[cinereus]

Hi, I'm going to ditch my DIR-615 D4 as it doesn't run Client Bridge mode. My new router has the following requirements:

1. Gigabit ethernet is ESSENTIAL. Wireless N is not necessary.
2. Works well with DD-WRT.
3. Client Bridge supported.
4. Available for cheap second hand.

Any recommendations? I know about the list of supported hardware for wireless N routers but don't know of an equivalent one for GbE. Is there one?

[buddee]

I don't even think there are any G routers with gigabit on them, the cheapest router i can think of with gigabit ports is a refurbished E2000, which is around $35-40 here in the US.

[cinereus]

Hmm, doesn't look very popular over here. It's running at at least £55 ($85) which is way too much.

Is there any way to find the cheapest few gigabit routers going (so I can check they do Client Bridge with DD-WRT)?

[Exec]

Some of my friends use this one :
TL-WR1043ND

It is quiet cheap even if you buy it new from Amazon (43€)

[buddee]

The tp-link is atheros based, from reading within the atheros section of the forum, client bridge doesn't seem to work, or atleast, very few users have any success with it.

To my knowing, you'd want to look for a broadcom based unit, which i know for sure can run in client bridge mode. So you'd need to reference the supported devices page in the dd-wrt wiki and then search for the particular unit on ebay or somewhere to that affect.

[cinereus]

Gah, looks like this will be harder than I thought. If no more suggestions are forthcoming, I'll start the long trawl through the full list...

[Dougz]

How about Belkin 7F7301? $25 delivered on eBay, lots of ram and flash, Gigabit, N, Good DD-WRT fit.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=80408&highlight=diy

I got one on eBay. Still running latest Belkin FW and it's OK for what I do. DD-WRT later probably.

[cinereus]

Alas it doesn't seem to exist in Europe otherwise it would probably be perfect

[dingdong2]

I bought one of these off of Amazon in August 2011. I flashed DD-WRT onto it and it has been great. My total price with shipping and all was $65.88 USD. Here's the link for the exact one I bought, http://www.amazon.com/Netgear-WNR3500L-Gigabit-Wireless-Router/dp/B002RYYZZS.

They have refurbished ones for $38.99 USD, http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B002RYYZZS/ref=dp_olp_refurbished?ie=UTF8&condition=refurbished.

I haven't tried any bridging with it but if you want to give more details on exactly what you want to do (how it will be bridged) I can try to test it. Stealing neighbors WiFi and bridging it to the GigE ports? lol

[Brainded]

I recently picked up a refurb Cisco/Linksys Valet Plus M20 from NewEgg for $30 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124427). It's regular price is down to $48.99 new now. The stock firmware is garbage, and after poking around I discovered there is a working version of DD-WRT for it. So far so good.

[pcfreak2]

E3000

[geva420]

I just saw a Cisco E900 on eBay, turns out that it is just an updated E1200 v2. Great amount of RAM and flash (32M/8M), small, cheap. No external antennas however.

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-features/31727-inside-story-cisco-linksys-ea-series