* MATERIAL: well made, solid connectors ... The party router / switch / 2.4 GHz radio seems well cooled, which bodes well for the reliability of the device: the router is mounted vertically in a heated room in winter and hot summer (under roof), the temperature of WL0 processor (2.4GHz WiFi) never exceeds 50 ° C (values indicated by router interface), while WL0 serves the entire local network, but not solicited (I do not serve me the 5GHz) the 5GHz chip is hottest May to July ° C.
* SOFTWARE: in software versions available summer 2014 it has been possible to connect the LAN to the Internet through the router's WiFi (=> modem attached to the router by LAN), dd-wrt with ("client bridged ") and TOMATO.
Test with facts: soft original, TOMATO (shibby build), MERLIN, dd-wrt; I have not tried KONG having doubts about the follow-up (and I was right: we learn that in October KONG will not follow).
- A USB modem Aircard Netgear connected to a USB port is recognized, the profiles 'France' are not provided by Netgear (not provided by MERLIN, dd-wrt and TOMATO), using Netgear does not answer the question (via email).
- MERLIN, dd-wrt TOMATO and to adjust the power of WiFi. WiFi (in 2.4Ghz) is excellent despite several laptops running right next WiFi, there is a good range (> 100m) and no transmission error (transmission power set to 71mW) between ASUS and remote devices (modem, Ethernet-WiFi adapter ...).
- Only Merlin turns off the LEDs on the front panel. dd-wrt should enable this function with the script (cron is your friend) is going well.
To note:
- Only TOMATO (v Shibby) directly provides a possibility to limit the amount of bits through a port, if the access to internet is the WAN port on the router, it does not work with TOMATO if going internet access by WiFi.
- Dd-wrt but also allows the installation of various softwares prices (focus: aaargh!), Changes whose operation is NOT AT ALL guaranteed when changing dd-wrt build.
By 'ability to limit the amount of bits through a port' I can not hear the QOS, that all versions (TOMATO, origin ...) do, but the limitation of the total flow through a port for a period.
* PROGRAM CHOSEN: dd-wrt ... Very reliable, never route the plant and there is everything but limiting the total flow through a port and possibility to turn off the LEDs.
The build 25203 "giga" (in beta testing in early November 2014) works perfectly.
Dd-wrt with:
- START TIME: please note that ALL the functions requiring the time setting (WiFi time programming, monitoring total flow, etc ..) will not work or even DECONNERONT FARM as the router will not be hour. SETUP tab / BASIC SETUP, down, activate and adjust the "Time Settings -NTP Client" function, you can also set the time manually (see onsite dd wrt).
- DDNS: there are the 'Use external ip check' or 'do not use external ip check', according to the build, so that an IP change (for those who do not have a fixed IP) is known the router, so that eventually affects the IP change where it is needed (eg use of dns o matic).
- NAT / QOS: do not forget that a rule MAC Priority 'override other levels of rule, certainly it is written using ...
(! Limitation monitoring) - consumption monitoring: YAMon2 works fine. Think automate charging when reboot the router. (. Tutorial and download link) YAMon2 is here: [...]. Whoever did this great job and apply online to requests put a button 'donate' on its soft: it suggests something ....
The dd-wrt tutorials: Most correspond to old build ... Before touching an unknown function do not hesitate to look everywhere, failing to apply an incorrect setting, or worse, to launch the command line and activated functions already incorporated in the installed build, dd-wrt because it supports very badly.
* NEGATIVE POINT ...
- Dd-wrt to release the reboot can be very long (12 minutes for example) according to what is touched and existing settings. The fastest reboot (by far) is TOMATO.
* Incidentally.
The Amazon services: excellent.
