Picked one of these up on BF, runs great (using it right now)

yup BF was $5 cheaper

how's the product ..airlink stuff seem to break down easily

Can anyone recommend a stable wireless router (stock/unmodified) that I don't have to boot every week or 2?

Had the Airlink AR680W for a while and it worked great. Strong signal strength and N speed was noticeably faster than G. Firmware had the basic features, good enough for most people. Just wish DD-WRT would run on it.

I set mine up on BF, and I've done nothing to it since...

Faster then G but only not super G. Had super G but router died and replaced with this and transfer rate about same or little bit higher(about 10%) in ideal condition like receiver right next to router. So if you got super G and thinking to replace it, DON'T.

Got it in BF too and will probably return it. There are some firmware bugs when you change options, and the antennas aren't removable so you can't substitute high gain.

Also, no QOS options. I also had a cheap Zyxel and Zyxel recently posted a great firmware update. With the new firmare, it is much better than my dlinks, but still no QOS which I'd like to have to be assured that VOIP will always have priority.

Picked it up about a week ago. Works great. Wireless cover my whole house including downstairs. GUI is not bad. Remind me of DD-WRT

danpi, there's a QOS option on the one that I got. Not as nice as Linksys but it's there.

no use

What is BF?

Does anyone know if I'm replacing a normal G, would this extend the range inside my house?

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Thanks tweedle99, I'll fire it up again and take a look. I noticed that there is a firmware update posted, perhaps your firmware is newer...

imrich- The range depends on power and the antenna. G will pretty much be, well, G. If you need more range and the built in on your router is removable, just get a high gain vertical or directional (at Frys for example). The airlink directionals have been as low as $4-8. Adding 8dB gain is equivalent to multiplying your power about 8 fold, much more effective than changing routers. Also, you can put a high gain antenna on the receiving device which will multiply the effect (g 8 x 8 =64x).

Will this take DD-WRT or run in bridge mode?

re: dd-wrt - the site says its a work in progress

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices#Airlink_101

not bad, i'd hold out for the netgear

Thanks tweedle99, I'll fire it up again and take a look. I noticed that there is a firmware update posted, perhaps your firmware is newer...

imrich- The range depends on power and the antenna. G will pretty much be, well, G. If you need more range and the built in on your router is removable, just get a high gain vertical or directional (at Frys for example). The airlink directionals have been as low as $4-8. Adding 8dB gain is equivalent to multiplying your power about 8 fold, much more effective than changing routers. Also, you can put a high gain antenna on the receiving device which will multiply the effect (g 8 x 8 =64x).

good enough for daily use and u get 802.11 N

#18 it's not just power that improves reception (range). You could have all the power in the world, but if there are strong reflections, the signal will be all garbled. Imagine watching analog TV and seeing ghost images shifted from the main image. MIMO technology (used in 802.11n) uses multiple antennas to compensate for reflections, and not only that takes advantage of reflections. Good MIMO hardware can do amazing things with the signal. Cheap MIMO is pretty much useless.