Comcast setup & cable modem fees

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On Monday 20 March 2006 2:04 pm, Ward Vandewege wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 01:47:59PM -0500, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> > For networking, I would advise getting your own router. The Linksys
> > 4-port wired routers are under $40 - probably closer to $20 mail order.
> > The
>
> If you're in the marked for such a box, do yourself a favor and buy the
> Linksys WRT54GL - the linux-based router. It's a bit more expensive than
> the standard WRT54G (around $65) but you can replace the firmware
> (OpenWRT or DD-WRT) and make it into a very flexible device. I've just
> hooked up four of them in WDS mode to make a poor-mans wireless mesh, for
> instance. You might also be able to pick up an older WRT54G (up to and
> including v4) that you can do this with for cheaper. Avoid v5 - it runs
> vxworks and the hardware is crippled (only half the rom and ram).
I replaced my WRT54G, and I can bring it to the next BLU meeting. It is 
useful to bring it to installfests though.

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