Eric wrote:
> "William Andersen" <wgander@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:ZO%Ej.7722$6J3.1633@newsfe13.phx...
>> 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?
>
> Hi,
>
> 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.

I use that router, and it also supports WPA. The router should work fine in
a second home unless the OP wants to do lots of local file transfers across
his network. For Internet use, the router should be fine.