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albear posted:Is anyone having trouble trying to load Tomato on their Asus RT-N16? I got one and read that you can't directly install Tomato on it. Some forum said to install DD-WRT first (which worked), and then load Tomato on it. I had a lot of trouble with it until I released I was holding down the WPS button instead of the RESET button on the back of the router when I was flashing it. Are you absolutely sure you're holding down the reset button when you're flashing it and not the WPS button?
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Hiyoshi posted:I had a lot of trouble with it until I released I was holding down the WPS button instead of the RESET button on the back of the router when I was flashing it. Are you absolutely sure you're holding down the reset button when you're flashing it and not the WPS button? I've tried both. Reset button puts it into restore mode. WPS button clears NVRam. When I put it in restore mode and manually set an IP for my computer, I can ping the router but I can't telnet into it.
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Residency Evil posted:Is the RT-16n reliable? The WRT54GL isn't bad but requires a reboot every now and then. I do like how the AEBS at my parents' is pretty rock solid. I can't comment on it yet but I've been running mine for two weeks solid right now, no drops in wifi or anything.
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albear posted:I've tried both. Reset button puts it into restore mode. WPS button clears NVRam. To load tomato on mine, I used the asus utility after putting the router in recovery mode. Edit: http://tomatousb.org/tut:installing-on-asus-rt-n16
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poxin posted:To load tomato on mine, I used the asus utility after putting the router in recovery mode. I'm on a Mac and don't have access to Windows. I can't seem to find their restore utility for OS X. albear fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Apr 26, 2012 |
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Ah, yeah the Mac instructions said to use parallels or tftp into it. http://tomatousb.org/forum/t-362916/installing-on-asus-routers-for-mac-os-x Tutorial mentioned in the thread: http://tomatousb.org/tut:installing-on-asus-routers-rt-n16-etc-in-linux
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poxin posted:Ah, yeah the Mac instructions said to use parallels or tftp into it. I'll try this out if I can't find anyone with a Windows computer to help me out for a bit. Thanks!
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Why is using ICMP echo / ping a good connectivity test? I was under the impression (and have personally observed) numerous occurrences where ICMP traffic is (de/)prioritized which makes me think it'd be very tenuous for measuring packet loss among other things. edit: Edited for politness. Wheelchair Stunts fucked around with this message at 06:27 on Apr 26, 2012 |
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Ever since installing the gimped version of DD-WRT on my WRT54G2, my wireless has been flaky, to say the least. It's been going in and out every so often and hasn't been that reliable. I've read that the quality of the DD-WRT builds vary each revision depending on who makes them and whatnot. Are there any routers out there(besides the Airport Extreme) who have reliable/awesome stock firmware? I've heard good things about tomato vs DD-WRT but I'd rather not purchase a router, flash it and be left with another unstable firmware.
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Roving Reporter posted:Ever since installing the gimped version of DD-WRT on my WRT54G2, my wireless has been flaky, to say the least. It's been going in and out every so often and hasn't been that reliable. I'm running the WNDR 3700 and it's stock firmware is pretty good (my unit's been incredibly stable). I'm pretty sure Devian has said something similar in the past too. I got mine refurbished for under $100.
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Apr 26, 2012 13:03
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I've got a wndr3700v2 that I don't use if you want to pick one up. Used it for 3 days, bought new on Amazon.
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Wheelchair Stunts posted:Why is using ICMP echo / ping a good connectivity test? I was under the impression (and have personally observed) numerous occurrences where ICMP traffic is (de/)prioritized which makes me think it'd be very tenuous for measuring packet loss among other things. I know on Tomato that outgoing ICMP traffic is prioritized. So, there's that.
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Wheelchair Stunts posted:Why is using ICMP echo / ping a good connectivity test? I was under the impression (and have personally observed) numerous occurrences where ICMP traffic is (de/)prioritized which makes me think it'd be very tenuous for measuring packet loss among other things. What else will you use as a connectivity test? You could use TCP or UDP (or invalid IP?), but how do you know the other end won't silently discard the packet as part of a firewall rule? ICMP ECHO is what was decided on to be the connectivity testing packet and, as it doesn't contain data meant for applications it's intentions are easy to divine. You're free to use TCP or UDP packets or whatever else, but there are generally more problems that can come up with those. I don't know about prioritizing, but most devices implement rate limiting. Answer as many connectivity tests as you can, but if it seems like they're being abused then drop the rest sounds good to me.
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Hopefully this isn't Haus of Tech Support territory -- I don't think so since it is such a basic question: My DSL modem died last night (without question, I googled the LED state for that model and she is DEAD). My question is this: can I buy any 3rd party DSL modem and plug in a login / password (which I have) and be back online? Or is this one of those cases where I would need ISP-specific hardware?
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Since our state isn't being allocated the budget for an IT Director, I've been stuck with the gig as a volunteer position and have been tasked with getting our new state HQ up and running. Currently there's only about 10 clients downstairs and 5 upstairs, but once we've got things rolling, there will be 20-30 wired clients and probably another 10-20 wireless clients. Here's the network as it is now (ghetto and set up with priority to "just getting it to work" first): Currently, the Comcast modem unit is handling the DHCP/DNS and the WRT54GL's are upstairs and downstairs as just access points. I'm curious if one of these WRT54GL routers (which I'll stick DD-WRT on) taking over as DHCP/NAT/etc would make my life easier or if I should leave it as is. I would disable the wireless on it and use a different AP for the downstairs office. I'd like to eventually add VPN support to the mix, but that's assuming the router can handle that too. Worst case it'd be Hamachi or something. I'm not completely opposed to a m0n0wall or smoothwall solution, assuming it's not super scary. (Plus free)
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MrChupon posted:My question is this: can I buy any 3rd party DSL modem and plug in a login / password (which I have) and be back online? Worst case scenario is you have to call up your ISP to get the correct VPI and VCI values in case the default is not correct. I use CenturyLink, and the above modem had to be set to a VIC different than stock to get it to work.
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ryanbruce posted:Currently, the Comcast modem unit is handling the DHCP/DNS and the WRT54GL's are upstairs and downstairs as just access points. I'm curious if one of these WRT54GL routers (which I'll stick DD-WRT on) taking over as DHCP/NAT/etc would make my life easier or if I should leave it as is. I would disable the wireless on it and use a different AP for the downstairs office. Is the combo unit missing any features/abilities you need for DHCP/DNS or is it having issues? If not, there's not really a good reason to replace it. EDIT: Also that setup offends me deeply for being stuck at G/100 speeds 
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There aren't any issues yet, but we're still a small office that doesn't have everything hooked up (I don't expect full saturation until closer to mid summer). I'm just preparing now so I don't fry this Comcast supplied box and can spend some time planning it out. I'm hoping to eventually get remote admin functionality, would using the existing combo unit make that more difficult? I've never actually used a combo unit before; always purchased my own modem and then connected a router to it. Inspector_71 posted:EDIT: Also that setup offends me deeply for being stuck at G/100 speeds I work with what I'm given with  To put it in perspective, the PCs we're using are P4 or PD Optiplex systems with a gig of RAM, using ncomputing devices to get 2 additional terminals off them. ryanbruce fucked around with this message at 03:38 on Apr 27, 2012 |
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ryanbruce posted:I work with what I'm given with Yeah, my house is still stuck at 100 wired speeds and I'm not re-running poo poo so it will always be that way. Luckily there is 0 LAN sharing activity and it's not like my internet connection is being bottlenecked by it.
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Inspector_71 posted:Yeah, my house is still stuck at 100 wired speeds and I'm not re-running poo poo so it will always be that way. Luckily there is 0 LAN sharing activity and it's not like my internet connection is being bottlenecked by it. Can't you just replace the switches? Unless you're house is run with Cat4?
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FISHMANPET posted:Can't you just replace the switches? Unless you're house is run with Cat4? Oh right, Cat-5 can do that speed, not just 6+. The house is probably 5e anyway. I could replace the switch and router, but it's not really worth it, and I would need a 24+ port switch. I really need to tone out the wiring in my house, since I'm pretty sure the majority of stuff I terminated and plugged into the existing switch doesn't actually lead anywhere. I was just going by cable color. Inspector_666 fucked around with this message at 04:08 on Apr 27, 2012 |
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poxin posted:I've got a wndr3700v2 that I don't use if you want to pick one up. Used it for 3 days, bought new on Amazon. How much do you want for it shipped? You can set up an SA Mart post if you want to make it official or within the rules(?).
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It seems like Asus rt-n16 is the device of choice lately. All I really care about it range, continuity through walls, and most importantly stability. I don't really care about tweaking settings for performance. I also don't really care about price as long as it is the best I can get for range/stability. Should I stick with the Asus and Tomato it up? Or move up in price to the AEBS? I'm also interested in the the Netgear WNDR4500 based on their marketing and OP mention, but I've had horrible luck with netgear products in the past. I should also mention that I use an Apple TV for Itunes streaming and netflix. I guess I'm kind of leaning toward the Apple product, but I don't want to overpay for mediocre hardware. headcase fucked around with this message at 16:36 on Apr 27, 2012 |
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My house has been all Apple with some Dlink switches for a while and it's been pretty great. Compared to past experience with other products I don't have to fiddle with them or reboot them periodically.
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I have a Win7 computer on my network that I use as a 'server'. I noticed when I remotely attempt to transfer files between disks on the computer the transfer rate is very slow, < 1MB/s. I'm assuming there is a way to do this remotely where I'm locally accessing the files so they aren't going across my network and back to another disk on the same computer. Anyone point me in the right direction?
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corded ware culture posted:I have a Win7 computer on my network that I use as a 'server'. I noticed when I remotely attempt to transfer files between disks on the computer the transfer rate is very slow, < 1MB/s. I'm assuming there is a way to do this remotely where I'm locally accessing the files so they aren't going across my network and back to another disk on the same computer. Anyone point me in the right direction? If you're moving files between volumes, you'll have to RDP to the win7 box and move them or psexec robocopy or something. Initiating the move from your machine will cause them to move through the network through your machine. The only exception to this is moving (not copying) within the same volume.
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headcase posted:It seems like Asus rt-n16 is the device of choice lately. I've had my ASUS RT-N16 up for over 3 months now and even with the stock firmware, it's been basically plug in, configure, and forget. The little fucker just keeps going with zero issues and has fantastic range all over my 2 story 2000 sq foot house. $90 well spent.
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Are there installation instructions for Tomato on an E3000 anywhere? The Teaman page only says how to install it if you're already running Tomato. e2: that was way easier than i was expecting Malloc Voidstar fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Apr 28, 2012 |
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I currently have an E3000 running Tomato. Is there anything standout that the Asus RT-N16 offers that makes it worth upgrading? I'm not doing anything fancy, but I am going to be setting up a Home Theater/Storage computer that I want to be accessible across the network. I will be sharing/streaming a networked cable tuner tho, as well as other media. I got this refurbished E3000 cheap with a 1 year warranty, I just don't know enough about networking to know if the E3000 will be up to the task. I will most likely try to run CAT-5 to most of the devices, but it'd be cool if it was capable of streaming HD content wirelessly occasionally. Someone steer me in the right direction? Is there a way to do a HTPC/NAS type setup easily?
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headcase posted:It seems like Asus rt-n16 is the device of choice lately. You are me exactly. The concern I have about tomato is that apparently it's a fork now, and who knows how long it'll be updated.
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Oh, I'm not sure if any of you rt-n16 bros and broettes use optware, but it's pretty awesome. I use it with a 16GB USB memory stick and now have package management on my router. Granted, there's only so much mileage I get out of that processor but you'd be surprised!
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Any thoughts on building a really tiny PC with a few Ethernet ports on the back? I've looked at Soekris boxes in the past and they seem way overpriced especially for the speed and compute power. I'd really rather just install OpenBSD or Linux and do everything myself with pf or iptables. I'd much rather have a small form factor though instead of using older computers in full cases. Any ideas?
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Boner Wad posted:Any thoughts on building a really tiny PC with a few Ethernet ports on the back? I've looked at Soekris boxes in the past and they seem way overpriced especially for the speed and compute power. What about a Mikrotik RB/750GL? It's a tiny Linux-based MIPS machine with a built-in switch chip, and the firewall rules are pure iptables.
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Boner Wad posted:Any thoughts on building a really tiny PC with a few Ethernet ports on the back? I've looked at Soekris boxes in the past and they seem way overpriced especially for the speed and compute power. My firewall is an Alix 2D3. Its CPU is aging but it runs OpenBSD like a champ and that weird AMD chip can offload some crypto. Running PFSense is a bit heavy but pure OpenBSD is great -- it should be able to pump near 100mbit through PF. Don't try to run anything heavy on it though. SNMP, Unbound, PF, DHCP, ... the basics work great and you get the power of OpenBSD 
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Boner Wad posted:Any thoughts on building a really tiny PC with a few Ethernet ports on the back? I've looked at Soekris boxes in the past and they seem way overpriced especially for the speed and compute power. I bought a Shuttle x35 or something, I forget which one, the one without a HDD or OS. I stuck a compact flash<->sata adapter and a 2g CF card in it running BSD. It runs like a champ and even though it's fanless the CPU is way overkill for routing. The only downside is the only NIC is 10/100. You could add another USB NIC or use a switch that does VLAN tagging.
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Does anyone have any recommendations for a USB Wi-fi adapter that accepts an external antenna, has a power of at least 1w and allows you to manually select the data rates? Or is there a way in Windows to manually set the data rates for a wireless device? Detailed description of problem and situation: Broadband here is stupid expensive (rural area) and my neighbor and I are trying to share a connection. He's about 100 yards away and through some trees, but using my existing 1w USB adapter and a giant yagi antenna, I can make what the software that came with my adapter claims is a very good connection (36-48mbps, 4/5 bars, 70% signal strength, 80% link quality). However, my data throughput is still absolute poo poo, I can't sustain any download speeds of greater than about 30k/sec. When playing around with it though, I noticed something weird. Occasionally, the data rate will drop down to 12 or 6mbps, and then my data transmissions shoot through the roof, up to 700k/sec. But in short order, it seems like the adapter decides it can try and crank the data rate back up to 36mbps or so, and then my throughput drops back to 30k/sec. Current equipment: -Alfa AWUS036H 1w USB adapter, uses the RealTek RTL8781 chip. -Win7 Pro SP1 -Bigass yagi antenna mounted on a camera tripod and pointing out my window Crappy old TV fucked around with this message at 03:35 on Apr 29, 2012 |
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You need to stop trying to use indoor yogi's and weird adapters. Get two of these http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/datasheets/nanostationm/nsm_ds_web.pdf and setup a bridge. Depending on the tree coverage you might be able to use 2.4GHz but if there's too many trees you will have to go 900MHz.
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I have a 4th generation Airport Extreme and my family does a lot of streaming. Im not savvy enough to figure out if getting something like the RT-N16 would be noteable difference. I guess what I am asking is if there is something out there worth upgrading from the old 4G Airport Extreme.
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Are there any relatively new dual band wifi routers that are well supported by DD-WRT? It looks like the E3200 has some issues with current firmware.
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Bunk Rogers posted:I have a 4th generation Airport Extreme and my family does a lot of streaming. Im not savvy enough to figure out if getting something like the RT-N16 would be noteable difference. Are you experiencing any performance issues with your current router (e.g. streams buffering)? Also when you say streaming, do you mean of online media, or stuff within your local network?
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