Wireless Routers for Linux?
John Mason Jr
john.mason.jr at cox.net
Thu Apr 20 19:02:45 UTC 2006
Bob Goodwin wrote:
> Can anyone suggest a "wireless" router they have had success with?
>
> I bought a Linksys WRT54g, gave up on it and returned it. The
> installation software only works with Windows and our efforts at
> installing it on a Mac were frustrating to say the least. Tech support
> is through New Delhi, the people are fine but the language problem is
> near impossible! That was replaced with a Belkin 54g which at least
> came with usable installation software but the quality is poor, I'm
> about to return the second one with an intermittent power connector
> which has been causing maddening problems.
You should be able to enter all the setup info via web interface
>
> My FC5 Linux system has a Linksys WET54G "wireless" bridge. I
> discovered that when you get that configured wrong there is no way to
> restore factory defaults except with a Windows computer and the supplied
> installation software.
Linksys user manual shows a reset button, but this may be different than
your model/version number
> The HP6840 printer has the RF link built in but has a button pressing
> routine that will restore the defaults without the provided software!
>
> Any thoughts on the best solution to my problems will be appreciated.
> This router needs to be returned but is there something else that will
> be better suited to my situation or should I risk another of the same
> type? Ideally something that would be manageable from my FC5 system.
Might look at openwrt.com to help select your hardware, this would give
you some options
>
> I realize this is not a straight forward FC-5 problem but my Linux
> computer won't work on-line until I get this worked out and I doubt I'm
> the only one with problems like this.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Bob Goodwin Zuni, Virginia
>
>
>
John
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