"Is there a difference b/w a wireless router that will hok up to a broadband modem connection and one that will link to a cable modem connection ?"
What models are you looking at? The Dlink/Linksys and others don't make any distinction here.
"I was planning to buy the linksys wrt 54gs but i have a broadband modem which connects to the telephone jack at one end and to the rj45 jack on my notebook for which i also need to buy a nic card. is that the correct one to buy ?"
Yes. But the rj45 on the notebook will still be used so you don't need that nic card.
Bob
Is there a difference b/w a wireless router that will hok up to a broadband modem connection and one that will link to a cable modem connection ?
I was planning to buy the linksys wrt 54gs but i have a broadband modem which connects to the telephone jack at one end and to the rj45 jack on my notebook for which i also need to buy a nic card. is that the correct one to buy ?
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