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in the process of getting in Wireless router.

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Solodays

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I'm hoping to get that blue Linksys wireless router, that is the most popular and top rated wireless router out there right? I see that on the back of the routers theres ethernet slot which you can plug wired cables in, so that means i have a choice of using wired or wireless? is it possible to shutdown the wireless signal and just use wired? This will be my first time going wireless, how exactly save is wireless? i really dont want my neighbors stealing my signal and share my network, how do you keep intruders out?
 
Almost all Wireless cable/DSL Routers have four ports for wired computers and Wireless that can accommodate many computers.

Wire and Wireless work together at the same time. Some Wireless Routers let you disable the Wireless and leave the wire ON.

The Linksys WRT54 does not, but you can take off the Antennae.

Link to: Wireless What Should I Get?

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It is very simple to set up.

I don't understand why you would want to turn the wireless part off and yet you are buying a wireless router.

Anyway, you can use both, or either. You can go wireless, or wired using the ports in the back (4 ports, and 1 more which is used to plug the cable from your DSL/Cable modem)

The router configuration will allow you to set up a "key" (it could be numbers, letters, both) to keep other away from your signal.
This key is known as WEP and WPA. (WPA is newer, better)

 
how strong are the Linksys routers in terms of keeping the Internet connection alive without disconnecting? The only reason i'm getting a different router is becuase my current sh!tty D-link kept disconnecting.
 
Originally posted by: orion23
It is very simple to set up.

I don't understand why you would want to turn the wireless part off and yet you are buying a wireless router.

Anyway, you can use both, or either. You can go wireless, or wired using the ports in the back (4 ports, and 1 more which is used to plug the cable from your DSL/Cable modem)

The router configuration will allow you to set up a "key" (it could be numbers, letters, both) to keep other away from your signal.
This key is known as WEP and WPA. (WPA is newer, better)
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cuz my D-link kept on disconnecting me over the past 1-2 years. i e-mailed d-link concerning the problem and they told me to disable that, and this and that. like wtf? i brought a router, all i wanted is to have a stable connection why would i need to treak all that crap inorder to get it working? anyway, i never tried what they told me to do. when a average pc person buys a router it should be striaght forward to install and have a good stable connection. I've learned my lessson, never buy a $20 router again!!

if i'm gonna get a new router, why not go with wireless which has both wonder of the worlds? i could use all wired if i wanted and wireless if i wanted. the only real concern i have is that other people entering my network with wireless. This Linksys must have a stable connection! or else i'm not buying it.
 
You have a D-link and it locks or disconnects.
I have a Netgear which also locks and disconnects. (Today, I had to reboot the router cause I had no connection)
Linksys even has a similar problem (Disconnects during wireless network transfer)

Out of the 3 I would choose the Linksys. My brogher just got 1 and he loves it. It even provides better security when using the newer WAP 2

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if i buy a routers with 802.11g, do i need to buy a pci wireless network card with Wireless G or B compatible inorder obtain signal from the 802.11g router?

so wireless 802.11a cards will not work with 802.11g routers?
 
Originally posted by: Solodays
if i buy a routers with 802.11g, do i need to buy a pci wireless network card with Wireless G or B compatible inorder obtain signal from the 802.11g router?

so wireless 802.11a cards will not work with 802.11g routers?
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All 802.11g Wireless is actually 802.11b/g. If you need 802.11a there are few 802.11a/b/g units as well.

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You would need a wireless G card in order to connect in wireless G.

If you are buying new equipment, go at least with wireless G. Wireless B is "old" and it is almost being phased out!
 
yes..

and not router will fix an unstable connection if it's because of a problem with the ISP. I assume you contacted them/did troubleshooting to ensure it was the router, right?
 
i'm sure it's the router that's causing the disconnecting. the WAN and ethernet light kept turning off and internet connection drops. at this very moment i'm connecting it straight though dsl modem to my pc. 2 years of suffering with the dlink router, i will never buy a dlink router again.
 
/shrug, you might want to know that many of those are very similar under the hood. They all have their flaky lines. Reading reviews (the WRT54 seems solid) is the only way to ensure you are getting what you need.
 
FWIW I've got a d-link Dl-524 that I've only had to reboot a handfull of times in the last 6 months and I suspect that was more because of my ISP and line problems than the router. It's not perfect though, the DMZ doesn't work, I don't have any wireless devices so I'm not sure if that works or not, the firewall is a little difficult to setup for a novice but the connection is 99% stable. It seems that all consumer level routers are about the same, either they work or they don't. If you get one that doesn't work and you can identify a problem within 30 days take it back and get another one. I've read reviews where people have had as many as 3 identical routers have 3 different problems out of the box, eventually they found one that was a keeper though.
 
when i set up a wi-fi connection, is there a way to see others connecting my network like my neighbors? the ethenet light should light up when someone joins right? if so , how can i kick them off my network and forbid them every connectioning my network again?
 
I have a linksys WRT54GS and never have a problem with it. I have Cox Cable Internet and occasionally it will go offline for a couple hours in the middle of the night, but that is at the modem and resetting it does not fix the problem, I just have to wait a while and it comes back (I don't really know how long, I'm usually just goofing off so I go to bed).

edit: and it does have an option to disable the wireless completely.
 
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