On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Rick Thomas <rbtho...@cs.rutgers.edu> wrote: > Hi Chris, > > Two questions... > > *) Are the ethernet ports separately addressable? Or are they just > (internally) one port and a 4-port switch? I.e. can I (using dd-wrt) assign > separate IP addresses to each one?
I'm not sure. I've always used static DHCP (with dnsmasq) myself. > > *) Suppose I decide to go the whole hog and re-do my wireless configuration > (reluctance to do this is the main reason behind my request for a wired > router). I see that there is also a "Wireless-N" version, called "WRT160NL", > that is also "Linux compatible". Does that mean it can also run dd-wrt? > According to their Supported Devices page, yes: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices > Thanks! > > Rick > > On Sep 16, 2011, at 8:11 AM, Chris Reisor wrote: > >> I've got one of these running dd-wrt. Yes, it's wireless, but there >> are 4 ethernet ports. If I need more, I just use a switch. >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-WRT54GL-Wireless-G-Broadband-Compatible/dp/B000BTL0OA >> >> I don't know about ipv6, but if you have the right version of dd-wrt, >> it's supposed to work. >> >> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 12:50 AM, Rick Thomas <rbtho...@cs.rutgers.edu> >> wrote: >>> >>> My ancient SMC7008VBR 8-port wired (not wireless) home router died as a >>> result of hurricane Irene. I've temporarily replaced it with it's >>> predecessor, a 4-port SMC7004VBR, but that was underpowered and on it's last >>> legs 8 years ago when I replaced it. So I'm in the market for a new wired >>> (not wireless) router. >>> >>> I'd like to find something that can run DD-WRT or OpenWRT. >>> It needs to be low power (run for a couple of hours on a dedicated >>> so/ho UPS); >>> I don't need or want Wi-Fi in this application; >>> I'd like it to support 2 or more LANs, jointly NATed onto one WAN >>> port; >>> I'd like it to be inexpensive (about $100 or less, but I'd go as high >>> as $200 if necessary); >>> and I'd like to be able to support IPv4-NAT/NPT, IPv6, and simple >>> firewall rules. >>> >>> I've googled "wired router" and searched the OpenWRT and DD-WRT websites for >>> hardware recommendations, but everything I find is oriented to WiFi, and has >>> at most 2 ethernet ports (one WAN and one LAN, plus lots of groovy WiFi that >>> I don't want or need) >>> >>> As a last resort, I'm willing to build my own from parts (e.g. a >>> routerstation Pro or ALIX board and OpenWRT) but a commercial solution would >>> be preferable. >>> >>> Anybody got a suggestion? >>> >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Rick >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tech mailing list >>> Tech@lists.lopsa.org >>> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech >>> This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators >>> http://lopsa.org/ >>> > > _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
