Setting up wireless at home.

The first link is what you need - but with a caveat, it's listed as a "G" type router. Most G router's are backwards compatible to "B" which is what the TX is. The main difference between G and T is the wireless speed at which they can be accessed. G is faster but I have seen on rare occasion where the Linksys is not backwards compatible. You need to read the full spec.

The router connects to your wireless modem and also your computer.

Now depending upon who your DSL/Cable modem supplier is - you may already have a router/modem (network) already.

I have a 2Wire modem/router which is the G spec and it will connect to any WiFi protocol including B and G.

Router basically means that it can connect to mulitple devices.
 
Any of those would be excellent. Stick with Linksys or Dlink and you will be fine for any device you ever want to use. I started with Dlink routers years ago so that is what I have always stuck with. I have a Dlink DI-524 and the cards in my computers are Dlink and Linksys. They work great with no hassle. All my Palms and Laptop connect and stay connected throughout the house and outside (from the deck, I never walked off to see how far I could go).
 
Thanks for your reply. I read in the product description that it is compatible with Wireless B devices. Should I get the B router instead?



I have a Time Warner Cable modem. I suppose I should call them and ask them if if I have a router already.
 
I have Time Warner cable also, and a D-Link DI-524 (same router as Johnling). It is a 802.11g router. I started with Linksys in a wired network and went to D-Link when I upgraded to wireless. The main reason (at the time) was I felt the D-Link was more robust and easier to configure from the WEB interface.

The DI-524 is backward compatable with 802.11b and is capable of changing gears with no problems when I log on and off the network with my TX. I have heard of people complain that when the the router drops to a lower speed, the desktop PCs sometimes hang. I have not experienced this problem. While 11b will suffice for what you do with a TX, it is rather slow for a desktop. I have 4 PCs at home and frequently share files and printers between machines, and the difference between the 11g and 11b connections is noticable. For general WEB surfing though, you won't see much of a difference.
Cheers,
John
 
Might as well get the lastest and greatest so the G is the better way to go....also there is slightly more security options with G then B.

You might want to check with Time Warner and see if they have a modem/router combo. I've had both Dlink and Linksys and the setup is easy enough but it was much easier when SBC switch to using the 2Wire modem/router combination of one device.

The problem I always had with a separate router and modem was there is a sequencing issue. The modem had to be turned on before the router. And sometimes I didn't want to have to power both on or off. And in some cases you had to have the PC on that was connected to the modem - on.

My SBC 2Wire - was easily configured to full wireless and doesn't require then network pc to be "on". The old setup, I'd have to reboot the modem, the router and the PC at least once a week.

I've had the 2wire all in one for 4 months and have only had to turn reboot it once in that time line......streamlined. M3C
 
I just set this up at my house, using the wireless router you linked to above.

I actually purchased it for a 2nd computer my wife bought, which is in our living room, but it works great with my T|X!

Connects from anywhere in my house, and was easy to setup (hooking up her Mac, on the otherhand, has been a pain)

It's pretty cool being able to download e-mail, check the web, get the weather (using 4cast, GREAT app!!!) all from the comfort of my sofa , which is in another part of the house then my computer, or being able to browse the web lying in bed.

Good luck!
 
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