Wireless router needed

[Nils Kassube]

Preston Hagar wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Eero Volotinen 
<eero.volotinen at iki.fi> wrote:
> > 2011/2/18 Carlos Alberto Alves <drcaa at predialnet.com.br>:
> >> Hi!
> >> I would like your input about a wireless router for a 50
> >> feet-apart connection with 2 walls (w/ 2 windows) between netbook
> >> and router. TIA,
> > 
> > Linksys WRT54GL with linux firmware (openwrt or ddwrt)
> 
> I would suggest the same, but with Tomato instead of openwrt or ddwrt

I would suggest to use the original firmware that comes with the router 
because with the open firmware versions you loose the "secure easy 
setup" functionality. This feature was quite nice to connect a Windows 
Vista laptop to the router when the retarded Windows version wouldn't 
allow to paste the 63 character WPA2 key.

Furthermore, I would suggest to buy a router for the new 802.11n 
standard, not the old 802.11b/g - there is no big price difference. The 
802.11n routers are compatible with the old 802.11b/g standard, so there 
shouldn't be a problem if the netbook only supports the b/g standard. 
Yes, I know it may not work with the higher link speed over 50 feet 
through two walls, but who knows what other machines will connect to 
that router in the future and over which distances? Maybe then the 
faster router will be appreciated. And another advantage of the modern 
routers is the increased RAM size which might be interesting if you 
really want to replace the firmware with any of the open firmware 
versions.

Now, if you ask me for a specific type of 802.11n router, I can only 
name the TP-Link TL-WR1043ND which is the one I have. But there are 
others which should work as well.


Nils