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From: AnthonyL on 23 Apr 2010 06:23 On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:28:00 -0500, Airman Basic <airman_basic(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >Had good service from this one in both your roles: >Linksys WRT54GL > Many thanks for the pointer. I did have this bookmarked some time ago, presumably this one: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/103185 I'm in the UK on BT's ADSL and I understand that I need PPPOA and this unit only provides PPPOE, though surprising none of the review comments mention this on the Ebuyer site. In basic use is the dd-wrt software necessary bearing in mind that installing it may well void the warranty? -- AnthonyL
From: atec7 7 ""atec77 " on 23 Apr 2010 08:32 Joel wrote: > atec7 7 <""atec77 \"@ hotmail.com"> wrote: > > So it may be easy for you guy with some experience, but some of us > shooting in the dark with a pair of sunglasses which makes thing even > darker. > > remove fingers from ears go to wrt site and see if your current unit will benefit from an upgrade try it it might help if not replace it easy huh
From: atec7 7 ""atec77 " on 23 Apr 2010 08:33 AnthonyL wrote: > On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:28:00 -0500, Airman Basic > <airman_basic(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >> Had good service from this one in both your roles: >> Linksys WRT54GL >> > > Many thanks for the pointer. I did have this bookmarked some time > ago, presumably this one: > > http://www.ebuyer.com/product/103185 > > I'm in the UK on BT's ADSL and I understand that I need PPPOA and this > unit only provides PPPOE, though surprising none of the review > comments mention this on the Ebuyer site. > > In basic use is the dd-wrt software necessary bearing in mind that > installing it may well void the warranty? > > try the thing on std first , if it wont do what you want it is nice to have options
From: atec7 7 ""atec77 " on 22 Apr 2010 05:29 Joel wrote: > atec7 7 <""atec77 \"@ hotmail.com"> wrote: > >> Joel wrote: >>> Char Jackson <none(a)none.invalid> wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:22:40 -0500, Joel <Joel(a)NoSpam.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> atec7 7 <""atec77 \"@ hotmail.com"> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> AnthonyL wrote: >>>>>>> Further to my recent posting of "Wireless connection driving me crazy" >>>>>>> my supplier has special offers on: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Linksys by Cisco WAG120N Wireless N150 ADSL Modem Router >>>>>>> NETGEAR DG834G v5 Wireless-G ADSL Modem Router >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is small office/home use, 2 or 3 connections. Max broadband >>>>>>> speed available is 1Mb/s. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'll be buying two units, one will be primarily a router and the other >>>>>>> will primarily be an AP, but it suits for redundancy purposes to have >>>>>>> two identical units. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any opinions of which one's to go for? Should I be concerned at the >>>>>>> lack of external aerial on the Linksys? I primarily want reliability >>>>>>> of connection. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Many thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>> Buffalo if you can find one >>>>>> comes with wrt std >>>>> May be other Buffalo but I don't think I can recommend my Buffalo. My >>>>> Buffalo works pretty well, no problem with connecting to any remoted system. >>>>> But the only problem that it can only be able to connect to SINGLE wireless >>>>> system. >>>> You're *still* having that problem? >>> Yup! I still have the same problem from day one which was some years ago. >>> I am thinking about replacing it with the LinkSys WRT160N then I read quite >>> afew people saying that Linksys firmware is so bad, and recommand using the >>> 3rd party firmware etc.. >>> >>> And I don't know much about wireless router, or I don't know anything >>> about 3rd party firmware so I still stuck with the Buffalo. >> Then add the newer wrt or tomato and fix it > > It may sound easy for you guys, but as I said I don't know much about > Wireless Router to start with. So, I believe I have upgraded something from > Buffalo itself (the setting has option upgrade some software via web > setting) and that's all I did. > > And I don't know anything about Tomato or Potato. IOW, I believe the > firmware is newer than the original version as I tried to increase the > number of connection (to somewhere around 64 or so) and changing the > security which I though it may be the problem, and the setting has option to > UPGRADE some newer software (firmware, WRT?) which I believe I did TWICE. > > 3rd party firmware, NO I don't have any clue what I suppose to do so I > never tried any 3rd party WRT (is it DD-WRT?). http://www.dd-wrt.com > > >>> My question would be is it Linksys WRT160N ok with the default firmware? >>> If I have to replace with 3rd party firmware then how difficult? I do >>> upgrade firmware on other hardware like DSLR camera, cellphone, GPS etc.. >>> but don't have much idea about the wireless router. >>> >>> Summer is coming soon, some of my grandkids from different states and >>> country (one of mine is studying oversea for Master degree) will come to >>> stay with us for few weeks.
From: Peter Pan on 22 Apr 2010 23:24
"Joel" <Joel(a)NoSpam.com> wrote in message news:3k12t51mbcdjn1p59pebhph2rq0u8ic8rl(a)4ax.com... > > Do you mean not the current technilogy WRT160N is a discontinued model? I > do realize that Linksys has several higher end models like GIGA speed, > Dual-Band etc. which I don't mind going for them either (even I don't need > that extra speed), but I heard lot of report about them (or not the most > popular models). > >> at any rate, whatever you get, i would suggest getting it somewhere >> locally >> that has a liberal return policy (thats why i like walmart, that and my >> preference to just go in and get stuff, not windowshop like in a mall) > > I see the local Wal-Mart has WRT160N Extra Range for $59 now. yup, the wrt160N is a discontinued model, hasnt even been made for a while, what you see at retail stores/on sale is blowout pricing... Linksys now makes/sells the E-series.... while the name has changed from linksys to linksys by cisco, you can still go to the linksys website (www.linksys.com and get redirected to linksysbycisco, and that redirects you to the cisco site, click on home products, no wrt stuff, only e-series - several different models) to be clear, they (manufacterer) still supports them, but don't sell em anymore ps there is NO company named linksys anymore, hasnt been for a few months.... so there is no company by that name that makes sells any models whatsoever, cant sell higher end models cuz they don't exist anymore... absolutely/positively anything named linksys is old product from a no longer existing company... cisco bought them and they went out of biz on dec 31st.... pps that netgear you asked about is an old obsolete no longer sold new model too |