Thanks for the info...now I have ammo for when I go to the store! :-) Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:40:01 -0800 From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Starting Wireless Network Hi Tempting, A wireless Router will have a built in firewall but you still need a good= software firewall. I have the Linksys WRT54G it is backwards compatible with B It also has 4 Cat5 connectors to hard wire to computer as well as the= wireless capability. It has a flash able firewall component which can be tweaked. Or even hacked (white hat) to use Linux. Linux on the WRT54G www.batbox.org/wrt54g-linux.html How to set up a wireless network http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1276145,00.asp http://www.utexas.edu/its/wireless/install/ Security; http://www.linksys.com/splash/wirelessnotes.asp I also tried out a D-Link DSL-604+ is described as being three boxes in= one, an ADSL modem, a 4-port router, and a wireless access point; modem on= the weekend it also had the 4 Cat5 connectors as well as being a= combination. It was easy to upgrade the firmware from their suport site. But it did not recognsie my Toshiba laptops built in wireless G. My Teclo/ISP's diagnostics said the unit was defective so I sent it back. 3 hours of time wasted.:<( Mike ~ It is a good day if I learned something new. Editor MikesWhatsNews see ~ http://www.mwn.ca -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk