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CES 2017: Netgear Shows Off Nighthawk S8000 Semi-Managed Switch
Subject: General Tech | January 8, 2017 - 04:58 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: networking, netgear, CES 2017, CES
Netgear introduced a new semi-managed switch under its Nighthawk brand called the Nighthawk S8000. The new gigabit switch offers eight ports and a GUI web management interface.
The Nighthawk S8000 keeps the stealth bomber design aesthetic of its larger router brethren with clean lines, sharp angles, and a dark zinc alloy housing. The one downside to this design is that these switches are not stackable but if you need that many ports you are probably looking at a bigger single switch anyway.
Exact specifications are not yet available, but the Layer 2 GS808E switch reportedly offers per-port prioritization and QoS (Quality of Service), DoS (Denial of Service) protection, and IGMP snooping (they don't list which version though so I can't say if this would work well with AT&T Uverse and running TV and PCs on). There are reportedly three pre-set modes and two user customizable profiles that can be set for each port depending on usage: gaming, media streaming, and standard LAN. Further, there are four (Netgear's site lists 3 in some places) levels of prioritization.
The gigabit switch does support link aggregation (port trunking) up to 4 ports for a single 4Gbps connection to devices that also support link aggregation. This can be configured as a single 4Gbps connection or as redundancy in case one port or cable fails. The use case for something like this would be multiple PCs sending and receiving large amounts of data from a NAS at the same time where the wider connection back to the switch can be meaningfully utilized.
The Nighthawk S8000 comes with a 3 year warranty and will be available in March for $99.99.
There may be better options, especially at $99.99 but fans of Netgear's Nighthawk wireless routers might be interested. It is hard to say if it is worth the price yet as independent reviews are not out yet. For those interested, PC Gamer has more photos of the switch.
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CES 2017: Second-Generation Bitdefender BOX Announced
Subject: Networking | January 6, 2017 - 12:02 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: router, iot, internet of things, bitdefender, 802.11ac
A couple of years ago, Bitdefender released the Bitdefender BOX, which was a router designed for security that was aimed at home users. They are taking another shot at it for this year's CES with the second-generation Bitdefender BOX. It is now running on a 1.2 GHz, dual-core ARM Cortex A9 SoC, backed with 1GB of RAM.
The goal is to have a security-conscious company stand between all of your internet-of-things devices, allowing your TVs, security cameras, and whatever else to function without being a foothold for malicious actors.
Pricing and availability has not yet been finalized, but PCWorld cites a spokesperson for the company that expects the device to sell for $199 USD with a $99/year subscription. If the service is the same as the first-generation device, and I understand the product page correctly, then this subscription also provides a license to their TotalSecurity antivirus as well.
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CES 2017: ASUS Announces HiveSpot and HiveDot Mesh WiFi
Subject: Networking | January 5, 2017 - 12:40 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: wifi, router, mesh, hivespot, hivedot, gigabit router, asus, 802.11ac
ASUS has just announced the HiveSpot and HiveDot Mesh WiFi systems, which both combine multiple access points into a single network. Any individual node could be configured as either a router or a repeater, but the system is designed around one acting as a router and the rest, repeaters. The main difference between the two models is the higher-end set, the HiveSpot, utilize an extra, 5 GHz band, running 867 megabit, that's dedicated to communication between the access points.
Because of this, the HiveSpot is listed as AC2134 while the HiveDot is AC1300, but devices that connect to this network will see two, 650 megabit bands in either case. What the HiveSpot will get you is higher performance (and maybe stability) should multiple devices be communicating with different nodes at the same time. With the HiveDot, the routers will be sharing the same bandwidth as the devices connecting to them.
ASUS wasn't too clear about pricing in their press release, but CNet is reporting that they will be sold in bundles of three, which is the minimum for the mesh network. Three HiveSpot devices will carry an MSRP of $399 USD, while three HiveDots, $299. In other words, it will cost you $100 if you want the high-bandwidth, dedicated link between the nodes.
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CES 2017: Lenovo's Smart Assistant, Smart Storage, and Multimedia Controller
Subject: General Tech, Networking | January 3, 2017 - 08:01 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: wireless keyboard, Smart Storage, smart home, Smart Assistant, Lenovo, connected, CES 2017, CES, Alexa, 500 Multimedia Controller
Lenovo is announcing a trio of new connected devices beginning with the Amazon Alexa-powered Smart Assistant.
"The Lenovo Smart Assistant with Amazon Alexa is like having your own digital assistant at home. Featuring Amazon's Alexa Voice Service, this voice-controlled high-definition speaker with far field microphones, is there to lend a hand whenever you need it. Want to know what the morning traffic is like? Forgot to order that book from Amazon? Longing to hear your favorite playlist? Simply ask Alexa. She has all the answers to help simplify your life. What's more, she can even help remotely with the Amazon Alexa App, which is free to download for Android and iOS."
The Smart Assistant offers high definition sound with a speaker system that combines a 5W treble and 10W bass speaker, and the Harman Kardon Edition takes this further with a ported design for enhanced sound.
Next we have Lenovo's Smart Storage, which provides up to 6 TB of connected storage over a wireless (or wired) home network.
"Despite this remote storage center's compact size, the Lenovo Smart Storage comes with a big challenge: How will you and your family fill it? Capable of storing up to 6 TB of photos, movies, and other digital files, this dual-band WiFi storage system can connect wirelessly to almost any smart device you own, worldwide. You'll maintain absolute administrative control, ensuring your data and content are secure and safe—and with Auto Sync enabled, your data will back-up automatically when within WiFi range. DLNA support also ensures you'll be able to enjoy your movies and music on any device, anytime."
Finally we have the Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller, which combines a compact keyboard and touchpad in a small wireless control device for the living room.
"Want to browse the web from your couch? Or turn on your favorite playlist from the dining table? We've got you covered with the Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller. It's not only a mouse and keyboard in one, it's also a remote control optimized for your Windows operating system. With an ergonomic design and up to 8 months battery life, the versatile Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller will make your life easier."
The controller is designed for Windows PCs (support for Windows 7 through 10), and uses a nano USB dongle for its 2.4 GHz wireless connection. The touchpad DPI is adjustable for user preference, and the unit offers up to 8 months of battery life from a pair of AAA batteries. At 5.71 x 3.37 x 0.74 inches (and 141 grams) this is a pretty small device, but certainly larger than some of the smart TV remote keyboards certain models have shipped with.
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Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon X50 5G Modem
Subject: Networking, Mobile | October 18, 2016 - 03:00 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: Snapdragon X50, snapdragon, qualcomm, modem, mobile, mmWave, LTE, cellular, 5G
Qualcomm has officially unveiled the development of a new 5G modem with the Snapdragon X50, which targets OEMs and early 5G development. The X50 supports milimeter wave (mmWave) technology initially, and rather than replace existing LTE solutions the X50 is designed to work alongside LTE modems integrated into Snapdragon SoCs, for a seamless handoff between 5G and 4G networks.
"The Snapdragon X50 5G modem will initially support operation in millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum in the 28GHz band. It will employ Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna technology with adaptive beamforming and beam tracking techniques, which facilitates robust and sustained mobile broadband communications in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) environments. With 800 MHz bandwidth support, the Snapdragon X50 5G modem is designed to support peak download speeds of up to 5 gigabits per second.
Designed to be used for multi-mode 4G/5G mobile broadband, as well as fixed wireless broadband devices, the Snapdragon X50 5G modem can be paired with a Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processor with an integrated Gigabit LTE modem and interwork cohesively via dual-connectivity. Gigabit LTE will become an essential pillar for the 5G mobile experience, as it can provide a wide coverage layer for nascent 5G networks."
Ratification of an official "5G" standard has not taken place, but Qualcomm hopes to position itself at the forefront of its development. The mmWave technology (which is explained in this video) is only one part of the puzzle:
"Work has begun on defining, standardizing and designing the new OFDM-based 5G New Radio (NR) as part of the global 3GPP standard. 5G NR is being designed to support a wide variation of device-types, services and deployments. It is also being designed to get the most out of every bit of spectrum across a wide array of available spectrum bands and regulatory paradigms."
(More information is available on Qualcomm's 5G Technologies page.)
The Snapdragon X50 modem is set to begin sampling to OEMs in the second half of 2017, with the first half of 2018 projected for the first commercial products featuring the new modem.
Introducing the XG-U2008 switch – 10G networking for only $249
Subject: General Tech, Networking | October 12, 2016 - 08:22 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: asus, XG-U2008, unmanaged switch, 10 gigabit
Planning an upgrade to your network or looking to build one that will last into the next generation of NICs? ASUS has just made an unmanaged 10 gigabit switch available at a price far below the average asking price of the devices currently on the market. $250 is still a steep investment for a switch but is less than half of the competitions, albeit without the management features found on those switches. The LEDs on the front will glow amber if the cable you use is not up to the new standard, otherwise expect green for go. It will support Jumbo Frames of up to 16 KB just like the more expensive models. It is a compact 9.44x4.92x1.06", so you should easily be able to find a home for it. PR below the snazzy product shot, technical details from ASUS here.
Fremont, CA (October 10th, 2016) -- Outside the enterprise market, the transition from Gigabit to 10-Gigabit Ethernet has been rather slow. While there are growing small-business and prosumer demands for the additional bandwidth that 10G networking provides, the cost of entry is high. Until now, the availability of compliant devices has been limited to enterprise-class products that are built with corporate networks in mind, with pricing for 10-Gigabit switches starting at $800. That certainly isn't expensive by corporate standards, but for the rest of us, it relegates adoption to cases of absolute necessity and the upper echelon of enthusiasts.
While it's advisable to plan ahead and overprovision your network for scalability, paying extra money for ports or features that you'll never use doesn't make sense. So, there's a clear need for 10G networking devices that are suitably tailored for the small business, prosumer, and enthusiast markets. Cue the ASUS XG-U2008, an unmanaged 10G networking switch available for only $249.99.
Google WiFi Bringing Wireless Mesh Networking to the Home
Subject: Networking | October 9, 2016 - 05:42 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: wifi, onhub, mesh, google wifi, google, 802.11ac
Building on the company's OnHub WiFi router program, the search giant will be offering up its own mesh WiFi network solution for home users later this year aptly named "Google WiFi." Available in November for pre-order Google will offer single and triple packs of its puck-shaped smartphone controlled WiFi nodes.
Google WiFi is a new product that takes advantage of an old technology called mesh networking. While most home users rely on a single powerful access point to distribute the wireless signal throughout the home, mesh networks place nodes around the home in such a way that the WiFi networks overlap. Devices can connect to any node and transition between nodes automatically. The nodes communicate with each other wirelessly and connect end devices to the router and Internet by taking the best path (least number of hops and/or highest signal strengths). This model does have some disadvantages that are shared with WiFi repeater solutions in that as much as 50% (or worse!) of the bandwidth can be lost at each hop as the devices use wireless for both communicating with end devices and the backbone to the router. The advantage though is that you need only find a power outlet to set up the mesh node and there is no need to run Ethernet or deal with Powerline or MoCA setups.
Fortunately, it looks as though Google has mitigated the disadvantage by including two radios. The circular Google WiFi nodes (which measure 4.17" diagonally and 2.7" tall) pack a dual band 802.11ac WiFi chip that can operate at both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. Using the 5 GHz network for in room end devices (PCs, smartphones, game consoles, Rokus, et al) and the 2.4 GHz network to communicate with each other will help to eliminate a major bottleneck. There will likely still be some bandwidth lost, especially over multiple hops, due to interference, but it should be much less than 50% bandwidth loss.
Each Google WiFi node features two Gigabit Ethernet ports that can be setup as LAN or WAN ports, Bluetooth, and an 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi radio with beamforming support. The nodes are powered by an unspecified quad core processor, 512MB DDR3L memory, and 4GB of eMMC flash storage. The nodes apparently draw as much as 15 watts.
Of course, being Google, the Google WiFi can be controlled using an Android or iOS app that allows the administrator to pause WiFi on a per-device basis (e.g. set time limits for children), monitor device bandwidth usage and prioritize traffic, and automatically apply firmware updates to mitigate security risks. Additionally, Google WiFi automatically configures each node to use the best channel and band to get the best performance that supports all devices.
The nodes currently come only in white and are constructed of plastic. There are blue LEDs around the middle of the puck shaped device. Google WiFi will be available for pre-order in November. A single node will cost $129 while a three pack will cost $299. Google is not first to the wireless mesh party but it looks like it will be competitively priced (the three pack is $200 cheaper than eero, for example).
This looks like it might be a simple to setup solution if you or your family are currently running a single access point that can't quite cover the entire home. I don't really see this as a product for enthusiasts, but it might be worth recommending to people that just want WiFi that works with little setup. I will have to wait for reviews to say for sure though.
What are your thoughts on Google WiFi?
Also read:
- Heterogeneous Wireless Mesh Network Technology Evaluation for Space Proximity and Surface Applications (PDF) @ NASA
- Solving the Wireless Mesh Multi-Hop Dilemma (PDF) @ Strix Systems
Apple Dual-Sourcing Its iPhone 7 Modems
Subject: Networking, Mobile | September 17, 2016 - 12:48 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: qualcomm, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 7, iphone, Intel, apple
Not every iPhone is created equal. Dual-sourcing parts is fairly common, especially in the mobile space. Samsung, for instance, is known to have separate models of the same phone, with some using its own parts, and others using third-party components. Apple has even designed separate versions of the same SoC in the past, to fabricate them at different locations and on different process technologies.
This case is more simple than that, though. Depending on the specific iPhone 7 that you get, which mostly varies by region and carrier, but also apparently between Plus and regular, you will either get a Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 modem, or you will get an Intel XMM 7360 modem. The ratio between these two parts, all markets considered, doesn't seem to have been announced yet, but old rumors claim about 70:30, Qualcomm-to-Intel. Still, Apple is a pretty big customer, so I'm hoping that both Intel and Qualcomm are moving enough to (Update: Sigh... input fail... original article cut off here. The rest of the sentence, after this update, was added a couple hours later.) be worthwhile for both parties.
The artisanal homebrew router faces a new challenge
Subject: General Tech, Networking | September 16, 2016 - 04:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: router, DIY, homebrew, openwrt
Ars Technica took router modding to a new level this year; why just flash your router with OpenWRT when you can make one from a mini PC? The original was a dual gigabit NIC mini-PC with a 1037u Ivy Bridge Celeron from Alibaba, Homebrew 2.0 is sourced from Amazon, has four Intel gigabit LAN ports and runs on a J1900 Bay Trail Celeron. You simply install an inexpensive SSD is installed in the mini-PC, set up OpenWRT and configure your network settings. In this latest update Ars compares their homebrew routers to several retail routers to see how they fall in terms of performance. Check it out to see how they fare and possibly to learn a bit about network benchmarks.
"Famously around the Ars forums, this problem soon evolved into our homebrew router initiative. In January, I showed my math as a DIY-Linux router outpaced popular off-the-shelf options like the Netgear Nighthawk X6 and the Linksys N600 EA-2750. And in August, I shared the steps necessary to build one of your own."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Microsoft fiddles results to show Edge is 'better' than Opera and Chrome @ The Inquirer
- Xiaomi Can Silently Install Any App On Your Android Phone Using A Backdoor @ Slashdot
- Apple Japan Unit Ordered To Pay $118M Tax For Underreporting Income @ Slashdot
- 10 GNOME Shell Extensions You Should Be Using @ Linux.com
- Chrome and Firefox are blocking access to The Pirate Bay @ The InquirerE
- NikKTech & Alphacool AIO Global Giveaway
Rivet Networks Announces Killer E2500 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Subject: Networking | September 15, 2016 - 08:42 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: Rivet Networks, NiC, networking, Killer Networking, Killer E2500, Ethernet, controller
Rivet Networks have announced the new Killer E2500 Gigabit Ethernet controller, and they are partnering with MSI and GIGABYTE to bring the new controller to consumer gaming motherboards.
"The Killer E2500 delivers powerful networking technology to gamers and performance users, including significant new enhancements to its Advanced Stream Detect 2.0 Technology and the all new Killer Control Center. In addition to detecting and optimally prioritizing your games, video, and voice applications with Advanced Stream Detect 2.0 Technology, the Killer E2500 also detects and manages 500+ of the top global websites."
The networking performance is said to be improved considerably with the new controller and software, with "Lag and Latency Reduction Technology":
"Through its patented technology, Killer is able to get network packets to your applications and web browsers up to 25% faster than the competition during single application usage, and potentially by more than 10x faster when multitasking."
As I quickly realized when reviewing the Killer Wireless-AC 1535 last year, the software is just as important as the hardware with a Killer adapter. For the new E2500, the Killer Control Center has been re-designed, to provide "users full control of all aspects of their system's networking performance".
Rivet Networks describes the functionality of this Killer Control Center software, which allows users to control:
- The priority of each application and popular website
- The bandwidth used by each application and popular website
- The Killer interface that each application is going over
- The total bandwidth being used by system
I found that enabling the Killer Software bandwidth management to significantly affect latency when gaming (which you can see here, again revisiting the AC 1535 review), and Rivet Networks is confident that this new system will offer even better performance. We'll know exactly how this new controller and software performs once we have one of the new motherboards featuring this E2500 controller onboard.
Bluetooth 5 Announced
Subject: Networking | June 10, 2016 - 12:11 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: bluetooth 5, bluetooth
The fourth version of Bluetooth was released almost six years ago now. Its main focus was lower power, which was very important at the time. Bluetooth and WiFi were major energy sinks for mobile devices, and smartphones were taking off. This was also during the first wave of tablets.
The Bluetooth special interest group has now announced Bluetooth 5. The headlining features are
double range and quadruple speed for low-powered Bluetooth connections. (Update, June 13th @ 1:15pm: Bluetooth's PR agency contacted me, said the source's numbers were backwards, and asked me to update to the correct ones. It's double speed and quadruple range for low-powered Bluetooth connections.) This is obviously useful for a data communication protocol, although it is difficult to tell whether low bandwidth was an issue for many devices. It is not exactly something that hardware vendors would publicly complain about.
They also intend to allow certain services to operate without pairing. The open letter says that it is intended to be used with "beacons" and "location-based services" but fails to elaborate. Instead, it points to their Discover Blue: London event on June 16th, so I expect that will be expanded upon there. Part of me is concerned that connectionless could turn into "operates without user control," but, ultimately, the device is responsible for what it executes. There shouldn't be a way that a protocol, without the OS being involved, could force an interaction -- at least not without a backlash against the OS for permitting it.
Again, we'll find out more in about a week, on June 16th.
Well fork me, there is a schism at OpenWRT
Subject: General Tech | May 5, 2016 - 04:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: openwrt, LEDE, networking
The Rebel scum known as the LEDE Project have broken away from the OpenWRT project in an unannounced move meant to increase transparency. Jokes aside, The Register named seven of the developers who are part of this forking, a not uncommon practice in open source projects. LEDE will try to bring in fresh enthusiasm to a Linux project which has been losing the interest of programmers, perhaps due to the lack of transparency that they cite or possibly just due to waning interest in a long running project. Pop on over to their page to see their mission statement, rules and processes if you are interested in how they compare to OpenWRT.
"The LEDE Project – Linux Embedded Development Environment – describes itself as a breakaway project that wants to overcome what it sees as faults in OpenWRT."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- HTC sets up new company; may spin off VR business unit @ DigiTimes
- Cisco: Whoops, hackers can commandeer your TelePresence boxes with an evil HTTP poke @ The Register
- Apple patches Xcode dirty git implementation @ The Inquirer
- 'Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously' @ Slashdot
- Acer to release more ultra-thin notebooks in September @ DigiTimes
- Medical Equipment Crashes During Heart Procedure Because Of Antivirus Scan @ Slashdot
Linksys Releases EA7500 Max-Stream AC1900 MU-MIMO Router
Subject: Networking | February 19, 2016 - 05:37 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: wireless router, wi-fi, router, mu-mimo, MAX-STREAM AC1900, linksys, EA8500, EA7500, 802.11ac, 4x4, 3x3
Linksys has announced availability of a new MU-MIMO wireless router, and the EA7500 features 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi along with 4x Gigabit LAN ports.
"The Linksys MAX-STREAM AC1900 features MU-MIMO, the latest advance toward uninterrupted, simultaneous Wi-Fi connections. Devices such as HD streaming media players, 4K TVs, tablets, and game consoles use a lot of bandwidth. But with MU-MIMO (Multi-User, Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output) technology, the MAX-STREAM AC1900 sends advanced Wi-Fi to multiple devices at the same time and same speed. Your whole family can play, stream, and work at once, without experiencing lag or buffering - at up to 2x the speed of a non-MU-MIMO router."
The specs include:
- Wi-Fi Technology: AC1900 MU-MIMO Dual-band Gigabit, 600+1300 Mbps
- Wi-Fi Speed: AC1900 (N600 + AC1300)
- Wi-Fi Bands: 2.4 and 5 GHz (simultaneous dual band)
- Power Antennas: 3x external, dual-band, detachable antennas
- Operation Modes: Wireless Router, Access Point, Wired Bridge, Wireless Bridge
- Processor: 1.4 GHz dual-core
- Number of Ethernet Ports: 4x Gigabit LAN ports, 1x Gigabit WAN port
- Other Ports: 1x USB 3.0 port, 1x USB 2.0 port
- Storage File System Support: FAT, NTFS, HFS+
Retail pricing is $199.99, placing it $50 below the larger 4x4 MU-MIMO EA8500 router ($249.99). If you're looking to upgrade your router to take advantage of MU-MIMO technology (the benefits of which we covered in our review of the Killer Wireless-AC 1535), this EA7500 provides a new, more affordable option.
Full press release after the break.
ASUS Announces RP-AC68U AC1900 Wireless Repeater
Subject: Networking | February 9, 2016 - 04:24 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: wireless repeater, wi-fi, signal repeater, RP-AC68U, router, dual-band, asus, ac1900
ASUS has announced a new high-end wireless repeater, and the RP-AC68U boasts dual-band wireless AC1900 speeds, and features 5 Gigabit Ethernet ports to add wired devices to the network.
"ASUS RP-AC68U works by connecting wirelessly to an existing router and extending the Wi-Fi signal to areas of poor coverage, which are often a problem in large or multi-floor homes. With its blindingly-fast up to 1900Mbps combined speeds (600Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 1300Mbps on the 5GHz band), RP-AC68U is the perfect companion for extending the coverage of the latest 802.11ac routers, but it can also be used with routers supporting any older Wi-Fi standards."
The boxy shape is a big contrast from the giant spider-like designs we've seen from recent high-end routers, and inside the enclosure there are a total of 3 transmit and 4 receive antennas to extend the range of your dual-band 802.11ac network.
The RP-AC68U has five Gigabit Ethernet ports on the back, which ASUS says "allow users to convert any wired network devices to wireless operation", and there's a USB 3.0 port to allow additional devices to be added to the network.
- I/O ports:
- 5 x Gigabit Ethernet LAN RJ45
- 1 x USB 3.0 port
- Antennas: 4 x Internal antennas (3 transmit, 4 receive)
- Memory: 128MB Flash / 256MB RAM
- Operating Frequency: Dual band 2.4GHz & 5GHz
- Wi-Fi Data Rate*:
- 802.11ac: up to 1300Mbps
- 802.11n: Up to 600Mbps
- 802.11a/g: Up to 54Mbps
- 802.11b: Up to 11Mbps
- *Quoted network speeds and bandwidth based on current IEEE specifications. Actual performance may be affected by network and service provider factors, interface type, and other conditions. Connected devices must be compatible for best results.
- 802.11ac Specification:
- MIMO: 3 x 4
- 20/40/80MHz bandwidth
- Buttons:
- WPS button
- Power button
- Reset button
- Encryption:
- WPA/WPA2-Enterprise
- WPS support
- Mode:
- Repeater
- Access Point
- Media Bridge
- Dimensions & weight: 178 x 106 x 106 mm; Weight: 870g
Pricing and availabilty were not announced. Full press release after the break.
CES 2016: TP-Link First To Launch 802.11ad Router
Subject: Networking | January 13, 2016 - 05:03 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: wireless router, tp-link, mu-mimo, gigabit ethernet, CES 2016, 802.11ad, 802.11ac
Last week, TP-Link launched a new wireless router that is the first to support the 802.11ad "WiGig" standard alongside the usual fare of wireless AC, N, B, G, and A Wi-Fi networks. Sporting eight foldable external antennas, the TP-Link Talon AD7200 will be available within the next few months.
The Talon AD7200 features four Gigabit Ethernet ports, two USB 3.0 ports, eight antennas, and an all black casing with status LEDs lighting up the front panel. Two Qualcomm Atheros chipsets along with an unspecified dual core processor clocked at 1.4 GHz make up the internal hardware. One Atheros chipset is solely for the new 802.11ad radio while the other handles the remaining networks.
On the wireless side of things, the router supports simultaneous operation of a 5 GHz 802.11ac, 2.4 GHz 802.11n, and a 60 GHz 802.11ad network. Throughput is rated at up to 1,733 Mbps on the 5 GHz band, 800 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz, and an impressive 4,600 Mbps on the 60 GHz band. The 802.11ad network support is the really interesting part of this router. While the 60 GHz band allows for super fast connections, it has a range of only a few meters and it needs a clear line of sight without any obstructions – the signal can't pass through a person or even a decorative plant for example. This standard was initially intended for the connected living room that would allow users to stream or copy high bit-rate media from a mobile device or computer to your television. In that respect, the 60 GHz band works well and offers up plenty of bandwidth for the job.
The router allows hand-offs from 802.11ad to 802.11ac/n/b/a (eg. when you leave the room you can still stay connected to the network and internet, just on the slower but still fast enough for Internet access network) and supports beamforming and multi-user MIMO. It is using an allegedly user friendly firmware.
It is strange to see a router supporting the standard though when a direct Wi-Fi connection between the computer and TV should do fine. It does open up some interesting possibilities though. Right now, consumer devices supporting 10 Gigabit Ethernet are extremely rare and still not very affordable. With 1 Gigabit links being commonplace for a number of years now they have started to be surpassed by 802.11ac Wi-Fi in (theoretical) throughput (though the ol' hardwired connection still holds stability and latency benefits). There is a new standard NBASE-T aimed at bridging the gap between 1 GbE and 10 GbE for home users that hits 2.5 Gbps and 5 Gbps but that is still very much in its infancy. If you had an 802.11ad access point in every room, or at least the places you needed high bandwidth connections, it would be a definite improvement over a Gigabit Ethernet connection for large file transfers (think a backup to a NAS or offloading pictures and video from your laptop or phone to your desktop for editing). Of course, WiGig docks are also a thing, and offer a wireless alternative to a Thunderbolt docking station.
802.11ad is not revolutionary and it has it's limitations, but it is extremely fast. I'm interested to see the benchmarks and what sort of setup this router will enable. According to Ars Technica, Lenovo and Acer have WiGig laptops and WiGig docks coming out this year, and hopefully USB 3.0 WiGig cards will come out before the end of the year. I have a need for networking speed.
Also read:
- Killer Wireless-AC 1535 Review: The MU-MIMO Era Begins
- Samsung Announces 60GHz Wi-Fi (802.11ad)
- Dell Releases Wireless 802.11ad Dock With USB 3.0, Mutli-Display Support
PC Perspective's CES 2016 coverage is sponsored by Logitech.
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CES 2016: D-Link Shows Off New DIR-A91 Router and Extender Bundle
Subject: Networking | January 6, 2016 - 06:14 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: wifi extender, mu-mimo, D-Link, 802.11ac
D-Link is using CES to show off several new bits of consumer networking gear including the upcoming DIR-A91 router and a bundled Wi-Fi extender. The Verge was able to get several photos of the networking gear which are available here. Exact specifications are not yet available (D-Link does not have product pages up yet, either), but according to The Verge the DIR-A91 and the DAP-1655 Wi-Fi booster will set you back $470 and will be available in the second half of the year.
Looking at the photos, the DIR-A91 is a smaller version of top end AC3200 and AC3150 routers. It supports 802.11ac with beamforming and will eventually support MU-MIMO with a firmware update. It offers up five RJ45 ports (4 LAN, 1 WAN) and a single USB port. Both the Wi-Fi router and extender each have four external antennas.
The router further supports up to eight of the Wi-Fi extenders (though the bundle only comes with one, they will be sold individually as well) which appear to connect via Ethernet and provide an additional access point. It is not clear if they are alternatively capable of acting as a repeater (connecting to the router over wireless and then offering a new access point).
The price ($470!) is rather steep in my opinion, but if the performance is there the router and extender bundle may be a better option than a single super-router (like the 8 antenna arachnid monsters from ASUS, D-Link, Linksys, et al) for some people if you can run Ethernet to your other floors or the other end of the house (although Powerline Ethernet may be an option it'd be a bottleneck).
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CES 2016: ASUS Announces XG-D2008 10-Gigabit Switch
Subject: Networking | January 5, 2016 - 08:56 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: asus, 10 Gbps Ethernet, CES, CES 2016
Our readers have been asking about 10-Gigabit Ethernet devices for several years. It was a common question whenever we have a live stream with motherboard vendors. 10GbE is still quite rare. Gigabit Ethernet is good enough for basically any consumer application short of communicating with network-attached, high-end SSDs. It has several applications for businesses of course, such as connecting web servers to one or more internet connections, or tying compute devices together into a cluster.
ASUS has just announced a 10-Gigabit Ethernet switch, although it has limited usage (according to its product photo). The device has ten ports, but only two are 10-Gigabit Ethernet. This means that you are not gaining any 10-Gigabit devices, because you could have just connected devices 9 and 10 together without the switch. What this provides is the ability to append eight, 1-Gigabit Ethernet devices onto two devices that each have a single, 10-Gigabit Ethernet port, while letting those two connect together.
So 9 and 10 can still communicate at 10-Gigabit Ethernet, while seeing 1 through 8 as Gigabit devices, all on a single 10-Gigabit Ethernet port. I'm not sure whether the 10GbE ports, 9 and 10, can talk to multiple of the other eight, Gigabit Ethernet ports at a combined rate that is higher than gigabit.
No word yet on pricing or availability, because it might vary by region. They also don't seem to have a website up for this product at the moment, but the product will be on display at the show.
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CES 2016: Linksys EA9500 MAX-STREAM AC5400 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router
Subject: Networking | January 5, 2016 - 03:40 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: tri-band, mu-mimo, linksys, EA9500, CES 2016, CES, AC5400, 802.11ac Wave 2
Linksys has announced their new flagship 4x4 MU-MIMO wireless router, and the EA9500 offers tri-band Wi-Fi with dual 5 GHz (simultanious) plus 2.4 GHz bands, 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports, and 8x adjustable antennas.
"Designed as a dual-purpose home office and entertainment Wi-Fi router, the MAX-STREAM AC5400 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router (EA9500) delivers Wi-Fi to multiple users on multiple devices at the same time and same speed. Now you can experience lag-free videoconferencing or file transfers in your home office upstairs while the rest of the family is streaming 4K or HD media, surfing the web, and playing online games simultaneously.
Efficient MU-MIMO (Multi-User, Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output) technology treats each of your devices as if each has its own dedicated router, ensuring everyone can enjoy Wi-Fi without interruption or buffering. The router is simple to set up so you can bring your workspace online in three easy steps."
- Key Features:
- Tri-Band (5 GHz + 5GHz + 2.4 GHz)
- 4x4 AC, MU-MIMO
- Advanced Security
- USB 3.0 Port
- Dual-Core CPU
- Beamforming Technology
- 8 Adjustable Antennas
- Smart Wi-Fi
- Specifications:
- Wi-Fi Technology: AC5400 MU-MIMO Tri-band Gigabit, 1000+2165+2165 Mbps
- Network Standards: 802.11b, 802.11a/g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
- Wi-Fi Speed: AC5400 (N1000 + AC2615 + AC2615)
- Wi-Fi Bands: 2.4 and 5 GHz (2x) (simultaneous tri-band)
- Wi-Fi Range: Very Large Household
- Ports: 1x Gigabit WAN, 8x Gigabit LAN, 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0
- Antennas: 8x external adjustable antennas
- Processor: 1.4 GHz dual-core
- Wireless Encryption: 64/128-bit WEP, WPA2 Personal, WPA2 Enterprise
- Security Features: WPA/WPA2, 128 bit AES link encryption, FCC class B
- Operation Modes: Wireless Router, Access Point, Wired Bridge, Wireless Bridge
- Storage File System Support: FAT, NTFS, HSF+
- Dimensions (LxWxH): 10.41 x 12.53 x 2.62 inches (without antennas)
- Weight: 3.8 lbs
The EA9500 MAX-STREAM AC5400 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router will carry a $399.99 MSRP, with availability planned for April 2016.
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PCPer Live! Killer Networks Live Stream and Giveaway!
Subject: Networking | December 8, 2015 - 03:06 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: video, rivet network, rivet, live, Killer Networking, killer network, giveaway, contest
UPDATE: Did you miss the live stream on Monday? No worries, you can catch up on the information and demos from Rivet Networks CEO Michael Cubbage here in the video below!
We are just a few weeks away from Christmas and we are burning through the content here at PC Perspective, preparing everyone for the new year and the upcoming CES in January. Our friends at Rivet Networks are stopping by the offices next week to co-host a live stream to discuss their latest networking technologies including Gigabit Ethernet and wireless solutions. Sebastian recently reviewed the Killer Wireless-AC 1535 with MU-MIMO support and came away very impressed! Rivet will be here to answer questions from readers and viewers, demonstrate the advantages of Killer Networking and hand out one of the best prizes we've ever offered on PC Perspective.
And what's a live stream without prizes? Rivet Networks and Alienware have stepped up to the plate to offer up a complete gaming notebook for those of you that tune in to watch the live stream!
- Alienware 13 R2 - Dell.com
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- 13-in 1366x768 Screen
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- 4GB Dual Channel DDR3L
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Cable Companies Besting DSL For Internet, But Continue Dropping Pay TV Subscribers
Subject: General Tech | December 2, 2015 - 12:30 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: networking, cable tv, cable isp
A bit before the week of Thanksgiving and Black Friday, I came across a pair of interesting articles (linked below) over at DSL Reports that had some interesting figures for the state of broadband and cable TV. While cable companies continue to rule the roost when it comes to the ISP subscriber side of things, they are also steadily bleeding cable TV subscribers. According to the numbers (which they got from Leichtman Research), the third quarter of 2015 has been simultaneously the worst quarter ever for telcos who lost both internet and cable TV subscribers, it was the best quarter (of least cable TV losses) since 2006.
On the broadband side of things, of the top seventeen providers Leichtman Research provided numbers for, cable companies brought in 787,629 new subscribers while the telephone companies lost 143,338 of their subscribers (likely customers on older forlorn CO-fed DSL tech). Cable companies are maintaining a healthy lead in total subscribers as well at approximately 54 million versus 25 million telco subscribers.
|Subscribers YTD
|Net Subscribers +/- in Q3
Not too bad considering all the bad press the cable companies have thrust upon themselves with, for example, Comcast rolling out 300GB caps across the US and their notorious (or should I say infamous) customer support departments. Somehow only CableOne and WOW lost subscribers in Q3.
At the end of Q3'15 there were 94 million cable television subscribers shared among the 12 top providers (eight cable, two satellite, and two cable). Collectively, the companies lost 190,693 TV subscribers versus last quarter which is an increased loss YoY as well (155,000 in Q3'14). It should be noted that if Dish's Sling TV subscriber numbers are not taken into account, it is a 345,000 decrease in pay TV subscribers.
|Net Subscribers +/- in Q3
The cable companies lost 144,693 subscribers in Q3 making it an improvement in that it is the least amount of subscribers lost since 2006. For example, in the same quarter last year the cable companies lost 440,000. Comparatively, the telephone companies only lost 49,000 TV subscribers, but it was their worst quarter yet when it comes to losing TV subscribers. Charter, Direct TV, and Verizon were the only three of the listed companies to actually pick up subscibers this quarter while everyone else lost them.
What do you think about the numbers? Will the cable beheomouths continue being the dominant source of internet for the US? Will traditional cable/paid TV ever make a comeback, and if not just how many subscribers will these providers have to lose before they embrace new models that support à la carte and even cord cutting/streaming only?
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This is a discussion on Hello from Canada (Quebec) within the New Members Introduce Yourself forums, part of the Welcome To DefensiveCarry.com category; Hey there, A while back I noticed several references to this site (from another Canadian firearms forum I visit) and finally got around to signing ...
Hey there,
A while back I noticed several references to this site (from another Canadian firearms forum I visit) and finally got around to signing up and looking over the great information here.
Most of the members here seem well informed so I guess I don't have to explain what our current situation in Canada is. I joined this site to see how the debate is going south side.
welcome to forum...
"Ray Nagin is a colossal disappointment" - NRA/ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox.
"...be water, my friend."
Welcome, a brief description of your laws ect might enlighten us.
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson
Nemo Me Impune Lacesset
Welcome to the forum.
EOD - Initial success or total failure
Welcome from Washington.
eschew obfuscation
The only thing that stops bad guys with guns is good guys with guns. SgtD
Hello Canuck, and welcome to the forum!
Hi there Canuck....I just love Newfoundland...but any further explaining is best left to one's imagination, a bottle of ripple, and PM's.
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Hi -
Chris - P95
NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member.
"To own a gun and assume that you are armed
is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!."
http://www.rkba-2a.com/ - a portal for 2A links, articles and some videos.
Welcome from the deep South in Alabama.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein
I'll give it a try. If I miss anything, I'm sure there are other Canadian visitors who can fill in the gaps. But here is a very quick overview.Originally Posted by rocky
- The registration of firearms and licensing is mainly done at the federal level.
- We have licensing (I can deal with that), which is necessary to own or purchase a firearm. The requirement to obtain a license is completing 1 or 2 courses (depending wether you want pistol or rifles only) and a background check.
- For the strangest of reasons, the government has broken up firearms into multiple categories. Without having to go into details, I'll stick to the main ones most gun owners here deal with. The 3 main ones are non-restricted, restricted and prohibited.
Non-restricted firearms are mostly bolt action or semi rifles and shotguns.
Restricted covers all pistols, most subguns, any centre fire gun that has a barrel under 18.5inches and a few other long guns they decided should be in this class.
Prohibited is a list of guns that the government at the time (at least 10yrs ago) believed to be only "assult rifles" or guns that could be easily concealed or that their consultants at the time recommended banning. In the case of prohibited guns, you had to already own one of these firearms when the law came into effect in order to have a grandfather license granted to you. That means, if you didnt already own a prohibited class gun 10yrs ago, you cannot ever. Which is my case since I am a bit younger and only got into shooting a few years back.
- All rifle mags (except .22s) have to be pinned at 5 rounds.
There are some strange exceptions to the 3 categories I mentionned above. For exemple, a Fal is prohibited, a AR15 is restricted and a M16 is prohibited, but a AR180 is non-restricted (???). Another exemple, all pistols are restricted, but any under 4inches are considered prohibited (so no snubs).
I own a few rifles (nagants, mausers, mossbergs) and several handguns (colts, smiths, etc) I can take my rifles to any range in my area to shoot. However, my pistols are restricted firearms and as such the governemnt requires I have a club membership and ask for a ATT (Authorisation To Transport). All it is is a piece paper from my provincial police force stating that I can go from my house to my club with any of the pistols I own. I cant take them anywhere else without another ATT paper or a invitation from the president of another range (you can see why CCW is going to be a big uphill battle for us) This paper is valid only for the time of my club membership (say 1 year) Everytime I'm up for renewal, I have to go the same forms and request again permission to bring my pistols to the club.
It's not like england, but it sure is pretty tight. Our new Conservative government has proposed some legislation to make things easier on us (keep licensing, but remove registration on all non-restricted firearms), but I believe it won't be voted on until the fall and it still only has a 50/50 chance of passing.
My wish is to get rid of the dumb ATT requirement and also begin introducing CCW.But its going to be a long battle before we get there.
Here you can find all the "legallese" and more details on our firearms laws.
Canuck - as an ex (very) Brit, who lost an entire handgun collection back in '97 - and prior to that was banned from semi rifles - watch your Gov very carefully.
Back in my relatively ''good ol days'' - I owned many guns under similar restrictions - but they were privelage and not a right - so guard what you have jealously. I'd hate to see things go the UK way - even if considered unlikely by you guys.
Chris - P95
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"To own a gun and assume that you are armed
is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!."
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Originally Posted by P95Carry
I hear ya. During the last election (Jan 2006) it got to the point that the feds (Lieberals at the time) were considering a complete handgun ban. In a strange turn of events, that was one of their downfalls as it cost them the election and brought back the conservatives after a long abscence from power. This won us a small break, but it served as a strong warning to many of us firearms owners how close we were to loosing everything. I'm trying to stay optimistic for now, but I think we'll have a better idea come this fall.
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By Larry Pratt
June 23, 2006
Canada has been suffering from an acute case of Big Brotherism for years. Canadian life has increasingly been suffocated by the hand of government intrusion into every aspect of life.
Well, big brother seems to have been sent packing, at least for a while. Voters last January tossed out the Liberal (socialist) government. The Tory, Conservative party won a plurality, but was forced to organize a minority government as had the Liberals before them.
One of the major issues in the campaign was gun control. For about a decade, the Liberals had attempted to convince Canadians that a registry of the long guns of the good guys would keep the bad guys from having guns. As crime rose, and suspicious gun owners refused to obey the law, the Liberal claim to divine knowledge became tattered.
Legitimacy was replaced by contempt when it turned out that the registry's computers had been hacked and used for precision burglaries of gun collections. The system sold as the way to keep guns out of the hands of bad guys was actually putting guns in the "wrong hands" as Sarah Brady likes to put it! (I know, Sarah really means all non-government employees are the "wrong hands.")
The Liberals not only looked silly for supporting an obviously failed program, but their position lost all legitimacy when it was learned that the gun registry was a cash cow for consultants and favored businesses.
Try as they might to cover up their financial hanky panky, an audit by the Auditor General of Canada revealed that the system was one thousand times over budget and climbing. A second, recent audit revealed fiscal tactics had been used that would have been admired by an Enron accountant. Gun registry spending was pulled from many different budgets without a trace -- no line items flagged the covert movement of the funds.
The Liberals were further wounded when an Adscam scandal of similar proportions came to light where party cronies were awarded contracts because they were insiders. Payola here, payola there, payola everywhere was increasingly the image of the Liberal party.
The Tories campaigned on an "end-the-gun-registry" plank in their platform. It was very helpful in ousting the Liberals. It focused opinion on much that was wrong with the Liberal government.
While lacking the majority (yet) to outright repeal the long gun registry, they have been taking the money for the registry and giving it to the Mounties so they can do real police work. They have also proclaimed an amnesty so unregistered gun owners don't have to register pending repeal of the law.
Interestingly, when the Liberals decreed (without a vote in Parliament) many amnesties to try to snooker Canadians into registering their guns -- that was good government. Now that the Tories have decreed an amnesty in the same non-parliamentary fashion (it would be called an executive order in the U.S.), opponents have decried the amnesty as a horrible violation of the rule of law. Just ask the Liberals and their allies in the mainstream (partisan) media.
Not only is the gun registry heading in the right direction (to the trash heap), the Tories have sacked Canada's rabidly anti-gun representatives at the UN's ongoing gun control convocation. The UN has been seeking for years to impose worldwide gun control (read: disarm American private gun owners). Canada, along with Japan, has been a major supporter of a treaty which would have the UN administer an international gun registry.
With the still-growing scandal of the Canadian long-gun registry, the UN will have a harder sell for its own global gun registry. To put it in other words, guns don't get into criminals hands because of negligent gun owners, guns get there thanks to gun control laws!
To add insult to injury, the UN would like to have its anti-gun powwow over the week of July 4. This is a plan much like kicking a sleeping dog. If US gun owners have been too busy until now to pay attention to the UN's lust for their guns, this little bit of timing might change all that. Maybe we will come to see the UN as George III's revenge.
In light of this, the Canadian election in January takes on a worldwide significance. The Conservative government of Canada has become a true ally of the United States, and of individual gun-owning Americans -- indeed of gun owners everywhere.
We should all take heart that a people that seemed to go along with every oppressive policy of their socialist government finally "pushed back," as member of Parliament Garry Breitkreuz (Conservative from Saskatchewan) told me in my Live Fire interview with him (hear the interview). Maybe those of us who are Canada's southern neighbor will follow suit and push back against our own suffocating socialists.


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Since Manny Pacquiao is coming off such a huge knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez in his last fight, you have to figure he will have at least some doubts in his mind as he enters the ring to face Brandon Rios on Saturday night.
No matter what a fighter says, coming back after such a shattering knockout has to leave some lingering impact, be it physical or psychological, especially since Pacquiao is not returning from a year off to face a journeyman opponent. He is facing Rios, who is the underdog to be sure, but still a quality fighter with a good chin, big heart and experience.
Perhaps the best game plan out of the gate would be for Rios (31-1-1, 22 KOs), an aggressive pressure fighter, to immediately jump on Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) and immediately answer those questions about where he is after the knockout loss.
Rios, however, rejected that idea.
"No, we cannot do that," he said. "We can't go in the ring and think he's going to be like that from the last knockout. We don't know how he is personally. We have to go in there and wait and wait and wait and see what he has because he is still a dangerous opponent. Pacquiao is always going to be dangerous, so I can't go in there and jump on him to see if he's done with.
"I'm not thinking like that. I'm going in there with a great game plan. [Trainer] Robert [Garcia] has a great game plan, and his dad [Eduardo Garcia] is also helping us out. So we have a great game plan going into the fight and I have to follow instructions and stick to the game plan and I think we should be ready."
Robert Garcia did not rule out the jump-right-on him strategy entirely, however.
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HOUSTON -- Luke Scott's big game wasn't enough to save the Houston Astros against Arizona on Friday night.
The 28-year-old rookie hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, but Luis Gonzalez doubled in the 11th inning off Andy Pettitte and scored on Johnny Estrada's sacrifice fly to lift the Diamondbacks to an 8-7 victory.
Scott became the first Astros rookie to complete the cycle, a feat that included a three-run homer. He was the sixth Astros player to do it and the first since Craig Biggio in 2002.
"It's a pretty awesome thing, now that I think about it," Scott said. "I enjoyed it, but I would've really enjoyed it more if we had won."
Scott singled with two outs in the 11th to finish a 4-for-6 night. He's the first rookie to hit for the cycle since Eric Valent did it for the New York Mets against Montreal in July 2004.
But with Scott at first, Tony Pena (2-0) got Lance Berkman on a groundout to end the game.
"You think about it," Scott said of his accomplishment, "but at the same time, a home run can win the ballgame. I'd much rather have a home run (in that situation) than a single, double or triple."
Carlos Quentin hit his first career pinch-hit home run, Orlando Hudson matched a career high with four hits and Conor Jackson had two RBI as the Diamondbacks won for the sixth time in nine games.
Houston lost for the 12th time in 17 games and fell seven games under .500 for the first time this season.
"We had some great at-bats tonight; we hit the ball good several times with men in scoring position," said Houston manager Phil Garner. "Still, we didn't win the ballgame, so that's no consolation."
The Astros rallied three times to tie and sent it to extra innings on Mike Lamb's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning off Brandon Lyon.
But Pettitte (9-11) failed in his first relief appearance since 1998 with the Yankees. In his last start, on Wednesday, he gave up 11 hits in an outing he called "pathetic," though he still got the win. He gave himself another harsh grade on Friday.
"I had a chance to come in and get three outs and I couldn't do it," Pettitte said. "It's disappointing to lose this one."
Gonzalez, who also had an RBI single, hammered Pettitte's second pitch off the left-field wall. Chad Tracy grounded out before Estrada sent a towering fly ball to left, scoring Gonzalez.
The Arizona dugout was surprised to see Pettitte enter the game, though Gonzalez said the Diamondbacks took note when Pettitte started throwing in the bullpen.
"We looked out and saw him warming up and said, 'Who's that left-hander?'" Gonzalez said. "We didn't expect Pettitte, but then we saw it was No. 21. Definitely, Garner caught us off-guard with that one."
Houston starter Brandon Backe gave up a hit in each of the first three innings and the Diamondbacks jumped to their first lead in the third.
Gonzalez and Tracy had consecutive RBI singles in the first and Jackson blooped a two-out RBI single to left in the second for a 3-0 lead.
Scott hit a 2-0 pitch from Arizona starter Enrique Gonzalez just over the left-field wall for his first career homer to tie it at 3-3 in the fourth.
"We had that game in good position," said Arizona manager Bob Melvin. "All of a sudden, he ties it up with one swing and changes the whole game."
Tracy led off the fifth with a double. Shawn Green singled to right and Scott bobbled it, allowing Tracy to score easily.
The Astros answered again when Aubrey Huff doubled in the fifth and Scott hit an RBI triple, the first of his career, over Jeff DaVanon's head in center.
Luis Gonzalez said the Diamondbacks overlooked Scott in their pre-game scouting reports.
"Before the game, he was off the radar, flying low," said Gonzalez. "But congratulations to him -- that's not easy to do. I guess tomorrow, we'll go over him a little more."
In the sixth, Jackson's double to the right-field wall drove in a run and prompted Garner to pull Backe for Russ Springer.
Backe, making his second start since missing 88 games with a right elbow sprain, gave up 12 hits -- four of them doubles.
Quentin, pinch-hitting for Enrique Gonzalez, hit the first pitch he saw from Chad Qualls into the left-field seats for his fourth homer of the season, making it 7-4.
Qualls hadn't allowed a run in 18 innings and had the lowest ERA of any pitcher with at least 15 innings pitched since June 25.
Scott drilled a double down the right-field line, scoring Huff, and Brad Ausmus followed with a run-scoring groundout to cut the lead to 7-6.
Lyon replaced Brandon Medders in the eighth and Willy Taveras started the Astros last rally by beating out a bouncer to Stephen Drew. Biggio singled before Lamb's sacrifice fly tied it.
- Scott was called up from Triple-A Round Rock on July 14 after hitting .299 with 20 home runs in 318 minor-league at-bats. He had only two RBI in his first 10 games with the Astros this season.
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There's no good time to have Ryan Braun out of the lineup.
But the Milwaukee Brewers leftfielder will be watching from the dugout today -- and possibly tomorrow -- as he tries to get over a nagging injury to his right thumb.
The Brewers are also without third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who played three consecutive games and is getting a planned day off, making their series opener against the Minnesota Twins at Miller Park a real challenge.
Carlos Gomez is hitting third and Yuniesky Betancourt fourth in place of Braun and Ramirez.
"I've basically been swinging with one hand for two weeks," Braun said. "I've changed the bat, I've changed the way I've swung, and it's frustrating. Obviously it's not progressing or getting any better at all, so it's just at the point where I need to take the time to get it close to being healthy so I can contribute and do the things that I'm used to doing."
Braun, who missed an entire series earlier in the season with neck spasms, said his thumb has been troubling him for some time.
"It's been getting progressively worse. It hasn't been getting better," he said. "I also haven't had the luxury of taking any time off, so I'm not going to swing a bat or do anything today, and hopefully it gets better.
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Manager Ron Roenicke said Braun might need a few days off to try and calm the thumb down.
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Braun, who's hitting .311 on the season, has homered only twice in the month of May. He drove in three of the Brewers' four runs yesterday with a bases-loaded double, but also hasn't looked entirely comfortable at the plate.
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Categorised as Critically Endangered when last assessed for the IUCN Red List in 2003. As there are currently no adult flowering plants on St Helena, this species is now considered to be effectively extinct in the wild.
Found growing between scree boulders on dry rocky slopes where the soil is poor and very little other vegetation survives.
No known hazards, although many other plants belonging to the same plant family (the potato family - Solanaceae) contain toxic chemicals.
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St Helena boxwood was discovered in the early 1800s, but by 1875 it had greatly declined in numbers, possibly as it occupied a difficult habitat with poor dry soils and was affected by insect pests and introduced grazing animals. It was subsequently believed to have vanished from the island for more than a century, until a local conservationist rediscovered a few plants at the end of the 1990s. By early 2010, just a single ailing plant survived in the wild and this has now died. A glimmer of hope emerged as a few seedlings germinated (from seeds present in the soil) in the species' natural habitat, but their survival in the wild cannot be guaranteed.
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As the Libertines' frontman, Carl Barât pushed the limits with drink and drugs – plus epic fallouts with band mate Peter Doherty. Now, for the first time, he reveals how therapy and finding love enabled him to make one of this year's finest comebacks. Alice Fisher reports
Pete Doherty and Carl Barât put aside differences for big festival show. And there could be new Libertines material in the pipeline
Alan McGee: There are not many drummers who've gone on to enjoy a successful solo career, but Libertines drummer Gary Powell looks set to do just that
According to former bandmate Pete Doherty, Barat has refused millions to reunite with his old group. Instead, he'd rather pursue an acting career
Barat and co will go their separate ways and try new things - but there will be no talk of the Libertines, oh no
8 out of 10:Saturday, 3pm. Their weather predictions are off target, but they hit the mark with jaunty tunes and a passionate performance.
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Market valuation and deregulation of electric utilities
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Its a multipurpose background animation suited for
broadcast, commercials and presentations. It can be used also in Celebration, Party and Fashion or New Year animations.
Full HD Seamlessly Loopable 1920×1080 background animation.
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Use in a single end product, free or commercial. The total price includes the item price and a buyer fee.
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Use in an unlimited number of end products, free or commercial. May be used with different clients, but not for on-demand customization products or services. The total price includes the item price and a buyer fee.