Re: House wireless/wired router: choices? Plus wireless neophyte questions.
On Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:17:44 -0700
Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca> wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 10:10 -0400, Celejar wrote:
>
> > They always (AFAIK) offer DHCP, but you don't have to use it. There are
> > advantages to setting static IPs - you can set up host files and refer
> > to the hosts by name, and I think that bringing up interfaces is a good
> > few seconds quicker with static IPs than with DHCP.
>
> Any quality firmware (dd-wrt, tomato) will set up hostnames for you
> anyway, based on the hostname the DHCP client gives it.
Of course, but I was using cheap models that didn't support alternate
firmwares.
> > > 3. What about configuring the router (with the static IP address, any
> > > DHCP operating parameters, etc.)? Since my desktop will be wired, I'd
> > > like to be able to configure the router using my desktop -- which means
> > > using Linux. If an application on an accompanying DVD is needed to
> > > configure the router, I'm guessing that app is only going to work on
> > > that other operating system. Or are there routers out there that are
> > > configurable from a Linux machine in a straightforward manner?
> >
> > AFAIK, SOHO routers / APs / switches are generally configurable via a
> > web interface, which will work with any platform. Note, though, that
> > they often recommend, or even require, Javascript, which can make using
> > a TUI browser such as links difficult or impossible.
>
> Another reason to use a firmware other than the default that the SOHO
> router ships with.
Agreed, but see above.
> Paul Johnson
Celejar
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