I'm invoking "the kitchen sink" subtitle of this forum to ask a question about networking that is only tangentially about SBs, because I know a lot of the folks here will know the answers.
I have a Linksys WRT54GL running Tomato firmware as my router. I also have a Netgear WGR614v3 router that has been repurposed as an access point. For this I've connected the Linksys to the Netgear via ethernet using one of the Netgear's LAN ports, turning off DHCP on the Netgear, etc. etc. This setup connects a mixture of computers, SBs, internet tablets, etc. Most of the devices are "G" devices, but we do have a couple N-capable laptops, which are currently connecting via G. The Netgear is starting to flake out, so I'm going to replace it. I see two options. Option 1 is to replace it with another router that can run Tomato or DD-WRT, and use Wireless Distribution System to use the second router as an AP, though I'm not clear yet whether it would be bridging or repeating. Given that I have the ethernet in place to wire the two together, I'm not sure of the advantages of WDS to me in this setting, since I understand that for wifi devices WDS effectively halves the bandwidth. Option 2 is basically to replicate the setup I have now, using the second router as a simple access point. In fact, for this option I could buy an AP, except they usually cost more and are useless as backup routers in case my router suddenly dies. For either option, I would seriously look at getting an N-capable router so that the current -- and now doubt future -- N devices can take advantage of it. It appears that there is at least one N-capable router out there (WRT160NL) that supports DD-WRT, so Option 1 would still be a possibility. Any advice? Thanks. -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82108 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
