Going Wireless - Makes? Models?

[ellyssian]

We're moving Justin's school computer up into his room, and Deb called the cable company as they had said explicitly that more than one computer could not share the connection. They advised her to save the money on a second modem and get a router.

So.

Because of the distance, we need a wireless router. Any ideas on specific makes/models, as well as devices to allow both Mac OSX and Winblows PCs to do their part and connect to the wireless? And keep the whole thing secure from any bear, deer, or squirrels that might want to hack into it.

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[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Funny enough, I have a Netgear switch sitting here at work, so, as soon as I fetch me a couple of extra cables, I can get the desktop that's been sitting here, brand new, never used, for months *and* the laptop connected.

I'm debating using two keyboards, one for each hand, as a Rick Wakeman kind of setup... =)

As an aside, I'm amused that one of the key selling points on the Netgear switch is that it "Features a sleek new white design."