Wireless Broadband Router

[SagaLore]

So far my searching has lead me to one of the Linksys routers. 4 port switch, broadband sharing, firewall, 54mb wireless.

I was wondering if anyone here has experience with something better before I buy this.

I need something under $100.

 

[Rkonster]

Linksys WRT54GS.

It's ability to run hacked firmware makes it my top choice.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Rkonster
Linksys WRT54GS.

It's ability to run hacked firmware makes it my top choice.

 

[Rkonster]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: Rkonster
Linksys WRT54GS.

It's ability to run hacked firmware makes it my top choice.

People have written hacked firmware for this router, implementing many features only available on high end routers.

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: Rkonster
Linksys WRT54GS.

It's ability to run hacked firmware makes it my top choice.

What advantages does the hacked firmware provide? I can't think of much that you really need to unlock in a router, unless it's missing port forwarding or can't use WPA.

I just picked up a Netgear router from BestBuy for $20 AR, but it's only an 802.11b. Seems to work pretty well though.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Rkonster

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: Rkonster
Linksys WRT54GS.

It's ability to run hacked firmware makes it my top choice.

People have written hacked firmware for this router, implementing many features only available on high end routers.

Alright, so if it didn't have this "capability", would it still be your router of choice?

 

[CRXican]

I'm a noob and I too use the Linksys WRT54GS

Works great for me.

 

[vshah]

linksys for its dual antennas

 

[Rkonster]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: Rkonster

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: Rkonster
Linksys WRT54GS.

It's ability to run hacked firmware makes it my top choice.

People have written hacked firmware for this router, implementing many features only available on high end routers.

Alright, so if it didn't have this "capability", would it still be your router of choice?

Hmmm, I am not sure. Probably because it seems to be built better than the other cheaper companies. I have had too many bad experiences with Dlink and the like...

 

[Rkonster]

Originally posted by: yukichigai

Originally posted by: Rkonster
Linksys WRT54GS.

It's ability to run hacked firmware makes it my top choice.

What advantages does the hacked firmware provide? I can't think of much that you really need to unlock in a router, unless it's missing port forwarding or can't use WPA.

I just picked up a Netgear router from BestBuy for $20 AR, but it's only an 802.11b. Seems to work pretty well though.

Bandwidth management was a big one for me. There are many other features that I do not use, such as IP tables, changing the power of the antenna, WDS, bridging...and many more I cannot think of.

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: Rkonster

Originally posted by: yukichigai
What advantages does the hacked firmware provide? I can't think of much that you really need to unlock in a router, unless it's missing port forwarding or can't use WPA.

I just picked up a Netgear router from BestBuy for $20 AR, but it's only an 802.11b. Seems to work pretty well though.

Bandwidth management was a big one for me. There are many other features that I do not use, such as IP tables, changing the power of the antenna, WDS, bridging...and many more I cannot think of.

Crap, of course, bandwidth management. That's incredibly useful. I've been wanting to set up something like that on my router, so I could run gameservers and still be able to download stuff without making the servers unplayable.

I wonder if there's hacked firmware for the Netgear. Where would I start looking?

 

[dartworth]

Perhaps you should try the right forum...

 

[Rkonster]

Originally posted by: yukichigai

Originally posted by: Rkonster

Originally posted by: yukichigai
What advantages does the hacked firmware provide? I can't think of much that you really need to unlock in a router, unless it's missing port forwarding or can't use WPA.

I just picked up a Netgear router from BestBuy for $20 AR, but it's only an 802.11b. Seems to work pretty well though.

Bandwidth management was a big one for me. There are many other features that I do not use, such as IP tables, changing the power of the antenna, WDS, bridging...and many more I cannot think of.

Crap, of course, bandwidth management. That's incredibly useful. I've been wanting to set up something like that on my router, so I could run gameservers and still be able to download stuff without making the servers unplayable.

I wonder if there's hacked firmware for the Netgear. Where would I start looking?

I have not seen any for the Netgear.

Actually there is a discussion here about the Linksys firmware.
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=36&threadid=1356777.