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</style></head><body><div data-externalstyle="false" style="font-family:Calibri,'Segoe UI',Meiryo,'Microsoft YaHei UI','Microsoft JhengHei UI','Malgun Gothic','Khmer UI','Nirmala UI',Tunga,'Lao UI',Ebrima,sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div>Buffalo offers a range which runs DD-WRT natively; I bought the $60 model from that family recently and had fairly decent results. I finally gave up on wireless to my desktops, though, and just threw Ethernet-over-powerline adapters in the rooms with computers.</div><div data-signatureblock="true"><div> </div><div> </div></div> <div style="border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid;"> <strong>From:</strong> Michael Butash<br> <strong>Sent:</strong> January 9, 2013 6:52 PM<br> <strong>To:</strong> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org<br> <strong>Subject:</strong> Re: OT: router recommendation<br> </div> <div> </div>I'd look at an asus rt-n16, a buddy loves his. It runs ddwrt or tomato <br>hackable linuxes.<br><br>2.4ghz covers b/g/n<br>5ghz covers a/n<br><br>n works for either 2.4ghz or 5, but can mimo channel-bond/hop across 3 <br>channels, and can use 40mhz channels in 2.4 for increased throughput.<br><br>2.4 is used by everything+dog, all sorts of dubious radios that wreak <br>havoc on the spectrum. Use 5ghz if you can, but note signal coverage <br>isn't generally as good distance-wise @5ghz.<br><br>Of course 802.11ac with gig spec are now starting to hit the sales floors...<br><br>-mb<br><br><br>On 01/09/2013 05:36 PM, Mark Jarvis wrote:<br>><br>> I'm looking to replace my router, but don't know enough about the<br>> wireless standards. The current router has two wired connections and<br>> supports from one to six different wireless devices, almost always only<br>> one or two at a time. The current wireless devices are 802.11g, but<br>> future devices could well be 802.11n. It's in a home environment with<br>> one or both wired connections active much of the time. Although<br>> streaming is infrequent (no Netflix), it is important that streaming<br>> work well when used,<br>><br>> Will an 802.11n router work with 802.11g devices?<br>><br>> Will an 802.11n device work with an 802.11g router?<br>><br>> The biggest complaint with the current router is that it occasionally<br>> drops the net connection, which causes severe stress to friend wife.<br>><br>> If someone wants to recommend a reliable, non-budget busting replacement<br>> it would be appreciated.<br>><br>><br>> Thanking everyone in advance,<br>><br>> Mark Jarvis<br>><br>><br>> ---------------------------------------------------<br>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org<br>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:<br>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss<br>---------------------------------------------------<br>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org<br>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:<br>http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss<br></div></body></html>