Buffalo WHR-G54S router $35 shipped buy.com with Google CO

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: JackMDS

Originally posted by: Kaido
Just curious for the G54 model - is the flashing procedure the same as the G54S?

If you use v23 SP2, it is the same.

So does the amp add anything within DD-WRT, or does it equal out with the G54? This would make a great wedding gift for a friend of mine 😉

 

[JackMDS]

The issue is Not adding up of power.

At the same power the HP unit is better because the internal Signal/Noise Ration is much lower.

As a result the HP unit provides more distance (and higher Bandwidth at medium distance spot) than any of the OverClocked 33mW units (whether it Buffalo or Linksys).

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
The issue is Not adding up of power.

At the same power the HP unit is better because the internal Signal/Noise Ration is much lower.

As a result the HP unit provides more distance (and higher Bandwidth at medium distance spot) than any of the OverClocked 33mW units (whether it Buffalo or Linksys).

Interesting, I will give one of the HP models a try and add it to my tutorial 🙂 Thanks!

 

[hukim0531]

I see the deal is now dead. Some one had mentioned these Buffalo routers can be configured so they can be used as wireless access point. I have a 20GB PS3 and currently looking at wireless connection option. Has anyone had any experience using this router as wireless access point for PS3?

 

[abre]

Originally posted by: hukim0531
I see the deal is now dead. Some one had mentioned these Buffalo routers can be configured so they can be used as wireless access point. I have a 20GB PS3 and currently looking at wireless connection option. Has anyone had any experience using this router as wireless access point for PS3?

You can flash it with 3rd party firmware like DD-WRT (free). Then run it in "bridge" mode. I've done this with the DD-WRT firmware on a Linksys WRT54GL and it works like a charm. I've got my xbox hooked into it, so I didn't have to run cables or buy a pricey "adapter".

 

[CupCak3]

Originally posted by: hukim0531
I see the deal is now dead. Some one had mentioned these Buffalo routers can be configured so they can be used as wireless access point. I have a 20GB PS3 and currently looking at wireless connection option. Has anyone had any experience using this router as wireless access point for PS3?

lol.... for AP mode, the clients do not matter. I have several of these hooked up in AP mode... for computers, xbox, xbox360... easy an every to setup.

DDWRT is the shizzle.... SVEASOFT can suck it....pay for terrible support and releases which take FOREVER to fix things which ddwrt had fixed for a long time... kinda sad...

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: JackMDS

Originally posted by: LiQiCE
Thanks! I ordered the WHR-HP-G54. I went looking for reviews of this router and I have never seen such good reviews for a router before! You usually see a lot of people complaining about how hard it is to setup or how it didn't work out of the box .. but almost everything I've seen has been very positive!

Yap, I think I know why.

1. It is a very good Router.

2. When you read the common reviews of most hardware on NewEgg, it is often obvious that some negative remarks are stemming from lack of knowledge/experience of the reviewers.

Most of the buyers of the Buffalo, are planning to flash it with 3rd party firmware, and thus tend to be more confident in what they do, as a result they would not make negative remarks on trivial issues.

Like: ?Bad hardware, I do not like the menus coz I can not figure it out?.

I have heard that bad customer remarks are (at least sometimes) censored out by Newegg. Is that untrue??

I'm looking now for a wireless router to replace my ethernet router in my house. Reason is I just got a new Thinkpad T60, which has built in wireless. My house is two story, about 1925 sq. ft. and almost 100 years old, so the walls are virtually all lath and plaster. Recommendations? One of the Buffalos? Linksys? I'd hate to set up a wireless router and find out it I can't get connected with the laptop all over the house. Thanks.....

 

[abre]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: JackMDS

Originally posted by: LiQiCE
Thanks! I ordered the WHR-HP-G54. I went looking for reviews of this router and I have never seen such good reviews for a router before! You usually see a lot of people complaining about how hard it is to setup or how it didn't work out of the box .. but almost everything I've seen has been very positive!

Yap, I think I know why.

1. It is a very good Router.

2. When you read the common reviews of most hardware on NewEgg, it is often obvious that some negative remarks are stemming from lack of knowledge/experience of the reviewers.

Most of the buyers of the Buffalo, are planning to flash it with 3rd party firmware, and thus tend to be more confident in what they do, as a result they would not make negative remarks on trivial issues.

Like: ?Bad hardware, I do not like the menus coz I can not figure it out?.

I have heard that bad customer remarks are (at least sometimes) censored out by Newegg. Is that untrue??

I'm looking now for a wireless router to replace my ethernet router in my house. Reason is I just got a new Thinkpad T60, which has built in wireless. My house is two story, about 1925 sq. ft. and almost 100 years old, so the walls are virtually all lath and plaster. Recommendations? One of the Buffalos? Linksys? I'd hate to set up a wireless router and find out it I can't get connected with the laptop all over the house. Thanks.....

I've got 2 of the Linksys WRT54G (one v2 and one GL), both running DD-WRT. My house is single story, ~2500 sq ft. I've also upgraded the stock antennas to 7dbi (ebay $15). DD-WRT allows you to boost the signal for better range. I'm reasonably happy with it but I'll probably still have to run cables at some point for higher bandwidth video.

For a low cost solution, I'd go with the Buffalo and upgrade the antenna. If you've got the cash and must go wireless, the N routers are the best solution. You'll spend a lot more though. The N standard is still draft too, so there's no guarantee that the hardware will work with newer hardware in the future because the specification will change.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: abre

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: JackMDS

Originally posted by: LiQiCE
Thanks! I ordered the WHR-HP-G54. I went looking for reviews of this router and I have never seen such good reviews for a router before! You usually see a lot of people complaining about how hard it is to setup or how it didn't work out of the box .. but almost everything I've seen has been very positive!

Yap, I think I know why.

1. It is a very good Router.

2. When you read the common reviews of most hardware on NewEgg, it is often obvious that some negative remarks are stemming from lack of knowledge/experience of the reviewers.

Most of the buyers of the Buffalo, are planning to flash it with 3rd party firmware, and thus tend to be more confident in what they do, as a result they would not make negative remarks on trivial issues.

Like: ?Bad hardware, I do not like the menus coz I can not figure it out?.

I have heard that bad customer remarks are (at least sometimes) censored out by Newegg. Is that untrue??

I'm looking now for a wireless router to replace my ethernet router in my house. Reason is I just got a new Thinkpad T60, which has built in wireless. My house is two story, about 1925 sq. ft. and almost 100 years old, so the walls are virtually all lath and plaster. Recommendations? One of the Buffalos? Linksys? I'd hate to set up a wireless router and find out it I can't get connected with the laptop all over the house. Thanks.....

I've got 2 of the Linksys WRT54G (one v2 and one GL), both running DD-WRT. My house is single story, ~2500 sq ft. I've also upgraded the stock antennas to 7dbi (ebay $15). DD-WRT allows you to boost the signal for better range. I'm reasonably happy with it but I'll probably still have to run cables at some point for higher bandwidth video.

For a low cost solution, I'd go with the Buffalo and upgrade the antenna. If you've got the cash and must go wireless, the N routers are the best solution. You'll spend a lot more though. The N standard is still draft too, so there's no guarantee that the hardware will work with newer hardware in the future because the specification will change.

I'm really a newb in wireless. My new Thinkpad T60 has "ThinkPad a/b/g wireless LAN." Would that support wireless N? I suppose I can try the Buffalo and the 3rd party firmware, and if I'm not getting the range I'd like I can try the 7dbi antennas and if that's unsatisfactory, go wireless N at some point if supported.

What I want is Internet connectivity wireless for the laptop more than anything. I will be doing a lot of file transfers between my main desktop system and the laptop, but I can do that by ethernet Cat5 cables almost as easily as wirelessly. So, throughput wirelessly probably isn't a giant issue. I probably can't imagine all that I will/would like ultimately (but I can try!).

Thanks!

Edit: BTW, I have 2 desktops on my current ethernet router and plan to add a connection for my HP4M printer by virtue of a Jetdirect J2550-60003 card, which I've yet to install and configure. So, when I have the laptop connected by Cat5, there will be 4 devices so connected.

 

[JackMDS]

Stay away from the per-N. If you so not have a per_N card, a Router and one card would amount to $200, each additional card $100.

Your plan is Good Start with one Buffalo High Power. http://www.ezlan.net/WHR-HP-G54.html

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833162134

If it does Not cover well, get a better Omni Antenna, if still No coverage, get an additional regular Buffalo Router and do WDS (Wireless Network - Configuration Modes.">http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html</a> ).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833162173

Buffalo HP $60 + 7-9dbi Antenna $10 -$20 + Buffalo Regular $40 = about $110.

You would get better coverage, and even if you need, the Antenna and the second Router you still will be talking half of the price of pre-N.

 

[Muse]

Does the Buffalo high power wireless router (WHR-HP-G54) support ethernet (cat5) connected devices as well as wireless? Besides my T60 notebook, which has built in wireless g, I have two desktops and an HP4M printer which I'm going to run on the network by virtue of Jetdirect 2550-60003 card. If I get that Buffalo router will I need any other devices to set up my LAN? TIA.

 

[isekii]

the HP-G54 has 4 RJ-45 ports in the back fore wired conection

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: isekii
the HP-G54 has 4 RJ-45 ports in the back fore wired conection

Thanks. I see in specs that it has External Switch To Change Between Wireless Router and Access Point

What is the purpose of that switch? Can this device be set up so a laptop is connected wirelessly the same time other devices are connected by Cat5? Please forgive my newb status. I know next to squat about wireless.

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: isekii
the HP-G54 has 4 RJ-45 ports in the back fore wired conection

Thanks. I see in specs that it has External Switch To Change Between Wireless Router and Access Point

What is the purpose of that switch? Can this device be set up so a laptop is connected wirelessly the same time other devices are connected by Cat5? Please forgive my newb status. I know next to squat about wireless.

Yes you can use wireless and ethernet connection simultaneously.

I run 2 connections via ethernet + 2 wireless * wii + laptop.

I flashed mine with the DD-WRT firmware, and it's been running solid

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: isekii

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: isekii
the HP-G54 has 4 RJ-45 ports in the back fore wired conection

Thanks. I see in specs that it has External Switch To Change Between Wireless Router and Access Point

What is the purpose of that switch? Can this device be set up so a laptop is connected wirelessly the same time other devices are connected by Cat5? Please forgive my newb status. I know next to squat about wireless.

Yes you can use wireless and ethernet connection simultaneously.

I run 2 connections via ethernet + 2 wireless * wii + laptop.

I flashed mine with the DD-WRT firmware, and it's been running solid

Thanks. I just ordered the Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 from Burgess Computers. It was less than $60, shipped.

 

[xgsound]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: isekii
the HP-G54 has 4 RJ-45 ports in the back fore wired conection

Thanks. I see in specs that it has External Switch To Change Between Wireless Router and Access Point

What is the purpose of that switch? Can this device be set up so a laptop is connected wirelessly the same time other devices are connected by Cat5? Please forgive my newb status. I know next to squat about wireless.

That switch will allow you to use a 2nd Buffalo router in WDS mode to extend the wireless range of your first router if that becomes necessary. It also adds the use of the additional ethernet ports of the 2nd router (like a wireless adapter) if I understand WDS correctly. The site http://www.ezlan.net has more detailed info on networking that has allowed me to understand some of what is going on.

*** notice *** If JackMDS corrects me, I was wrong.


Jim

 

[LiQiCE]

I got my WHR-HP-G54 from buy.com and set it up on Sunday, has been running great with DD-WRT v23 SP2 standard. I haven't previously had issues with signal, but my signal is very good with this router. The problems I had previously been having with a dead connection on my WRT55AG are gone, and some problems I didn't even realize were related to the router got fixed too (web pages won't load or are intermittent). There are lots of great options with the DD-WRT firmware too. Had some initial setup problems but I think I've gotten it running stable now. The current DD-WRT firmware has problems connecting with the Wii too, there's a tweak you can do to make it work, this link has the solution (check the last post from j.m. on 12/31/06, his solution at the bottom of that post worked for me)...

Link

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: LiQiCE
I got my WHR-HP-G54 from buy.com and set it up on Sunday, has been running great with DD-WRT v23 SP2 standard. I haven't previously had issues with signal, but my signal is very good with this router. The problems I had previously been having with a dead connection on my WRT55AG are gone, and some problems I didn't even realize were related to the router got fixed too (web pages won't load or are intermittent). There are lots of great options with the DD-WRT firmware too. Had some initial setup problems but I think I've gotten it running stable now. The current DD-WRT firmware has problems connecting with the Wii too, there's a tweak you can do to make it work, this link has the solution (check the last post from j.m. on 12/31/06, his solution at the bottom of that post worked for me)...

Link

My Wii doesn't have any problems connecting.. and I'm running DD-Wrt Generic firmware v23 sp2

 

[LiQiCE]

Originally posted by: isekii

Originally posted by: LiQiCE
I got my WHR-HP-G54 from buy.com and set it up on Sunday, has been running great with DD-WRT v23 SP2 standard. I haven't previously had issues with signal, but my signal is very good with this router. The problems I had previously been having with a dead connection on my WRT55AG are gone, and some problems I didn't even realize were related to the router got fixed too (web pages won't load or are intermittent). There are lots of great options with the DD-WRT firmware too. Had some initial setup problems but I think I've gotten it running stable now. The current DD-WRT firmware has problems connecting with the Wii too, there's a tweak you can do to make it work, this link has the solution (check the last post from j.m. on 12/31/06, his solution at the bottom of that post worked for me)...

Link

My Wii doesn't have any problems connecting.. and I'm running DD-Wrt Generic firmware v23 sp2

I think it happens if you have the router in G-Only mode. If you have it in Mixed mode it will work fine because it will just use 802.11b.

 

[imported_Ugabuga]

 

[imported_Ugabuga]

I just bought two Buffalo routers, one the normal version for "client bridge" and the other is the HP version as my AP.

I already flashed both of them with DD-Wrt and now am wondering if enabling Afterburner on both would be at all beneficial? If so, how do you enable the feature on the router acting as the bridge with DD-Wrt?

 

[jpetermann]

Does anyone have any problems with this router losing its SSID once and a while. My wife has an m140 Dell lappy, and it loses its connection quite often and cannot see the SSID. Once I restart the router all is well again and it broadcasts. Any ideas? By the way, I am just running the standard firmware for the router. I also believe this did not start until I started using the security features.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Thanks!

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
A lot of concerns that frequently voiced in Computer?s forums are taken from analogies of plumping, and many times are silly in nature. It stems from lack of Education in Electronic Engineering rather than reality.

Yeah, but how many people would understand the intricacies of LNAs, noise figures, etc.? 😉

 

[cheap]

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know there's a somewhat new firmware out there called tomato that everyone is raving about. It's supposed to be better than DD-WRT and it's from the guy that did HyperWRT +tofu or something like that. It displays QOS charts, monitors your bandwidth, ect. Has much more improved GUI that even network noob like me couldn't get lost in it. Web page is at:

http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato

Even if you are already running DD-WRT, you at least owe it to yourself to go to the web page and check out his flash screenshots.

Caution though, one problem I ran into after flashing is tomato assigned different mac addresses to WAN port and Wireless port from the original mac address of the router. So now you ended up with 3 different mac addresses in the router. So say my origian mac eded with :80, after flashing it showed original device LAN mac at :80, WAN port mac at :81, wireless mac at :82. This caused problems for me cus I got locked out of DHCP. And even after release ip with origianl mac address then changing macs back to what tomato assigned, for some reason I still couldn't renew with new mac. So before flashing make sure you release ip in your router, disconnect it from your modem (so it doesn't try to renew when you reboot it), then flash it. If after flashing you still can't renew ip, go into advance-> mac address and change Wan port mac to original and you should be fine.

Now if only I could find all the QOS scripts out there for all the popular games and P2P programs so I didn't have to do the work myself. Takes time figuring out all the ports programs and games run at.

BTW, I found a manual here, it is not linked anywhere on the site I think:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Tomato_Firmware

Make sure to also read readme for directions on flashing.

Also, read the faq on the sight.

To view charts you need to install adobe svg viewer plugin for IE:
http://www.adobe.com/svg/viewer/install/main.html

Anyway, so far I'm pretty happy with it but I'm not a power user with tons of stuff. Just an average gamer. Most of the stuff in this firmware I don't even know what it means.