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know that NETFLASH Isp ( On Lancaster by Guelph St. ) uses Router station pros as a part of their network. Maybe you could call them up and ask them to sell you one? r also you could pick one up at MEGAWIRE ( On Victoria by Breslau )who also uses them.<BR>
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<BR><BR>Joseph Wennechuk<BR>________________<BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR>> Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 00:36:33 -0400<BR>> From: unsolicited@swiz.ca<BR>> To: kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Linux capable Wireless N routers<BR>> <BR>> Been poking at this further.<BR>> <BR>> Still wish there was someplace local I could just walk in, buy a <BR>> RouterStation Pro, even if a bit more, and just be done with it.<BR>> <BR>> Well ... maybe not ... seems no matter what you get, OpenWRT <BR>> pre-installed or not, doesn't necessarily mean latest and greatest, in <BR>> the sense that backfire is out, so most everything will need updating, <BR>> and it's not all fire and forget. Maybe I'm just whining, but there's <BR>> only so many hours in a day to keep learning new stuff. OK, yes I'm <BR>> whining. Deal.<BR>> <BR>> Poking about the DIR-825 on openwrt notes (minor) problems with USB <BR>> (need an extra package), and flaky 5GHz. Also, specs. at D-Link note <BR>> it's still 802.11n draft. <sigh><BR>> <BR>> One thread https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=22897 mentions <BR>> alternative of:<BR>> <BR>> Netgear WNDR3700:<BR>> - <BR>> http://netgear.com/Products/RoutersandGateways/WirelessNRoutersandGateways/WNDR3700.aspx?detail=Specifications<BR>> - $180 <BR>> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=27_365&item_id=030012&sid=4opc30nkkumoroo5v9u9p0olu4<BR>> - Googled review <BR>> http://www.digitaltrends.com/networking-and-wi-fi-reviews/netgear-wndr3700-review/<BR>> - http://wiki.openwrt.org/inbox/netgear/wndr3700<BR>> - 2 wi-fi's, for private & public<BR>> - says 802.11n 2.0. i.e. Not 'draft'.<BR>> - "The Netgear WNDR3700 looks awesome: the performance is great (both <BR>> throughput & range), has dual radios (a 2.4/5 GHz one, and another 2.4 <BR>> GHz one), and has 3x3 MIMO antennas. The WNDR3700 actually ships with <BR>> OpenWrt Kamikaze 7.09, albeit with a proprietary customizations", then <BR>> it says (forum post) "While there have been mainline OpenWrt svn <BR>> commits adding various functionality for the WNDR3700, it doesn't <BR>> appear as if the WNDR3700 functions when flashed with anything newer <BR>> or not provided by Netgear.", which doesn't seem to jive with the <BR>> material on the rest of the site. Date of that post is 2010-01-01.<BR>> - "3x3" (antennas) appears to be important for max'ing speed (450 <BR>> Mbps). Netgear has it, not D-Link.<BR>> <BR>> LinkSys WRT400N:<BR>> -<BR>> - $130 <BR>> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=27_365&item_id=023426&sid=4opc30nkkumoroo5v9u9p0olu4<BR>> - not gigabit<BR>> <BR>> LinkSys WRT610N (not mentioned in thread), appears to be the gigabit <BR>> version.<BR>> - $150, after $20 rebate: <BR>> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=27_365&item_id=019173&sid=4opc30nkkumoroo5v9u9p0olu4<BR>> - searching google "wrt610n /site:openwrt.org" reveals a single hit, a <BR>> long forum post: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=16733<BR>> - broadcom. Next.<BR>> <BR>> TP-Link TL-WR1043ND (mentioned later in thread):<BR>> - $80 <BR>> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=27_365&item_id=026991&sid=n3biiqd1j3clkstvo5kltqns80<BR>> - http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr1043nd<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Looks like the Netgear WNDR3700 is a viable, but more expensive, <BR>> alternative to Khalid's (proposed) D-Link DIR-825, keeping gigabit. <BR>> Same for TP-Link TL-WR1043ND, which is only $80, but is 32Mb instead <BR>> of 64Mb. RouterStation Pro is 128Mb.<BR>> <BR>> Don't see anything on QoS for TP-Link, nor for DIR-825 ('though I seem <BR>> to remember seeing it at some point). WNDR3700 shows QoS in specs.<BR>> <BR>> Flash is 16MB+4 Negear, 32+8 TP-Link, 64+8 D-Link. Only the Netgear is <BR>> 3x3 (450Mbps) - Don't know enough about that yet, I presume it's <BR>> bonding 2.4 & 5 GHz.<BR>> <BR>> All comments, suggestions, thoughts, clarifications, welcome.<BR>> <BR>> Khalid Baheyeldin wrote, On 05/08/2010 12:50 PM:<BR>> > Still searching for a Linux capable Wireless N router (via dd-wrt, or<BR>> > OpenWRT).<BR>> > <BR>> > *Background*<BR>> > The need here is not move from Wireless G to N since we have a few laptops<BR>> > that support that now. The other main need is to monitor bandwidth usage per<BR>> > IP Address or MAC Address when needed.<BR>> > <BR>> > The other day, I saw high bandwidth going on the network and could only<BR>> > trace it by elimination (go to each powered on computer, and closing tab by<BR>> > tab in Firefox until the traffic stopped). Turned out to be a web site (<BR>> > deviantart.com) that was open in a browser tab. That page had a flash<BR>> > application that kept loading large images from a gallery. We installed<BR>> > NoScript on this machine and that should help with random flash apps like<BR>> > these.<BR>> > <BR>> > The tool I am looking for is iftop, which shows the IP addresses and how<BR>> > much each is downloading and from what host.<BR>> > <BR>> > *The Hardware*<BR>> > The D-Link DIR-825 seems to be a bit over the budget, but does have gigabit<BR>> > Ethernet, one USB port, and dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) for those interested<BR>> > in those added features.<BR>> > <BR>> > It is at Best Buy for $170<BR>> > http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/d-link-wireless-n-router-dir-825/10111490.aspx<BR>> > <BR>> > But at FutureShop for $140<BR>> > http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/d-link-xtreme-wireless-n-router-dir-825/10111490.aspx<BR>> > <BR>> > Only revision B1 and B2 are confirmed working. So need to physically go in<BR>> > the store and hope that the bottom of the box says what the revision is.<BR>> > <BR>> > And it is supported by dd-wrt<BR>> > http://dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database(have Javascript<BR>> > enabled, and then type<BR>> > "dir-8", and it will come up with downloads. A two step process (loading one<BR>> > image then the next), but seems to be supported.<BR>> > <BR>> > Also OpenWRT seems to be supported too<BR>> > http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/d-link/dir-825<BR>> > <BR>> > For those who don't need USB or Gigabit (just Wireless N), there is the<BR>> > D-Link DIR-615 for less than half the price<BR>> > http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/d-link-wireless-n-router-dir-615/10093527.aspx<BR>> > <BR>> > Tempted ...<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> > <BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > kwlug-disc_kwlug.org mailing list<BR>> > kwlug-disc_kwlug.org@kwlug.org<BR>> > http://astoria.ccjclearline.com/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> kwlug-disc_kwlug.org mailing list<BR>> kwlug-disc_kwlug.org@kwlug.org<BR>> http://astoria.ccjclearline.com/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org<BR> </body>
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