The Wireless router Who, What, Where, How? What the heck is a router. Don't be confused.

Let me explain some of the details, so you can easily choose which one fits your needs. 

They can be hardware or software. Commonly two LANs or WANs or a LAN and its ISP’s network.

They are located at gateways, the places where two or more networks connnect. When choosing a wireless router for your network. 

One of the many features is to block access to internet web pages you can also lock out certain services from your home or business.

                            

Linksys WRT610N Dual-N Band
Wireless Router 

Has Unbelievable Coverage for your Connected Home The next generation wireless N provides wider coverage in more places 

MiMo (pronounced my-mo) antenna chnology, multiple radios which increases performance reducing dead spots and fewer dropped
connections.  See It in Action

Five times faster data transfer speeds then wireless 802.11-A,B,G networks.

Think of wireless - N, as a four lane highway, more lanes, more traffic. So data can stream much faster.

To get the speed and range advantage make sure all of your computers on the network are all wireless N device.

And you can believe that there are many unprotected systems available to them, So don't become another statistic, use a built in wireless router firewall.

If a Wireless Router firewall blocks an invasion, then this is a good thing, because the firewall has done it's job, so the invaders move on to another system.

Hardware Wireless Router Firewall Compared To a Software Firewall

One of the advantages of a wireless hardware firewalls is that it is always there, doesn't produce loading errors when the computer is low on resources example RAM-Memory and you can't accidentally remove it.

Most stand alone routers offer security features, such as built in firewall software, and security software. I highly recommend a router with security tools enabled between your computer's and the internet.

Even if you have a single computer, a router will pay for itself with increased security. Default setting now shield you better then before, and far better then your default settings for Microsoft windows software.

Connection Types And Variations

Normally you will have a combination of wired and wireless network connections in you home or business network.

• Wired - category (cat) 5e or cat 6 cabling
• Wireless - 802.11b,a or 802.11g,n
• Wired and wireless - Mutually
• 802.11b is the cheapest of all
• More ethernet ports equal higher cost
• 802.11b and 802.11g combinations are more expensive
• 802.11n is the new kid on the block, so yes it will cost more
  
  

Tip - 802.11b and 802.11g, n, will work together on the same wireless network Wireless Speeds.

If you are building a new network from scratch I would definitely go with the 802.11N standard for maximum through put.

Finally, the wireless router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection, files, and other resources such as printers and hard disk storage space