On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:50:16 +0000 (UTC), arnstein@panix.com (David
Arnstein) wrote:

>Excellent summary. I *might* go with the Motorola box if it can do
>everything I need: NAT, DHCP, SPI, WPA2, NTP, syslog, save/restore
>config, ...

I'm doing this from memory, so treat the following with suspicion. I
don't think the Rotomola SBG900 has user configurable NTP as it gets
its time from the cable network. Syslog and SNMP are there, but not
user accessible. The cable company uses them for management and
monitoring. There are internal web accessible logs for firewall and
such, but no way to send them to a designated syslog server. Nifty
MAC layer wireless statistics page shows retransmissions and errors.
No save/restore of config. WPA only, no WPA2. Like I said, the
router sections are rather insipid.

All the above is guesswork from memory and might be wrong. The online
docs are no help because they're apparently from an early firmware
version.

>But your summary gives me pause. And, the Motorola box is just a bit
>too pricy for me to buy it and just see if it works.

It has remote access so I could possibly arrange for a tour.

What's your total price for the package (modem, router, and wireless)?
While 3 separate boxes are better, they're probably not cheaper. My
guess is that you can get a DOCSIS 2.0 modem down to about $60 after
rebates. The router can be grudgingly combined with wireless to keep
it cheap. I suggest a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 with DD-WRT firmware (so you
have your listed features) for about $60. $20 less if you don't want
the high power version. See emulator at:
<http://www.informatione.gmxhome.de/DDWRT/Standard/V23final/index.html>
This is an emulation of the original v23. A few things have changed
in the current SP2 version.


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