I still use a Time Capsule, but in bridged mode for exclusive use as a wireless access point, with my own Linux box as router doing PPPoE to a VDSL modem. This overcomes the chief limitation of the device, which is translation speed beyond about 300 MB/s. My bandwidth does not yet exceed 80 down 20 up yet, though, so this is not needed for simple Ethernet connections and if I had cable I would still be using TC exclusively. Wireless coverage in my flat isn’t the issue: the TC works great even at 5 GHz and in fact disabling the 2.4 GHz band actually makes things better where I am, in London, where the 2.4 GHz band is completely and totally choked.
My biggest gripe with current consumer stuff is it’s all pretty dire in terms of flexibility and security. Running your own box overcomes that but it’s not for the faint of heart. However, even I will eventually need a new access point, and in that case I will probably just go with the Netgear Nighthawk. My only gripe about that is it doesn’t let you use multiple VLANs when it is in bridge mode, so you can’t run your own custom guest network or hotspot, which is something I’ve always wanted to do but probably never will, LOL. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/C7361648-F3B2-4AD2-80C3-7711978B3752%40me.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
