I have been using DD-WRT on a Linksys/Cisco 4200 for about 5 months now. I am doing work for my boss, and he has an office on the first, and I live on the the 3rd floor almost directly under him. He is running a Netgear 2000 and has been trying to allow me to connect to his router. At best, connectivity can be very spotty, and at worst, there is not connection (although sometimes when it does connect, it is very good to go!).
I have talked it over and my boss is telling me to get some equipment that will provide me with a decent connection, but won’t break the bank. Initially I thought about having him get RB2011UAS-2HnD-IN, but was somewhat dismayed when I read that it only provided 2.4 connection. What I am looking for is a relatively powerful device for him that allows for dual radios, and for me, I was thinking about a lower cost dual radio solution. This way, I can bridge to him at 5GHz, and then allow my E4200 bridge of the recommended device at my location so I can continue to maintain the setup that I have been using with my E4200.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. In essences, I am looking for a Routerboard that provides me with Gigabit interfaces, and can handle dual radios for the office, and for me location, a moderate device that can handle dual radios as well, which will allow me to connect to the office downstairs at 5GHz, and then allows me to bridge the 2.4GHz connection to my E4200. Of course, if I could get a device that allow for gigabit interfaces with dual radions and can allow me to connect it to a relatively decent antenna, I guess I could scrap the E4200…
Thanks,