BatmanNate
Lifer
I've a number of problems with my Linksys router that would best be solved with a 10lb sledge. Unfortunately, this isn't the version with the upgradable 3rd party firmware. Here are the issues I'm having:
-Random wireless disconnects despite high signal strength, will not reconnect half of the time until either the router or the laptop is rebooted.
-No option to bind IP's to MAC addresses, this is a pain for the wired systems with ports forwarded as the router will not allow static IP machines internet access, and seems to ignore the lease times for the DHCP assigned addresses.
-Router will slow to a crawl or hang up (stops giving leases, stops forwarding ports, can't get into web admin or telnet, stops resolving DNS) after 12 hours of heavy traffic with lots of connections (ie running bit torrent and emule simultaneously).
-QOS doesn't work worth beans, at least as far as prioritizing bandwidth where the VOIP is concerned. On the other hand, at least the VOIP works well behind the router.
Are there any consumer level routers that would resolve any of these issues? Building my own and going with LRP would be an option, but the wireless end of things might complicate that, and I have no idea what is entailed as far as encryption and doing the wireless and wired simultaneously there. Help?
EDIT: A little more info on the network setup:
Cable
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WRT54G
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||Wired PC's w/ ports forwarded
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|Laptop (wireless G, WPA)
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VOIP router
Something that could to 802.11G and gigabit on the wired would be beyond awesome, especially if it was more configurable than this POS linksys (with seperate settings for the wired and wireless clients too).
EDIT AGAIN:
I'm seeing a lot of info online about running the linux firmware on this router, but everywhere I've looked it only supports up to V2. A see a lot of references to it working on V2-4, can anybody link me a firmware that will work on V4?
-Random wireless disconnects despite high signal strength, will not reconnect half of the time until either the router or the laptop is rebooted.
-No option to bind IP's to MAC addresses, this is a pain for the wired systems with ports forwarded as the router will not allow static IP machines internet access, and seems to ignore the lease times for the DHCP assigned addresses.
-Router will slow to a crawl or hang up (stops giving leases, stops forwarding ports, can't get into web admin or telnet, stops resolving DNS) after 12 hours of heavy traffic with lots of connections (ie running bit torrent and emule simultaneously).
-QOS doesn't work worth beans, at least as far as prioritizing bandwidth where the VOIP is concerned. On the other hand, at least the VOIP works well behind the router.
Are there any consumer level routers that would resolve any of these issues? Building my own and going with LRP would be an option, but the wireless end of things might complicate that, and I have no idea what is entailed as far as encryption and doing the wireless and wired simultaneously there. Help?
EDIT: A little more info on the network setup:
Cable
|
|
WRT54G
|||
|||
||Wired PC's w/ ports forwarded
||
|Laptop (wireless G, WPA)
|
VOIP router
Something that could to 802.11G and gigabit on the wired would be beyond awesome, especially if it was more configurable than this POS linksys (with seperate settings for the wired and wireless clients too).
EDIT AGAIN:
I'm seeing a lot of info online about running the linux firmware on this router, but everywhere I've looked it only supports up to V2. A see a lot of references to it working on V2-4, can anybody link me a firmware that will work on V4?
