I have never heard of these products, but then again, I am pretty much computer illiterate. This sounds like it might be the answer to our problem though, if I am understanding it correctly.
We have DSL and I use a desktop computer and my daughter uses a laptop . We have a Linksys wireless system that has never worked. It will work for a short time and then it throws both offline. You have to unplug the Linksys to be able to use the desktop. My daughter was able to use her laptop in her bedroom, I guess by using a neighbors' wireless. We remodeled our downstairs and moved her down and she can not get the internet on the laptop. Will this work for her laptop downstairs, if she plugs the laptop in the electrical socket?
CFB, was there a particular reason why you bought the ZyXEL instead of the Actiontec? The reason that I am asking is that I read a ton of good reviews on the Actiontec, but then you bought the ZyXEL. I know that you are extremely knowledgable about this stuff, so I was curious as to the reason. Which one would you recommend for a family, that does not know very much about computers? Thanks.