Message-ID: <668f14ec@news.ausics.net> From: not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) Subject: Re: WiFi enabled cable modems or WiFi routers for Linux? Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc References: User-Agent: tin/2.0.1-20111224 ("Achenvoir") (UNIX) (Linux/2.4.31 (i586)) NNTP-Posting-Host: news.ausics.net Date: 11 Jul 2024 09:10:36 +1000 Organization: Ausics - https://newsgroups.ausics.net Lines: 18 X-Complaints: abuse@ausics.net Path: csiph.com!news.bbs.nz!news.ausics.net!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:56894 The Natural Philosopher wrote: > > Don't buy old Netgear crap I've been using an old Netgear WiFi router for over ten years, although with OpenWrt installed and I don't remember what the factory firmware was like. Though I did look at upgrading to another Netgear model once and the OpenWrt Wiki conveniently pointed out that it had a pretty fatal overheating problem, so it's hit and miss with them. Some apparantly different routers share very similar internal designs to Netgear ones too, as OpenWrt users who've pulled them apart have discovered. -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#