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by peterg4000
Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Difficulty buying a router. No really...
Replies: 16
Views: 15710

Re: Difficulty buying a router. No really...

I went and ordered a WNDR3800. I seriously couldn't find any other routers locally at 'known supported' versions. Maybe I am just impatient. Anyhoo, I decided the excessive $$$ was worth it to get over my angst. BTW - The info at openwrt seems to say that this Netgear is recoverable from being brick...
by peterg4000
Tue Mar 05, 2013 6:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Difficulty buying a router. No really...
Replies: 16
Views: 15710

Re: Difficulty buying a router. No really...

The WNDR3800 is a good choice because there was only one version of it and it is well supported in OpenWrt/Gargoyle. Unfortunately, it is no longer being made, but refurbs and used ones on ebay are pretty easy to find. Not sure about them no longer being made. They are all over ebay selling as 'new...
by peterg4000
Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Difficulty buying a router. No really...
Replies: 16
Views: 15710

Re: Difficulty buying a router. No really...

Thanks for the help, but I am not much the wiser. I am all over eBay, but the used market in Australia is probably at least an order of magnitude smaller than the US. I can't find any of those routers for sale with known version numbers. So, do you think the Netgear WNDR3800 listings on eBay would b...
by peterg4000
Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Difficulty buying a router. No really...
Replies: 16
Views: 15710

Difficulty buying a router. No really...

I've found the compatibility list here, but most online sales don't list the Version numbers - And can't answer when asked. (Some models seem to be up to V7 or V8, but listed here as supported only up to V2) I go into a shop, and they never have any of the models listed. The sticky "What have y...