David:
No disrespect intended here, but I have been through the DD-WRT thing with Linksys and Buffalo routers. The Buffalo worked better long term. I probably did it with 20 units total. Isn't DD-WRT used for commercial purposes a pay as you go deal? I used them once for a WDS network I set up and while it worked well when it was working, would go in to mumble mode way too often. Sometimes when you flash the DD-WRT code, and for unknown reason, you end up bricking the unit. They even say so in their Wiki. There has to be a cheap, easy to use, reliable alternative that doesn't require re-flashing and fussing. There have been some good thoughts here on this reflector this morning. Friendly Regards, Mike Mike Gilchrist Disruptive Technologist Advanced Wireless Express P.O. Box 255 Toledo, IA 52342 Mike's <http://www.tamatoledonews.com/page/category.detail/nav/5001/Local-Columns.h tml> Weekly Column 239.770.6203 m...@aweiowa.com _____ From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of David E. Smith Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 11:28 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] DD-WRT On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:14, Dennis Burgess <dmburg...@linktechs.net> wrote: got me. We simply use MT. Guess sometimes its cheaper to use a consumer grade hardware and put some other software on them, but sounds like more work than it needs to be. Assuming you're using something like a Linksys WRT54GL router (about $60 on Amazon), it's not like updating the firmware from "Linksys stock" to "DD-WRT" is that big a deal. You'd have to plug in any given Mikrotik hardware, install the current RouterOS, and configure it, so the investment of time is very similar. And, as far as I'm aware, there's no Mikrotik gear that includes five Ethernet ports, wireless, and a pair of antennas, all in a nice indoor enclosure, with the power supply, for anywhere close to that price. I wouldn't suggest using a residential router and DD-WRT for running a major tower, but it's great for some weird customer installations where you need more than a regular router but don't need all the features of RouterOS (or the client is on a really tight budget). David Smith MVN.net
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