Airport Xtreme/Xpress. And WiFi setup (noob question)

[Mobius 1]

Shold i but the xtreme or the xpress?

I only will use for download and flie sharing [very rare]

-I want the network to be hidden (so ppl can only find it by mannualy entreing the name and pssword.)
-I want it to work on windows too
-Hard to be hacked
-transmits w/o lag
-password easily changeable

or it's ok with normal routers?

Ethernet btw

 

[blevins321]

All those things are possible with your everyday router. I prefer Linksys myself. Here is a link to the one that I have. Note that the "newer version" that Amazon is mentioning is actually somewhat of a downgrade because the wired ports are only 10/100, not 10/100/1000.

The only thing that might come up with using this is the file sharing that you mentioned. With the Apple routers, you can plug a USB hard drive directly into the router and use it as a network drive. With the Linksys though, you can setup file sharing between the computers directly to accomplish the same thing.

 

[Mobius 1]

how to i set it up with 10.6.7?

 

[blevins321]

how to i set it up with 10.6.7?

Sorry, how to setup what..the router or the file sharing?

File sharing, open Preferences, then Sharing. There is a checkbox called File Sharing. Then select the details/locations that you want to share.

Router, you'll plug it all in then go to http://192.168.1.1, and login with the details in your user manual. (Can't remember the original details). Then a web-based interface will guide you through setup.

 

[Mobius 1]

will it support 2MB/s internet from ethernet cable?

 

[blevins321]

will it support 2MB/s internet from ethernet cable?

Easy. Between my NAS and iMac I get 60MB/s read and 30MB/s write, but the write difference is NAS overhead, not the router.