Re: router & dial-up

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert)]

Oops, the 704 is a wireless unit.  You don't want that.  You want a
_wired_ router -- the Linksys WAP would handle the wireless part.

Be sure to get the ethernet-based Linksys WAP and D-Link, not the USB.
Ethernet is more flexible (albeit slower).

 > From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert)
 > Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 08:06:07 -0500
 >
 > Another alternative:
 > 
 > Linksys WAP with
 > D-Link 704 (or equivalent)
 > 
 > The WAP would handle the wireless part (try to get 802.11g) and the D-Link
 > would be the router and can handle a RS-232-based external modem.  It would
 > be more expensive than a single Linksys unit, but you'd be able to use
 > this set-up immediately without a cable modem and also if you move to
 > somewhere that doesn't have cable modems.
 > 
 > You could first purchase the 802.11g-based Linksys WAP to first set-up
 > your wireless network.  If you were to get that "shared network" software
 > for your one computer (or install Linux :-), then you might not even need
 > the D-Link router.