What kind of router do I have to use?

Mez

Mez

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Well im thinking of creating a wireless network in my apartment. I have comcast "high-speed" internet (broadband). What kind of router can I use to create the network... Does it have to be a broadband router?

Please send me to some links for a router. :)

Oh, and do I need a specifc type of wireless card/USB connector to access the wireless internet being transmitted from the router?
 
MMezna said:
Well im thinking of creating a wireless network in my apartment. I have comcast "high-speed" internet (broadband). What kind of router can I use to create the network... Does it have to be a broadband router?

Please send me to some links for a router. :)

Oh, and do I need a specifc type of wireless card/USB connector to access the wireless internet being transmitted from the router?
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it's a lot simpler than you may think. i am definitely not a wireless expert but i'll explain it as best I can. first take a look at what computers will be connected to the network, and what adapters came with them (if any). a lot of laptops will come with a wireless G card. if you have 4 computers that already have G adapters, you should go with a G router. it is slower than N but you would have to buy all new adapters to make the computers connect to the N network. if none of the computers have adapters already, then go with the N router for sure. it is a great deal faster than G
 
Go with a Belkin or perhaps a Buffalo Tech. router. Linksys WRT54G are flaky...

I am in a class at school to get my CCNA, we are sponsored by Cisco and HP, so we get free stuff, including some WRT54G routers. 2/3 bricked and became desk ornaments.
 
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