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New wireless router

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Finally thinking of getting rid of my old reliable WRT54GL running tomato. Im looking for 5GHz N band capability.

I want something as reliable as my WRT54GL(which has higher uptime than my linux server since going tomato, been reset only 2 times in 7 years and thats only because my UPS ran out of power on 2 power outages)

So what should i be looking at, something i can flash with aftermarket firmware seems to be a good idea because i know most stock firmware blows. Im experienced with DD WRT so something that will take that firmware would work well.
 
I'm having a hard time finding anything that is dual band... as a WRT54GL user as well, I'm interested in the answer to your question.
 
If you are experienced with DD-WRT then just go to their page and look at compatible routers and buy one of the new ones on the list. Netgear 3700 v2 is a good choice
 
After looking at the 3700 v2 it seems they gimped the 5Ghz band on the V2 version and the V1 is superior in 5Ghz speed/range. Since im upgrading for the sole reason of adding N band including 5Ghz this makes me think i should be looking for a V1 version if i go with this router. Opinions?
 
I'm curious how this will work out. I'm distrustful of 5ghz/N AND gigabit due to years of shady "N" adapters and cheap/crap integrated switches that can't really do gigabit.

I'm still using a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 (running Tomato) that JackMDS recommended to me. I haven't changed many if any Tomato settings and the range is extreme for a whopping $60.

It has been the best router I've ever used. Simple 10/100, 802.11g. Sure it's got older standards but I think it comes closer to doing those older, slower standards justice. But it's rock solid.. worth more than anything to me to have it work for so long and so well.

I wouldn't mind going to N/5ghz as well but it seems like a cesspool with all the 2.4ghz N devices out there.
When relatives, especially those who don't live in high rises like myself need a router/wifi, I still get them the same Buffalo. I'd love to learn about a rock solid 5ghz solution, an equivalent of what I have now.
 
FWiW, I upgrade my WRTGL running Tomato to a Netgear N600 (WNDR3400). I don't really like the interface, but it has been ok so far. New firmware was just released, adding IP v6 capability. I prefer to run either Tomato or DD WRT, but for now it's solid. It allows both my wife and I to connect at 300 mbps, streams blu ray's ok.
 
Obsoleet said:
I'm curious how this will work out. I'm distrustful of 5ghz/N AND gigabit due to years of shady "N" adapters and cheap/crap integrated switches that can't really do gigabit.

I'm still using a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 (running Tomato) that JackMDS recommended to me. I haven't changed many if any Tomato settings and the range is extreme for a whopping $60.

It has been the best router I've ever used. Simple 10/100, 802.11g. Sure it's got older standards but I think it comes closer to doing those older, slower standards justice. But it's rock solid.. worth more than anything to me to have it work for so long and so well.

I wouldn't mind going to N/5ghz as well but it seems like a cesspool with all the 2.4ghz N devices out there.
When relatives, especially those who don't live in high rises like myself need a router/wifi, I still get them the same Buffalo. I'd love to learn about a rock solid 5ghz solution, an equivalent of what I have now.
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This is also what im looking for, a rock solid solution like my WRT54GL that has N band and specifically good 5Ghz so i can keep my current G band devices on 2.4 and send my N band devices to 5Ghz.
 
I was in the same boat recently. I have a WHR-HP-G54 (DDWRT) with its radio disabled. Wireless-G comes from my Aironet 1100, and even in my incredibly noisy (in the 2.4GHz band) high-rise, I've had no issues whatsoever. However, I also wanted to migrate to 5GHz 11n for the occasional wireless transfer and to handle the increased bandwidth requirements from recent additions to my wireless LAN.

I picked up an HP (Procurve) V-M200 WAP for about $150 and set it up as a 5GHz 20/40MHz auto 11n AP, and so far it's performed flawlessly. Given that this is an SMB-grade AP, I had high expectations with respect to reliability and performance-- so far, I'm pleased to report that those expectations have been met.

LAN transfers from very rudimentary testing = 7.8-8.0 MB/s (pulling a 2GB ISO via FTP from a wired giga local server) using my Intel 5300-equipped Thinkpad.
 
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