Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:10 am Post subject: What is the best 802.11N router for use with DD-WRT?
I am looking for recommendations for an 802.11N router that is DD-WRT compatiable, as I am thinking of upgrading my home network to N. I would want one with better range/senstivity so I can get the highest speed throughout my 1300 sq foot house for file sharing between computers.
as far as i am aware
onlay linksys
wrt300n V1 and
wrt350n v1
work just now for N based devices.
the real problem is the V1 vertion of the routers are not avalible here in the uk any more (as far as i can see)
i asume this is is the case in the rest of the world but not sure
If I am looking at one of these linksys routers in a store, how would I tell if it is a version 1? Is there any liklihood that one in a store in the states might be v1? How long ago did v2 come out? What is it about the v2 that makes it incompatible with dd-wrt?
With all the bait-and-switch that Linksys does - I won't buy another Linksys product.
They first make a good product, it gets a good reputation.
Then they cheapen it and don't change the model number - and then people buy junk based on good recommendations - recommendations that were for the older version.
I want an N router too.
I'm waiting for DD-Wrt to support the Asus 500W.
Openwrt/kamakazi already supports it - though in B/G modes only at this time.
The instructions to build an Openwrt image to support the 500W do not appear to have many code changes.
Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 144 Location: Northern Virginia, USA
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:31 pm Post subject:
tkoyn wrote:
If I am looking at one of these linksys routers in a store, how would I tell if it is a version 1? Is there any liklihood that one in a store in the states might be v1? How long ago did v2 come out? What is it about the v2 that makes it incompatible with dd-wrt?
Got myself a wrt350n from Circuit City yesterday. Flashed with v24 STANDARD RC1 using a 2-step procedure by first flashing thru web gui with MINI. Works fine with strong, stable signals at 28 mW default. (Except, I'm somewhat confused with the channel selection on DD-WRT for a G-only network--doesn't seem to select the channel I want. Had to select "mixed" - then it worked.) The S/N for v1 should begin with CNQ0 - it's on the box. (It also says v1 on the box.) _________________ WRT610N V2
RTN16
WNR3500L
WNR3500V2
I too am interested in an 802.11n router.. Seeing how inexpensive many 802.11n are and how polluted the 2.4GHz spectrum is currently, I wish DD-WRT supports a dual band router. I"d buy one in a heartbeat...
Does any one know of a dual band 802.11n router DD-WRT supports? The WHR-HP-AG108 a/b/g is still a bit unstable and costs about the same as a 2.4GHz 802.11n router.
Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Posts: 4924 Location: Dresden, Germany
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:44 am Post subject:
HowardZ wrote:
With all the bait-and-switch that Linksys does - I won't buy another Linksys product.
They first make a good product, it gets a good reputation.
Then they cheapen it and don't change the model number - and then people buy junk based on good recommendations - recommendations that were for the older version.
I want an N router too.
I'm waiting for DD-Wrt to support the Asus 500W.
Openwrt/kamakazi already supports it - though in B/G modes only at this time.
The instructions to build an Openwrt image to support the 500W do not appear to have many code changes.
I know that nothing is as simple as it first appears,
but it does not look like a big job for the developers to add 500W support to DD-WRT.
the WL500W support has been recently added, but no one ever tested the public image i provided in a forum thread here. so i can not officially say if it works or not
edit: WL500W support confirmed. its working. so wait for RC3 _________________ one cigarette costs 2 minutes of your life.
one bottle of beer costs 4 minutes of your life.
one working day costs 8 hours of your life.
I wouldn't bother with n even draft 2 is only faster than g at maybe 20-30 feet..
the buffalo whr-hp-g54 is faster than n at anything over that distance in my tests..
how about distance? I thought a main attraction of n is the range because of mimo?
If I buy an "N" router, I would want it to go much faster than g's max speed for 20-30 feet through three walls, including one wall with a fireplace against it. I am currently making G go the full 54 mbps through this with my WHR-G54-HP (set at 80mw in v24). If N has no speed advantage at just 20-30 feet, than I shouldn't be getting an "N" router, as I would only be disappointed in it.
