October 25, 2008

marco:

Some updates to “In search of a wireless router that doesn’t suck”:

  • I mentioned the Apple Airport Extreme in the first paragraph. I appreciate the recommendations, but user reviews (and my own personal experience in an office full of them) seem to indicate a pretty average failure rate compared to every $40 router out there.
  • I know about the Linksys WRT54GL, the version of the popular WRT54G capable of being flashed with third-party firmwares such as DD-WRT. I had one of these a while ago, and while it did have plenty of great additional features, it didn’t help the unreliable hardware at all — it overheated and crashed just as frequently as the stock firmware.

My Linksys WAG160N seems to be OK so far in my G+N network (this is my 3rd in last year!), although I’d expect a bit more coverage (between 2 thin floors).

12:44pm  |   URL: http://tumblelog.alishabdar.com/post/56318835/marco-some-updates-to-in-search-of-a-wireless
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  3. pilnick reblogged this from marco and added:
    Someone has probably already...there are many other routers that support DD-WRT
  4. 2arrs2ells reblogged this from marco and added:
    Aren’t Buffalo routers supposed to be a bit more reliable (and expensive) than the $40 Linksys ones? At least some are...
  5. shabdar reblogged this from marco and added:
    My Linksys WAG160N seems...G+N network (this is my 3rd
  6. marco reblogged this from shabdar and added:
    Some updates to “In search of a wireless router that doesn’t suck”: I mentioned the Apple Airport Extreme in the first...
  7. shabdar reblogged this from marco and added:
    enlighten me too, if you could find it though!
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