Hi Drew. I think we may both have had comments on the other thread, or perhaps, in my case, it might have been on another site.
Anyway. I defense of Linksys. I have had that same router for some years now. Ir has seen me through XP, Vista and Windows 7 flawlessly. Apart from the initial setup and insertion of the Mac codes, from then connection has been automatic on subsequent reinstalls.
As I may have mentiioned in another thread, I wish to change it,only on account of it's age. The internet connection is my lifline and I would hate to lose it, even for a couple of days.