donor wifi router

Last weekend, during the CAO work party, Charles handed me a Linksys WRT300N router. Asked me if we could use it. I said I'd think about it. I needed to look up its specs.

My first thought was to improve the wireless coverage, particular for those on the Observing Pad and in the THO building. It looks impressive, bristling with antennae.

Yesterday, I read a review at CNET. Not overly favourable. In partcular, they didn't like the range in a mixed environment. Oh oh.

Today I reconfigured the thing to act passively. I put it in the GBO observing room. In the THO, I saw it with 2 bars. Whereas the dlink wireless showed as 5 but then would disappear! So, I think it might be worth keeping.

I'd much rather put it in the garage...