[olug] OT: Linksys E2000

[Benjamin Watson]

300Mbps is the theoretical maximum (if you could do real full duplex
over wireless).  You'll never get it.  At "best" you'll get half,
150Mbps.  Typically, you'll get 50-100Mbps, "not that there's anything
wrong with that".

On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Eric Lusk <wyrmzr72 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I've gone to buying fairly generic routers for myself and most of my customers.  $25-30 routers from Newegg is about equal.
> Combine the overall experience with a lower replacement cost, and the best option ends up being the generics.
> I'm sure others' mileage will vary, but I set up a lot of SOHO networks, and have replaced equal numbers of Netgear, Linksys, and generics.
>
>  I ran the Harry Potter books through a spell checker; none of those spells should work.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Charles Bird <cbird.omaha at gmail.com>
> To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
> Sent: Sun, May 2, 2010 2:43:22 PM
> Subject: [olug] OT: Linksys E2000
>
> I thought maybe a 100 USD linksys would "just work", it doesnt work too
> well.
> DHCP crashes every 4-5 days....how hard can it be to make a firmware where
> things just work??? The "300Mb" N wireless doesnt do too well even at 4 ft,
> impossible to get an actual 300Mb link indicated, usually around 150Mb, with
> max transfer speeds around 80Mbps
>
> Packet latency has increased by 1.5-3.3 ms.
>
> DD-WRT isnt available for this model yet, waiting...
>
> Just thought I'd pass along my experience to others.
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