A good deal on a router that now does DD-WRT firmware. It's also an 802.11N router and has a 270 mHz CPU (as opposed to the 200 mHz processor of the Linksys WRT-54GL). Also has 32 megs of RAM and a 4 meg flash.
Sweet, i have been waiting on finding a N router for dd-wrt and everything was more than this. As long as its a fully supported chipset we should be good to go.
Very green, i am sure their will still be the people who red this cuz no gigabit, but 31 dollars!!
Does the stock firmware allow static DHCP? (WRT54GL I don't think does)
If so, is the stock firmware worthless and unstable or is ddwrt a must upgrade? I have a friend who wants a reliable router with static DHCP but would prefer not upgrading firmware.
I have one of this that I got from Frys a few months ago. It is just sitting in my closet while I am using the Actiontec GT704WG Wireless Modem/Router supplied to me by Verizon. I heard so many good things about the Airlink AR670W that I once pulled it out and called Airlink tech group to help me utilize this router. First I tried to go through upgrading to DD-WRT (or whatever it is called) but man this thing was so technical that I got completely lost and completely forgot what I trying to accomplish. Yeah, it was that bad. So I called the Airlink tech group. The guy was very nice but, again I found myself in a league that I do not belong to. What he was telling me to do would have taken me half a day with no guaranty that I will not completely mess up my system. He pressed me to try but I apologized to him and told him that I had to go and attend to my crying baby (I was lying through my tooth, the baby was not crying). I just completely lost patience and threw the router back into my closet. And here we go again. You guys will not let me forget that I have this gold sitting in my closet. I still intend to use this thing one day as it is faster than my current router. I just hope that someone will eventually come up with a simple executable file to perform this task. Or can I just give it to someone that knows how to do it and upgrade it for me and give it back for my network? Is that a workable solution? I am living in a college community so I am sure I can find a kid to do this for me. I think I am getting too old for this kind of process
Igbo said: I have one of this that I got from Frys a few months ago. It is just sitting in my closet while I am using the Actiontec GT704WG Wireless Modem/Router supplied to me by Verizon. I heard so many good things about the Airlink AR670W that I once pulled it out and called Airlink tech group to help me utilize this router. First I tried to go through upgrading to DD-WRT (or whatever it is called) but man this thing was so technical that I got completely lost and completely forgot what I trying to accomplish. Yeah, it was that bad. So I called the Airlink tech group. The guy was very nice but, again I found myself in a league that I do not belong to. What he was telling me to do would have taken me half a day with no guaranty that I will not completely mess up my system. He pressed me to try but I apologized to him and told him that I had to go and attend to my crying baby (I was lying through my tooth, the baby was not crying). I just completely lost patience and threw the router back into my closet. And here we go again. You guys will not let me forget that I have this gold sitting in my closet. I still intend to use this thing one day as it is faster than my current router. I just hope that someone will eventually come up with a simple executable file to perform this task. Or can I just give it to someone that knows how to do it and upgrade it for me and give it back for my network? Is that a workable solution? I am living in a college community so I am sure I can find a kid to do this for me. I think I am getting too old for this kind of process
If it's that frustrating, you should Craigslist it, or fleabay...
Igbo said: I have one of this that I got from Frys a few months ago. It is just sitting in my closet while I am using the Actiontec GT704WG Wireless Modem/Router supplied to me by Verizon. I heard so many good things about the Airlink AR670W that I once pulled it out and called Airlink tech group to help me utilize this router. First I tried to go through upgrading to DD-WRT (or whatever it is called) but man this thing was so technical that I got completely lost and completely forgot what I trying to accomplish. Yeah, it was that bad. So I called the Airlink tech group. The guy was very nice but, again I found myself in a league that I do not belong to. What he was telling me to do would have taken me half a day with no guaranty that I will not completely mess up my system. He pressed me to try but I apologized to him and told him that I had to go and attend to my crying baby (I was lying through my tooth, the baby was not crying). I just completely lost patience and threw the router back into my closet. And here we go again. You guys will not let me forget that I have this gold sitting in my closet. I still intend to use this thing one day as it is faster than my current router. I just hope that someone will eventually come up with a simple executable file to perform this task. Or can I just give it to someone that knows how to do it and upgrade it for me and give it back for my network? Is that a workable solution? I am living in a college community so I am sure I can find a kid to do this for me. I think I am getting too old for this kind of process
seriously? half a day? I haven't done this in a while but isn't it a matter of: -reset to factory defaults or soft reset (may not need this if brand new never used) -download the .bin file from the above link, save it somewhere you can locate like desktop if you are unsure -log on to web GUI with Internet Explorer by typing 192.168.1.1, enter default username and password -find Administration tab -find Upgrade Firmware -press browse and find where the .bin file you downloaded is located -hard or soft reset when done
seriously? half a day? I haven't done this in a while but isn't it a matter of: -reset to factory defaults or soft reset (may not need this if brand new never used) -download the .bin file from the above link, save it somewhere you can locate like desktop if you are unsure -log on to web GUI with Internet Explorer by typing 192.168.1.1, enter default username and password -find Administration tab -find Upgrade Firmware -press browse and find where the .bin file you downloaded is located -hard or soft reset when done
am I wrong, folks?
Yes, but after you get dd-wrt flashed on it, the firmware itself is overkill for the average user and way too customizable. Like this guy says "I want an exe to run and have the magic happen."
Is it too much to ask for dd-wrt superusers? Yes... Is it too much to ask from the manufacture? No, since they have to support it... but that's also why dd-wrt > factory firmware
PhDeez said: superflysocal said: Igbo said: ..stuff..
seriously? half a day? I haven't done this in a while but isn't it a matter of: -reset to factory defaults or soft reset (may not need this if brand new never used) -download the .bin file from the above link, save it somewhere you can locate like desktop if you are unsure -log on to web GUI with Internet Explorer by typing 192.168.1.1, enter default username and password -find Administration tab -find Upgrade Firmware -press browse and find where the .bin file you downloaded is located -hard or soft reset when done
am I wrong, folks?
Yes, but after you get dd-wrt flashed on it, the firmware itself is overkill for the average user and way too customizable. Like this guy says "I want an exe to run and have the magic happen."
Is it too much to ask for dd-wrt superusers? Yes... Is it too much to ask from the manufacture? No, since they have to support it... but that's also why dd-wrt > factory firmware
actually, from my experience it should be up to your internet provider to help with this. the router manufacturer will not know how your internet is or what is required like MAC cloning, etc.
mb90078
Member
posted: Sep. 15, 2009 @ 11:07p
superflysocal said: from what i have read, if your local Fry's still have these they usually go on sale for about $20-25
Less even. I got one maybe a year and a half ago. I haven't seen it advertised for quite some time though.
I've been happy with it, haven't played around with the firmware though.
This has been at Fry's for around $20-$25. Not sure if they still sell it; it is not on the frys.com web page.
Comment's at Anandtech Mixed reviews at Amazon Epinions indicates that you can't connect to B and N clients at the same time, which would be a problem for some people including me.
Fry's stopped carrying Airlink and ECS earlier this year (in part due to the VP scandal). So that ended incredible pricing on motherboard combos and networking equipment. What I don't get is if they are no longer subsidizing the kickbacks for these brands, shouldn't prices go down?
Not a bad price for an AP. I would hold out for one that is dual band if your computer supports it though. 2.4 is so crowded these days that I rarely get good speeds. I do live in a dense area so you can take that in to account.
Can it be flashed back to stock firmware after DD-WRT for warranty purposes? I saw on another forum someone said the DD-WRT for this is limited... no client bridge, no repeater, AP only. Does the DD-WRT for it support standard router functions with DHCP server?
superflysocal said: Does the stock firmware allow static DHCP? (WRT54GL I don't think does)
If so, is the stock firmware worthless and unstable or is ddwrt a must upgrade? I have a friend who wants a reliable router with static DHCP but would prefer not upgrading firmware.If he never wants to upgrade firmware, he'll be living with bugs in the stock firmware forever. Even Airlink releases FW fixes. He might as well go back to carving stone tablets.
DD-WRT isn't that much more complicated than any stock firmware. I've found alot of the manufacturer's firmwares more confusing than DD-WRT. DD does have more knobs to turn, but it's laid out in sections that are easy to navigate. Don't want to mess with something or don't understand it? Don't go there. The default settings work right out of the box just like most stock firmwares. There's alot of community support on the DD-WRT forums if you can't figure something out.
raskash said: What is the advantage of having DD-WRT function?
Functionality and stability. check out wiki. But if you don't use much beyond wireless connectivity and the the native router software do not drop connection often, you don't need to go through the trouble to install DD-WRT.
Initially, I installed DD-WRT on an ASUS router just for the heck of it. But I gradually found use for many of its features. Now I won't buy another router that is not DD-WRT compatible.
Without these two brands , my trips to Fry's have been far less frequent .
poohbie said: Fry's stopped carrying Airlink and ECS earlier this year (in part due to the VP scandal). So that ended incredible pricing on motherboard combos and networking equipment. What I don't get is if they are no longer subsidizing the kickbacks for these brands, shouldn't prices go down?
I bought one of these last December when Fry's had them for $15 + ship. Installed it at my parents house so my kids could have access when they are visiting.
Its been working ever since running the stock firmware and hasn't been touched since I installed it. Great little router for the money.
Like bamx2 and scottxmso, I too would not buy anything non-trivial or over 10$ from Meritline.
OP, don't mean to piss in your fire, but Amazon has this router for about 33$ (not sold by Amazon though). Shipping charges vary from 0.00 to about 6$. Not sure if these 3rd party guys are any better/worse than Meritline though.
keep in mind dd-wrt is buggy too. i've had a router clean wipe itself a few times. came home was in factory settings. i use static ip on a subnet that is not default on all devices so that scenario would not let anyone in since it defaults to (GRR) open access wifi.
So is this the best router out that supports DD-WRT?
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wotan2525
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posted: Feb. 11, 2010 @ 10:31a
The whole idea is that you should be able to give bittorrent a low priority and web traffic will push it out of the way. I played around with every setting I could find and bittorrent still wouldn't throttle down even when web traffic was at almost 100% of my connection. It's sort of confusing to setup but if you have any success, let us know!
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