Originally Posted by
nmenaker
While it says that on the press release blurb, true sharing of wireless as ANOTHER wireless, I think we'll have to wait and see if it shows up.
I'll be ordering one as soon as they are available to test it out.
The old ASUS WL-330N certainly does wifi sharing in "hotspot" mode:
Originally Posted by from the WL-330N web page
Hotspot Mode
In a coffe shop
It is quite convenient for you to use hotspot (Wi-Fi account sharing) mode of WL-330N when you in a public environment, not only your laptop can get on the internet but you ( or your friend's) other WiFI devices (PDA, PSP or WiFi phone) can access the internet without extra cost.
My personal experience with this is that it *sometimes* works but I often have trouble getting it to actually do this reliably. Often the router just won't connect to the hotel wifi.
Originally Posted by
nmenaker
I'm NOT sure that it will work that way, don't know if it passed from USB to the ethernet, or if the USB is just the universal power.
The Gizmodo article says "For ultra-thin notebooks lacking an ethernet port, the WL-330NUL doubles as a USB ethernet adapter too."
This will make it a multi-tasker for my MacBook Air.