[RndTbl] wireless N router recommendations?

[Dan Keizer]

your router is supported:

http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database

i've used openwrt and dd-wrt and they are both quite good.

Dan.

On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Gilles Detillieux
<grdetil at scrc.umanitoba.ca> wrote:
> Thanks, Kevin and Steve.  I would consider trying alternate firmware, or
> even looking for a Linksys firmware upgrade, if I suspected the firmware
> was the problem.  But I have a 54G v8, not a 54GL or 54G v1-4, so the
> Linux-based firmware isn't likely to work with this.  I had a 54G v5
> before this v8 model, and there was a reliability issue with it that was
> solved by a firmware upgrade.  But that model packed it in a couple
> years ago, and the v8 that I got to replace it hasn't been as solid as
> the v5 was (at least before it packed it in).  I did upgrade the Linksys
> firware on it once last year, and that didn't seem to make a difference,
> though it might be worth another look.
>
> I was just hoping for something a little faster, with better range, and
> hopefully a little more reliable, for a reasonable cost.  The D-Link 655
> still sounds like it'll be worth a shot, though from what I heard on
> this forum I realize I shouldn't get my hopes up too high as far as the
> speed improvement is concerned.
>
> Thanks again,
> Gilles
>
> On 09/02/2010 09:05 PM, Kevin McGregor wrote:
>> FWIW, I use OpenWRT (www.openwrt.org <http://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
>> <mailto: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
> ...
>>     Message: 1
>>     Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:55:27 -0500
>>     From: Gilles Detillieux <grdetil at scrc.umanitoba.ca
>>     <mailto:grdetil at scrc.umanitoba.ca>>
>>     Subject: Re: [RndTbl] wireless N router recommendations?
>>     To: Continuation of Round Table discussion <roundtable at muug.mb.ca
>>     <mailto:roundtable at muug.mb.ca>>
>>     Message-ID: <4C7ECBCF.6010501 at scrc.umanitoba.ca
>>     <mailto:4C7ECBCF.6010501 at scrc.umanitoba.ca>>
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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.
>>
>>     Thanks,
>>     Gilles
>>
>>     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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