What is a good brand for wireless internet for desktop computers?

Also what is the highest speed available right now?

Thanks

 

Linksys, DLink, and Netgear all make good stuff. Right now they're rolling over to the 802.11n technology, which should be out shortly but it'll be $$. You can get a good 802.11g router and equipment for lots cheaper.

If you're just using it for internet access, and not file sharing, then you won't notice a speed difference between b, g, or n. Well, that's arguable, but most say no. Only thing you might notice by going with "g" is a slightly better range. But "b's" have pretty good range too, and are dirt cheap nowadays.

Hope that's what you meant by your question.

 

What he said.

Extending on the "using it for internet" thing, you most likely have more of a "residential" connection such as Cable or DSL with speed probably around the range of 1.5 MBPS down. That is going to be your bottleneck there. "b" can support 11 mbps and "g" can support 54 mbps. With your connection being the bottleneck, you'll be running just fine. But like he said, for filesharing, you could possibly get the full 54 mbps...

 

I believe that it is the other way around, B gets better range as opposed to G which has more bandwidth transfer. Least thats how it has been for every computer I have that is wireless (which is every computer I own). Regardless, most routers (Airports, Linksys etc.) default at 5.5mbs per second to get better range but acceptable transfer speeds. However, you can set them as low as 2mbps per second for even greater range.

 

talking about strictly connectivity range, G has a slightly longer range than does B, however, the range at which a G device can achieve maximum speeds (54 mbps) is much shorter than the full speed range of B.

 

Yup thanks guys that is exactly what I needed...

I am back for the summer from college and I brought my computer back... I will just use it for the internet... no file sharing really...

We'll my brother already bought a Belkin Wireless G Router 2.4Ghz-802.11g to use with his laptop upstairs... so I guess I will just use that also...