[TriLUG] OT: best home wireless router?

[Neil L. Little]

The WRT54GS routers were re-engineered with less memory and a different 
processor.
Last I heard they could be flashed with OpenWRT but it couldnt be 
reversed with out bricking.

The WRT54GL were the result of the ire being raged by the user community 
toward Cisco.
This is the WRT54GS before Cisco re-engineered (cheaped them out) them.

For other routers that can be used with the OpenWRT firmware look here:
http://oldwiki.openwrt.org/TableOfHardware.html

I like the DD-WRT firmware.
http://www.dd-wrt.com

I have seen Tomato and think it is less finished but still does well.

One thing to consider though, the wall wart, that is the little black 
thingie that sticks into the wall does
not always produce a clean DC source. This can result in erratic 
operation of your router. That would be
locking up, slow operation and having to reboot/reset the router. If at 
all possible seriously consider
replacing the wall wart that came with your router with a cleaner DC 
supply. I use an astron supply.
Another brand Pyramid works well. Avoid anything from radio (cell phone) 
shack or MFJ. They are (in
my opinion) trash.

73,
Neil, WA4AZL

Keith Woodie wrote:
> +1 for Linksys WRT54G... not N but still fine for me with Tomato Firmware:
> http://www.polarcloud.com
>
> Great service for me and a clean and powerful QoS that allows for me to do
> outbound rsync, VPN to work, VOIP (vonage) along with Verizon's femtocell
> cellphone tower.
>
>
> Keith Woodie
> Mitch Hedberg<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mitch_hedberg.html>
> - "I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle."
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 2:50 PM, David Matusiak <dave at matusiak.org> wrote:
>
>   
>> I'd like to tap the collective intelligence of TriLUG and seek advice on a
>> new home wireless access point.  My vintage Linksys is still going strong,
>> but I'd really love to have a whitelist for known friendly MAC addresses.
>> I'm pretty sure this is a common feature these days, but I'm more
>> interested in what new whiz-bang things are out there that I don't know
>> about.
>>
>> I'm leaning towards another Linksys because of the incredible service this
>> one has given me, but am open to other vendors.  After doing a little
>> research this morning, I found a few that look interesting (mostly because
>> they claim to have firewall technology built-in).
>>
>> from: http://www.firewallguide.com/
>>
>> 1) http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=530
>> 2)
>>
>> http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/zonealarm-secure-wireless-router.htm
>>
>> This would be for a very mixed environment (Macs, PCs, Linux, shared
>> storage & printing), yet my needs are fairly basic.  I want the MAC
>> whitelist and a relatively secure router.  What say you?
>>
>> David M.
>>
>>
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