TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND Ultimate Wireless N300 Gigabit Router w/ USB Port & DD-WRT Support $25 after $20 rebate + Free Shipping

got one.

thanks

im still seeing 51.95

TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND Ultimate Wireless N300 Router , Gigabit, 300Mbps, USB port , 3 Detachable Antenna x3/ IP QoS/ QSS Button
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Darn missed it.

For some reason you have to click the link on the right side that says Sold by Amazon to get it to come up.

Quote from mnx12 : For some reason you have to click the link on the right side that says Sold by Amazon to get it to come up.

Shipping in 2-5 weeks, I don't know if I will get it in time to post mark the rebate...
Itching to get this though and replace my old Netgear WGT624 [productwiki.com]
Haha, a real blast from the past

This router is awful with OpenWRT. And OpenWRT has a horrible UI.

Just beware.

I bought it a couple of years ago and used it for a few hours before throwing it in a box in the basement. There's a long standing bug open about it dropping wireless clients... The situation is much better in the latest OpenWRT but I still got tired of Youtube and comedy central videos freezing two or three times per night. I noticed some devices are more affected than others (laptops OK for example, MS Surface can't seem to stay connected more than a couple minutes)

internal throughput is not that high for a modern GbE router/AP, about 1/3rd that of a refurb $39 EA2700 on the linksys/cisco site, from smallnetbuilder site data.

So pissed I just ordered a router last night from amazon, then this pops up!!! Too bad the one I ordered is being delivered tomorrow so I can't stop the order.

Quote from Mattyg2 : So pissed I just ordered a router last night from amazon, then this pops up!!! Too bad the one I ordered is being delivered tomorrow so I can't stop the order.

you can still refuse the shipment.

Quote from aqan : you can still refuse the shipment.

Yeah, say something like the Matt ordered the router no longer lives and went to fight taliban.

This is a Chinese brand, and the company is headquartered in Shenzhen, China. http://www.tp-link.com.cn/introduce.html, how is the reliability of its products? Will it die in one to three months of usage?

I went ahead and ordered one. My e2000 running tomatousb is not as reliable as it once was. The link you click on shows $56 but if you search the product number you can still find the lower price. It says ships between 2-5 weeks, but sometimes amazon sends things like that out in a few days. If it takes too long though the rebate wont work

I've had this router for a while running DD-WRT. I had to set a nightly reboot to fix the wireless connectivity issues but now it is working much better. For the price I would recommend this router as it has lasted me for years.

I am thinking of upgrading to Gargoyle as I've heard good things. Does anyone know an upgrade path from DD-WRT to Gargoyle? Do I need to revert to stock first or can I just download the firmware and update?

Quote from sourdate : This is a Chinese brand, and the company is headquartered in Shenzhen, China. http://www.tp-link.com.cn/introduce.html, how is the reliability of its products? Will it die in one to three months of usage?

I have one that I just recently replaced with the TP-Link WDR4300.
I used the 1043 for about two years with stock firmware and it worked great, til it was about 2 years old. Then I started having to do daily reboots. That's why I bought the 4300. My 4300 wasn't too stable, so I put the 1043 back in service until I could figure out my problems with the 4300.

anyway, don't expect it to last five years, but it should be good for a year or two. I personally think that is about the life expectancy of routers these days, they work pretty hard!

If you can get it for 25 bucks, I think its a very good deal

I never did try any third party firmware, so can't comment on that.