Why Linksys routers are so cheap...

[Drew Van Zandt]

I would much appreciate a report on its VLAN support, actually.

--DTVZ

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Bill McGonigle <bill at bfccomputing.com>wrote:

> On 09/22/2009 08:50 PM, Gerry Hull wrote:
> > I have a completely opposite opinion of Linksys routers.
>
> Just to clarify, it sounds like you have a completely opposite opinion
> of WRT54GL's.  I'd second your opinion of that particular model.  It's
> always been particularly robust, but recall that we have a 54GL because
> after the 54G became so popular, Linksys went to much cheaper parts and
> broke linux compatibility to save money. The outcry was so loud they
> brought the old design back into production in parallel with the
> mass-produced el-cheapo, which was universally panned.  As far as I
> know, the GL has been largely unchanged to date.
>
> But now that gigabit and -n are prevalent, the GL is showing its age.
> I've looked at the 610 line and found overheating/reset problems.  Alex
> outlines other areas where cheap was more important than quality.  I've
> been trying an ASUS replacement for the GL just because I suspect
> Linksys will kill it soon.
>
> FWIW, I'm running my -n network on a $30 Rosewill WAP piggy-backed onto
> a GL.  It's not linux and not gigabit, but I run all the smarts in
> DD-WRT on the GL and let the Rosewill run as a completely dumb bridge.
> So far it's been worth every penny, and the logic board is the size of a
> playing card and runs very cool.
>
> Incidently, if you see this mail, it's the first one I sent on a Netgear
> GS108T.  That's a $100 Linux-based gigabit *switch* with nearly all the
> desired management bells and whistles that you can pick up at Staples.
> I haven't turned on VLAN's or jumbo frames yet, but I'm pleased by the
> march towards world domination.  Coincidentally(yeah, right), the switch
> gets raves while their proprietary smart switches get panned.
>
> -Bill
>
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