[DEAD: Price Raised and No More Free Shipping] Asus RT-N16 Wireless N Gigabit Router + (2) 10ft cat5e cables $82 shipped free or $77AC at Mwave
Last edited by CrazyGamer; 09-05-2010 at 09:02 AM..
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Asus RT-N16 Gigabit Wireless Router w/ USB Storage & Printer & Media Server + Pair of 10ft Cat5e Ethernet Cables $82 Note, Compatible w/ DD-WRT & Tomato |
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Just got one thanks to the recent Newegg deal. This is a buck cheaper than even that if you have one of the review coupons and the bonus cables surely sweeten the deal if you're in need for a couple.
I'm running the Teddy Bear USB blend of Tomato and haven't had any issues yet... not even with heat or the stock PSU as I had read there had been several problems with. The USB is sllloooowwww but handy for hooking up an external drive and the range is almost as good as my old Rosewill RNX-N4 (which I have yet to find a router/AP with a better range than it). Bottom line: this is a good deal on a great router if you need a powerhouse that has almost everything (just no 5GHz band). |
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I need another router and was about to go with another WRT54GL flashed with DD-WRT, but the price has apparently gone up since I purchased my current one.
With the better specs, cat5e cables, and open source firmware compatibility, this was too good to pass up. With DD-WRT, I only hope this router is rock solid like my trusty WRT54GL. Thanks, OP.
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But it is possible [linksysinfo.org] if you aren't afraid of doing a bit of installing/tweaking in a Linux environment. More up-to-date information on Sane Scanner-Server [wl500g.info]. |
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I was a long time user of DD-WRT since the days after the Sveasoft debacle and still occasionally run builds on test devices, but for most things out there I find Tomato is more user friendly - especially for the less than technically savvy crowd - and a bit more efficient/stable. There are a few rare features that one can only find in non-Tomato firmwares but if you're interested in those features chances are you've already stopped reading this post.
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This is a great router if you put Tomato USB firmware on it (http://tomatousb.org). This is the Teddy Bear USB build mentioned above.
Be sure to select the Kernel 2.6 for MIPSR2 when downloading. (Linky [sourceforge.net]) Last edited by dorkino; 08-30-2010 at 06:04 AM.. |
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I tried to search for a clue myself last night, didn't get anything. Thank you very much for your clue. I'll give it a try. Let see how far I could go...
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just a fair warning, if you plan on installing a lot of Optware on Tomato [xtremecoders.org], you might want to replace the power supply with 12V 2-4A instead of the 12V 1A
the power supply on mine died after a week and took the router along with it(got it RMA'd). I only loaded up Tomato and print support, nothing else enabled(no optware or usb hdds), and it still died other than that, for the week or so that I had the router, I loved it. It was stable, never slow or laggy, and USB transfer(tested on a SDHC Class 4 on a USB SDHC reader) was 3-7MB/s, which is average for file-sharing-routers |
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I actually just bought this router on the recent newegg deal. Not sure how good of a router this is even with the med firmware(I am running DD-WRT). Take a look at this review of the hardware, they crucified it:
http://www.smallnetbui Real world speeds are very slow - I am not sure if the mod firmware improves these numbers. Just thought people should know before they buy, as I am having buyers remores, even though its a good deasl. Last edited by Guitar1969; 08-30-2010 at 12:03 PM.. |
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