Wireless Routers for Linux?

[John Mason Jr]

Bob Goodwin wrote:
> Can anyone suggest a "wireless" router they have had success with?
> 
> I bought a Linksys WRT54g, gave up on it and returned it.  The 
> installation software only works with Windows and our efforts at 
> installing it on a Mac were frustrating to say the least. Tech support 
> is through New Delhi, the people are fine but the language problem is 
> near impossible!  That was replaced with a Belkin 54g which at least 
> came with usable installation software  but the quality is poor,  I'm 
> about to return the second one with an intermittent power connector 
> which has been causing maddening problems.


You should be able to enter all the setup info via web interface



> 
> My FC5 Linux system has a Linksys WET54G "wireless" bridge.  I 
> discovered that when you get that configured wrong there is no way to 
> restore factory defaults except with a Windows computer and the supplied 
> installation software.

Linksys user manual shows a reset button, but this may be different than 
your model/version number



> The HP6840 printer has the RF link built in but has a button pressing 
> routine that will restore the defaults without the provided software!
> 
> Any thoughts on the best solution to my problems will be appreciated.  
> This router needs to be returned but is there something else that will 
> be better suited to my situation or should I risk another of the same 
> type?  Ideally something that would be manageable from my FC5 system.


Might look at openwrt.com to help select your hardware, this would give 
you some options



> 
> I realize this is not a straight forward FC-5 problem but my Linux 
> computer won't work on-line until I get this worked out and I doubt I'm 
> the only one with problems like this.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Bob Goodwin   Zuni, Virginia
> 
> 
> 
John