Thanks.
I'm not a gamer, just do email and surf the web. I'll give it a try. If it's
too slow, I'll buy another.

"Gordon" <gordo432xRemove@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
>