Does Anyone Have A Wireless Router?

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Thu September 4th, 2008, 5:10 pm

I think I'll need to call CircuitCity and talk to a sales person before I do anything. This is all to new to me to do on my own.

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Grasshopper · Post by **Grasshopper** » Thu September 4th, 2008, 10:42 pm

I promise, it's not as hard as it sounds.

Those salespersons will probably be helpful, but be careful. They are there to sell you something. A modest priced router/switch will be perfect...certainly less than $100.

Good luck!

JaneConsumer · Post by **JaneConsumer** » Fri September 5th, 2008, 1:06 am

A Circuit City salesperson lead me astray on my first buy. I'd recommend a local computer shop. I've also had some luck with talking to folks at Staples and RadioShack.

That said, routers are so much easier to install today. I have 2 in my house, which is 3 floors. One is on the bottom floor. It has both a wired and wireless connection.

The 2nd is on the 3rd floor. I have it set up as a repeat router, meaning it talks to the router on the 1st floor and helps carry the signal. So my kids are getting a stronger connection than they would without it.

The whole she-bang took about 10 minutes to set up. The security configuration was the biggest bugaboo. After 4 frustrating hours, I decided to limit access to the routers to the computers' MAC addresses. That took just a few minutes and is a decent workaround.

Grasshopper · Post by **Grasshopper** » Fri September 5th, 2008, 11:14 am

I use the MAC filter also. 'Tis a good way of securing a home network.