On Sat, 5 Nov 2005, Andrew McNabb wrote:
On Sat, Nov 05, 2005 at 04:27:05PM -0700, Chris Carey wrote:
It's much more versatile than a PCI HostAP setup.
There's that word again. :)
I'm sure the Linksys router is great for lots of people (though I
haven't had much luck with their products). I'm sure it's more
versatile than most routers. HOWEVER, you can't run whatever software
you want on it, which in my opinion, instantly makes it less versatile
than a firewall with PCI card.
Ok, well, a couple of points here from the person most of this advice was
intended for ... ;-)
1) I've already got a machine acting as a router. It's my desktop machine,
so it's going to stay no matter what. So we are, in essence, comparing a
$50 PCI card with another $50 piece of hardware--that's exactly what I'm
wanting to compare. In my situation the $50 Linksys/whatever would
probably use more electricity than a $50 PCI card added to my setup.
2) Buying a separate wireless router is not the only option. I could also
buy a separate wireless access point, which is what I decided to do in the
end. It was cheaper than either the PCI card or a separate wireless
router, and it still gives me the ability to run whatever software I want
to on my router. Best of both worlds?
~ Ross
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