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best router to act as a 'bridge?'

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merk

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Hey all,

I think i found the answer to this already but I'd just like some confirmation.

if i pick up a linksys wrt54gl http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833124190 and load it up with hyperWRT I can then use it to act as a bridge (that's the correct term?) so that it will just act as a wireless extension to my existing router?

Basically, i want to stick a router in my living room to hook up the ps3/dvr/wii etc and i want the router to connect wireless to my existing network. I was told a bridge is what i want.

I cant figure out why they cost $100 or more when they sound like a router with less features.

anyhow, please let me know if i have it correct and if that would be the correct firmware and router to get.

thanks
 
any reason to go with that one over the linksys one? I dont really care personally. But i'd be more inclined to go with the linksys since it's a few pennies cheaper and has way more user reviews and still gets a 5 star review.

The asus only has a handful of reviews but still gets a good ranking and it's only a few bucks more so if there's something better about it, I'd get it.

thanks

P.S. so i assume in my original post i was correct...one of these routers with the hyperWRT or dd-wrt would do what i want?
 
I use dd-wrt....i chose that router as it is a clone (basically) of my buffalo router that i use for exactly what you intend to use yours for and I've never even had a tiny hiccup with it
 
Originally posted by: merk
Hey all,

I think i found the answer to this already but I'd just like some confirmation.

if i pick up a linksys wrt54gl http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833124190 and load it up with hyperWRT I can then use it to act as a bridge (that's the correct term?) so that it will just act as a wireless extension to my existing router?

Basically, i want to stick a router in my living room to hook up the ps3/dvr/wii etc and i want the router to connect wireless to my existing network. I was told a bridge is what i want.

I cant figure out why they cost $100 or more when they sound like a router with less features.

anyhow, please let me know if i have it correct and if that would be the correct firmware and router to get.

thanks
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That's exactly what I'm about to do, I just ordered 2 of them off of the egg this morning.

From what I've been reading I'm leaning towards using the tomato firmware. It doesn't have all the features that dd-wrt has, but it can do bridging and some other things as well. A few of the things I've read on it also talk about how simple it is to use, which is right up my alley as this will be my first jump into wireless.
 
The Asus has better radio than the Linksys so its wireless capacity is a little better.

The Linksys is stable and flexible but its wireless is mediocre.
 
Originally posted by: JackMDS
The Asus has better radio than the Linksys so its wireless capacity is a little better.

The Linksys is stable and flexible but its wireless is mediocre.
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heh oops, too late. I just ordered the linksys a little while ago. I think/hope it should be good enough. It does have to go through 2 walls. But there just interior walls so it should be good i think. Plus i wont be doing any huge file transfers normally.
 
Also, where do you see it being cheaper? Before and after the rebate the asus is less expensive and a better unit IMHO. But either way, bump the post once you get the router and I can help you get it setup, like I said, this is exactly the same purpose I have mine setup for and if you flash with DD-WRT then we can pretty much just copy and paste settings. With DD-WRT we can also crank up the transmit power if needed as well to get a strong enough signal.
 
I think it was a few bucks cheaper, once you consider that newegg was offering free shipping. but it wasnt a huge price difference, just a few dollars. I would have gone with the asus if i had known about it having better radio. Hopefully the linksys should be good enough since I'm not using it to go over great distances or anything.

thanks for the offer to help set it up. I'll bump the thread once i get it (mon or tuesday probably).
 
hey nismotigerwvu, got the router today. So if you have any advice on how to best set it up to act as a bridge, I'm all ears.

I dont think I'll need to worry about bumping up the transmit power - even my cell phone can pick up my wireless signal in the room I'm going to put the router in. If I do have to increase it, it probably wont need to be increased by much.

Oh, and i did some reading on the dd-wrt site and i think i downloaded the two firmwares i needed:
dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin
dd-wrt.v23_vpn_generic.bin

But it's late and I'm tired so I'm not going to try anything beyond that right now 🙂

thanks
 
merk, I ended up picking up the GL also. I flashed with the Tomato 1.19 firmware. Just make sure you read all directions carefully 😉 I'm using DDWRT on a GS v5 I have(believe its micro generic also), and it's been rock solid for a couple months already.
 
So what made you pick tomato over ddwrt since you had already used it previously? Anything better about it? Or just wanted to try something new?
 
It was a pretty simple upgrade, just flash it like any other firmware. Also, I have a taste for variety and wanted to see how good Tomato runs. I have really pushed much traffic through it yet. Good thing is you can always go back and use DDWRT anyways.
 
Hey i'm back 🙂 need to re-awake this thread since i'm considering picking up another router this one to act as my main wireless router (and wired). I need it to talk with the one i already set up as a bridge as well as connect to a few PC's wired.
Just wondering if i should go with the asus that was linked to earlier in the thread or if there is anything better. I noticed linksys now has the wrt54g2 - not sure if i should consider that one since the antenna is internal and i thought that might reduce reception. It's $5 cheaper then the wrt54g but not as cheap as the asus once you factor in the rebate.

So, any suggestions for another wireless/wired router that can take dd-wrt loaded on it? Otherwise i'd probably go with the asus router since it's half the price.
 
i went ahead and ordered the asus - cheaper then the linksys and this way i can play around with it and see how well it works.
 
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