[RndTbl] Roundtable Digest, Vol 69, Issue 1

Kevin McGregor kevin.a.mcgregor at gmail.com
Thu Sep 2 21:05:41 CDT 2010


FWIW, I use OpenWRT (www.openwrt.org) on a WRT54GL, and it works very well.
No pretty bandwidth graphs like tomato, but pretty flexible.

Kevin

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Steve Moffat <Steve.Moffat at ca.ibm.com>wrote:

> Hey Gilles;
> Not sure if you have changed the firmware on your WRT54G, but I've been
> using tomato for a couple of years now.  It is rock solid and, in my
> opinion, performs better than the original firmware.
> You might give that a try.
> http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato
>
> Steve Moffat
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>   1. Re: wireless N router recommendations? (Gilles Detillieux)
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> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:55:27 -0500
> From: Gilles Detillieux <grdetil at scrc.umanitoba.ca>
> Subject: Re: [RndTbl] wireless N router recommendations?
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> Thanks, Mike and Sean, for your replies last Thursday.  I had been
> reasonably happy with my Linksys WRT54G until recently, but I find that
> lately it needs to be reset more than I'd like (once or twice a week).
> That and the wish for faster wireless data transfers (though no need yet
> for streaming, so bursty traffic is OK) and hopefully a bit more range
> prompted me to look into wireless N router options.  I had been
> considering the D-Link 655, even though it's not dual-band (and after
> what Sean said, perhaps dual-band isn't worth the extra expense), so I
> appreciate the positive feedback on this model.  I'm inclined to give it
> a shot.
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> Thanks,
> Gilles
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> On 08/26/2010 04:32 PM, Mike Pfaiffer wrote:
> > On 10-08-26 02:22 PM, Gilles Detillieux wrote:
> >> I was talking to Gilbert about recommendations for wireless N routers,
> >> as I'm in the market for one.  I'm not particularly interested in
> >> running custom firmware (just need good, solid, secure and reliable
> >> wireless LAN and basic Internet support), so this post is perhaps
> >> slightly off-topic in this forum.  But Gilbert did mention that there
> >> had been discussion at a recent meeting about Wireless N antenna
> >> strength, and some recommendations (mostly negative) about specific
> >> routers, though he couldn't recall specific brands mentioned.
> >>
> >> Any good dual-band models in the $70 to $130 price range?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Gilles
> >>
> >
> >            I'm running a D-Link 655. It's OK. Reviews last year put it
> third from
> > the top from what the reviewers were looking for. I have to agree with
> > Sean. I can connect a USB NIC to my Mint box and it works well but if
> > there is a choice between G and N the NIC will choose G. To be fair I
> > haven't tried to force an N connection. This particular router has
> > gigabit (wired) capabilities. As to reliability... It was running for a
> > couple of months steady last winter.
> >
> >            As coincidence would have it, I am running it now with a test
> machine.
> > If you'd like to try it out as is and you happen to be in Windsor Park
> > just East of WPC it is there and open. No internet connection though.
> > I've tried to make the SSID as obvious as possible. If you want to make
> > arrangements to see what it is like if we force an N connection, let me
> > know before Friday of next week when the machine goes back.
> >
> >                                                Later
> >                                                Mike
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> Gilles R. Detillieux              E-mail: <grdetil at scrc.umanitoba.ca>
> Spinal Cord Research Centre       WWW:    http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/
> Dept. Physiology, U. of Manitoba  Winnipeg, MB  R3E 0J9  (Canada)
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