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Given the small capacity of space that the router has, should anyone want to expand their router with a USB flash drive, this guide did it for me:...
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The E2000 w/ DDWRT is pretty rock solid, I have two of them set up at the SO's 'rents house. That being said, you obviously can't use 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz at the same time.
If you upgraded the main...
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it's probably dying. you could try flashing tomato or dd-wrt on it. that may help.
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I'm confused. From the what I read CoDel is useful if you have a lot of traffic. Does it help if you've only got a few clients? even with a good QOS setup?
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Would someone please enlighten and educate us IT-ignorant members regarding what exactly is hardware NAT and why it is better than software NAT? Also, if you flash with a third party firmware and...
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Your devices have to support 450mbps as well, which most don't. As you noted, the 2.4 GHz band is crowded as well.
Perhaps more importantly, your internet connection is not 450mbps, or even...
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You say that the linksys WRT54G is good? That's a relief, because I've had one for years and now I have to keep unplugging it 2-3x's a day to reset the wireless. I must have it configured wrong, or...
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It's personal preference. I use power adjustment and port routing, so I like dd-wrt.
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Even a single download can cause this situation and it will still help reduce latency even with QoS. Clients won't notice any difference unless you have something like Skype or VoIP going. I can't...
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Also no third-party firmware supports the HARDWARE NAT FEATURE on this router. So it's a trade-off in features.
Stock: Get Hardware NAT and inherent IPv6
Third-party: You don't get Hardware...
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buffer bloat = fear-mongering
(for most customers it's a non issue - unless you are an IT supervisor overseeing a college dorm, don't worry about it.)
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Y is it so hot?
It's not the brand new wireless ac.
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Need help here....read through all of this and 90% of it is over my "technical" head....
I currently have a crappy Belkin N150 router...which has been serviceable but with noticeable drops. I...
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to a normal user there is no difference.
and dd-wrt and tomato will run on your existing router
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Any chance the stock firmware can be modified to include features such as OpenVPN, QoS, transmit power, and stability fixes, etc., similar to Merlin Firmwares for the ASUS RT series?
That way, we...
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It's still alive. Add it to cart and then apply the coupon. Final price should be $53.99 minus the $15 mail-in rebate.
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If not using the xbox for playback, what video card do you have in your PC? Can it handle those movies if they are local and not streamed? I would ask the same of the xbox if you put it on a flash...
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Does this support IPV6? I dont see it on the specs page.
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It is shockingly easy to add software packages. Actually, almost too easy to the point that you may go crazy with it and bog down your router! OpenWrt is very lean to start, which is part of what...
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There are some special steps - all in the OpenWrt wiki :)
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Oops, check the WDR4300 wiki page. It's the same router, but with 3 antennas. Instructions are conceptually the same, but obviously you want the firmware with wdr3600 in the name!
Updated the wiki...
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Thanks for all the info!
One last thing - it says in the wiki:
NOTE: It has been widely reported that LuCi is already installed and running after the install of OpenWRT. After you do the initial...
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Thanks OP, scored one. Repped
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yes 128/8 - see openwrt wiki
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Price went up. OP, update title.
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You will still want those high speeds you get from the ISP. A wireless N router will give you better throughput on your LAN, doesn't do anything for the WAN.
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I wasn't able to see the GUI right after installation. However I didn't complete the steps with Putty to get the GUI.
I tried changing my computer to a static IP and was then able to see the...
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It didn't. Don't forget to apply the promo code
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Can't you just setup your printer to print via the other computer by setting it up as a netowrk printer? No need for Dropbox.
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I also bought it from the last deal and it's been great so far and have yet to flash it. On stock firmware it's not bad, better than what i had before that's for sure. It dropped connection maybe...
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I added the links in the Wiki for the Guest Network. I could not get it to work via Luci.
http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/recipes/guest-wlan
with luci
https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=34092
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I would say the Asus RT-N66U would be able to perform miracles. As always, you get what you paid for though.
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Buffering will be great but it wont help with the pixelation of the poor quality videos.
Broke down and bought one of these. I also bought Asus RT-N56U that popped up for $78. I plan on testing...
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Does anyone know the size of the power adapter, I'm looking for physical measurement ID/OD in mm. Thanks!!!
I had no issue with my last TP-Link rebate. I was very hesitant, both with the rebate...
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It CAN be a good reason IF the printer is supported by the router and without glitches. It doesn't require another device or computer to be powered on all the time as a print server. But the printer...
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Depends, are you streaming in or streaming out? ;)
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Limit one promo code per order, so sorry but no.
LMAO!
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Not sure if this is this router or my internet but WiFi keeps dropping up and down. I have a WDTV in my bedroom, 1 room from the router (20-30 feet) and I did a speed test. I get 2-3MBps. My...
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This 30/30/30 business is some crazy DD-WRT forum based thing that I've never had to do. I'm not sure this will do much for you.
Try regular telnet. The file you flashed should be fine. The...
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Just to rule everything else out. try moving the router or the WDTV to be within direct sight of each other. like a few feet. and then test the speeds.
if it's still bad then something is...
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