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Product	Street price	Networks supported	LAN port (s)	DSL/cable modem (WAN) port	Additional features
2Wire HomePortal 100W 877/348-6369 www.2wire.com	$399	Ethernet, HomePNA, 802.11b, USB	One 10Base-T RJ-45, one HomePNA RJ-11	10Base-T RJ-45	None
3Com Home Wireless Gateway 847/262-3700 www.3com.com	$349	Ethernet, 802.11b	Three 10/100Base-T RJ-45	10Base-T RJ-45	None
Buffalo Technology AirStation WLAR-L11-L 800/508-1110 www.buffalotech.com	$323	Ethernet, 802.11b	Four 10/100Base-T RJ-45	10/100Base-T RJ-45	None
Cayman Systems 3220-H-W 800/473-4776 www.cayman.com	$400	Ethernet, HomePNA, HomeRF or 802.11b	Four 10Base-T RJ-45, one HomePNA RJ-11	n/a¹	None
D-Link DI-713 800/326-1688 www.dlink.com	$300	Ethernet, 802.11b	Three 10/100Base-T RJ-45	10Base-T RJ-45	Serial port
Farallon NetLine Wireless Broadband Gateway 800/613-4954 www.farallon.com	$399	Ethernet, 802.11b	One 10/100Base-T RJ-45	10Base-T RJ-45	None
Home Wireless Networks AirWay TransPort 800/949-9473 www.homewireless.com	$349	Ethernet, 802.11b	None	10Base-T RJ-45	Digital telephony²
Linksys EtherFast BEFW11P1 800/546-5797 www.linksys.com	$299	Ethernet, 802.11b	Two 10/100Base-T RJ-45, including one uplink port	10Base-T RJ-45	Built-in print server with parallel printer port
MaxGate UGate-3300 800/284-8985 www.maxgate.net	$299	Ethernet, 802.11b	Two 10/100Base-T RJ-45, including one uplink port	10Base-T RJ-45	Built-in print server with parallel printer port
Panasonic Concourse Networking Gateway KX-HGW200 800/272-7033 www.panasonic.com	$300	Ethernet, HomePNA, 802.11b	One 10Base-T RJ-45, one HomePNA RJ-11	10Base-T RJ-45	Support for Whitecap³ extension to 802.11b
Proxim Symphony-HRF Cordless Gateway 800/411-8106 www.proxim.com	$199	HomeRF	None	10Base-T RJ-45	None

¹Built-in DSL modem.
²Via AirWay Personal PBX system.
³Networking protocols to optimize presentation of streaming media.