[TriLUG] Wireless Router Recommendations

[Matt O'Bryant]

Hello Randy,

This is probably more attractive to those on a budget, but I purchased a refurbished Cisco-Linksys WRT160N-RM off Amazon about a year and half ago -- I installed DD-WRT as soon as I received it (based on the overwhelming encouragement of the Amazon reviewers), and have never had an issue with it.

http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-WRT160N-RM-Refurbished-Wireless-N-Router/dp/B001VMAYAM

-Matt

I bought a refurbished 
On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:05 AM, Randy Barlow wrote:

> I've been looking to upgrade to a faster wireless switch (still on
> 802.11g). Any recommendations?
> 
> I'm looking for an 802.11n that does the dual band dealio. Being
> supported by OpenWRT or other open firmwares will be necessary. I'm not
> really planning to use it as a router, as I have a Gentoo box for that,
> I just want it to be a wireless switch. Here are a few I've been
> considering:
> 
> Buffalo N600
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833162047
> Price: $94
> CPU: 680 MHz
> Flash: 32 MB
> RAM: 128 MB
> Supported: OpenWRT trunk
> Con: Atheros chipset (notorious for problems)
> 
> Asus RT-N56U
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320062
> Price: $129
> CPU:
> Flash: 8 MB
> RAM: 128 MB
> Supported: No (Checked OpenWRT and DD-WRT)
> 
> Netgear WNDR3700
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122326
> Price: $100
> CPU: 680 MHz
> Flash: 8 MB
> RAM: 64 MB
> Supported: DD-WRT but not OpenWRT
> 
> I've seen that there are 450 Mbps routers for more monies too. Is
> anybody into that sort of thing?
> 
> Linksys E4200V2
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124444
> Price: $200
> Supported: Doesn't seem to be, though is work in progress on DD-WRT
> 
> Nothing had tons of glowing reviews, and I'd like something that works
> well with OpenWRT (DD-WRT is fine too, but OpenWRT has friendlier
> package management) which is why I turn to the LUG!
> 
> P.S. This is my second attempt to send this mail. I've noticed that
> mail that I send through my own mail server (which relays through a
> Time Warner SMTP server) gets rejected by the TriLUG mail server. I'm
> sending this from Gmail now, so hopefully it makes it through.
> 
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