Linksys (BEFW11S4) 802.11b Wireless Access Point

Linksys (BEFW11S4) 802.11b Wireless Access Point

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shmeles
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Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About Me: 20 year old student with extensive technology interests

Home Network in a snap

Written: Apr 09 '02
  • User Rating: Excellent
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Pros:easy as pie to setup, great range, made my life easier
Cons:I once stayed on the phone for over an hour for Tech Support
The Bottom Line: Secure home network, also with file and printer sharing between computers. A little pricey, but worth it. Hard to wire a house with Cat5 cable. I'm not that rich...

After realising my family of 4 can't share one computer, I managed to fix my brothers computer, and move my computer up to me room :) It wasn't too long that I discovered that I had also left my internet connection.

Solution: Easy. We only had one printer anyways, so I could wip up a home network. Share the internet connection, and share the one and only printer.

Was it easy? Dang yes. I bought the router along with a wireless USB adaptor to go with it. After setting up the router, I set up the wireless adaptor, and suddenly my internet was being sent through 3 floors of my house.

Along with having my computer on it, I also can now add my girl friends computer to it as well. Not only does it transmit over wireless, but it has link to 4 wired connections.

One of the biggest benefits of having the wireless capabilities, is that if I decide to move my computers around, I don't have to resize my Cat5 cable to connect to my computer for a wired connection. I can move anywhere in my house, and have the signal broadcast. I could also sit at my pool, or in my back yard and be able to surf. (there's a PC card solution for laptops)

Recommended: Yes


Amount Paid (US$): 200
Driver Availability: Windows, Linux, and Mac

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