AP in Networking

Brief Overview:

Linksys routers are very nice. You rarely have disconnects or even hardly never. The one con about linksys is that there setup is not very user friendly, but i have seen it improving so if you think you can handle the setup. There support is very nice and they really do help. There is also an option where you can go online and talk to them. Overall, Linksys is a nice company and there routers are built nicely with no over heating.

This router is a basic networking router. If all you want to do is just network between 4 PC's wired and have wireless, its your best bet. This routers features are:

1- All-in-one Internet-sharing Router, 4-port Switch, and Wireless-G (802.11g) Access Point
2- Shares a single Internet connection and other resources with Ethernet wired and Wireless-G clients
3-Wireless data rates up to 54Mbps -- 5 times as fast as Wireless-B (802.11b), but also interoperable with Wireless-B devices (at 11Mbps)
4-Advanced security: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), wireless MAC address filtering, powerful SPI firewallIts a nice basic router and if your in a budget, this router is pretty cheap and almost always has a MIR.

This router is almost the same as the previous one except that this router has Speedbooster which means boosts downloading speeds. (Note: This can only be shown if you have a Linksys Wireless Card too) So if you already have a wireless card and dont want to replace it, your better off getting a sister model of it. (WRT54G* (*C or L)). Here are the features of this router:

This router is the newest of this line up. It has a little better security, the easy setup button making it easy to customize this router. So if you need a little extra security, this router might be a good decision. Here are the features of this router