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I use a BEFSX4 and it's been doing fine.

>>the wireless range is impressive. <<

Why allow your neighbors to read what's on your hard drive? That's as crazy as discussing your financial information on a cordless phone........all it takes is for someone with a scanner to tape record the call and they have everything necessary to clean you out!

I follow proper security protocol.

No ESSID Broadcast,
128 Bit Wep.
MAC Filtering.

And if someone has a ton of computing power and want in, my locked down internet security firewall will slow them down enough.

It would be easier to break in to my house and take my computer.

"all it takes is for someone with a scanner to tape record the call and they have everything necessary to clean you out!"

You may need to learn a tad more about wireless communication prior to commenting on this thread. "Tape recorder..."

We had a BEFSR41 for a couple of years, and it worked
just fine. The cable modem needed power-cycling more
often than the router, but both where infrequent.

We now have a WRT54G, and it works with any of
the computers (powerbook, dell, shuttle) that
we have tried at home.

Install an OS, and all sorts of packages and such to add
dubious functionality? No thanks. Sounds cool, but it
sounds too much like work.

I'm almost to the point of insisting that the children
fill out a software change form when they want me to
install something on their computer :)

Why allow your neighbors to read what's on your hard drive? That's as crazy as discussing your financial information on a cordless phon

I challenge you to break into my Linksys setup. Like Kansas, no SSID broadcast and MAC filtering, plus TKIP encryption, changed SSID (guessing Kansas did that too) and no DHCP. I also change the configuration every once in a while: wireless channel, SSID, assigned IPs, admin and wireless passwords.

Yes, it's still theoretically possible to break into my wireless network, but not very practical unless you are an ueber wireless hacker with lots of time on your hands. It'd be better if you lived near me or I might notice that van parked out front for the next few months while you sniff packets (make sure to keep up with the password, SSID and channel changes in that time).

As with Kansas, easier to break into the house and steal my computers.

But it is sad the way some people set them up. When I look for networks on my computer, there's one called "Linksys" with no encryption within range.