This weekend I upgraded, or rather, replaced my current wireless-G (802.11b/g) router. The old router was acting up, the wireless would suddenly drop even though the status light showed that it was supposed to be on. To get it working again I had to turn it off and then on again. Also, one of the wired Ethernet ports was giving intermittent trouble, sometimes just not working. I’d had the router for a little over two years, and had bought it to replace an old (802.11b) router. The router was asking to be replaced or at least trashed.

Since networking really isn’t my specialty, I spoke to an acquaintance at work to find out more about hubs and printer servers. I had to start with a solid wireless router though, and he recommended that I get a Linksys router (no model was mentioned). He probably meant the predecessor to the Linksys WRT54G2 Wireless Router that was on special at a local retail chain. After reading up about it - several user and expert reviews, mainly positive, I purchased the router. It was easy to setup, with a step-by-step installation. It is also faster than my previous wireless-G router, this through a wired Ethernet connection. My next challenge - which would have to wait until another weekend, is to add a print server.