Would some one tell me what is a Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router, 802.11g,b and what does it do?

Question

I'll give 10 pts who answers my question, i really need an answer on this one, please
Txs

Answer 1

Your broadband router is a box that sits between your DSL Modem or Cable Modem; and the computers in your home.

It provides three major functions:

1. It allows multiple computers to share your Internet connection.

2. It allows you to have wireless access to your Internet connection (for example, using a wireless-capable laptop you can go from room-to-room in your house, and have Internet connection in every room without wires).

3. It provides various security features to make the above two functions safer.

802.11g and 802.11b are two "flavors" of wireless networking (c.f. function #2 above). 802.11g is a newer specification, and can provide faster speeds than 802.11b. However, you should note that:

(a) either 802.11g or 802.11b are likely faster than your Internet connection anyways -- that is to say, either "flavor" is not likely to slow down or speed up your connection to the internet. The DSL or cable broadband connection itself is the slowest part.

(b) each computer's wireless capability [if it has it] has to match. That is why most wireless routers today provide both 802.11b and 802.11g -- because newer computers have 802.11g, whereas older computers may only have 802.11b.

You can read all about Linksys' wireless routers here (including manuals):

http://www.linksys.com

(Click on Products > Wireless, then Basic Networking, then scroll down to "broadband routers").

Answer 2

A Router is a network device that acts as a gateway between a local network and a broadband connection such as Cable Modem or DSL. Your PCs hook to it, and it "routes" their internet connection through it to the internet. This allows many computers to share a single network connection.

One that has wireless capability can also connect to PCs that have wireless capability. This allows a computer with wirelss to connect to the Router wihout using wires. 802.11 is the major wirelss standard, and the letters indicate which part of the standard applies. The three major standards are a, b, g (and soon n). G is backwards compatible with B, while A is usually exclusive of the others. G is faster than B. I don't know about A.

So, if you have a Linksys Router with that capability it is probably a WRT54G model. They're a decent, reliable router that is probably one of the most commonly used in home networks.

Answer 3

It can also be called a network drive, it is used to conect your internet(from the wall) to that router so that you can then put a wireless card in your laptop and get a wireless connection, and also you can connect multiple pc's through the "ethernet" plugs in the back of the router to the back of a pc, also "802.11g" is way faster than "b" but it's more expensive.

Answer 4

Allows a computer with a Wi-Fi connect to wirelessly connect to your broadband router. Also Xbox Live can connect through it. 802.11g is 54megabytes per second where 802.11b is around 11megabytes per second. The one you are describing will utitlize either one that your computer has.

Answer 5

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/router.htm
this link is for how routers work.

linksys is a maker of a popular routers, along with such other companies as netgear, gigabyte, trust, cisco etc...
if it has 802.11g b these are network portocols, eg if can talk to a pc wireless aka wifi.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wireless-network.htm
link for wireless networks

Answer 6

it is a wireless router used to pick up signals from other peoples internet connections, since it is a 802.11gb it can pick up signals from anyone who uses a g, or b, router connectin, but you can't from people who use an A router, hope that answers it for you. :)