On 04/03/2016 02:02 PM, James Knott wrote:
On 04/03/2016 01:48 PM, Anton Aylward wrote:
The you really really really won't like the old WRTG54's converted to use DD-WRT!
I've never paid more then C$0004.99 for one
Then you're not running anything better than 802.11g. Every device I own is capable of running at least 802.11n and so I have an "n" access point. My firewall/router is a refurb computer running openSUSE 13.1.
Regular readers will recall that I'm an enthusiast for "refurbished" (even if only by my own hand) equipment. Much of it 'rejects' from work as the result of upgrades. Regular technophiles will recall that each release of MS-Windows seems to demand new hardware (is this a conspiracy or what?) but the old hardware still runs even late model Linux just fine, thank you very much! So there's a regular supply of reconditioned or recondition-able equipment :-)[1] I'm always on the lookout for new stuff. As I said I have that WRTG53 for $3.50. Yes the h/w can't do 802.11n no matter how much DD-WRT tries :-( But I would guess that the device was 'thrown out' because the user upgraded to a new (and full priced) 802.11n device. No doubt there will be another upgrade somewhere, sometime, and I'll get a 802.11n device for around $5. And apply DD-WRT to that :-) So it goes .... [1] Some day my basement will need a purge! -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org