As TheStu said, definitely yes. Personally, I'd choose matte, as for glossy, it looks great, but it tires your eyes if you work on it for an extended amount of time. As for which one is "better", I'd assume that the matte would...
Install the NetBIOS / IPX drivers. Right click network, properties. Right click your wireless connection (most of the time it's Wireless Connection 1 or similar), and install NetBIOS, and IPX.
Asus and IBM are both quality brands, with IBM being more geared towards business users and Asus more based towards consumer type users. (IMO, after using my father's IBM T60p and my own Asus z70va) Go with the one that suits your needs,...
My guess is that it renews your IP address, similar to typing in ipconfig /renew in the command prompt or clicking "renew ip address" in the connection box when you're on a network.