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PhoneNET

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PhoneNET
Communications products from the former Farallon Communications, Inc. that extended LocalTalk distances to 3,000 feet and used unshielded twisted phone lines instead of shielded twisted pair. In 2000, Proxim Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA, a specialist in wireless broadband networking, acquired Farallon and integrated the PhoneNET product line into its home office and small business networking markets.


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One day later, reality sets in as the tech-support requests begin--software mysteriously appearing and disappearing; sporadic printing (ah yes, those PhoneNet cables in the pre-wireless days), glaring needs in teacher pedagogy and curriculum development; and a few other nuisances.
With the wide area router and PhoneNET connectors, Ferneding provides 168 school buildings with more than 3,000 LocalTalk connections, giving everyone the chance to explore the Internet and use its services.
His team included then graduate student David Crocker, who was responsible for Phonenet, dial-in telephone connections to relay servers for email exchange.
 
 
 
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