Reliable Wireless Router Needed .. HELP!
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From: Eric Oyen - N7ZZT on 4 Apr 2008 05:34 Stevepppp(a)gmail.com wrote: > After a year, my belkin wireless router crapped out for some reason. > For months, I've been testing out various brands to replace it without > luck. Appears that I'm not alone in this frustrating quest either: > > .. in order of suckiness: > > "Belkin sucks" achieves 401 hits (google). > "D-link sucks" achieves 751 hits (google). > "Netgear sucks" achieves 903 hits (google). > ....... I tried one, but it couldn't even find my modem. Hellooooo! > "Linksys sucks" achieves 3050 hits (google). > > "Worst routers" achieves 432 google hits. > > The wired routers tend to work. It is the wireless jobs that are the > perpetual nightmare. > > So I'm still hunting. No doubt the problem is strictly software > related. Any suggestions? No trolls please. I currenty use a Efficient > Networks Speedstream modem. > > Steve well, you could do something along these lines: 1. get a cheap intel/amd box (any speed faster than 500 Mhz) 2. install a wireless pci device and 2 ethernet cards 3. install openbsd 4. bridge one of the ethernet devices to the wireless (as a bridge) 5. have the other Ethernet device setup to acquire the ip address from your dsl/cable device (and run pf as the firewall on that device) what you will have created here is a home built combination unit (a wired switch with a wireless interface and a firewall/router). now, I know this can be done, but I don't have the actual know how to get it done (A friend of mine actually setup one). there is a lot of reading material available on the subject. just use openbsd+router+wireless in a google search. hope this helps -- Sometimes, you just gotta come right out and say whats on your mind and be damned those who would ridicule you for it!
From: seaweedsl on 5 Apr 2008 13:44 This is the former favorite of the cheapo router group. I say former because a lawsuit does not allow them to sell right now in the US. But you can find one on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Buffalo-WHR-HP-G54-Wireless-G-DD-WRT-firmware-installed_W0QQitemZ300212877577QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/Buffalo-WHR-HP-G54-WIRELESS-ROUTER-loaded-w-DD-WRT-2-4_W0QQitemZ130211400487QQcmdZViewItem I am not recommending these vendors, just showing you the product. Their rating is a bit low. The particular advantage of having DD-WRT replacement firmware pre- installed makes it a much better than average router even with the same hardware. Steve
From: Stevepppp on 6 Apr 2008 02:13
Got lucky. Linksys (Cisco) did the trick .. it actually read my modem!! Wonders never cease. Thanks for your all your prolific inputs. Good luck, Steve |