FWIW, I use OpenWRT (<a href="http://www.openwrt.org">www.openwrt.org</a>) on a WRT54GL, and it works very well. No pretty bandwidth graphs like tomato, but pretty flexible.<div><br></div><div>Kevin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Steve Moffat <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Steve.Moffat@ca.ibm.com">Steve.Moffat@ca.ibm.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hey Gilles;<br>
Not sure if you have changed the firmware on your WRT54G, but I've been<br>
using tomato for a couple of years now. It is rock solid and, in my<br>
opinion, performs better than the original firmware.<br>
You might give that a try.<br>
<a href="http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato" target="_blank">http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato</a><br>
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Steve Moffat<br>
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From: Gilles Detillieux <<a href="mailto:grdetil@scrc.umanitoba.ca">grdetil@scrc.umanitoba.ca</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [RndTbl] wireless N router recommendations?<br>
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Thanks, Mike and Sean, for your replies last Thursday. I had been<br>
reasonably happy with my Linksys WRT54G until recently, but I find that<br>
lately it needs to be reset more than I'd like (once or twice a week).<br>
That and the wish for faster wireless data transfers (though no need yet<br>
for streaming, so bursty traffic is OK) and hopefully a bit more range<br>
prompted me to look into wireless N router options. I had been<br>
considering the D-Link 655, even though it's not dual-band (and after<br>
what Sean said, perhaps dual-band isn't worth the extra expense), so I<br>
appreciate the positive feedback on this model. I'm inclined to give it<br>
a shot.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Gilles<br>
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On 08/26/2010 04:32 PM, Mike Pfaiffer wrote:<br>
> On 10-08-26 02:22 PM, Gilles Detillieux wrote:<br>
>> I was talking to Gilbert about recommendations for wireless N routers,<br>
>> as I'm in the market for one. I'm not particularly interested in<br>
>> running custom firmware (just need good, solid, secure and reliable<br>
>> wireless LAN and basic Internet support), so this post is perhaps<br>
>> slightly off-topic in this forum. But Gilbert did mention that there<br>
>> had been discussion at a recent meeting about Wireless N antenna<br>
>> strength, and some recommendations (mostly negative) about specific<br>
>> routers, though he couldn't recall specific brands mentioned.<br>
>><br>
>> Any good dual-band models in the $70 to $130 price range?<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks,<br>
>> Gilles<br>
>><br>
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> I'm running a D-Link 655. It's OK. Reviews last year put it<br>
third from<br>
> the top from what the reviewers were looking for. I have to agree with<br>
> Sean. I can connect a USB NIC to my Mint box and it works well but if<br>
> there is a choice between G and N the NIC will choose G. To be fair I<br>
> haven't tried to force an N connection. This particular router has<br>
> gigabit (wired) capabilities. As to reliability... It was running for a<br>
> couple of months steady last winter.<br>
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> As coincidence would have it, I am running it now with a test<br>
machine.<br>
> If you'd like to try it out as is and you happen to be in Windsor Park<br>
> just East of WPC it is there and open. No internet connection though.<br>
> I've tried to make the SSID as obvious as possible. If you want to make<br>
> arrangements to see what it is like if we force an N connection, let me<br>
> know before Friday of next week when the machine goes back.<br>
><br>
> Later<br>
> Mike<br>
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Spinal Cord Research Centre WWW: <a href="http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/" target="_blank">http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/</a><br>
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