[pisa] Re: Suitable openWRT router with fast CPU and much memory
- From: Dongsu Park <Dongsu.Park@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pisa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:28:20 +0200
Hi,
Tobias Heer wrote:
> Hi Dongsu,
>
> Am 24.09.2008 um 12:47 schrieb Dongsu Park:
>>
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>> My suggestion #1: ASUS WL-500W
>> http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=12&l2=43&l3=0&model=1121&modelmenu=1
>>
>> http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Asus/WL500W
>> http://www2.computeruniverse.net/info.asp?id=90232799&used=&idused=&sr=wl-500w
>>
>>
>> Good specification: Flash 8MB, RAM 32MB, 802.11n, 2 USB interfaces.
>> It's most widely used among 802.11n devices supported by OpenWRT, not
>> by 7.09 kamikaze, but only by development versions on svn repo. So
>> choosing this device is for us some challenge, since we need to
>> upgrade our development tree to a recent version, including some
>> debugging in hipl sources.
>
> I hope openWRT 8.09 is coming soon. It should fix these problems.
> Can you check if there is a good (easy, fast, no extra hardware
> (cables)?) way to flash these devices?
I cannot find any explicit reference about how to flash OpenWRT images for
ASUS WL-500W via serial/USB interfaces. All the infos are using mtd after
logging on via telnet. This point could be a problem in some emergency
situations.
Even if OpenWRT 8.09 is released, it doesn't mean we don't need to take care
of nasty porting issues. When hipl was first loaded onto OpenWRT 7.09 we
needed lots of fixes. It would be the same for this release as well.
>> If we choose this, we also need to take into account other similar
>> devices like Linksys WRT350N.
>>
> I can't find that device but I can order a WRT610N (8MB/64MB/300Mhz). It
> seems to have a quite fast CPU and lots of flash/ram. Do you think its
> doable for that device?
>
Hmm.. strange, it has disappeared in recent days. I also cannot find it on
online shops.
Then Netgear WNR854T is also an alternative 802.11n device, although it has
not been well tested.
http://www.computeruniverse.net/info.asp?id=90218855&used=&idused=&sr=wnr854t
http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Netgear/WNR854?highlight=(Category80211nDevice)
Actually most 802.11n devices are not yet well tested by users.
>> My suggestion #2: Linksys WRT54GS
>> http://www1.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=35&prid=610
>> http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Linksys/WRT54GS
>> http://www2.computeruniverse.net/products/e90140999/linksys-wrt54seu-wireless-g-access-point.asp
>>
>>
>> Specification: Flash 8MB, RAM 32MB, but neither 802.11n nor USB
>> interfaces.
>>
>
> This device also uses a broadcom chip. No problems with Kamikate (kernel
> 2.6) with this one?
In the OpenWRT forum, I cannot find any bad comments about Broadcom 5325
interface or Linksys WRT54GS. I think it's stable enough.
Cheers,
Dongsu
>
> Best regards,
>
> Tobias
>
>>
>>
>> Tobias Heer wrote:
>>> Hi everyone.
>>> We are about to buy a number of new openWRT routers. As my favorite
>>> model (WGT634U) is not sold anymore, we need to find another openWRT
>>> platform.
>>> I'm asking myself whether the Fonera has enough oooomphz for our
>>> purposes. I think I would rather use a slightly better box.
>>> Decision criterions are: full openWRT Kamikaze support (no weird
>>> hacking required), smooth way to get openWRT installed, much ram,
>>> nice CPU... and it would be cool if it had USB or 802.11N
>>> capabilities... but these not a key requirement.
>>> Any suggestions? If no one has a favorite router that he or she
>>> thinks is suitable we need to start investigating: Dongsu could you
>>> spend some cycles figuring out which router would be best.
>>> It would be great if we could order the device at a major german
>>> online store. I prefer www.computeruniverse.com but other stores
>>> would also be okay. I'd like to order this or next week.
>>> Best regards,
>>> Tobi
>>
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> -- Dipl.-Inform. Tobias Heer, Ph.D. Student
> Distributed Systems Group
> RWTH Aachen University, Germany
> http://ds.cs.rwth-aachen.de/members/heer
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