I would much appreciate a report on its VLAN support, actually. --DTVZ
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Bill McGonigle <b...@bfccomputing.com>wrote: > On 09/22/2009 08:50 PM, Gerry Hull wrote: > > I have a completely opposite opinion of Linksys routers. > > Just to clarify, it sounds like you have a completely opposite opinion > of WRT54GL's. I'd second your opinion of that particular model. It's > always been particularly robust, but recall that we have a 54GL because > after the 54G became so popular, Linksys went to much cheaper parts and > broke linux compatibility to save money. The outcry was so loud they > brought the old design back into production in parallel with the > mass-produced el-cheapo, which was universally panned. As far as I > know, the GL has been largely unchanged to date. > > But now that gigabit and -n are prevalent, the GL is showing its age. > I've looked at the 610 line and found overheating/reset problems. Alex > outlines other areas where cheap was more important than quality. I've > been trying an ASUS replacement for the GL just because I suspect > Linksys will kill it soon. > > FWIW, I'm running my -n network on a $30 Rosewill WAP piggy-backed onto > a GL. It's not linux and not gigabit, but I run all the smarts in > DD-WRT on the GL and let the Rosewill run as a completely dumb bridge. > So far it's been worth every penny, and the logic board is the size of a > playing card and runs very cool. > > Incidently, if you see this mail, it's the first one I sent on a Netgear > GS108T. That's a $100 Linux-based gigabit *switch* with nearly all the > desired management bells and whistles that you can pick up at Staples. > I haven't turned on VLAN's or jumbo frames yet, but I'm pleased by the > march towards world domination. Coincidentally(yeah, right), the switch > gets raves while their proprietary smart switches get panned. > > -Bill > > -- > Bill McGonigle, Owner > BFC Computing, LLC > http://bfccomputing.com/ > Telephone: +1.603.448.4440 > Email, IM, VOIP: b...@bfccomputing.com > VCard: http://bfccomputing.com/vcard/bill.vcf > Social networks: bill_mcgonigle/bill.mcgonigle > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ >
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