Superhub : What router do I get for a Superhub in modem mode?

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by Kushan

When I was working at Virgin, there was a story that went around whereby one of our operators blamed wireless interference on the customer's dog - saying that his wagging tail was disrupting the airwaves.

Not sure which is worse, that, or this, which actually happened:

http://consumerist.com/2012/03/02/ca...-cat-pictures/

(One advantage of upright routers and internal antennae I suppose)

[ianch99]

Originally Posted by resander

The Belkin router did not get hot, nor did the Superhub when left on 24 hours a day. What about the higher-end Linksys and ASUS routers, do they stay cool 24/7?

The N66U does get quite warm but not at a level to worry about ..

[Sephiroth]

The N56U gets mildly warm on the vertical black surface and no noticeable heat emitted through the top vents.

[Kushan]

No issues with my N66U. It's not in a place where I feel it's getting warm, but it runs solidly.

[resander]

Many thanks all for the router info...

Based on this and googling I want to get the ASUS-RT-N66U, but it is expensive and I would want to be reassured it can be installed/prepared from an Ubuntu PC before buying.

The PC runs Ubuntu 12.04 and is connected to the Superhub by wire. There are also netbooks, Android phones and tablets in the house, but no Windows PCs/laptops/netbooks.

Are the following the main install steps from the PC (guessing)?:

- using existing wired connection from Ubuntu PC to Superhub enter 192.168.0.1 on Firefox browser URL address line and set Superhub to operate in modem mode. The hub logo changes to violet colour. Leave Firefox. Remove hub-end of the ethernet cable (=cable 1) from the Superhub.

- connect ASUS router internet port to right-most ethernet port of Superhub with another ethernet cable.

- using cable 1 connect Ubuntu PC to an ethernet port on the ASUS router

- enter 192.168.0.1 ?? to Firefox to start ASUS router configuration

- do simplest possible, minimal install for ASUS router.

After this wired connection to/from PC and wifi for all other devices should work.

I also assume the same steps as above can be carried out wirelessly using Firefox or Chrome browser from the Android devices.

Ken

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by resander

Many thanks all for the router info...

Based on this and googling I want to get the ASUS-RT-N66U, but it is expensive and I would want to be reassured it can be installed/prepared from an Ubuntu PC before buying.

The PC runs Ubuntu 12.04 and is connected to the Superhub by wire. There are also netbooks, Android phones and tablets in the house, but no Windows PCs/laptops/netbooks.

Are the following the main install steps from the PC (guessing)?:

- using existing wired connection from Ubuntu PC to Superhub enter 192.168.0.1 on Firefox browser URL address line and set Superhub to operate in modem mode. The hub logo changes to violet colour. Leave Firefox. Remove hub-end of the ethernet cable (=cable 1) from the Superhub.

- connect ASUS router internet port to right-most ethernet port of Superhub with another ethernet cable.

- using cable 1 connect Ubuntu PC to an ethernet port on the ASUS router

- enter 192.168.0.1 ?? to Firefox to start ASUS router configuration

- do simplest possible, minimal install for ASUS router.

After this wired connection to/from PC and wifi for all other devices should work.

I also assume the same steps as above can be carried out wirelessly using Firefox or Chrome browser from the Android devices.

Ken

You are quite correct on everything you've said there, bar the IP address of the Asus router which is 192.168.1.1.

When you first boot the router, it goes into a special "setup mode", so when you connect (Via wired OR wireless) and navigate to the admin page, it takes you through the necessary steps to get it all set up quickly. I can't remember the exact steps, but it was more or less just to set up a password and account for the admin interface and to set up the name and passwords for the wireless networks. It's incredibly straightforward and quick. The interface works in Firefox, Chrome, IE and Chrome on Android (it doesn't have a special "mobile" version but it's still fully usable on Chrome for Android).

If you give your new wireless networks (There will be 2, one for 2.4Ghz and one for 5Ghz however it lets you use the same name/pass on both if you want) the same Name and password as your old network, all of your devices should automatically connect back to it.

[qasdfdsaq]

The router runs linux anyway. It'll probably work better from an Ubuntu machine than a Windows one. Even the Superhub runs linux

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

The router runs linux anyway. It'll probably work better from an Ubuntu machine than a Windows one. Even the Superhub runs linux

The web pages supplied have nothing to do with the OS that's running on the router.

[craigj2k12]

Originally Posted by Kushan

The web pages supplied have nothing to do with the OS that's running on the router.

well technically....

[MPH]

Hi, I have the Tenda N60 from eBuyer .. it's great .. currently lives upstairs under a bed .. no overheating issue , it bearly seems to get warm,
performance wise it's pretty much doubled my wireless speeds upstairs .. If I had the cash I would buy the ASUS-RT-N66U (but I do love my tech) and ironically I used to have a great Netgear WNDR3700/N600 which I sold after I hardwired the house assuming I would only need wireless for mobiles.

Unless you can splash the 100 quid for the Asus get the Tenda as has been stated some sites are selling this for almost 60.00 you could get the tenda try it for a few weeks if it's no good sell it on eBay got to be worth 20 quid all day long.

[qasdfdsaq]

You can get the Tenda for £29.99

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Originally Posted by Kushan

The web pages supplied have nothing to do with the OS that's running on the router.

The web pages are supplied from a webserver running on that OS. You cannot serve web pages using a Windows webserver on a Linux OS.

So in the case of a router running linux, is not going to be Microsoft IIS (or anything similarly retarded)

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

The web pages are supplied from a webserver running on that OS. You cannot serve web pages using a Windows webserver on a Linux OS.

So in the case of a router running linux, is not going to be Microsoft IIS (or anything similarly retarded)

I'm not debating that, I'm stating that the web pages themselves have nothing to do with the OS (or the webserver) that's supplying them. It doesn't matter if it's IIS, Apache or whatever, HTML is HTML and the browser itself will interpret it differently.

[qasdfdsaq]

Rendering a web page involves more than just HTML. Your requests, input, sessions, settings, etc. are all handled by the web server, not the HTML. The HTML is also generated by the server more often than not.

[Kushan]

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

Rendering a web page involves more than just HTML. Your requests, input, sessions, settings, etc. are all handled by the web server, not the HTML. The HTML is also generated by the server more often than not.

Yes, but the HTML (and other stuff that may be within the document) is interpreted by the browser and that's my point - it's perfectly possible for a non-Microsoft web server such as Apache to serve up pages that are only compatible with IE6 (as an example), while it's equally possible for IIS (Microsoft's web server, for those wondering what we're talking about) to supply documents that are incompatible with IE in some way. Basically what I'm saying is that how well a browser works with a site has less to do with the web server supplying it and more to do with the design of the site itself.

[qasdfdsaq]

I'll agree it is possible, it's just much less likely. The site "creator" would have to learn how to make things work on Linux first, and that generally weeds out folk who think Microsoft are the only thing in existence.