Wireless "cable" router recommendations

I would like a wireless router with four port switch and Ethernet WAN.
Although the router will be used as a router for now, it will likely end up
being used just as an AP. The main features required are: fairly cheap,
reliable (ie won't crash every week), WPA (ideally), and good wireless
range/speed.

So far I've come up with a list of one: the Netgear WGR614. Is this a
reasonable choice?

What comparable alternatives are there that I may have missed and would be
worth considering?

TIA,
Alex

On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 22:52:15 +0100, "Alex Fraser" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>I would like a wireless router with four port switch and Ethernet WAN.
>Although the router will be used as a router for now, it will likely end up
>being used just as an AP. The main features required are: fairly cheap,
>reliable (ie won't crash every week), WPA (ideally), and good wireless
>range/speed.
>
>So far I've come up with a list of one: the Netgear WGR614. Is this a
>reasonable choice?
>
>What comparable alternatives are there that I may have missed and would be
>worth considering?
>
>TIA,
>Alex
>

Linksys WRT54G works for me.


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Alison

"Alison" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 22:52:15 +0100, "Alex Fraser" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>I would like a wireless router with four port switch and Ethernet WAN.
>>Although the router will be used as a router for now, it will likely end
>>up
>>being used just as an AP. The main features required are: fairly cheap,
>>reliable (ie won't crash every week), WPA (ideally), and good wireless
>>range/speed.
>>
>>So far I've come up with a list of one: the Netgear WGR614. Is this a
>>reasonable choice?
>>
>>What comparable alternatives are there that I may have missed and would be
>>worth considering?
>>
>>TIA,
>>Alex
>>
>
> Linksys WRT54G works for me.
>
>
> --
> Alison

I agree, the Linksys is easy to set up and has 3rd party firmware available
if you want to tinker with it : http://openwrt.org/

Grant

"Grant" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Alison" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 22:52:15 +0100, "Alex Fraser" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> > wrote:
[snip]
> >>What comparable alternatives are there that I may have missed and would
> >>be worth considering?
> >
> > Linksys WRT54G works for me.
>
> I agree, the Linksys is easy to set up and has 3rd party firmware
> available if you want to tinker with it : http://openwrt.org/

Thanks to both of you. I decided to go for this it seems to work just fine.
OpenWrt looks interesting; worth keeping half an eye on, but I think the
router will do everything I need with the Linksys firmware.

Alex