From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 8 18:24:54 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3A95106564A for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2011 18:24:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@galador.org) Received: from mail-bw0-f54.google.com (mail-bw0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C69A8FC14 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2011 18:24:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz12 with SMTP id 12so3885403bwz.13 for ; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:24:52 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=galador.org; s=gally; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:x-originating-ip:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=Et/3BFVitr6S/2m9EgNtMH6pZyTHaXleXrVWH1EggQ8=; b=IUOXDpbYyaxNAIu0zLSgGdAiVCzBAu9HcqkHjxrKXRGptiBBwntsZcRn7RQLY4ZoIH dS5EWHQgWZRs63iwUfX5JfDHPU/ZMjNVq7Kt39nNfguJiFLwLU9dvgd6viVeWEqPiRon bqB15USoG46tw/iFQBbIy8WsgwGTkGQoyULcg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=galador.org; s=gally; h=mime-version:x-originating-ip:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=LVwmhRp8oGLm7LgXSurFCyp/s8bTMW70eqWD/KLG6hza3DnV7gyETuEnKWQuI6tada oGFROJVUc9gRH7pvMk7e7M9tuR03kCbiZ5qfbBuK4e0yPi9tJrB2knjq3mQHvTPtVEyq 2sb79mNl3Rspixv2FZ7Irk3ZSmGFd4FJ5Znz8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.15.130 with SMTP id k2mr2246474bka.95.1302287091147; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:24:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.48.17 with HTTP; Fri, 8 Apr 2011 11:24:51 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [159.204.59.22] In-Reply-To: <60C3CE39-D3EC-488E-94E4-98191F1F6CAA@mac.com> References: <60C3CE39-D3EC-488E-94E4-98191F1F6CAA@mac.com> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:24:51 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Bryan H." To: Chuck Swiger Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:24:54 -0000 On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Chuck Swiger wrote: > On Apr 7, 2011, at 3:19 PM, Bryan H. wrote: >> If you're just looking for a new router, I would highly recommend the >> Linksys WRT160NL. =A0I got mine refurbished from Cisco's store[1], and >> flashed it with dd-wrt[2] (which was incredibly easy, just search for >> the router in dd-wrt's "router database", and follow the directions), >> and I'm very satisfied with the performance. > > While you're mentioning a solid wireless router with a good history, it's= no longer being manufactured. =A0The replacement is an Linksys E2100L, whi= ch is very nearly the same thing as a WRT160NL, but has twice the RAM: > > =A0http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3D73986 > =A0http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/linksys/e2100l > >> Perhaps my only complaint is that the wired ports are not gigabit. >> Not a major problem for me at the moment, but it may be a deal-breaker >> for you. > > Agreed, a good point. =A0To get gigabit, I believe you'd need to hit up e= ither the E3200L or E4200 mentioned in $Subject.... > > Regards, > -- > -Chuck > > Ah, I was unaware that it had been discontinued, perhaps that's the reason for the (relatively) low cost. ;-) As for dd-wrt, I personally find the extra features (like the built-in OpenVPN client and the xbox-kaid) to be useful for my own personal needs. If the stock firmware fills your needs, then there's no reason you would *have* to flash with a third-party firmware. Although, flashing that particular model was, in my experience, about as obtrusive as it would have been flashing the router with an updated firmware from the manufacturer. Very easy to do. Thanks, Bryan