Need a new wireless router for home use.

[Conan71]

...for those people like me -- who like to tinker and flash third party firmware

If that's not your thing, like I stated before,...

[Hoss]

Haha...you're butter today 'cuz you're on a roll...

[jne]

The RT-N16 is a good router for those people like me -- who like to tinker and flash third party firmware -- so within those circles, I've heard great things about that router.  If you keep the stock firmware on it, I've heard not so good things.  I chose it because it's memory footprint was larger than any of the other routers out there, which gives me several options for firmware.

If that's not your thing, like I stated before, you might be better off with a consumer grade Linky/Cisco.

Then you know as well as I do that any good bunch of geeks has a wide range of opinions and experiences.  Can I ask how long you've had it?  Specifically, I've heard of them working beautifully and then suddenly taking the piss.

[jne]

Then you know as well as I do that any good bunch of geeks has a wide range of opinions and experiences.  Can I ask how long you've had it?  Specifically, I've heard of them working beautifully and then suddenly taking the piss (not an uncommon trait even among some nice routers).

[Hoss]

Then you know as well as I do that any good bunch of geeks has a wide range of opinions and experiences.  Can I ask how long you've had it?  Specifically, I've heard of them working beautifully and then suddenly taking the piss.

I haven't even installed it yet, as I just got it today.  Reign it in there, Sparky.



And for most of the 'wide ranges of opinions' I've seen, the older stock firmware is what 'took the piss'.  Newer stock firmware is better, but still stock and still limiting.

[jne]

I haven't even installed it yet, as I just got it today.  Reign it in there, Sparky.



And for most of the 'wide ranges of opinions' I've seen, the older stock firmware is what 'took the piss'.  Newer stock firmware is better, but still stock and still limiting.

Dood, I thought we were past the stock firmware talk, but do let me know if it holds up.  I may go with the same one, or Buffalo, or Cisco.  You say Tamato, I say Toma...DD-WRT:)

[swake]

Does anyone have a wireless N dual band dongle that they recommend that will run on an older laptop with Windows 7 64 bit? Standard, not Draft?

[Conan71]

You guys engage in too much geekspeak for me.  That whole "dongle" thing makes me cringe.

[swake]

You guys engage in too much geekspeak for me.  That whole "dongle" thing makes me cringe.

Donglephobe

[Hoss]

Dood, I thought we were past the stock firmware talk, but do let me know if it holds up.  I may go with the same one, or Buffalo, or Cisco.  You say Tamato, I say Toma...DD-WRT:)

Dont' mind dd-wrt, but it's a little 'fat' for my needs.  TomatoUSB  works well sofar on this router and my speeds look just fine sofar.

I would stay away from the Buffalo though.  I didn't like it much, and I did have it with DD-WRT on it for about six months before I got rid of it.  I'll let you know later this week how the RTN16 holds up.

[nathanm]

Does anyone have a wireless N dual band dongle that they recommend that will run on an older laptop with Windows 7 64 bit? Standard, not Draft?

If "older" isn't too terribly old, N may have been a configurable option, in which case you can get an internal N card that will replace the existing card. The performance of the USB sticks is abysmal compared to built-in wireless, what with the antennae being reasonably large and built into the screen rather than being a 16th wave "antenna" that consists of a trace on the circuit board.

[jne]

Does anyone have a wireless N dual band dongle that they recommend that will run on an older laptop with Windows 7 64 bit? Standard, not Draft?

If one of these big black dongles isn't too bulky for you, I have a similar one that has worked great for years.  Super cheap too.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166068

[Conan71]

If one of these big black dongles isn't too bulky for you, I have a similar one that has worked great for years.  Super cheap too.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166068

Sure glad that wasn't a link to Pricilla's.

[rdj]

Sure glad that wasn't a link to Pricilla's.

I would never click on that link...

[swake]

If "older" isn't too terribly old, N may have been a configurable option, in which case you can get an internal N card that will replace the existing card. The performance of the USB sticks is abysmal compared to built-in wireless, what with the antennae being reasonably large and built into the screen rather than being a 16th wave "antenna" that consists of a trace on the circuit board.

I was hoping to avoid messing with the BIOS, I may just have to do that.