On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Rony gnulinuxist@gmail.com wrote:
While we are on this topic, there are now wireless routers in the market which have a USB port in order to attach a pen drive or a USB HDD. This can be shared by all the wireless users. This can be very good for setting up a tiny local server for file sharing. Netgear has such features in their n600 series routers. With no internet access provided, it can be very good for sharing Linux distro ISOs or multimedia content.
What is the cost of N600?
I have been looking at the Buffalo models that come with dd-wrt firmware 1. WZR-HP-G300NH, 2. WHR-HP-G300N, 3. WHR-HP-GN http://www.buffalotech.com/comparison-charts/wireless/routers-and-access-points/
Please share your experience with any of the above?
-- Arun Khan
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 10:13 PM, Arun Khan knura9@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Rony gnulinuxist@gmail.com wrote:
While we are on this topic, there are now wireless routers in the market which have a USB port in order to attach a pen drive or a USB HDD. This can be shared by all the wireless users. This can be very good for setting up a tiny local server for file sharing. Netgear has such features in their n600 series routers. With no internet access provided, it can be very good for sharing Linux distro ISOs or multimedia content.
What is the cost of N600?
I have been looking at the Buffalo models that come with dd-wrt firmware 1. WZR-HP-G300NH, 2. WHR-HP-G300N, 3. WHR-HP-GN http://www.buffalotech.com/comparison-charts/wireless/routers-and-access-points/
[Probably OT, but since it is topic of USB port+router] I've: http://leoxsys.com/leo-300n-3g.php which has USB port and supports USB Modems out-of-the-box.
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Kartik Mistry kartik.mistry@gmail.com wrote:
[Probably OT, but since it is topic of USB port+router] I've: http://leoxsys.com/leo-300n-3g.php which has USB port and supports USB Modems out-of-the-box.
A somewhat irrelevant question - does it allow you to put in an external data store via the USB port and start services on it that allow the data store to be shared ?
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay sankarshan.mukhopadhyay@gmail.com wrote:
[Probably OT, but since it is topic of USB port+router] I've: http://leoxsys.com/leo-300n-3g.php which has USB port and supports USB Modems out-of-the-box.
A somewhat irrelevant question - does it allow you to put in an external data store via the USB port and start services on it that allow the data store to be shared ?
It support smb. Not tried it. I use mainly for torrents and usb modem (when at Mumbai). I'll check and get back.
On Tuesday 25 January 2011 12:47 PM, Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay wrote:
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Kartik Mistrykartik.mistry@gmail.com wrote:
[Probably OT, but since it is topic of USB port+router] I've: http://leoxsys.com/leo-300n-3g.php which has USB port and supports USB Modems out-of-the-box.
A somewhat irrelevant question - does it allow you to put in an external data store via the USB port and start services on it that allow the data store to be shared ?
I did not find this feature in the website. This feature is with the n600 series of Netgear.
On Tuesday 25 January 2011 12:34 PM, Kartik Mistry wrote:
[Probably OT, but since it is topic of USB port+router] I've: http://leoxsys.com/leo-300n-3g.php which has USB port and supports USB Modems out-of-the-box.
This looks like a nice model and the usb 3G modem and printer support is really very nice. Did you buy it in Mumbai and for how much approx.?
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Rony gnulinuxist@gmail.com wrote:
[Probably OT, but since it is topic of USB port+router] I've: http://leoxsys.com/leo-300n-3g.php which has USB port and supports USB Modems out-of-the-box.
This looks like a nice model and the usb 3G modem and printer support is really very nice. Did you buy it in Mumbai and for how much approx.?
Direct order, ~3.5K. Contact me offline if you want more details.
On Monday 24 January 2011 10:13 PM, Arun Khan wrote:
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Ronygnulinuxist@gmail.com wrote:
While we are on this topic, there are now wireless routers in the market which have a USB port in order to attach a pen drive or a USB HDD. This can be shared by all the wireless users. This can be very good for setting up a tiny local server for file sharing. Netgear has such features in their n600 series routers. With no internet access provided, it can be very good for sharing Linux distro ISOs or multimedia content.
What is the cost of N600?
I have been looking at the Buffalo models that come with dd-wrt firmware 1. WZR-HP-G300NH, 2. WHR-HP-G300N, 3. WHR-HP-GN http://www.buffalotech.com/comparison-charts/wireless/routers-and-access-points/
Please share your experience with any of the above?
n600 is a series with some models in it. It is dual band for 2.4 Ghz and 5.x Ghz. The highest one is available in Mumbai for about 9K. I had made inquires for a client but since the price was high and the client did not require the usb sharing part, he went for one of the n300 models.
The usb sharing feature is very nice and if price is not the matter, it can make a nice small file sharing server. It has separate access settings for owners and guests who use the wifi. The owner/guest feature for LAN access is available even in the n300 series. I had seen this setting in the n300 wifi that I had setup. So you give only net access to the guest, no LAN.
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