Router Recomendation

My router is a ZyXEL P-334WT. Not only does it not have enough entries
for port forwarding, but it also assigns in use IP address to new DHCP
clients. One person claiming familiarity with this router said that it
needed to be on a UPS. While I am going to put it on one, I would prefer
to know if there is a more robust wireless router that I should purchase.

Linux gurus always suggest that I make my on with a Linux machine and an
applications that I have never heard of, but I don't know and don't want
to learn Linux for this purpose.

In a related problem, the early Linksys routers worked well with RDP,
XP, and UPnP, but the replacement model I installed for a non-profit
organization did not work that way. (I don't know the technical
explanation, but the Linksys web site admits that the functionality was
removed.) When we had that functionality, there was not a shortage of
ports since UPnP only opened them when they were needed.

Any suggestions for a highly configurable and robust wireless (consumer)
router in the $100 or less range would be appreciated.

I use a Buffalo WHT-G54S with the DD-WRT modified firmware (same
firmware can be used on many of the Linksys routers) that can give you
a considerable amount of control.. Just make sure you check the
version of the router you find to make sure it is supported by OpenWRT
or DD-WRT...

http://www.dd-wrt.com

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Jeffrey Randow
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Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
http://www.networkblog.net

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:55:56 -0400, mcp6453 <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>My router is a ZyXEL P-334WT. Not only does it not have enough entries
>for port forwarding, but it also assigns in use IP address to new DHCP
>clients. One person claiming familiarity with this router said that it
>needed to be on a UPS. While I am going to put it on one, I would prefer
>to know if there is a more robust wireless router that I should purchase.
>
>Linux gurus always suggest that I make my on with a Linux machine and an
>applications that I have never heard of, but I don't know and don't want
>to learn Linux for this purpose.
>
>In a related problem, the early Linksys routers worked well with RDP,
>XP, and UPnP, but the replacement model I installed for a non-profit
>organization did not work that way. (I don't know the technical
>explanation, but the Linksys web site admits that the functionality was
>removed.) When we had that functionality, there was not a shortage of
>ports since UPnP only opened them when they were needed.
>
>Any suggestions for a highly configurable and robust wireless (consumer)
>router in the $100 or less range would be appreciated.

WHT or WHR?

Jeffrey Randow wrote:
> I use a Buffalo WHT-G54S with the DD-WRT modified firmware (same
> firmware can be used on many of the Linksys routers) that can give you
> a considerable amount of control.. Just make sure you check the
> version of the router you find to make sure it is supported by OpenWRT
> or DD-WRT...
>
> http://www.dd-wrt.com
>
> ---
> Jeffrey Randow
> (E-Mail Removed)
> Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
> http://www.networkblog.net
>
> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:55:56 -0400, mcp6453 <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>> My router is a ZyXEL P-334WT. Not only does it not have enough entries
>> for port forwarding, but it also assigns in use IP address to new DHCP
>> clients. One person claiming familiarity with this router said that it
>> needed to be on a UPS. While I am going to put it on one, I would prefer
>> to know if there is a more robust wireless router that I should purchase.
>>
>> Linux gurus always suggest that I make my on with a Linux machine and an
>> applications that I have never heard of, but I don't know and don't want
>> to learn Linux for this purpose.
>>
>> In a related problem, the early Linksys routers worked well with RDP,
>> XP, and UPnP, but the replacement model I installed for a non-profit
>> organization did not work that way. (I don't know the technical
>> explanation, but the Linksys web site admits that the functionality was
>> removed.) When we had that functionality, there was not a shortage of
>> ports since UPnP only opened them when they were needed.
>>
>> Any suggestions for a highly configurable and robust wireless (consumer)
>> router in the $100 or less range would be appreciated.

Sorry, WHR... They are the easiest to find models that can take the
firmware. Finding an appropriate Linksys is like looking for a needle
in the haystack.

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Jeffrey Randow
(E-Mail Removed)
Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
http://www.networkblog.net

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:37:10 -0400, mcp6453 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>WHT or WHR?
>
>Jeffrey Randow wrote:
>> I use a Buffalo WHT-G54S with the DD-WRT modified firmware (same
>> firmware can be used on many of the Linksys routers) that can give you
>> a considerable amount of control.. Just make sure you check the
>> version of the router you find to make sure it is supported by OpenWRT
>> or DD-WRT...
>>
>> http://www.dd-wrt.com
>>
>> ---
>> Jeffrey Randow
>> (E-Mail Removed)
>> Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
>> http://www.networkblog.net
>>
>> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:55:56 -0400, mcp6453 <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> My router is a ZyXEL P-334WT. Not only does it not have enough entries
>>> for port forwarding, but it also assigns in use IP address to new DHCP
>>> clients. One person claiming familiarity with this router said that it
>>> needed to be on a UPS. While I am going to put it on one, I would prefer
>>> to know if there is a more robust wireless router that I should purchase.
>>>
>>> Linux gurus always suggest that I make my on with a Linux machine and an
>>> applications that I have never heard of, but I don't know and don't want
>>> to learn Linux for this purpose.
>>>
>>> In a related problem, the early Linksys routers worked well with RDP,
>>> XP, and UPnP, but the replacement model I installed for a non-profit
>>> organization did not work that way. (I don't know the technical
>>> explanation, but the Linksys web site admits that the functionality was
>>> removed.) When we had that functionality, there was not a shortage of
>>> ports since UPnP only opened them when they were needed.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions for a highly configurable and robust wireless (consumer)
>>> router in the $100 or less range would be appreciated.