Looking for some computer help

[mrtr33]

For router information start here.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/compo...rt/Itemid,189/

The 3rd highest rated one on that chart is also the cheapest router.

I am going to try and hook it up tonight, and if it works...cool, if not, I will be checking into the link that Mangy posted.

Never heard of EnGenius, but I would be very wary of D-Link routers. I have tried using them for years, and they've never served more use than a doorstopper (and a pitiful one at that). They seem to hold down paper reasonably well, as long as the fan isn't on high.

I use a linksys. I don't have the model number with me, but it was like $60 and works like a champ. I get coverage on my porch, in my garage, on the patio.....etc.

I second this. For added convenience, I'd recommend you get the wireless router with the 4 additional ports in the back. I don't know about now, but the non-wireless routers with 4 ports used to be more expensive than the wireless routers with 4 ports. Was the wireless technology really that cheap? Sure, it's $50, but I've had the same one for years, always used them when I was in IT, and I've only seen one not work in years of work experience. I also like how easily they are programmable.

But if the router your sister gave you seems to work, you're good to go.