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    For those looking for 802.11n Routers that allow custom firmware, keep your eyes on the Netgear WNR3500L.

    Link: http://www.myopenrouter.com/blog/entry/13896/NETGEAR-Announces-WNR3500L-Open-Source-Gigabit-Router-Development-Partner-Program/
    Oct 05, 2009 10:17pm PDT
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    For those looking for 802.11n Routers that allow custom firmware, keep your eyes on the Netgear WNR3500L.... : dmasonThis person is cool!

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      Yeah, saw that today too. Looks spiffy. : nyranger66This person is cool!
      • Yeah, I'd be super happy to get one of these. I haven't had a gigabit router before, but I could see it b... : dmasonThis person is cool!
    • USB port for storage and gigabit ports. Yum! : TrptJimThis person is cool!
    • Hmm, nice. I'm happy with my WRT54GLs for now though. : magistersmax
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      I'm still super scared of Netgear after my past experiences with them. Hopefully their hardware is solid ... : hax3dThis person is cool!
      • Actually now that you mention it, the past 2 or 3 Netgears that I've had sucked balls. Dropped connectio... : magistersmax
      • yeah every netgear i've owned has been a huge piece of shit, but I've never ran custom firmware on one. : datoo
      • I will never consider them again. : abrasionThis person is cool!
      • To counter all the negatives about Netgear...I've been using the same router for years. Maybe the older o... : Nixx2004
    • Andrew Mason does not approve. : ant_hillbilly
    • nice. gig ports are really useful and i'd love to run one of those nifty feature packed firmwares compar... : smackncaThis person is cool!
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      now, if they could just build one with a built in DSL modem... : losimagicThis person is cool!
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        ew :( I'd rather have a separate modem+router : crummynzThis person is cool!
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          in the UK it's not so easy. Most modems only do PPPoE in half-bridge mode, we need PPPoA, which is quite... : losimagicThis person is cool!
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            yeah, PPPoA I've got a netgear DM111P in bridge mode for my BE connection though although apparentl... : Toraz ChryxThis person is cool!
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              except the BeBox is a steaming pile of shit. It reboots itself if it gets too many connections at once...... : captfarrellThis person is cool!
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                ?! - i've had a BeBox for nearly 2 months and not one reboot.. I game quite a lot while the girlfriend is... : cause&effect
                • maybe they've changed it again. But 2 PCs and an xbox caused it to reboot almost hourly : captfarrellThis person is cool!
        • I'd be fine with an integrated modem, infact, it'd be preferable... IF it weren't for the part where the ... : Toraz ChryxThis person is cool!
      • if I had one with a built in DSL all these years, I'd have alot more dead routers.. : moe6This person is cool!
    • Would want to make sure it has decent antennae though. Some 802.11n routers seem to cram 3 little crappy ... : dooberzoo
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      Why hasn't Linksys done something like this yet? Their WRT54G is legendary. : nodeThis person is cool!
      • $139.99? If that equates to around 100 quid I'll be getting this! : nodeThis person is cool!
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        There's this - http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/products/WRT160NL but last time I checked it only w... : losimagicThis person is cool!
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          I'm guessing that they hated having people write custom firmware for it. : the archvileThis person is cool!
          • Well, they nerfed the WRT54G but then released the WRT54GL which supported custom firmware again. So fuck... : nodeThis person is cool!
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      I have a WNR3500 now, and it sucks. Has to reboot every time a setting is changed. Sometimes its intern... : the archvileThis person is cool!
      • That sucks. Hopefully it's firmware rather than hardware issues. I'm leaving the WRT54GL with my folks... : nodeThis person is cool!
    • If only that was a dual band radio in there :( : JonathanThis person is cool!