New To Wifi

[Train]

Cisco Acquires Linksys for $500M
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news...s+for+500M.htm

@Midknyte - Thank you. Although, I may need a external antenna model. Hope not.

[Midknyte]

Going through multiple walls will be a problem, even if they are plaster. You might be able to get a signal, but the connection speed would likely drop. I'm not sure how well a cheap router would do in your particular environment.

3 clients aren't a problem. Even my old 802.11b router could do more than that.

Cisco bought out Linksys a few years ago for their home networking presence. From what I hear, Cisco is going to drop the Linksys name entirely.

[maxximilian]

OK thanks. I will be looking into it more.....

[Train]

And if you house is old enough to have lead based paint, take that into consideration. Distance from the router to my laptop was 15 feet with 2 walls and I had to upgrade the antenna to get a usable signal.
House was built in the late 1800's.

[Midknyte]

@Train
You might also want to check out some D-Links, since they have externals. I haven't kept up with those models, though.

@maxx
I'll look around a bit later. Cisco\Linksys has been pretty reliable for me. The higher end Netgears and D-Links too. Haven't worked with Buffalo, but I've heard good things about them. I'd avoid Belkin or Hawking.

[Train]

@Midknyte - Will do. Thanks for the help!

[maxximilian]

@maxx
I'll look around a bit later. Cisco\Linksys has been pretty reliable for me. The higher end Netgears and D-Links too. Haven't worked with Buffalo, but I've heard good things about them. I'd avoid Belkin or Hawking.

Thanks, but no need. I decided to take the plunge and bought one. Sometimes one can research something too much and end up talking themselves out of it entirely. I do that alot, so went out and bought one.

I went with Cisco-Linksys similar to the one I posted....but went up a notch from the E1000 to the E1200. I decided on using the spare IP via the switch and everything is working fine so far. It accepted two laptops, a netbook and iPad all at once with no issues. Tested from the backyard and stayed connected. Haven't tried the PSP yet....

If everything continues as is....I should be fine now. Thanks.

[Midknyte]

Alrighty then.

BTW, the E1200 replaced the E1000. The E1200 is from the second generation E-series.

[maxximilian]

They had both at Best Buy....and I had both in my hands at one point. The price difference was only $5....so went with the newer one.

[falcon2000]

Hi Max, I had a wired ZyXEL router many years ago that my old ISP provided. I used it for 5 years and it was rock solid. Not a single problem. But it was a long time ago and it was not wireless ...

Midknyte, I notice that the ZyXEL provides multiple SSID (secured and guest). I assume the different SSID uses different subnet. If that is the case, would it be secured enough? I mean, the guest SSID can be used for more "risky" web surfing and the other SSID for strictly safe surfing.

Or, if the LAN ports (there are 2) and the guest WLAN SSID used different subnets then would it be more secure even to use the the WLAN for "risky" web surf and all computers still hook up to the LAN ports?