Which is best and EASIEST

I'm going to get new dsl/cable, wireless router and I don't know which is
the best for my needs.
I'm currently using a 4 port 802.11a/b/g Microsoft router. all my computers
have different wireless network cards. I have a computer that has difficulty
getting to the router all the time because of the mirrored and tiled wall
between them. There is no place to put a bridge between them. So I was
looking for something with a little more strength than the one I have.
I have:
1 hard wired computer
4 802.11g
2 802.11b
1 cable modem
2 cable VOIP phone services
(3 devices hard wired and 6 connect wirelessly b/g and the cable modem)

All computer need to have file and printer sharing with each of the other
computers (I've been using simple file sharing. I use MAC filtering and WEP
128.)
2 computers have WinXP Pro and 3 have WinXP Home, 1 has WMC 2005 and 1 has
Windows ME

MOST IMPORTANT, I want it to be easy to switch over to. The only reason I
never switched before is because I was afraid to change and get everything
set up so that the computer all connect without a problem. At least now I
can get most of the computer on at one time, but at worst I shut down one
computer to get another connected. But I can get them all connected when I
need them.

Thanks for any suggestions,
Carol

If I understand what you are saying, you are thinking about getting a new
router, not new internet service? Linksys makes good routers and they have
good broadcasting strength. Place your router/wireless gateway at the
highest position you can reasonably get it. It needs to be centrally
located.

"Carol" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm going to get new dsl/cable, wireless router and I don't know which is
> the best for my needs.
> I'm currently using a 4 port 802.11a/b/g Microsoft router. all my
> computers have different wireless network cards. I have a computer that
> has difficulty getting to the router all the time because of the mirrored
> and tiled wall between them. There is no place to put a bridge between
> them. So I was looking for something with a little more strength than the
> one I have.
> I have:
> 1 hard wired computer
> 4 802.11g
> 2 802.11b
> 1 cable modem
> 2 cable VOIP phone services
> (3 devices hard wired and 6 connect wirelessly b/g and the cable modem)
>
> All computer need to have file and printer sharing with each of the other
> computers (I've been using simple file sharing. I use MAC filtering and
> WEP 128.)
> 2 computers have WinXP Pro and 3 have WinXP Home, 1 has WMC 2005 and 1 has
> Windows ME
>
> MOST IMPORTANT, I want it to be easy to switch over to. The only reason I
> never switched before is because I was afraid to change and get everything
> set up so that the computer all connect without a problem. At least now I
> can get most of the computer on at one time, but at worst I shut down one
> computer to get another connected. But I can get them all connected when I
> need them.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
> Carol
>
>

Thanks Kevin, you are correct... it is the router I'm looking to replace. Is
a 4 port router enough or should I get one with more ports?

"Kevin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> If I understand what you are saying, you are thinking about getting a new
> router, not new internet service? Linksys makes good routers and they
> have good broadcasting strength. Place your router/wireless gateway at
> the highest position you can reasonably get it. It needs to be centrally
> located.
>
> "Carol" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm going to get new dsl/cable, wireless router and I don't know which
>> is the best for my needs.
>> I'm currently using a 4 port 802.11a/b/g Microsoft router. all my
>> computers have different wireless network cards. I have a computer that
>> has difficulty getting to the router all the time because of the mirrored
>> and tiled wall between them. There is no place to put a bridge between
>> them. So I was looking for something with a little more strength than the
>> one I have.
>> I have:
>> 1 hard wired computer
>> 4 802.11g
>> 2 802.11b
>> 1 cable modem
>> 2 cable VOIP phone services
>> (3 devices hard wired and 6 connect wirelessly b/g and the cable modem)
>>
>> All computer need to have file and printer sharing with each of the other
>> computers (I've been using simple file sharing. I use MAC filtering and
>> WEP 128.)
>> 2 computers have WinXP Pro and 3 have WinXP Home, 1 has WMC 2005 and 1
>> has Windows ME
>>
>> MOST IMPORTANT, I want it to be easy to switch over to. The only reason I
>> never switched before is because I was afraid to change and get
>> everything set up so that the computer all connect without a problem. At
>> least now I can get most of the computer on at one time, but at worst I
>> shut down one computer to get another connected. But I can get them all
>> connected when I need them.
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestions,
>> Carol
>>
>>
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