Re: Linux on a Router

[Nate Duehr <nate@natetech.com>]

On Jul 10, 2007, at 9:10 PM, ArcticFox wrote:

> On Jul 10, 2007, at 10:09 PM, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 10:06:53PM -0500, ArcticFox wrote:
> > > I've been having a heck of a time trying to keep my internet  
> > > connection
> > > active. It likes to drop on me for no apparent reason. I've  
> > > managed to
> > > narrow the problem down to the router, but Linksys wants to  
> > > charge me
> > > ~$30 to troubleshoot the router. Someone I know suggested that I try
> > > Linux on the router and I was wondering if anyone out there knows/ 
> > > has
> > > experience/suggestions for doing something like this.
> > >
> > > The router is a Linksys BEFW11S4 v.4 The only client system I  
> > > have is
> > > MacOS X 10.3.9
> > I think that OpenWRT can be made to load on many (most?) Linksys
> > routers.  I would start there.  However, I've not personally used  
> > it, so
> > I am not positive about whether it is the right thing for you.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > -Roberto
> You gave me somewhere to start though, and for that I thank you.

OpenWRT being the more "open" of the options, is a good place to  
start, but might be a bit more "manual" than you want to set things up.

I personally like DD-WRT, which has a bit more effort put into it  
from the standpoint of the web interface, etc...

But they're both good options.

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Nate Duehr
nate@natetech.com