Comments on: My Linksys Wireless Router Died http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died Almost two steps ahead of technology Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:01:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/comment-page-1#comment-60977 Jim Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:46:36 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/#comment-60977 Not to give the TM-G5240 a black eye in my last post moment's ago, because other users reviews aren't glowing. I haven't really found issue with this unit. It's got some decent features, the range is fine as is signal quality and strength. The TM-G5240 has it's own installation exe program, so for those that want to just set it up that way, it's a nicer step by step procedure for the novice. You can still use the browser to configure for more advanced features. It is what it is, simple & inexpensive, expectations for it shouldn't be for a commercial Cisco router Not to give the TM-G5240 a black eye in my last post moment’s ago, because other users reviews aren’t glowing. I haven’t really found issue with this unit. It’s got some decent features, the range is fine as is signal quality and strength.

The TM-G5240 has it’s own installation exe program, so for those that want to just set it up that way, it’s a nicer step by step procedure for the novice. You can still use the browser to configure for more advanced features.

It is what it is, simple & inexpensive, expectations for it shouldn’t be for a commercial Cisco router

]]> By: Jim http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/comment-page-1#comment-60976 Jim Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:37:05 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/#comment-60976 Felt the same way about my D-Link DI-614+. WLAN light is out, the cat 5 ports work fine still, but no wireless. I couldn't access the router thru the browser, so it's definitely locked. Anyway, replaced it with a DI-524 spinoff that T-Mobile sells (TM-G5240). Works fine and was around $ 20, may buy a 2nd as a spare as the user reviews aren't glowing for the router, but I was only after a basic router anyway. It supports WEP & WPA, so at least that's relatively modern ? Felt the same way about my D-Link DI-614+. WLAN light is out, the cat 5 ports work fine still, but no wireless. I couldn’t access the router thru the browser, so it’s definitely locked. Anyway, replaced it with a DI-524 spinoff that T-Mobile sells (TM-G5240). Works fine and was around $ 20, may buy a 2nd as a spare as the user reviews aren’t glowing for the router, but I was only after a basic router anyway. It supports WEP & WPA, so at least that’s relatively modern ?

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]]> By: Sean http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/comment-page-1#comment-4863 Sean Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:55:50 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/#comment-4863 DD-WRT will definitely help provide a more stable connection. Just be sure if you are going to crank up the wattage above 60 mW, add some cooling, like a fan blowing into it and/or drill the vent holes a little bigger. You might want to find yourself a pair of 7dBi High Gain Antennas too. I haven't seen stores offering them much anymore but I do have a spare set, if you are interested. DD-WRT will definitely help provide a more stable connection.

Just be sure if you are going to crank up the wattage above 60 mW, add some cooling, like a fan blowing into it and/or drill the vent holes a little bigger.

You might want to find yourself a pair of 7dBi High Gain Antennas too.

I haven’t seen stores offering them much anymore but I do have a spare set, if you are interested.

]]> By: James Asher http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/comment-page-1#comment-4861 James Asher Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:50:32 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/#comment-4861 According to the status page in DD-WRT, I've only got 16MB. Right now, if DD-WRT can provide more consistant connections - not that we were having notable disconnecting here, but occassionaly - and that it allows me to boost power so I can get a better signal in my living room, then I'm happy with the product. According to the status page in DD-WRT, I’ve only got 16MB.

Right now, if DD-WRT can provide more consistant connections – not that we were having notable disconnecting here, but occassionaly – and that it allows me to boost power so I can get a better signal in my living room, then I’m happy with the product.

]]> By: Sean http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/comment-page-1#comment-4860 Sean Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:47:12 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/#comment-4860 Version 2's are nice. By chance did yours come with 32 MB of RAM or 16? Apparently there is a way to unlock them to use the 32 MB of RAM if it has it but I haven't figured it out yet. Version 2′s are nice. By chance did yours come with 32 MB of RAM or 16?

Apparently there is a way to unlock them to use the 32 MB of RAM if it has it but I haven’t figured it out yet.

]]> By: James Asher http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/comment-page-1#comment-4859 James Asher Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:41:33 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/#comment-4859 I've got a version 2 WRT45G, I installed DD-WRT v23 sp2. I’ve got a version 2 WRT45G, I installed DD-WRT v23 sp2.

]]> By: Sean http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/comment-page-1#comment-4858 Sean Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:38:39 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/#comment-4858 Hi James. Depending on what version of DD-WRT you want to run will determine what you can or can't do with your router. For security reasons, I won't post specific setting details but I will say that I'm using the MAC Radius Client, OpenVPN Client, WDS Connection Watchdog and I've disabled the DHCP Server. I've fine tuned my Fragmentation Threshold, I've set one antenna to transmit and one to receive. I'm also taking advantage of IPv6, changed my IP range and I'm doing some custom firewall stuff in front and behind the wireless router. That's about all I'm publicly detail out. What version of the WRT54G are you running? Hi James.

Depending on what version of DD-WRT you want to run will determine what you can or can’t do with your router.

For security reasons, I won’t post specific setting details but I will say that I’m using the MAC Radius Client, OpenVPN Client, WDS Connection Watchdog and I’ve disabled the DHCP Server.

I’ve fine tuned my Fragmentation Threshold, I’ve set one antenna to transmit and one to receive.

I’m also taking advantage of IPv6, changed my IP range and I’m doing some custom firewall stuff in front and behind the wireless router.

That’s about all I’m publicly detail out.

What version of the WRT54G are you running?

]]> By: James Asher http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/comment-page-1#comment-4857 James Asher Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:09:49 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/my-linksys-wireless-router-died/#comment-4857 Hey, thanks for the comments about DD-WRT, I've been meaning to run some custom firmware on my WRT54G. Care to list your customizations in DD-WRT? I'd be interested to see what all you change aside from the power output. Hey, thanks for the comments about DD-WRT, I’ve been meaning to run some custom firmware on my WRT54G. Care to list your customizations in DD-WRT? I’d be interested to see what all you change aside from the power output.

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