Which router(s) do you guys use. I am looking for one to connect 1 H3, 2 DP8k, and to use as a wirless access point for a tablet PC. I am thinking an N1 router with at least 4 ports. Which ones do you guys use in your systems, and would you reccomend them?
I own 2 of the Dlink DI-524's and had numerous problems with the router just deciding to restart, which in turn means the board would stop responding..
Now I have a cisco 1231g access point, and manually assign IP addressing.. Much more stable.. And I use a Netgear 24 port 1gb smart switch..
although not using it for hog, the Apple extreme base stations are very good with throughput and management. very stable as well. They are also gigabit and N class.
I've had great luck with my Cisco Aironet 1142- Yes, it's expensive, but it is bullet-proof. It has amazing distance alone, but if you add the paddles, i can walk almost a block away (in NYC) -- I've got it connected to a Cisco Catalyst 500. I've even went so far as to segment the traffic into protected VLANs so I can use this switch safely for H3DMX, H2PC to artnet to Arkaos, and internet/computer traffic. I can remotely access this network via VPN, so if I got really bored, I could see (or control) my hognet from anywhere.
We use apple airport extreme. And for range extending apple airport express. It works great, when youre wireless network gets a little weak simply find a power socket and plug in a airport express and you are done !
We've used linksys wrt54g routers in the past but had some problems with the build in dhcp server that somethimes doesn't give adresses to the wireless clients.
I swear those Apple airport extremes are the best routers and wifi access points in the consumer market. I have put in a few with installed systems like AMX and have worked extremely well especially for the price point.
I love my airport extreme, However it seems to be a common problem, if you try to move a large file, or delete a large file on the air disk, it will crash the router. (Large File =>1GB) Not a common problem in a show situation, but Just FYI. Don't use the airdisk function when in a show situation. Joshua Wood
I use a Linksys WRT600N Dual Band gigabit router. It has great range. Also, many of the rigs I work on utilize WDMX which can interfere with wireless G routers. The wireless N routers work on a 5Ghz range which doesn't interfere with the WDMX. I know of a programmer who had two Wholehog3 consoles on one network. The client console was actually connected to his wireless N router via a Wireless N gaming adapter. He had that console on a compact rolling desk that he could roll around anywhere on the set and use. It worked great.
[QUOTE=Woodj32177;34564]I love my airport extreme, However it seems to be a common problem, if you try to move a large file, or delete a large file on the air disk, it will crash the router. (Large File =>1GB) Not a common problem in a show situation, but Just FYI. Don't use the airdisk function when in a show situation. Joshua Wood
I tried to use the air disk thing once and wasn't very impressed with the speed.. plus I don't really have much of a need for it, so yea.. I just don't use it.
As far as using the Airport with the hog 3, I haven't done it so I am guessing here.. But you can give it a try. The share name should be the ip address of the basestation. ex. '192.168.0.1'. (try that first and if that isn't it, try '192.168.0.1/name_of_hard_drive'.) If you use just the ip address then the share name should be 'name_of_hard_drive/file_name_on_hard_drive' or 'file_name_on_hard_drive'. The domain should be blank. The username should be blank.. not sure about that one. The password is only needed if you have one active. I believe you can create user/password settings for the hard drive but I can't remember off the top of my head.. If you can't get it to work, then let me know and I will mess with it.
I just bought the wrt610n last week. It's working great so far. I love the built in Network Storage for file backup's. You can throw a USB flash drive right in the back of it. It's the same as Scott's but the new version so it has the dual band as well. It has an internal antenna as opposed to Scott's that has the external. I wonder if the internal works as good as the external?
+1 for the Airport Extreme / Express, solid connections and easy to setup! The Express is a great little 'swiss army knife' gadget, I never venture into a hotel room without one!
I also have to second flashing any router that is capable of supporting DD-WRT with the latest firmware. I had a Linksys WRT54G for years running DD-WRT firmware and it was rock solid and you could also boost the power of the RF section! It really made a $60 plastic box worth twice its weight in gold.
Just a comment... I tend to stay away from routers and use manual IP assigning or one of the consoles as DHCP and just put swithces and wireless access points if required. I tried routers a few times but felt it was too much hassle to be worth it.
