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ph15h
06/23/09

In reply to Linksys WRT160NL Is Fully Linux Powered, 802.11n, and Acts As Media Server
Time for me to get a new router :D Bittorrent box here I come.
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KhaiJB
06/23/09

In reply to Linksys WRT160NL Is Fully Linux Powered, 802.11n, and Acts As Media Server
after the experience I had with the linksys WRT350N, I would avoid ANY linksys products. damn thing was a lemon.
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Nick
06/23/09

In reply to Linksys WRT160NL Is Fully Linux Powered, 802.11n, and Acts As Media Server
my father just bought that bad boy. maybe i will give him my old router for his new. let's see if he notices.

ps
a woman at linksys told him "not" to password protect his network. can you believe those idiots. and no, did not tell him to use MAC addresses either.
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GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
06/23/09

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Antennas removable/replaceable? B/c I have noticed that LinkSys likes to make them permanent to stop people from broadcasting to other planets after installing DDWRT.
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hanswurst0815
06/23/09

@JerseyCam.orgFounder_GitEmSteveDave: [www.amazon.com] Judging from the 3rd picture, they seem to be removable.
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GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
06/23/09

@hanswurst0815: Crap, you're right. And even more shocking, it uses a SMA connector instead of LinkSys's usual honking TNC connector, which means using an external is easier. This must be a trap.
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VenomIreland
06/23/09

@AllToAll,ByMyMustard!_GitEmSteveDave:I think there's still internal routers, the external's cost extra AFAIK.
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GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
06/23/09

@VenomIreland: I meant using an external antenna is easier. Before you had to get an adapter to connect a 3rd party antenna.
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hanswurst0815
06/23/09

@AllToAll,ByMyMustard!_GitEmSteveDave: I didn't even know there are other connectors. I only used DLink and AVM routers and cards and so far and the antenna connectors all looked the same.
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GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
06/23/09

@hanswurst0815: Linksys uses a big honking connector called TNC vs the others SMA

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OMG! Ponies!
06/23/09

In reply to Linksys WRT160NL Is Fully Linux Powered, 802.11n, and Acts As Media Server
That's probably a good idea because Linksys makes dud firmware. I've got the dual-band N router that didn't work well until I flashed a new firmware onto it.
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murphy1515
02/17/09

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I bought one of the new linksys routers the day they came out only to find that they were uncompatable with Vista. Im going to stick with my old WRT54G with external antennas and no firewall. Adding extra security to these routers is just going to cause more people to have to spend hours and go through multiple technicians at linksys customer care to figure out how the hell to get the damn router to let them go to the sites they want.
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AJ_Syrinx
02/17/09

@murphy1515: Excuse me, but how the f--- could a router be incompatible with Vista? I call BS.
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soggy_cheerio
02/17/09

@AJ_Syrinx: Actually, some of the Linksys routers are insanely bad with Vista.

My latest Linksys experience is with a WRT110N that goes absolutely batshit crazy any time a Vista computer tries to connect wirelessly. Anyone who was previously connected, gets booted, never to return. And, it's still a crapshoot on whether or not the Vista machine is going to maintain a connection.

I wouldn't doubt that other Linksys routers in the lineup have the same or similar problems.
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ZLevee
01/07/09

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Not bad, but for not much more than their top version, you can get last year's model of the HP MediaSmart server
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weatherman
01/07/09

In reply to Linksys Media Hub Babysits Your Video, Music and Pics, Streaming Locally and Remotely
These NAS things are starting to sound pretty appealing to me. Did some research this morning and found that there are quite a few options. This looks like it is great as far as the interface and ease of use for non-technical people, but the cost is a little more than I want to spend on a networked storage device. I found this other NAS adapter from Linksys that allows two USB hard-drives to be connected via ethernet to the router, which seems ideal, but it's not quite as user friendly and seems to have been discontinued by Linksys. There's the upcoming Addonics USB NAS adapter, but that looks even less user friendly and really designed for straight FTP. Maybe I just need to do more research into this, but if anyone wants to point me to other solutions that allow for webstreaming, I'd appreciate it.

Until then, I'm going to explore this LiveSync thing, which seems to offer quite a bit of functionality, though there really isn't much documentation on it from Microsoft.
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weatherman
01/07/09

@weatherman: on the subject of Microsoft LiveSync aka FolderShare, can anyone tell me if it only syncs between two computers that are on, or if it provides a space in "the cloud" for storing files? I'm seeing that Microsoft also has this Skydrive thing that has up to 25GB of online storage space, but I can't tell if it's automatically connected or even possible to connect with LiveSync.
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B1663R
01/07/09

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looks idiot-proof. if they add better support for firefox or opera (especially opera mobile and wii), I'm down for sure.

pricing model looks a little wonky.
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Joshua Foster
01/07/09

In reply to Linksys Media Hub Babysits Your Video, Music and Pics, Streaming Locally and Remotely
Remote access. BUT much better if it had a remote.
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@iqlusion
01/07/09

@Joshua Foster: If you need a remote for this you should probably rethink your streaming media setup.

PS. I heard you're getting recalled. Back to the BHR you go!! :P
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OMG! Ponies!
11/12/08

In reply to Gadget Deals of the Day
Who DOESN"T have a WRT54G Router?

Seriously, if you don't, then go out and get one. They run Linux and all sorts of good open-source firmware can be put onto it.
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JoeLikesRamen!
11/12/08

@OMG! Ponies!: Actually, you are incorrect. According to Wikipedia:

"As of January 2006, most third-party firmware is no longer compatible with version 5 of both the WRT54G and the WRT54GS. The amount of flash memory in the version 5 devices has been reduced to 2 MB, too small for current Linux-based third-party firmware."

Therefore, Linksys also has a WRT54GL router available, which is the equivalent to version 4 of the WRT54G router. Note that the L stands for Linux.
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badhatharry
11/12/08

@OMG! Ponies!: Wireless G is for Grandmas. That's what the G stands for. Grandmas.
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Rabid Penguin
11/12/08

@OMG! Ponies!: I have one... and accidentally dropped a slab of marble on it. The front of it popped of and I had to snap it back on. It only seems to work intermittently now. Do you know of any open-source firmware that could fix that?
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nutbastard
11/12/08

@Jagged Toaster:

ah so my older router is more valuable now!
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OMG! Ponies!
11/12/08

@Jagged Toaster: Did not know. I've had mine for a hefty amount of time, having installed Samhedi (i think that's the name) way back.

I cranked the transmit power all the way up because the pre-war construction in my apartment blocks the signal otherwise. They can pry my WRT54G out of my cold dead hands.

Or when I get a laptop with 802.11n.
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Eltigro
11/12/08

@Rabid Penguin: LOL... and I don't say that often.

That's kind of like some people who used to come into the vet clinic where I used to work. Their dog would be dying, seizures, puking, diarrhea, mange, or something serious and scary and they would have the nerve to ask if, while we were busy saving their pet's life, could we trim it's nails, too.

In other words, I think your pet/WRT54G has issues that a simple nail trim/firm ware update can fix.
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Eltigro
11/12/08

@Eltigro: curse the lack of an edit button.

change "can" to "can't" in last sentence.
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burninator
11/12/08

In reply to Gadget Deals of the Day
why are the prices in the picture off from the ones in the article
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nutbastard
11/12/08

@burninator:

yeah i saw the linksys with the $85 bubble and i was like wtf, i got one at fry's for $50 a year ago...

looks like they screwed up and drew in the pre-deal prices - kind of lame, imagine if all sales showed the full price all big and red and the after discount price in the fine print.
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