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2007-02-08
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Linksys WRT54GC
Compact wireless G router. 4 100bt lan ports. Highly configurable. Usually works well with tablets but must be in mixed mode. Occasionally induces "network problem" error on tablets and must be rebooted to correct. Can suffer interference from neighbors; adding Linksys HGA7s 7dBi antenna can help significantly.
A very nice home router with a 4 port 10/100 switch and 802.11 B/G WiFi.
Best feature is a USB port where you can connect a flash thumb drive or external hard disk or a printer. With a hub, you can connect several devices.
There is a UPnP Media server that can stream music, videos, pictures etc from the attached storage device to any UPnP client like Canola or Mediastreamer. Also a Samba server so you can mount a shared folder and an FTP server so you can access the attached storage from the internet. All this without needing your PC to be turned on.
And then there's the normal features of Thibor's excellent version of HyperWRT like custom firewall scripts, QOS and gaming settings, UPnP port forwarding, DDNS updating, Static DHCP so your devices always get the same IP address, custom access restrictions if you want to limit the times your kids can access the net, telnet and ssh access to the linux shell, adjustable WiFi output power (default is 50%), site survey to see what other nodes are in your area.... the features go on and on.
I use WPA2 Personal security setting with TKIP + AES and my 770 connects with no problems.
Last edited by BanditRider; 2007-02-08 at 11:17.