alt.internet.wireless

"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
news:ljqrq3hbhebre9a5fhd2qdi8d1bqjo3vh7@4ax.com...
| "NotMe" hath wroth:
|
| >I've been using the Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 with considerable success for SOHO
| >wifi and small busienss hot spots.
| >
| >Due to the legal problems the supply of the Buffalo equipment has dried
up.
|
| Not really. I've been buying WHR-HP-G54 routers on eBay from various
| vendors in Hong Kong. The problem is that the prices are somewhat on
| the high side. When they were being sold in the USA, they were going
| for about $80/ea. Now, I'm paying $130 plus about $20 shipping at
| best.
|
| >First question is it possible or practical to purchase Buffalo equipment
in Canada, Mexico or someplace else.
|
| Yes. You can get them from Germany with DD-WRT pre-installed.
|
| >Second what's the general consensus or recommendation on a replacement.
| >Not critical but nice is the equipment supported DD-WRT
|
|
|
| Sorry, but I don't have any recommendations. I've been floundering
| around with various failures and not really spending the time it would
| take to find something that really works well. My latest exercise is
| trying DD-WRT v24 RC6.2 on a Linksys WRT-600N. This should have been
| the ideal unit, with 32MB of RAM, a USB flash drive (for storing web
| pages and accounting data), a serial port for running a ticket
| printer, 12VDC operation, and dual band 2.4/5.7GHz. However, at this
| time, DD-WRT can only operate the 5Ghz radio. The 2.4GHz radio
| doesn't work. There's no provision for selecting or controlling the
| dual band features. There are also bugs, such as the power light
| flashing for no obvious reason. If DD-WRT can be pounded into running
| a dual band device, this should be a really fine wireless router, but
| not quite yet.
|
| Linksys does make a single band version as the WRT-350N with similar
| features. That will probably be my next fiasco.
'

Thanks,

I'm ordering one and if the process of getting it here works I'll like order
a six pack. Yes, a bit more expensive but if it works that will be worth
not having to deal with a miss matched pack of hardware.

That said I need a general recommendation on hardware (three units) for a
short time to fill in until the over the pond hardware is in hand.

I'm not particularly fond of Linksys but ...any port in a storm.

Any suggestions on what I might consider either Linksys or otherwise. Cheap
and dirty works but the key word is works.