[Bush2000]

The first reason is security. While I understand that it can be enabled so that your neighbor doesn't tune into your C Drive, I'm not sufficiently satisfied that it's secure. I probably need to read more, and that would take care of that objection.

Wireless networks are secure as long as you use 128-bit WEP and use a strong password.

The second reason is that I understand that wireless connections are not as fast as wired connections.

Well, it depends what you mean. Most home LANs run at 11Mbps. Wireless networks (802.11b) typically run at 11Mbps, as well. So, unless you're really running a 100 Mbps LAN, you're getting similar speeds to a typical LAN (assuming that you don't have RF interference, which can be a big problem in some areas). I use a Cisco Aironet 540 Access Point which, admittedly, is overkill for what I'm using it for. With that kind of capability, I could host nearly everybody within a half-mile or so. I do use 128-bit WEP. The only hassle about it is key distribution but it's a small price to pay for the ability to roam anywhere in the house with my laptop -- or down the block, for that matter.

[Dog Gone]

Thanks for the information. I'm going to look into setting one up. Currently I have a couple of cables running down a hallway to my son's computers, and I'd like to get rid of those.

[Wright is right!]

Gee, all that speed just to reach GeoCity's Commodore 64 server.

When you get into the speed ranges we're all talking about, it helps to remember that when you're running THAT fast, your speed will be that of whatever the distant server is. All the bandwidth in the world won't speed up all the slow, crappy servers there are on the net.

Michael