By Ki Grinsing (MCSE and CCNA)
- Share The Internet
- Which Wireless Router
- Which Linksys Routers
Share the Internet
Originally people used dial-up internet in home to get access to the internet by using the existing phone line to the ISP. It was long years ago when the broadband internet services were not widely established like it is today. Sharing a single dial-up connection with many computers was a pain by using the “Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)” in windows workgroup network. Moreover, dial-up connection was very expensive at that time and yet the bandwidth was limited up to 56Kbps. Today, you can signup broadband internet connection with affordable monthly price and offers high bandwidth, 384Kbps, 1Mbps or even more.
Sharing the broadband internet is easy with the abundance of the availability of the broadband routers in the market. Router is the heart of the network you require in building the network for sharing the broadband internet connection with several computers in home. The most popular network today is the wireless network to allow your computers with Wi-Fi adapter connect wirelessly to the network to access the internet.
The figure 1 is the general diagram of home wireless network with the wireless router as the heart of the network. The wireless router (WAN port) connects to the modem (Ethernet port) either Cable or ADSL modem using the Cat5(e) UTP Cross cable. Some types of wireless routers support the USB port that let you share the storage across the network. And some can also be used to share the printer on the network.
Which Wireless Router
Any types of broadband wireless routers can be used to share the Internet with both wired and wireless connections. The modem should be the modem-only mode, them modem without the routing function. What makes different is the performance including the wireless standard that delivers different speeds, the range coverage and other security features. Linksys wireless router is one of the leading wireless manufacturers with wide range of models you can consider for your home wireless network.
Which Linksys Router
You can identify your requirements in building the network that meets your need. There are many types of Linksys wireless router available in the market you can choose to meet your need.
All-in-one Solution
Linksys introduces the wireless router with built-in ADSL modem integrated into a single device for example WAG320N. This is a dual-band wireless-n router with built-in adsl2+ modem with gigabit Ethernet ports. This is a single solution for broadband ADSL internet and let you share the internet wirelessly. It creates a wireless N network with high speeds connection both wired and wireless N connection. This is less popular now compared with Netgear DND3300 V2 ADSL wireless modem router. Unfortunately the router is not available globally.
Pros:
- Single solution for wireless network with ADSL services
- Easy to configure
Cons:
- Single point failure
- Doesn’t support dual band
Linksys Wireless Router for Work Only
If you require a standard wireless router that allows you share the broadband internet wirelessly with two or more computers in home, you can consider the Linksys E1200 N300 wireless router. You can share the network delivering the wireless speeds up to 300Mbps wireless connection and it includes 4-port fast Ethernet for wired connection. This is an affordable router to help you perform networking tasks for work including sharing the internet, sharing documents, printing, internet browsing and email.
See more detail about Linksys E1200 manufacturers detail.
Pros:
- High speed and yet affordable
- Secure Guest access
Cons:
- Support single band 2.4GHz
- Doesn’t support USB port for shared storage
Linksys Wireless Router for Work and Play
Not only for work purposes you build a wireless network in home, in some situations your family need to play online games with users in the internet and at the same time you do your business in home. Choose the Linksys wireless router that let you ‘work’ and ‘play’ concurrently such as the Linksys E2500 N600 wireless router.
Linksys E2500 is a simultaneous dual band wireless router delivering the speeds of up to 300Mbps each band. It includes 4×10/100Mbps Switch with 4x Internal MIMO antenna technology for extended wireless coverage. You can do your work such as sharing documents, read email, and browsing the internet in 2.4GHz band while at the same time you play games with your XBOX console wirelessly with 5GHz band. With 5GHz band you can stream video and fast gaming experiences with lag-free and jitter-free.
See more detail of Linksys E2500 N600 wireless router – Specifications.
Pros:
- High speed and N600 double bandwidth
- Secure Guest access
Cons:
- Doesn’t support USB port for shared storage
High Performance Linksys Wireless Router
If you have large home and demand high performance environment for fast responsive gaming and streaming high definition video, you require high performance Linksys wireless router such as the new Linksys E-4200 N750 wireless router. With dual band N750 technology the router delivers the high speeds of up to 450Mbps in 5GHz band with three spatial data streaming and up to 300Mbps in 2.4GHz band.
The Linksys E4200 N750 router includes gigabit Ethernet ports for both its LAN and WAN interfaces. Gigabit LAN interfaces are good solutions for large file data transfer including streaming HD video and connecting to data server.
This router includes one USB port to let share the external USB storage to be accessible by users across the network. Unfortunately you cannot use it to host a shared printer. You can compare with the Belkin N750 DB wireless router which includes two USB ports to let you share both printer and storage at the same time.
Click here for Linksys E4200 N750 manufacturers spec details.
Pros:
- Maximum speed N750 dual band
- Support USB port for shared storage
- Guest network access
Cons:
- USB port doesn’t support to host shared printer
Linksys has wide range of wireless routers to suit your business need for work in home, work and play in home or high performance environment for fast responsive gaming and streaming high definition video.
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