Wireless Router terms/benefits. Explain please.

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

I’m looking to buy a router. It’s purpose is to allow wireless access to my laptop throughout the house, and wired access (possibly wireless in the future) to my desktop. I do heavy downloading of larger files on occasion.

I’m looking at this WRT54GL from LinkSys. I know some say Linksys sucks, but from what I’ve read this router is very very good. Also, the problem with the others dropping out doesn’t seem to be here, and rather with the “G” & “GS” series, and only version 5 & 6 of those. I’m baffled by all this “HyperWRT” and “dd-wrt” talk. Also, many reviews say the best thing about this router is the ability to flash it with better firmware. I’ve done some looking around already, but would like some “laymens” terms here.

I’m usually pretty quick to figure stuff out hands on, I just need an idea of the benefits here. I’m pretty much zeroed in on this router anyway, though.

Link to router.

Edit: I've actually had experience with 2 linksys routers myself and haven't had much trouble. However, I don't recall the model #s.

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[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

whyerless routurs take yours interwebz and shootz them threw the airs to you're cumputer. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif they are majicz //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

whyerless rouders also can break yous interwebz into pieces so each computer getz a peace of the interwebz.

 

[StealthKill 10+ year member]

The advantages of wireless is just that, there is no wires. I'm not the best person to talk about wireless since I've only hooked them up and never really messed with em beyond that. Be sure to password the network if you do setup it up wirelessly, I can drive around my town and get household wireless connections pretty strong, hop on it and do whatever I want.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

if you be bad and not noeing about them rouders you can get the tech team from best buy to hook you up.

 

[StealthKill 10+ year member]

Or the geek squad dudes to spy no you while your in the shower.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I get teh wireless internet at the house.

For some reason it is faster with DSL than cable on the "wireless" computer.

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

Christ, do you guys not read?

I’m baffled by all this “HyperWRT” and “dd-wrt” talk. Also, many reviews say the best thing about this router is the ability to flash it with better firmware. I’ve done some looking around already, but would like some “laymens” terms here.
I just need an idea of the benefits here.

Edit: I've actually had experience with 2 linksys routers myself and haven't had much trouble. However, I don't recall the model #s.

 

[StealthKill 10+ year member]

Flashing with firmware means you upgrade the software. Christ can you not use google?

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

wiredless rouders are amazering.

 

[StealthKill 10+ year member]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmware

New firmware means they fixed/updated something is all, almost every new company does it now.....

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

Christ, do you guys not read?

the beenyfit its that you dun have 2 run them wireds, becuse the rouder shoots them from the air.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

i also heared that them hackerz can get you computer if using the wiredless.

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

Flashing with firmware means you upgrade the software. Christ can you not use google?

I just need an idea of the benefits here.

Can you help me out there?

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

some wiredless rouder make you interwebz go faster from your computer to there and you DL'ing is fast.