Goodsounds;387837 Wrote: > I was just trying to understand the validity of making performance > assumptions based on reading differences in a handware spec sheet. My > experiences (on the sidelines, of course) would say that things are > more complicated than to allow such simple generalizations.
I wasn't basing my observations on the spec sheet - I have read reports of the newer versions being less stable. This was the case with v5 and early firmwares. Perhaps the issues are largely moot now, I haven't read anything recent. Kyle;387974 Wrote: > If one is just looking for a bit of signal boost, and has the WRT54GL, > what is easier to set up and more reliable, Tomato or DD-WRT? I read > on another board that folks were having to do regular resets with > DD-WRT. I definitely don't want to have to mess with that. I just > need a little bit more signal power to reach a room where the signal is > sketchy. >From what I've heard, Tomato is much more simple than DD-WRT, so if you're only looking for signal boosting, you may want to look into that. But I've run DD-WRT for years and never had to reset it. BTW boosting signal power may or may not solve your problem. Boosting signal power also increases noise, so your S/N ratio doesn't change. You may get a higher strength signal, but it won't be a higher quality signal. Also this overheats the radio chipset and can result in premature failure in extreme cases. Try channel changing, high-gain or directional antennas first. Even repositioning the antennas can help immensely. See http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/NetworkProblemsSecondGuide -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta), SBC (beta - no battery) Sold: SB3, Duet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58591 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
