Reliable wireless APs?

[Chris Linstid]

I've tried both DD-WRT and HyperWRT (also the thibor version) and one  
thing you absolutely have to do is clear the NVRAM after you flash  
the ROM.  Otherwise, you end up with strange default settings like  
"Undefined 1" showing up plus other random oddities.

	- Chris

On Jan 10, 2007, at 9:04 PM, Dan Jenkins wrote:

> Chip Marshall wrote:
>
>>  On January 10, 2007, Travis Roy sent me the following:
>>
>> > Linksys WRT-54G running the DD-WRT firmware.
>>
>>  I've been using a WRT54G with DD-WRT at home for a while now, it's
>>  been pretty solid. Under other firmwares I did have problems with  
>> the
>>  WRT turning into a brick, requiring a full reset and reflash via  
>> it's
>>  modified TFTP recovery method. I don't know if that was something
>>  going wrong with the hardware or just the firmware being flakey.
>
> I've had similar problems with the factory firmware. I did have a  
> couple running
> DD-WRT which would partially revert to factory settings,  
> specifically changing
> SSID to linksys and no security. I switched them to HyperWRT (Thibor)
> and have no problems since. (I think the client was tweaking the  
> settings.)
> The other ones running DD-WRT and OpenWR have been quite reliable.
>
>>  I'd stay away from Netgear stuff, by the way. I had horrible  
>> problems
>>  with a Netgear AP that would simply decide to stop responding on
>>  it's wireless device. Needed to be power cycled pretty much every
>>  time I wanted to go use it. Newer models may be better though.
>
> I have three Netgears on the shelf waiting for someone to get RMAs.
> I have had good ones out there, but I've had more flaky ones than
> Linksys units.
>
> All of the consumer grade units seem to run too hot. I strongly  
> suspect
> that is the cause of much of the erratic operation and premature
> failure. Too often, I have found the wireless routers stuffed between
> books, or in a stack of hubs and cable/DSL modems, seeming way
> too hot to the touch. Those which stay well-ventilated seem to last
> longer and be more stable. (Anecdotal evidence, I realize.)
>
> -- 
> Dan Jenkins (dan at rastech.com)
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