y Y Y**
IPS SURF AND $2,500 i-Planet Inc. 408 745-1500
MAIL GATEWAY www.i-planet.com Y Y N
EXTENDNET IN-
TERNET $2,200 Extended 800 235-7576
ACCESS SERVER
1200A Systems Inc. www.extended-
systems.com Y Y Y****
INSTANT INTERNET $2,500 Bay Networks 800 784-4638
CQ1001086 www.instant.net N**** Y N
*For Intel-based client PCs only
**automated ISP setup also
***semi-automated ISP setup also
**** for IPX-based LANs, like Novell's Netwaresystem, only
DATA: BUSINESS WEEK
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Updated Nov. 6, 1997 by bwwebmaster
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