AirportExtreme is nice, but this hack-a-$60 router into a $600 router sounds too good not to try.
The fact that you had no n-clients I think made it not so unattractive to start with. They'll take a while to come up with software/ firmware updates to get it to work with these drives that have "issues" (on the Apple side).......
You might be able to add high-dollar software features into a cheap device, but the hardware is often still pretty cheap. The WRTs are a little heat sensitive and the radios seem to lose range over time.
You might be able to add high-dollar software features into a cheap device, but the hardware is often still pretty cheap. The WRTs are a little heat sensitive and the radios seem to lose range over time.
If that's the case, I haven't noticed it yet.
Considering the cost of a replacement unit, coupled with the high-$ features of the WRT firmware, it seems like an easy choice to make if someone is looking for a router with more flexibility than any stock unit at 3 times the price.
The limitiations of the AE(n) don't justify the price, to me. The HD mounting issue was the icing on the cake.
Considering the cost of a replacement unit, coupled with the high-$ features of the WRT firmware, it seems like an easy choice to make if someone is looking for a router with more flexibility than any stock unit at 3 times the price.
The limitiations of the AE(n) don't justify the price, to me. The HD mounting issue was the icing on the cake.
Can you point me in the direction of where I'd go to learn to do stuff like that? My girlfriend just got a new router so she gave me back the WRT54G ver2 I lent her for the past year. I wanna see what I can do with it, since it looks like it can't be used to extend the range of my current network.
Can you point me in the direction of where I'd go to learn to do stuff like that? My girlfriend just got a new router so she gave me back the WRT54G ver2 I lent her for the past year. I wanna see what I can do with it, since it looks like it can't be used to extend the range of my current network.
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AirportExtreme is nice, but this hack-a-$60 router into a $600 router sounds too good not to try.
The fact that you had no n-clients I think made it not so unattractive to start with. They'll take a while to come up with software/ firmware updates to get it to work with these drives that have "issues" (on the Apple side).......
You might be able to add high-dollar software features into a cheap device, but the hardware is often still pretty cheap. The WRTs are a little heat sensitive and the radios seem to lose range over time.
You might be able to add high-dollar software features into a cheap device, but the hardware is often still pretty cheap. The WRTs are a little heat sensitive and the radios seem to lose range over time.
If that's the case, I haven't noticed it yet.
Considering the cost of a replacement unit, coupled with the high-$ features of the WRT firmware, it seems like an easy choice to make if someone is looking for a router with more flexibility than any stock unit at 3 times the price.
The limitiations of the AE(n) don't justify the price, to me. The HD mounting issue was the icing on the cake.
If that's the case, I haven't noticed it yet.
Considering the cost of a replacement unit, coupled with the high-$ features of the WRT firmware, it seems like an easy choice to make if someone is looking for a router with more flexibility than any stock unit at 3 times the price.
The limitiations of the AE(n) don't justify the price, to me. The HD mounting issue was the icing on the cake.
Can you point me in the direction of where I'd go to learn to do stuff like that? My girlfriend just got a new router so she gave me back the WRT54G ver2 I lent her for the past year. I wanna see what I can do with it, since it looks like it can't be used to extend the range of my current network.
Can you point me in the direction of where I'd go to learn to do stuff like that? My girlfriend just got a new router so she gave me back the WRT54G ver2 I lent her for the past year. I wanna see what I can do with it, since it looks like it can't be used to extend the range of my current network.
http://www.thibor.co.uk/
You'll love it.
http://www.thibor.co.uk/
You'll love it.
Thanks! I'm checking this out right now.