Question comes from a soon-to-be Mac switcher who's not familiar with wireless -
I currently have two windows desktops networked via a Linksys DSL Router (BEFSR41 v2.1) which is connected to a Webstar cable modem leased from Charter. I'm purchasing an iBook next week, so I'll also need to be able to connect to broadband wirelessly. Should I:
- Use Airport Express or Extreme
- Consider a non-mac wireless router like Netgear's Rangemax
- Consider a travel router like Netgear's WGR101 so I can keep my existing router but still have wireless internet for my iBook
- Consider a cable modem and wireless router combo (are these all-in-ones called gateways?)
I have a strong feeling I'll be trading in my desktops for Mac systems, so I want to keep that in mind.
Any guidance you can offer is much appreciated!
I currently have two windows desktops networked via a Linksys DSL Router (BEFSR41 v2.1) which is connected to a Webstar cable modem leased from Charter. I'm purchasing an iBook next week, so I'll also need to be able to connect to broadband wirelessly. Should I:
- Use Airport Express or Extreme
- Consider a non-mac wireless router like Netgear's Rangemax
- Consider a travel router like Netgear's WGR101 so I can keep my existing router but still have wireless internet for my iBook
- Consider a cable modem and wireless router combo (are these all-in-ones called gateways?)
I have a strong feeling I'll be trading in my desktops for Mac systems, so I want to keep that in mind.
Any guidance you can offer is much appreciated!