>My router is a ZyXEL P-334WT. Not only does it not have enough entries
>for port forwarding, but it also assigns in use IP address to new DHCP
>clients. One person claiming familiarity with this router said that it
>needed to be on a UPS. While I am going to put it on one, I would prefer
>to know if there is a more robust wireless router that I should purchase.
>
>Linux gurus always suggest that I make my on with a Linux machine and an
>applications that I have never heard of, but I don't know and don't want
>to learn Linux for this purpose.
>
>In a related problem, the early Linksys routers worked well with RDP,
>XP, and UPnP, but the replacement model I installed for a non-profit
>organization did not work that way. (I don't know the technical
>explanation, but the Linksys web site admits that the functionality was
>removed.) When we had that functionality, there was not a shortage of
>ports since UPnP only opened them when they were needed.
>
>Any suggestions for a highly configurable and robust wireless (consumer)
>router in the $100 or less range would be appreciated.

> I use a Buffalo WHT-G54S with the DD-WRT modified firmware (same
> firmware can be used on many of the Linksys routers) that can give you
> a considerable amount of control..  Just make sure you check the
> version of the router you find to make sure it is supported by OpenWRT
> or DD-WRT...
>
> http://www.dd-wrt.com
>
> ---
> Jeffrey Randow
> jeffreycen***@gmail.com
> Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
> http://www.networkblog.net
>
> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:55:56 -0400, mcp6453 <mcp6***@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> My router is a ZyXEL P-334WT. Not only does it not have enough entries
>> for port forwarding, but it also assigns in use IP address to new DHCP
>> clients. One person claiming familiarity with this router said that it
>> needed to be on a UPS. While I am going to put it on one, I would prefer
>> to know if there is a more robust wireless router that I should purchase.
>>
>> Linux gurus always suggest that I make my on with a Linux machine and an
>> applications that I have never heard of, but I don't know and don't want
>> to learn Linux for this purpose.
>>
>> In a related problem, the early Linksys routers worked well with RDP,
>> XP, and UPnP, but the replacement model I installed for a non-profit
>> organization did not work that way. (I don't know the technical
>> explanation, but the Linksys web site admits that the functionality was
>> removed.) When we had that functionality, there was not a shortage of
>> ports since UPnP only opened them when they were needed.
>>
>> Any suggestions for a highly configurable and robust wireless (consumer)
>> router in the $100 or less range would be appreciated.

>WHT or WHR?
>
>Jeffrey Randow wrote:
>> I use a Buffalo WHT-G54S with the DD-WRT modified firmware (same
>> firmware can be used on many of the Linksys routers) that can give you
>> a considerable amount of control..  Just make sure you check the
>> version of the router you find to make sure it is supported by OpenWRT
>> or DD-WRT...
>>
>> http://www.dd-wrt.com
>>
>> ---
>> Jeffrey Randow
>> jeffreycen***@gmail.com
>> Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
>> http://www.networkblog.net
>>
>> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:55:56 -0400, mcp6453 <mcp6***@earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> My router is a ZyXEL P-334WT. Not only does it not have enough entries
>>> for port forwarding, but it also assigns in use IP address to new DHCP
>>> clients. One person claiming familiarity with this router said that it
>>> needed to be on a UPS. While I am going to put it on one, I would prefer
>>> to know if there is a more robust wireless router that I should purchase.
>>>
>>> Linux gurus always suggest that I make my on with a Linux machine and an
>>> applications that I have never heard of, but I don't know and don't want
>>> to learn Linux for this purpose.
>>>
>>> In a related problem, the early Linksys routers worked well with RDP,
>>> XP, and UPnP, but the replacement model I installed for a non-profit
>>> organization did not work that way. (I don't know the technical
>>> explanation, but the Linksys web site admits that the functionality was
>>> removed.) When we had that functionality, there was not a shortage of
>>> ports since UPnP only opened them when they were needed.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions for a highly configurable and robust wireless (consumer)
>>> router in the $100 or less range would be appreciated.