From: "Sam Lewis" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Wireless router
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:29:33 -0500
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On Mar 24, 2010, at 6:08 PM, "Leon D. Zetekoff" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com 
 > wrote:

> On 03/24/2010 06:29 PM, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
>> Alternatively, you could build yourself a nice little router which
>> will run DD-WRT. Check out:
>>
>> http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Mikrotik_Routerboard_RB/532
>> http://www.routerboard.com/rb500.html
>>
>> I have had good results with the VIA mini-ITX boards, too. The real
>> benefit to building a box for yourself is that you get to mount the
>> motherboard in a real case with fans and a decent power supply  
>> (though
>> the little stuff is expensive for the space you get, so beware of
>> that), and then choose your antenna(s).
>>
>> If you don't want to get your hands dirty, but still want something a
>> bit more substantial than the LinkSys without paying an arm and a  
>> leg,
>> look at the Ubiquiti or Mikrotik offerings. I can usually get these  
>> at
>> reasonable prices through my Wi-Fi channel (no pun intended), so feel
>> free to run pricing past me to see if we can get you a better deal
>> than advertised.
> FWIW If you buy a Mikrotik Routerboard it already comes preinstalled
> with RouterOS. There is no reason to reflash it with something else.  
> You
> can also load up RouterOS on almost any pC based h/w as well. The  
> RB532
> I believe is EOL. There is the RB450G which had five gigE ports.
>
> Leon

I thought microtik used an os called winbox?
Sam

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