[ale] Recommended small routers

[Dan Lambert]

I have always had better luck working with the Netgear routers than any
of the Linksys models. Even without an open source firmware, the
hardware has just been more reliable .

I'm currently using a Netgear router, and it is as solid and reliable as
anything I've ever owned. I haven't found a need to go to an open source
firmware for this one yet, as it works very well with the standard
Netgear firmware. That's something I've never been able to say about any
of the Linksys routers I've owned.

Dan

On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 18:10 -0400, Ken Cochran wrote:
> Ah, nice, thanks.  I have a datasheet for a Netgear wgr614v8,
> which dd-wrt.org (or some opensource site for that kinda thing)
> was recommending some time ago.  But I'd bet that router has
> long been discontinued/replaced - these things seem to change
> with the weather...  -kc
> 
> > Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 17:42:31 -0400
> > From: David Tomaschik <david at tuxteam.com>
> > To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!" <ale at ale.org>
> > Subject: Re: [ale] Recommended small routers
> >
> > Newegg has the Asus RT-N16 for $77 after a code right now.
> > (http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/34760)  It's got 128 MB RAM, 32 MB
> > Flash, USB support, is B/G/N, and supports DD-WRT.  I've ordered one to
> > replace my WRTSL54GS, which is another great router for open source
> > firmware (but no longer generally available.)  I've also heard good
> > things about the Netgear WNR3500L, but it has only 64MB RAM, 8 MB
> > Flash.  (Though still BGN.)
> >
> > On 05/29/2010 05:06 PM, Ken Cochran wrote:
> > > Any favorite/recommended/"best" WiFi/router box a la LinkSys
> > > WRT but with more memory, better support for Linux or BSD-based
> > > software/firmware images, etc?  Umm... trying to remember...
> > > There's a website that's a "compendium" of that information but
> > > I don't remember what it is (or if it's even current anymore)
> > > & maybe you guys have more direct experience.  :)
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