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Originally Posted by sjones

so i should try the 54mbps 802.11g netgear products. where is the chepest place to buy netgear newegg?

Yep.

Originally Posted by sjones

should i get a router with a firewall or not (netgears wgr614 w/o the firewall or the dg834g with a firewall)

All routers will act as a hardware firewall to some extent, but the DG834G has a lot more features on its firewall then most. I doubt you'll use them, so unless it's the same price, just get the WGR614.

Originally Posted by sjones

also, should i go with the rangemax things or just go with the basic.

I haven't read anything about Netgear's Rangemax products until just now. I'm not too sure if they're actually any good, though I'd imagine they're at least a little better than Netgear's normal wireless routers. If it doesn't cost much more, go for it. Otherwise, you'd be better off monetarily if you just built your own antenna.

Originally Posted by sjones

also should i go with a bridge or an ap. whats the difference?

Just get a wireless AP and a wireless router. A bridge is for combining two networks but won't be necessary here. In fact, a wireless AP is, in essense, a wireless bridge.

Originally Posted by sjones

those wireless plug in things from netgear look neat too i dont plan on buying one right off but maybe in the future, you know anythign about them, they send the data through the electrical outlet throughout the whole house, sounds cool.

If you have problems connecting to something in your own house, they are a very viable, albeit expensive solution. From what I've read, they work great. It won't help you connect to your relative's place, but it would certainly help if you couldn't reach somewhere in your own home.