[ILUG] [Maybe OT] Recommendations for a good wireless router

Fri Jun 6 21:14:17 IST 2008

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008, Michael Watterson wrote:

> Why not http://openwrt.org/ ?

OpenWRT++.

Easy to respin custom images to squeeze the last out of 2MB flash 
routers, e.g. by leaving out the X-WRT web GUI, and by building in 
packages to the squashfs that you'd otherwise install to the jffs 
later.

> (I have a WRT54G3G modified to run 5hrs on batteries with openwrt. 
> Runs ethernet WAN (cable Modem, DSL router bridge Mode, Breeze, 
> Ripwave etc) or PCMCIA modem (3G, EDGE, Digiweb Flash-OFDM modem). 
> The Flash-OFDM driver is not yet publically available though.  USB 
> modems via USB-PCMCIA adaptor is possible.

Here: WRT54GS doing closed SSID (WPA) + firewalled, throttled open 
SSID + WDS + DHCP + DNS. AG241 doing DSL/ATM (PPPoA) and firewalling.

Great.

regards,
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