In the wild with Route1's Mobi remote system, Part 1

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: KEITH SHAW ON WIRELESS COMPUTING
DEVICES
08/16/05
Today's focus: In the wild with Route1's Mobi remote system,
Part 1

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* Imagine the GoToMyPC concept, but with a specialized mobile
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Today's focus: In the wild with Route1's Mobi remote system,
Part 1

By Keith Shaw

I am typing this newsletter on the front steps of my house,
courtesy of the Route1 MobiBook Pro device
<http://www.route1.com/>. I am using my actual computer's
applications, which are sitting on my notebook upstairs in the
home office, connected to the corporate network via VPN.

Imagine the GoToMyPC concept, but with a specialized mobile
device on the other end that connects to a notebook or desktop,
and that's basically the concept behind the Route1 Mobi system.
Route1 debuted at last year's DEMOmobile 2004 conference
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2004/091304demomobile.html>
and the actual MobiBook Pro device shipped a few months ago.

The MobiBook Pro hardware is based on a Psion Teklogic Netbook
Pro and supports Compact Flash and PC Cards to provide wireless
access. I'm using a Linksys CF 802.11b CF card to connect to my
WPA-enabled home network. I also have a wide-area card that will
provide Internet access, so my next plan is to head to the local
Barnes & Noble, grab a cup of coffee and try to access the
notebook from there.

The biggest benefit of using this system is that I can leave my
notebook, and all of its applications, connected at work (or
even at the home office), and just bring along the tiny MobiBook
Pro device to access all of the data. It's kind of like a
thin-client system or an ultra-portable laptop that then uses
software like GoToMyPC to access the desktop of the "host"
computer.

When I save the document, the data gets saved on the host, not
the remote device. The only traffic going over the encrypted
connection is keystroke and screen changes. Traffic is secured
through an SSL connection over the Route1 MobiNET network.

In addition to the VPN connection with the desktop, I'm pretty
confident that the data that is traveling over the Internet is
relatively safe. The data remains safe on the laptop or desktop
back at the corporate office. If the MobiBook Pro device is lost
or stolen, there's no data sitting on the device. In addition,
the MobiBook Pro device can be tracked and shut down in case
it's lost or stolen.

In essence, I have access to all the applications on my host
computer, wherever I go. For me, this means I can leave the
brick-sized laptop at the office and carry along the 2.4-pound
MobiBook Pro with me.

There were some bumps in the road, though, which we'll tackle in
part 2 of this newsletter. Stay tuned for the "in-the-wild"
field test of the Mobi system.

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Cisco to juice 6500 switch
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlmobile5158>

2. Cisco to double Catalyst 6500 switch capacity in coming
months, report says
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlmobile5159>

3. Test: CipherTrust tops encryption field
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlmobile5160>

4. Microsoft tool to simplify Vista deployment
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlmobile5161>

5. Future-proof your network
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlmobile3789>

Today's most-forwarded story:

Cisco to juice 6500 switch
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlmobile5162>
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To contact: Keith Shaw

Keith Shaw is Senior Editor, Product Testing, at Network World.
In addition, he writes the " Cool Tools
<http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/cooltools.html> "
column, which looks at gizmos, gadgets and other mobile
computing devices.

You can reach Keith at <mailto:kshaw@nww.com>.
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administration. Yet others are drawn to the promise of advanced
VoIP applications such as unified messaging and collaboration.
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