When I first set up my home network, I got an inexpensive eMachine CPU, installed two internet interfaces and linux, and found a script that would do firewalling and configure the interfaces to do NAT. It was awesome. It was even better once we got a cable modem. I got a cheap hub and pulled cable into Lucy's room and our bedroom. It was just like having a real network connection! Then I got an Airport basestation and could enjoy the connection anywhere in the house. I guess it was about a thousand dollars (and a lot of time) to set everything up. Today I went to Best Buy and bought a D-link wireless router that does everything I need which (with their stupid rebates) costs about $30. Its the same kind I had Rick get. Incredible. I decided to get it, not because there's anything wrong with the network now (that I know of), but simply because I worry that, with the server getting older, one of these days it will fail and, if I'm not prepared, I might have to spend a lot more to buy something on short notice. Right now vendors are trying to switch to the faster protocols, so the 802.11b basestations are deeply discounted. I don't need 54mbs and if I wait until the old ones are gone, I might have to spend two or three times as much to get the basic functionality I'm interested in. Now, if the server fails, at least our network connection will stay up. I'm still testing stuff, but it looks like everything is working.