"David" <this@is.invalid> wrote in message news:RuSdnVAzfYzTSszYnZ2dnUVZ_s2dnZ2d@comcast.com. ..

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Thanks for the earlier replies. I read them all and decided to give the
WRT54GL a try, reporting back on what I found. I'm pleased to say
that the E1505/Intel 3945 and WRT54GL/stock firmware combo was
up and running quickly. I think I have all the security bases covered
and then some, sanity check welcome...

- Changed default wireless router IP & DHCP starting address
- Max length, strong SSID, went ahead and disabled broadcasts since it
was easy
- WPA2 Personal, TKIP+AES, max length strong WPA shared key
- Went ahead and enabled MAC filtering
- AP Isolation on
- Blocking anon net requests, filtering multicast and idents
- Max length, strong admin username & password
- Admin access via HTTPS, remote management off, wireless access on
for convenience at least for now
- No holes opened for local network servers

The Intel wireless software reports 4 or 5 bars out of 5 for signal strength
regardless of where I am and so far I haven't had any connection problems
that I'm aware of. Speed tests via wireless are coming in around 7Mbps
no matter where I am. Which is about half of what I get through the router
via hardwired LAN. The wireless performance sounds low to me but I
need to do some more research into that.