On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:33:14 -0700 (PDT), seaweedsl
<seaweedsteve@gmail.com> wrote:

>One thing, though Jeff. Do you really think it's important that
>fig000 upgrade the DD-WRT firmware from a probably stable version 23
>to a V24 release candidate? Is having the extra V24 features
>important to fig000 or is there some V23 issue that was fixed? I
>tend to think that he has enough to sort out without getting involved
>in that.....

Yes. In my never humble opinion, v23 was never all that "stable". I
had odd things happening like VPN (PPTP) connection failures, erratic
reboots, SNMP oddities (forgot the details), WPA2-AES encryption
problems, and some other stuff that I can't recall. When v24
initially arrived, it was awful. I waited until the various release
candidate versions appeared in late 2007, and started up the v24 tree
on a few system, including my own. Much better. There were a few
hiccups, but I think v24 RC6.2 is quite good, reliable, and stable.
I've upgrade most of customers and coffee shops to this (no_kaid)
version and haven't seen any complaints. I don't use all the
available features in a single wireless router, but have tried just
about all of them at one time. Yeah, I think v24 is worth the effort,
but I wish I could be more specific as to why.

>Anyway, I want to second Jeff's comments that fig000 does not give up.
>Buying another router will not help.

Sure it will, if he sells me the old one.

>One way or another, you have to
>learn how to configure a router for your home. By luck, you have the
>most reliable,well-known and user-supported routers - a DD-WRT.
>Hang in there. When you hit a wall, come back and ask for help and
>you will get past it.

Well, it's a somewhat older version. I kinda prefer the WHR-HP-G54
because of the increase tx power.

>Jeff may tease you a bit, as he has fun
>helping, but he/we will get you through it. Just keep asking, no
>worries.

Tease? I've been accused of humiliating, insulting, harassing,
denouncing, and excessively criticizing readers, but never teasing.
I'll add it to my list. In this case, I tried to instill a mild case
of guilt for giving up early and not trying to get it working. Also
the all too common fear of calling support in India. We'll see if it
works.

>Steve

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