[OFB Cafe] Best, Affordable Gigabit Router

[Timothy Butler]

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> I don't understand why you don't use the WRT54G you are now using  
> for WAP instead of the BEFSR41 router you now are using.  Is it a  
> function of the number of ports available?  I am probably missing  
> some info.  The WRT54G should be able to hook up to your DSL modem  
> and continue to provide your WAP services.  You would then have the  
> 10/100 ports available to use for the rest of your LAN.  You could  
> hang the BEFSR43 off one of these ports if you need more ports  
> temporarily.  You might need a crossover cable to do this...  
> dunno.   If you do this you could probably get the full DL speeds  
> from your DSL to your LAN.  Your problem them becomes one of  
> distribution, but this is a "no cost" solution right now.   As I  
> mentioned before, Gigabit wont't get you anything extra off your  
> Internet connection.  If that is all you are doing right now, skip  
> the Gigabit stuff for now and use what you have.

	Well, the WRT54G was in another room, up high on a bookshelf for  
optimal wireless coverage. It also served as that room's switch. The  
BEFSR41 died this week, so presently I am using the WRT54G but that  
leaves me needing a permanent replacement for one of the two units. I  
am leaning towards the WRT54GL for the sake of simplicity. I have one  
network I manage that has seven or eight WRT54G's now serving as  
access points and its great -- if one dies I just pop in another,  
identical unit (only has happened once, as I recall).

	I mostly want to go to gigabit/N networking for a handful of reasons,  
but the big one is moving files back and forth between computers and a  
NAS I would like to setup.

	I dunno -- I think you've talked me into staying with the WRT54G. I  
can buy a separate gigabit switch in a few months.

	Thanks, Don!

	-Tim

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