PIC && WiFi suggestions

[dhouston]

Granted, Xbee is cheaper. But if you're going to do it.
Might as well do it right.
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Here are others for about the same cost to slightly more but, IIRC, a better feature set. If you are outside the USA, Mouser has taken an overly aggressive view of recent changes in export laws so you might want a source that's outside the USA.

• http://www.ewiznet.com/goods_detail.php?goodsIdx=135
  http://www.connectone.com/products.asp?did=73&pid=98

I decided against the Lantronix device because it just would not fit my enclosure but earlier Lantronix devices had severe restrictions on SMTP that rendered it nearly useless so I suggest you explore this if you really need email. That said, the WizNET device lists SMTP but really doesn't have it - it's a mistake in the docs. The ConnectOne device has the best feature set and its SMTP does work.

Also, most of the virtual serial ports (e.g. Comport Redirector) only work under Windows.