wireless router

[KELTICKNIGHT]

just got wireless bb in ,going straight to pc without router
looking at getting router with firewall
told my bb is not adsl,but cable connect to wireless bb transmitter.which router would be good ,is the belkin wireless g-router anygood ,is the a better one
cheers

 

[derbyjake]

a cable router would be fine,

if its an ethernet connection to your pc ?

 

[Burbleflop]

is the belkin wireless g-router anygood

Easy answer - no. Belkin network stuff is utter crud. Have a look at a Linksys WRT54GS.

 

[KELTICKNIGHT]

a cable router would be fine,

if its an ethernet connection to your pc ?

would need cable router
so belkin is no no

 

[derbyjake]

i wasnt say go for that router just advising if its an ethernet connection into your pc then u can use a cable router

but if its usb then i think your stuck

 

[KELTICKNIGHT]

Easy answer - no. Belkin network stuff is utter crud. Have a look at a Linksys WRT54GS.

is it a cable router
and does it have firewall ,want to connect straight to pc and let laptop pickup connection

 

[KELTICKNIGHT]

i wasnt say go for that router just advising if its an ethernet connection into your pc then u can use a cable router


but if its usb then i think your stuck

not really looking for usb
just a router to take cable to go straight to pc and let it pickup laptop awell

 

[tolien]

Yes to both. It would need an ethernet connection on the modem though.

 

[KELTICKNIGHT]

have cable running straight to gigbit lan card in pc,what router would you go for .how about the one lonksys wrt54gs that bubleflop was saying

 

[tolien]

Nothing wrong with it. Perfectly good router, range of other firmware, decent wireless.

 

[Solouko]

from personal and recent experience i can whole heartedly recomend netgear, they have a range of routers depending on how much money you have and how fast a wireless connection you need, i give them 10 starts out of 5

when i went to set it up i was going to read the manual first so i got it right.. there wasn't one.. i didnt need it, it sets up almost everything automaticaly, it's so idiout proof you'd have to be a compleat US president not to get one working.

as for the linksys, ok they look cool and that was the only reason i ever contemplated buying one but having recently tried setting up one i think they're rubbish! probably better then the belkin as all there stuff is cheep and nasty IMO but the linksys is very user unfriendly <_<

the netgear routers are designed to be mounted just about anywhere too and they dont look out of place in the lifing room where you useualy have a phone line comming out.

 

[KELTICKNIGHT]

is all built in firewalls the same in all these routers
so eithe gearnet or linksys
does gearnet have cable wireless bb router

 

[KELTICKNIGHT]

Nothing wrong with it. Perfectly good router, range of other firmware, decent wireless.

would you recommend a better cable router other than this one

 

[tolien]

would you recommend a better cable router other than this one

Not really. There's no accounting for PEBKAC (google it) though, I guess.

 

[KELTICKNIGHT]

Easy answer - no. Belkin network stuff is utter crud. Have a look at a Linksys WRT54GS.

think l go with this one,havent heard anything bad about linksys

 

[Burbleflop]

There's no accounting for PEBKAC (google it) though, I guess.

I tell that to people at work - nobody has worked out what it means yet

 

[benjo plz.]

nobody has worked out what it means yet

They'd probably punch you if they did.

 

[KELTICKNIGHT]

what difference between nat and spi firewall,is a differnce if one has both or just spi firewall?

 

[tolien]

Both will do NAT, though it isn't a firewall.
AFAIK, the Linksys does SPI.

 

[KELTICKNIGHT]

linksys does spi and net gear has nat and spi