[Lancaster] wireless routers

[andy baxter]

Hi dave,

Thanks for the info. Like I said to ken, I've been too hasty and went 
and bought a netgear one already. Will see how it works when I get it.

cheers,

andy

On 18/07/10 22:19, Dave Smith wrote:
> Hi Andy
>
> Not sure how it'd necessarily do on range, but I've been prety 
> impressed - for the price - with these:
>
> http://www.buffalo-technology.com/products/wireless/wireless-g-125-high-speed/whr-g125-wireless-g-high-speed-router/ 
>
>
> Cost me about £18 on E-Buyer when I got mine (about 6 months ago) and 
> took around 5 minutes to slap DD-WRT (mini version) on there. Gives me 
> multiple security options (including Radius), along with a plethora of 
> vlan and routing options (for such a little box). Admittedly, I 
> haven't tested the 'extra' features DD-WRT offers, but both my WAPs 
> are sitting there happily with plus 50 day uptimes (I rebooted them 
> after issuing a delayed firmware update) with no noticeable problems: 
> they're sat on diffferent networks, one providing "hidden" access to 
> family computers, the other providing open guest access.
>
> Like I say, I'm not 100% sure how they'll do over 3 stories, but I've 
> had no issues around my house with them, and you can always up the Tx 
> Power with DD-WRT anyway...
>
> http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database
>
> Should give you a list of devices to check against for compatability. 
> I'd highly recommend giving it a look whatever device you decide upon.
>
> Dave
>
> On 17/07/2010 16:32, andy baxter wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Does anyone have any recommendations for a good wireless router? The
>> minimum requirements are that it supports WPA, has a built in firewall,
>> and also a proper interface for routing traffic to particular machines
>> based on the incoming port. Nice extras would be:
>>
>> - good range (I'm moving into a 3 storey house)
>> - hackable.
>>
>> andy
>>
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