Bill, thanks for the response, that is good news indeed. But I am still guessing that on the Telescope mount side there needs to be a host component, but i would suspect most mounts will come with this because the will need the same to talk to ASCOM etc. Skyfi deivce still actually has to have some smarts as it would hosts the service that converts from IP protocol on port 4040 to RS232.
Logan/Chris for field and home use instead of getting a WIFI/Ethernet Bridge device like the Netgear (which can only act as a client to a wifi network) you get a cheap wireless router, that supports bridge mode or WPS. I uses two ASUS N12 routers in this way. Both have some custom firmware called Tomato but even the current ASUS firmware can do this quiet well. I have one running as my mane home WIFI Access point for the house, and the other running as in bridge mode near the TV set. So the TV, Xbox, media players all which have Ethernet ports can connect via this bridge to the home network.
In the field you would switch the router to WIFI Access point mode. This way it will accept WIFI Connection from your Laptop, Android, IPhone, Ipad et all in the field. And you connect the Ethernet devices like the G2 mount or GigE camera's etc to the ethernet ports on the WIFI router. Creating a little wifi network in the field. If you can find one that supports 3g either via a SIM or 3g USB modem you even have internet out in the field for all connected devices.
Given your switching from Home Bridge/Repeater mode and Field Accespoint mode you dont want to mess with settings all the time on the router. Two options here, get two one for field one for home. They are fairly cheap i paid around $40 a year or so ago. Or just save the settings profile for both setups to a file on your laptop and restore the one you want to use as part of your setup routine.
Now of course the a router like the ASUS N12 is not small but it gives you more options than the afore mentioned Netgear. I would love to find router like this in the size of the Netgear. I think the Apple Airport router mentioned is one unit that can do this, but they are not cheap and only it think come with one Ethernet port. So if you wanted to add a GigeE camera etc you would also need a little network hub/switch.
I will look around and see if i can find something like the Apple Airport that is more cost effective and report back. The Netgear may have this ability to be Router/Bridge/AP, but i am not sure. Or it might be able to get this ability by adding custom firmware.
Edit: Did a bit of Googling and found this unit ASUS WL-330N3G. I am trying to work out if there is anything it cant do. Seems pretty nifty for a credit card size device. Only one ethernet port but thats all you need for the mount, you could add a little ethernet switch to extend it. But then you may consider a bigger WIFI router instead.
http://www.asus.com.au/Networks/Wire...ters/WL330N3G/
The benfit over the Netgear WNCE3001 or 2001 is that this can act as a Access point which is what you need in the field. It can also act as a Repeater or Ethernet bridge for home use. It also supports 3g USB modems so your portable network can have internet in the field if your in range of a 3g tower.