Re: [PLUG] Wireless router recommendation?

[Morgan Jones <morgan@morganjones.org>]

I've had great success with Buffalo WHR-HP-G300N
with DD-WRT.  It's only 2.4ghz N and 100mb ethernet though.

For gigabit ethernet and 5ghz look at Buffalo WZR-HP-G300N

As Jeff has already mentioned the wrt54gl is without compare though getting a little long in the tooth and a lot of money for a 100mb, b/g only router.  The Buffalos above easily out perform it in wireless (both) and wired (WZR).

If you do any wireless file sharing or streaming from a home NAS the wrt54gl will probably be to slow.  It is for me anyway.

I'm biding my time to see what happens with gigabit wireless before buying any more access points myself.

-morgan


On May 23, 2012, at 11:42 AM, Rich Freeman wrote:

> Any recommendations for a wireless router, preferably that can run a
> linux distro like OpenWRT?
> 
> WPA2 is an essential requirement, as is being able to run as a simple
> access point (no DHCP, DNS other than passing them through).  Gigabit
> ethernet would be a nice to have, and I imagine that a g/n capable
> router would be what I'd want these days.
> 
> Oh, and I'd like it to be cheap.  :)
> 
> Rich
> ___________________________________________________________________________
> Philadelphia Linux Users Group         --        http://www.phillylinux.org
> Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
> General Discussion  --   http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

___________________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group         --        http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion  --   http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug