[CVALE] Using a wireless router with my Windowsand Linuxboxes...

[Landon Blake]

I just checked my invoice and I actually went with this router:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124010

I went with two (2) Edimax wireless PCI cards:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833315041

How does the guy at dd-wrt support his work?

Landon

-----Original Message-----
From: cvale-bounces at lists.fire2wire.com
[mailto:cvale-bounces at lists.fire2wire.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Bennett
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:56 AM
To: cvale at cvale.org
Subject: Re: [CVALE] Using a wireless router with my Windowsand
Linuxboxes...

Landon, that router is junk unless you reprogram it with the dd-wrt 
firmware.  See http://www.dd-wrt.com/ .

    -Patrick


Landon Blake wrote:
> Thanks for all of the suggestions.
>
> I went with the Linksys router.
>
> I'll probably be back on the list in a couple of days when I can't get
> things working!
>
> This list is always a helpful support, and very much appreciated.
>
> Landon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cvale-bounces at lists.fire2wire.com
> [mailto:cvale-bounces at lists.fire2wire.com] On Behalf Of Ian Sterling
> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 9:53 PM
> To: cvale at cvale.org
> Subject: Re: [CVALE] Using a wireless router with my Windows and
> Linuxboxes...
>
> Landon,
>
> First of all, I'd *highly* recommend getting the WRT54GL.  It's got a
> few more features, and it's very easily flashed with dd-wrt.com's 3rd
> party firmware.  (I've been using it for the last six months and LOVE
> it!)
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124190
>
> As for NICs... Dunno.  My last laptop without a built-in NIC was my
> older thinkpad, and I had a Netgear WG511T, which I got on eBay for a
> decent price.
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833150006
>
> The Netgear software works wonders on Windows, so I have no problem
> rec'ing this product to anybody.
>
> That's my 2c worth.  :-)
>
> --Ian...
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 1:25 PM, Landon Blake <lblake at ksninc.com>
wrote:
>   
>> I've got a question for the network gurus.
>>
>>
>>
>> I just moved into a new house. There isn't a phone jack even close to
>>     
> the
>   
>> bedroom we are using as a home office, and AT&T wants $150 to install
>>     
> a new
>   
>> phone jack in the bedroom.
>>
>>
>>
>> I was thinking I could install a wireless router so I wouldn't need
>>     
> the
>   
>> additional phone jack. The bonus to this is that I wouldn't have to
>>     
> plug-in
>   
>> my laptop to get internet!
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is the bad news:
>>
>>
>>
>> I'd have to install wireless network cards on both of my desktops. My
>> computer runs Debian Linux, while my wife's computer is running
>>     
> Windows XP.
>   
>>
>> I looked at the following wireless router (I'm using a regular
LinkSys
>> router on both desktop's currently.):
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124010
>>
>>
>>
>> I have no idea what to do for a wireless network card on the
desktops.
>>
>>
>>
>> What I'd like to ask the fellow CVale members is this:
>>
>>
>>
>> -     Can a rookie like myself handle the installation of a wireless
>>     
> router
>   
>> and wireless network card with a desktop that runs Debian Linux?
>>
>> -     Is there a specific brand of wireless network card I will need
>>     
> for the
>   
>> Linux box?
>>
>>
>>
>> If it costs me $300 or $400 to go wireless I might just pay for the
>>     
> phone
>   
>> jack installation.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any advice and/or suggestions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Landon
>>
>>
>>
>> P.S. - I hope to be adding another computer to serve as a data backup
>>     
> for
>   
>> the Debian box in the next year. This will mean a small "home office
>> network". Maybe this justifies the cost of going wireless?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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