[geeks] Wireless Router reccomendations

Phil Stracchino alaric at metrocast.net
Mon Apr 14 05:32:47 CDT 2008


Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> Jeff Cole wrote:
>> Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>  > What about a seperate access point and router? 
>> Smoothwall[0]/Vyatta[1] on a samll PC (like a PIII with a smaller (180 
>> Watt?) PS?[2]) and a low-end Cisco AP (seen on eBay for around $100 or 
>> less with power supplies and power injectors - search "cisco Aironet 
>> 1200"[3], for instance)?
>>
>> Not really practical for this setup. A good thought though. I was 
>> looking at the Soekris stuff but for my uses, it seems terribly 
>> expensive. I'll probably pick up one of the units eventually, but, at 
>> the moment, it would be overkill for what I need.
> 
> I've found that I usually *prefer* a separate access point and router 
> nowadays.  More versatility and all...

I'd have bought a pure AP myself, if it wasn't for the ridiculous 
nonsense of less costing more.  But if less *works better*, that changes 
the equation.


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