If you are going to get an E3000, then I'm back to "get a 600N" _________________ Linksys WRT600N v1.1 16758M NEWD Eko mini-usb-ftp (AP) (OTRW)
Linksys E2000 16758M NEWD-2 K.26 Eko mini (repeater bridge) (on 5GHz)
4410N bar none. Performs just as well as the Cisco stuff. No comparison to the the E series or all the other rather cheap Linksys stuff. Outdoor I had a stable connections in a radius of at least 200m, at some point even up to 1km. Doesn't support DD-WRT though and only has a 2,4 GHz radio.
Is a usb port the only difference between the models? Does dd-wrt support the usb port?
Yes with mini-usb-ftp or mega or big, or other builds that include that support. No it's not the only difference, the E3 has two radios, the E2 one. _________________ Linksys WRT600N v1.1 16758M NEWD Eko mini-usb-ftp (AP) (OTRW)
Linksys E2000 16758M NEWD-2 K.26 Eko mini (repeater bridge) (on 5GHz)
Is a usb port the only difference between the models? Does dd-wrt support the usb port?
Yes with mini-usb-ftp or mega or big, or other builds that include that support. No it's not the only difference, the E3 has two radios, the E2 one.
It also has a faster processor (480MHz vs 354MHz) and twice as much RAM (64MB vs 32MB), and a physical power switch.
I guess... but do you really think a spec bump like that is worth the extra cash... _________________ Linksys WRT600N v1.1 16758M NEWD Eko mini-usb-ftp (AP) (OTRW)
Linksys E2000 16758M NEWD-2 K.26 Eko mini (repeater bridge) (on 5GHz)
Joined: 16 Mar 2011 Posts: 111 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 13:38 Post subject:
speedy71471 wrote:
I guess... but do you really think a spec bump like that is worth the extra cash...
I guess it depends on whether or not you need the USB port and the two radios. My decision to go with the E2000 was because I have a media center PC that does all the stuff (and then some) that the USB port would provide, plus I have no 5GHz devices in my network but have plenty of 2.4 so I decided to save the $35 extra the E3000 would have cost.
If you plan on using Optware, reading indicates it's a whole lot better with USB as well. I haven't used it though, so I could just be reading too many opinions that others have about it.
No doubt the USB stuff is cool. If you like to tinker and have a little fun with hardware and .conf files, you definitely want some bells and whistles on the hardware side.
But really you can do most of your basic things more efficiently with your PC that with the hardware. And you gotta keep in mind, more things going on in your router equals higher consequences if it gets hacked.
I've been running a big FTP server with my 600N and a home built USB drive. Cool and fun, but it is not any faster than when I was just forwarding the port through to a win7box running filezilla. And the latter method is probably more secure.
And on top of that now I have ext3 volumes to deal with. _________________ Linksys WRT600N v1.1 16758M NEWD Eko mini-usb-ftp (AP) (OTRW)
Linksys E2000 16758M NEWD-2 K.26 Eko mini (repeater bridge) (on 5GHz)
Joined: 16 Mar 2011 Posts: 111 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 17:06 Post subject:
I have enough trouble keeping permissions straight in NTFS on Windows...
The other side of the security of running on the router is that if a bug is uncovered, it's a HUGE pain in the ass if you have a very custom setup with DD-WRT since it's not recommended to restore backups from one build on another build...
All depends on what you want the router to do for you and the level of PITA-ness (made up a new word there I think!) you're willing to accept.
