In other words, the usual stuff you’d expect. You get a router, an AC adapter, a 3-ft cat 5 cable, and manuals. Below are instructions and a few photos should you want to put DD-WRT on a TP-LINK TL-WR-841N router.īefore getting started, let’s start with the contents of the box. I found plenty of information that helped with the loading of the firmware, but the rest of this post will detail my experience setting up the router. The router is $20 on Amazon, and since I like working on tech projects, I figured it was worth a shot. He suggested loading on the open source router firmware, DD-WRT. I figured there had to be a cheaper, and possibly better way.Ī friend of mine recently extended his network with a TP-LINK TL-WR841N router.

They want $100 to upgrade to the latest router, which uses wireless-N technology and supposedly extends the range of the wireless network. Now I love the Verizon FiOS service, but their equipment policies stink. Since the wireless router was over 6 years old, it was time for an upgrade. I also got frustrated that the Chromecast I have kept getting dropped from the network.

Plus, my house is wired, so I can keep my switches, NAS, and other networking gear out of sight there.

I have my FiOS wireless router in the garage, because that’s where the cable comes into the house. I finally got frustrated with the wireless coverage in my house last year.

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