I was planning to buy a router when this freebie showed up.
Now that I have it, I may as well take it there and see if it works. If it
does, I've saved $30; if it doesn't, well - it was free.
"Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:32:59 -0700, "William Andersen"
> <wgander@cox.net> wrote:
>
>>Does at least one PC have to be wired to a wireless router?
>
> No. A wireless router will work with all wireless connections.
> However, you may find it handy to use a wired connection for
> configuration.
>
>>My daughter gave me a wireless router she no longer needs,
>
> Oh-oh. Beware of family bearing gifts, especially if the gifts are
> old and used.
>
>>They say to load the installation disk first, then connect the PC to the
>>router with a USB cable. Is that necessary for set up only?
>
> Disaster. You actually read the instructions. Nobody does that. If
> the product were any good, it wouldn't need instructions. Also, you
> may have the wrong instructions as the BEFW11s4 does not have a USB
> port.
>
> Punch the reset button on the back of the router to clear out your
> daughters settings. Plug into one of the LAN ports, a WIRED ethernet
> CAT5 cable to your PC. Point your web browser to:
> http://192.168.1.1
> and configure the beast. Use the cdrom as a coffee cup coaster and
> burn the instructions.
>
>>I'll be using the router at another home that already has a cable modem.
>
> What speeds? The BEFW11S4 can't handle much over about 8mbits/sec (my
> measurements).
>
>>My
>>plan is to connect the router to the modem so I can use my laptop with the
>>router wirelessly. I will only have the laptop at that home.
>>I'm using WinXP and it's a LinkSys BEFW11S4 Wireless-B Broadband Router
>
> Good plan that should work. However, the BEFW11S4 is not a very good
> router. It only does 802.11b (slow), some models only do WEP
> encryption (not very secure) and some hardware versions (v4) tend to
> hang. Decent wireless routers sell new for $30 to $100 which methinks
> would be a better idea.
>
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