Re: Any wireless USB hubs?

[Neil Cherry <njc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:09:24 -0800 (PST), RickH wrote:
> On Jan 25, 3:25 pm, RickH <passp...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm looking for a way to eliminate having a physical USB cable come
>> from my computer and go to my USB hub where I keep my camera, insteon
>> interface, flash stick, and other USB devices plugged in.  The only
>> one I can find so far only has a range of 30 feet:
>>
>> http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/d_link/dlinks-dub+9240-wireless-usb-hub-an...
>>
>> I would like to be able to have my laptop still "see" my insteon
>> interface (USB to Powerline) without having to physically wire up to
>> it, so that I can "walk around" and program my scenes more naturally
>> using my Insteon software in the rooms themselves.  (I dont want to
>> carry the insteon interface along with me).
>>
>> Thanks
>
> Oops I forgot... the transmitter side must be portable, there are a
> lot of 100 foot range units available but the transmitter is always a
> big box with these (implying desktop to hub usage).  I'm looking for a
> system with a small laptop transmitter that can go over 30 feet.  The
> size of the hub unit is unimportant because that is stationary in my
> office.
>

Amazing what you can find with a search engine like Google: