These solutions look very intriguing. I'll probably pick up one of their AP devices.
* * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:53 AM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > Ya, at the time my primary need was for a p2p tunnel. The other stuff > appealed to me but the community was in a weird transistion state as well > with the primary dev, etc. The whole thing was just too irritating overall > in the end. Also the basic capabilities of the low end commerical > offerings covered my home needs. Now that I found the RouterBoard folks > that will cover any more specialized needs quite nicely now. > > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 8:53 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]>wrote: > >> The tunnels didn't appeal to me, because everything I need to connect >> with is IPSec, but they only support OpenSSL. Once I got over that, >> however, I was good, because I searched for the best router that would >> support the firmware before I bought it. >> >> To me, it's no different from any other HCL type situation. If you get >> the wrong hardware, you're on a wing an a prayer. >> >> DD-WRT is getting to the point where hardware vendors are providing their >> equipment with it installed, so that's a good thing, IMO. >> >> Thanks for the feedback, though. I have my own list of "not likely to >> use" products for similar reasons over time. >> >> * * >> >> *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of >> Technology for the SMB market… >> >> * >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:25 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> First their 'tunnels' did not work as advertised and I spent months >>> trying things on their forums only to find out they didn't work per >>> documentation. Second, it was such a pain to get the DD-WRT to work on the >>> hardware and you had to be very very careful to get the supported routers >>> model number and even then risk your money/investment flashing them. After >>> a while, the risk vs what they gave you wasn't enough to overcome the >>> annoyance factor of the occasional brick at a time when the hardware was my >>> spare cash. >>> >>> I don't handle work routers (Cisco) at home I have a D-Link that works >>> well enough. For a point to point with a neighbor I have two Groove-5Hn >>> that I like a lot (PoE sitting in the attic just fine, though if I didn't >>> have the antenna's already then I would have gotten one of their integrated >>> solutions) . I wil probably replace the D-Link with something of theirs >>> later this year. Probably RB751U-2HnD or get a board and daughterboards >>> which would cost more. Not sure yet. >>> >>> http://routerboard.com/GrooveA5Hn >>> http://routerboard.com/RB751U-2HnD >>> >>> Steven Peck >>> http://www.blkmtn.org >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> What problems have you encountered? >>>> >>>> I have 3 DD-WRT based devices running now (2 at work; 1 at home) and I >>>> haven't had any issues. Still on the Aug 2010 release. >>>> >>>> Also, what do you use instead of DD-WRT? >>>> >>>> * * >>>> >>>> *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of >>>> Technology for the SMB market… >>>> >>>> * >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I realize there is a lot of love for dd-wrt but they burned their >>>>> bridge with me a while ago. I just don't find their stuff dependable >>>>> enough to actually use anymore. Granted this may have changed in two >>>>> years, but not enough for me to trust them with something I may have to >>>>> support. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 6:01 PM, [email protected] < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> ** >>>>>> >>>>>> Anything found here: >>>>>> http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On January 10, 2012 at 12:09 PM winsys <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> > A friend of mine is looking for a new home router that he can >>>>>> > disable/enable internet access very easily from a web page. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>> >>>> --- >>>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>>> or send an email to [email protected] >>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to [email protected] >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
