[Pc_Support] Wireless Routers on sale at CompUSA ... comments requested ...

[Thomas Carlson]

Digg.com had a story yesterday on a recent hack to get linux on the
inexpensive wrtg54 linksys offering. It might be worth the extra 10
bucks for the next level up of wrtg54s... more detailed info here...

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6352077661.html


On Sun, 2006-06-25 at 11:21 -0400, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Just want to buy a Wireless AP.  I'm hopeful I can buy one of these
> wireless routers and use it as a bridge between the 802.11 WLAN and
> 802.3 Ethernet and _nothing_ else (no WAN port usage).  I'm going to use
> a dedicated IPCop zone (and OpenVPN) for connectivity to the
> LAN/Internet.  I'm _not_ going to tweak or load anything custom on them
> (especially since I understand most have gone back to VxWorks anyway).
> 
> I don't mind waiting on a rebate, so does anyone have any exposure to
> the Netgear or USRobotics models below?  The Netgear came highly
> recommended by PCWorld.
> 
> Netgear WGR614NA:  
> http://www.compusa.com/adproducts/product_info.asp?product_code=302517  
> 
> Linksys WRT54GS-CU:  
> http://www.compusa.com/adproducts/product_info.asp?product_code=311221  
> 
> USRobotics USR5461:  
> http://www.compusa.com/adproducts/product_info.asp?product_code=331849  
> 
> Again, I could care less about the WAN/Internet features.  The
> USRobotics USB print server option looks cool though, especially since I
> have standard Postscript Level 2/3 printers with USB connectivity.  But
> I'll probably go with the Netgear -- unless someone has any negative
> comments on it.
> 
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