US Cable Support > Comcast HSI > [Wi-Fi] If you want a solid router...

[Wi-Fi] If you want a solid router...

Can you post UI pictures ?

reply to iansltx
Looks good for coverage, but it lacks the 5GHz band & USB for network storage/Printer.

As mentioned in my post, I don't need USB so that part works just fine for me

As for 5GHz, the idea of 5GHz on a router designed for long-range communications is...a bit oxymoronic unfortunately. Particularly when you're trying to push a signal through walls indoors

I use my 5GHz band for clients in a relative distance inside my dwelling, while using the 2.4GHz band for clients outside my dwelling. It's also my choice to join either of my networks at will.

That's fair, but what's the performance like on 5GHz vs. 2.4? If you're just trying to isolate clients based on some network type, VAPs on this router do a decent job *shrugs*. Also, I have a fair number of devices (phones, tablets) that dont support 5GHz anyway, so while it would be a kind of nice feature it's far from needed in my use case

reply to ExoticFish
How about a full-on screencast?

»youtu.be/0sJvoqL-p34

reply to iansltx
Performance is exactly why I segregate only a few clients to the 5GHz band. Throughput is no comparison while doing large data transfers. The 5GHz network is used primarily for only 3 laptops that do have full shared permissions to not only access my network HDD, but each other. The 2.4GHz band provides for the remainder of the 25 "G" & "N" clients that do not have access permission to each other but to the HDD.
--
In God we trust; all others bring data!

Makes sense.

What router are you using?

I have the WRT610N v2. The "V2" is the less problematic version.

reply to Johkal
That is exactly what I do with my home network. My most important devices like my NAS, desktops and laptops have access to my 5GHz network. I have 2.4GHz SSID for devices that don't support 5GHz like my iPhone and Eye-Fi. Then I have a guest network on the 2.4GHz band so I don't have to hand out my WPA2 keys to random houseguests.

I was using a WRT610N v1. Never had any problems with the hardware plus DD-WRT, but recently switched back to my AirPort Extreme router.

reply to iansltx

FTP test w/two Win7 PCs

That picture just isn't right?!

My Linksys E2000 get's EXACTLY the same throughput with or without DD-WRT.

Yes, I do see that your router isn't a Linksys.
--
The Firefox alternative.
»www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/

reply to iansltx

reply to iansltx
600mW means nothing if your remote device is not powerful to go through walls to talk back to the router.
Tablets/phones can be as low as 10mW while laptops around 20 to 50 mW.

Higher gain antennas will help you receive the weaker signals, but 600mW of transmitting power will not help you at all unless you have a device that can transmit back close to that.

You could have flashed your WRT310N with DD-WRT and added external antennas »www.ebay.com/itm/7dBi-Antenna-Mo···95703653
--
...brought to you by Carl's Jr.

reply to n_w95482
DD-WRT is slow at routing because it's got a decent SPI firewall as well as a lot of other bells and whistles. If you search their forums this is already well known. The Kong Mod releases are much faster at routing if your router is supported: »www.myopenrouter.com/download/19···-Samba3/

Also, 5GHz will always have less range and penetration to 2.4GHz, it's the nature of RF. Lower freqs have better range.

reply to r81984
I had DD-WRT on my 310N. The last DD-WRT upgrade I attempted on the router resulted in a complete and utter brick

As for external antennae, I didn't feel like modding the router.

reply to r81984
As for the huge imbalance of power between the router and its clients, it isn't just the transmit power difference that improves coverage. The router has a low-noise Rx amp as well, which I'm sure doesn't make up for really low power WiFi chipsets in some devices but does help.

reply to iansltx