Hello,
I have been using WRT54GL for a long time. We have had a happy life. Now, I need to buy another router for home use.

I would like it to support open firmware and be N compliant.

I would really appreciate any recommendations/comments.

So far, I have been particularly interested in:
-E2000 (seems to be better than 2100L (?) -> supports 2 bands, but no external antennas)
-E2100L
-WRT400N
-WRT160NL

Thank you for your help!

Kind regards,
Theriel

Why not go for a Netgear WNDR3700? I sold my E3000 and switched, never looked back. Faster CPU (680MHz vs 480MHz), cooler chassis (both temperature and looks wise) and cheaper.Dual band N and works very welll with trunk.

Hmmm I have looked at it and it seems to be a great choice. Could somebody else also comment on WNDR3700 vs Linksys models, please?

Best,
Theriel

Unless you need Dual-band Dual-radio and higher samba performance, I think TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND and Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH should be quite enough for you and are much cheaper. If you'd like to install a lot of packages, you shouldn't miss Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH.

Is this all you need? If so and with OpenWRT, you can turn an inexpensive Seagate DockStar + a N-WiFi USB2 dongle into an inexpensive N-WiFi NAT/Firewall router.

From this list, I would go for Linksys E2100L or WRT160NL.

If you want just 11n working (and don't need USB or Gigabit ports), TP-Link WR841ND or WR941ND would be a good option.
New model TL-MR3420 has USB port and lower price, comparing to Gigabit+USb WR1043ND.  It is supported in Trunk.

I'd go for the WRT160NL...

>If you want just 11n working (and don't need USB or Gigabit ports), TP-Link WR841ND or WR941ND would be a >good option. New model TL-MR3420 has USB port and lower price, comparing to Gigabit+USb WR1043ND.
> It is supported in Trunk.

I´m following tl-mr3420/3220  for a while now. It`s available in germany now, but i have not yet read a single user report of somebody actively using it with openwrt.
i don`t even know how to put openwrt on that or how to unbrick (i.e. if it`s possible to unbrick at all)

i`d really like to buy this router because it`s cheap and it as usb, but any hints on using openwrt on that and how well it works?

is wifi/usb stable?
what about gpio?

thank you!

nobody?

If you want pre-tested solution, go for TP-Link TL-WR1043ND.
It also has USB port. Besides, it is Gigabit router.
Flashing to OpenWrt is easy. I also wrote How-To: upgrading TP-Link WR1043ND router from Factory Firmware to OpenWrt

thanks!
i`m aware of that model, but it`s larger, it`s more expensive and apparently, it consumes more energy.
nice howto, though - thanks for the pointer!

so the above reasons are why i`m interested in mr3220/40. i don`t only want it for myself but for a project - so it`s better to have a more recent hardware for that.

(Last edited by rolandk on 12 Dec 2010, 16:25)