Buffalo WHR-HP

[swsl]

Hey folks. I'm checking on switching over to Gargoyle but the first problem seems to be our routers.

From what I can tell, our preferred router is not supported yet - or at least not on the list. Including backups, we've got several of these and don't wish to replace...

On the other hand, most anything that works on the Linksys 1-5 works on the Buffalo and it is supported on the linked OpenWrt page. But that refers to one version of OpenWrt and it appears that Gargoyle uses another. Not really sure how all that works.

Anybody that can clarify that for me? Will it work? I did see the comment that there should be a transmit power issue if it does...

Second, I get an impression that the bandwidth control may only work on having wireless clients? We have several clients connecting through local APs cabled to the router and then some connected by client repeaters (DD-WRT).

Will the complexity of our system rule out using Gargoyle as well?

Finally, our ISP is Hughesnet (Satellite) and we have an unlimited download period in the night. Can the limits be disabled for certain hours?


Thanks and cheers !

Steve

[swsl]

I just noticed which forum I asked this one. So most of this was off-topic for the hardware forum, sorry.

[pbix]

I am not aware of the Buffalo WHR-HP being supported by Gargoyle and I will advise you that supporting a new router is not for the feint at heart. Just because a router is supported by OpenWRT does not mean it is also supported by Gargoyle. My advice is to purchase a supported router.

Gargoyle features "Quotas" which allows you to take an action when the amount of data transfered reaches a limit. This limit is measure on LAN traffic and does not distinguish between Wifi or wired traffic.

Quotas provide enough flexibility to accomplish your goal of allowing unlimited access at night and restrctions durng the day.

Regards

[swsl]

Thanks for the answer, PBIX, appreciate it.

The reason I checked the Open-WRT list:

some routers that have 4MB Flash / 16MB Ram that also have the Broadcom 5xxx series chipset may work, but theres a chance it may not have the drivers in the OpenWRT firmware. If in doubt - check whether OpenWRT supports the router.

http://oldwiki.openwrt.org/Hardware%282f%29Buffalo.html

Anyway, I got Gargoyle installed on a Linksys WRT-54GS and it looks great. The quota function and interface seem very good. Hope to test it in action sometime soon.

I'm surprised that with all their popularity and support that Tomato and DD-WRT have not pulled this off by now.

Obviously, that's why Gargoyle was developed !

Cheers,
Steve