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Originally Posted by cody
Whatever is cheap...if you get one with a stateful packet inspection firewall, you'll be nice and secure, but that is generally thought of as an overkill for the home user. If you use a good software firewall and have it configured properly, you don't really need a hardware firewall.
To answer your question, D-Link and Linksys have never let me down. My wireless Motorolla from Walmart was only $50 and it's wireless with a "firewall", but the firewall is pretty useless on it.
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First off, what anti-virus if any came on your computer? If they want money, forget it, and go here and install avast.
http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html
That should protect you from just about anything on the old PC, so drive to drive may be a good option assuming they are both desktops, and even if not.
If you had asked thie router question last week, I would have sent you to compUSA to pick one up for $3 after rebates. This week you are back up to $19, unless somebody has an old wired or 802.11b one they wnat to give you. or next week it should be <$10 again.
I dislike relying on software firewalls alone becasue they still place your PC directly on the internet and any significantly bad hole in the OS, driver, firewall or even possibly the interface firmware itself could open you up to attack. A hardware router is a cheap peice of mind.
OpenOffice will do you just as well as MS Word, so no reason to spend money on that. Browser, no big deal.
What is your email on? Outlook express?