On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 03:38:38 GMT, John Navas <(E-Mail Removed)>
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: On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:10:28 -0500, Robert Coe <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
: <(E-Mail Removed)>:
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: >Anybody have any experience with the D-Link DWL-3200 access point? I've
: >ordered three of them to try out; anything in particular that I should watch
: >out for? I intend to use them to handle two VLANs, one unencrypted and the
: >other running WPA2 with a RADIUS server.
:
: Why not DD-WRT, which works quite well on a variety of low cost hardware
: (my own favorite being Buffalo)?
I wasn't aware that DD-WRT handles VLANs. Does it let you broadcast all SSIDs
or just one? It appears that with the latest firmware the DWL-3200 will
broadcast all of them. (The WAP54GP broadcasts only one, but that's the least
of my problems with that piece of junk.)
: >I've given up on the WAP54GP. It's now obvious that Linksys has no intention
: >of ever fixing any of its reported problems. I'm relegating the dozen or so
: >that I bought to service on our unencrypted public network, an assignment that
: >could be handled by an AP costing a third as much. :^(
:
: I'd still want wireless isolation on any public network, which rules out
: many cheap access points.
By "wireless isolation", I assume you mean the ability to keep wireless
clients from talking to each other through the access point. Even fairly
low-end APs seem to have that nowadays; I'll be surprised if the DWL-3200
doesn't. The WAP54GP (which isn't a cheap access point) has it, but I haven't
actually tested it. I suppose I should, since there's so much on that model
that doesn't work.
BTW, for those not familiar with the Linksys product line, the only similarity
between the WAP54G and the WAP54GP is in their model numbers. The former was a
pretty good product in its day; the latter has at least three show-stopper
problems. I've retired most of my WAP54G's, but only because they're version 2
and won't handle WPA2.
Bob
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