routers
Money
5:46PM Angus Kidman | As we all half-suspected, Dell’s offer of a $20 Wireless N Router was too good to be true. Dell has officially withdrawn the offer, blaming a typo, while promising to sell the router for $229 to anyone who tried to buy it at the incorrect price. More »
Dell Withdraws Cheap Router, Apologises
5:46PM Angus Kidman | As we all half-suspected, Dell’s offer of a $20 Wireless N Router was too good to be true. Dell has officially withdrawn the offer, blaming a typo, while promising to sell the router for $229 to anyone who tried to buy it at the incorrect price. More »
Money
10:40AM Angus Kidman | It might well be a typo that gets corrected quickly, but Dell is currently selling the Linksys WRT610N for $20.90 delivered — less than a tenth of the standard price. Let us know in the comments if you manage to put an actual order through. Update: It’s now been pulled from the site.Thanks Ritwik! [Dell]
Dell Offering Insanely Cheap Wireless-N Router
10:40AM Angus Kidman | It might well be a typo that gets corrected quickly, but Dell is currently selling the Linksys WRT610N for $20.90 delivered — less than a tenth of the standard price. Let us know in the comments if you manage to put an actual order through. Update: It’s now been pulled from the site.Thanks Ritwik! [Dell]
Fix
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Modern routers can do all sorts of complex tricks, but sometimes you just want to use a a spare router for a simpler task, like extending your existing wireless coverage. That’s where open source firmware DD-WRT comes in. More »
Use DD-WRT To Make Your Router Into An Access Point
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Modern routers can do all sorts of complex tricks, but sometimes you just want to use a a spare router for a simpler task, like extending your existing wireless coverage. That’s where open source firmware DD-WRT comes in. More »