Thanks for the replies.
I don't know what the 11b and 11g mean but evidently b is slower...

"Eric" <none@nowhere.nnn> wrote in message
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> "William Andersen" <wgander@cox.net> wrote in message
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>> I've been using a ZyXel P-330W for ?: a couple of years or so.
>> I recently got a freebie Linksys BEFW11S4 that I plan to use in our
>> second home this Summer.
>> I tried comparing the specs and didn't see any difference, but I don't
>> understand the real geeky stuff.
>> Is there any real difference between these two routers?
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> Hi,
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> Your Linksys BEFW11S4 is an old 802.11b-only router that has a lot of
> known issues. It also only supports WEP, which isn't secure.
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> If it weren't for all the known issues (
> http://www.allaboutjake.com/network/linksys/befw11s4/ ), it isn't even
> worth it to try to extend it's life by running it as only a wired router.
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