Yet another wireless extender thread...

[murraybiscuit]

I'm trying to help a family member extending her network in a rather large house (double storey).
I did my own extender at home a while back, using ddwrt.

1. Any router recommendations? Obviously the further the range the better... I'm trying not to break the bank here, would rather buy a mass-market model.
2. Last I checked DDWRT wasn't updated very often and OpenWRT has supplanted it. I'm assuming it's currently the best option?

 

[Tw171]

Its all going to depend on what the network is going to be used for. I'd suggest tp link routers, because they quite cheep. However, they tend not to have a good throughput. Should be fine for normal web traffic, but streaming is going to be difficult. Netgear will probably be one of your best options, excellent speed + range in my experience. If pricing is a deciding factor and if its at all possible, rather try switching your extender into a access point.

It's also been my understanding that OpenWRT has been the successor. You might want to have a look at Gargoyle .
Also check your supported types for DDWRT TP-Link & Netgear, as well as OpenWRT TP-Link & Netgear
For pricing and comparison http://matrixonlineshop.co.za/networking/?sort=featured&page=1

 

[murraybiscuit]

Its all going to depend on what the network is going to be used for. I'd suggest tp link routers, because they quite cheep. However, they tend not to have a good throughput. Should be fine for normal web traffic, but streaming is going to be difficult. Netgear will probably be one of your best options, excellent speed + range in my experience. If pricing is a deciding factor and if its at all possible, rather try switching your extender into a access point.

It's also been my understanding that OpenWRT has been the successor. You might want to have a look at Gargoyle .
Also check your supported types for DDWRT TP-Link & Netgear, as well as OpenWRT TP-Link & Netgear
For pricing and comparison http://matrixonlineshop.co.za/networking/?sort=featured&page=1

Thanks for this. I'll check out tplink and sw compatibility. Should mostly be for surfing & mail, with a bit of remote desktop. Media streaming not important. Didn't know about gargoyle - will check it out, thanks.