for what you need it for wireless g is fine. wireless n you would need a more up to date computer, but it does run much smoother.

just make sure it supports WPA and you set it up properly. Otherwise it's about as secure as screaming your credit card number at traffic. Also, 802.11g is fast enough, and any 802.11g router should support WPA. So go for the Wireless G.

Even WPA can be cracked quickly and easily. Wep is even faster to crack. If you can deal with the mess I would find a way to run a cable. If you insist on wireless I would also suggest the G routers. Plenty fast for surfing and even gaming.

If at all possible, run cable. But if you are dead set on running wireless, get a wireless-g router, wireless G is most likly faster than what you have for internet access, so you wouldent see any difference in speed of downloading or anything like that. Use WPA, and get yourself a 63 charatcer alpha numeric key (www.grc.com has a really good random number generator)

For just business in a small place, G is plenty. The N may give you some additional speed and range, but odds are you won't need it if you're not gaming. Save some cash and get the G.

Ive had a bad time with Wireless G with it going in and out. They tend to wear out, but I have never had the other kind. But from my personal experience DONT get the wireless G

Short answer, B is all you need, but G and N will continue to work. Make sure you learn how to use encryption. WEP is weak, but probably sufficient. Online forums will tell you how to set encryption, it's not too hard. Go to best buy and ask them if they sell a router with one button security - they used to have one.

Linksys (Cisco) is one of the best router makers. I'd suggest the "WRT 54G" model. It' virtualy plug and play, and if you or one of your friends is a bit into IT there are many add-ons for it. Check out "HyperWRT". Only for this model. It can double the range and the power of the router (factory settings are on 50% by default). I'm using it, and it's perfect. So if you go for Linksys, that's the model to get for home use.

What about using a MAC Address Filter instead of a WPA or WEP encryption. You're either on the list or you're not.

"Linksys (Cisco) is one of the best router makers. I'd suggest the "WRT 54G" model. It' virtualy plug and play, and if you or one of your friends is a bit into IT there are many add-ons for it. Check out "HyperWRT". Only for this model. It can double the range and the power of the router (factory settings are on 50% by default). I'm using it, and it's perfect. So if you go for Linksys, that's the model to get for home use." You can do the same thing with the standard WRT54G... actually, let me rephrase that. If you get ahold of an older revision of the WRT54G you can install a 3rd party firmware called DD-WRT. Newer revisions of the WRT54G have been neutered, much less memory available. Linksys released the WRT54GL, which has all of the memory available as the old versions of the WRT54G. I would suggest getting the WRT54GL and flashing to DD-WRT. You can boost signal strength, and all sorts of other fun goodies. "What about using a MAC Address Filter instead of a WPA or WEP encryption. You're either on the list or you're not." It's even easier to spoof a MAC address than it is to crack WPA/WEP. Keep in mind, No amount of security measures will keep a determined hacker out. On my personal network, I just have my beacon turned off and my MAC addresses filtered. That's enough to keep out the majority of the riff raff.