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I am looking for a router with security and antenna's for 3 home based desktop PC's

A) All Linksys wireless routers have the option of using security (i.e. encryption). They support WEP, WPA, and WPA2 encryption. Additionally, all Linksys routers provide NAT (network address translation) and an SPI firewall.
B) All Linksys wireless routers have antennas. Some have external antennas, and others have antennas that are built into the body of the router (i.e. no visible external antennas). Both types of antennas seem to work OK.
To help determine what router might be best for you, please try to answer the following questions:
1) Do your desktop PC's already have wireless adapters? If so, are they wireless b , g , or n ?
2) What do you want to do with your router? mainly get email and surf the Internet? play games? play games wirelessly? frequently transfer large files (video files) from computer to computer on your home network?
3) How many of your computers will be wired to the router? How many wireless?
4) Do you already have a high speed Internet connection -- who is your ISP?
5) Do you already have a modem ? -- please state make and exact model number.
6) Do your desktop PC's have an ethernet port?
Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 05-21-2009 03:03 AM

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