does anyone here have a NAT Router?

hi, i'm going to buy a router but it seems alot of them are wireless, i don't use wireless. if i get a wireless router can i disable the wireless bit and just use wires instead? thanks.

can anyone recommend a router i can buy?

 

Plenty of hard wired only routers available. Linksys are generally my hardware of choice. And yes, most routers can have their wirelss ability disabled through the User interface.

 

thanks, ThunderZ. i was thinking of getting a Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GL because they come with Linux installed so you can upgrade and hack them. the thing is they are wireless. it's not a big problem but do you think the wireless can be disabled?
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=linksys wrt54g

 

incase anyone is interested in getting a new router here's some stuff about the LINKSYS WRT54G (some of the later versions e.g. v5 don't come with Linux!)

http://wiki.openwrt.org/
http://twatech.org/shows.php?ep=62
http://twatech.org/shows.php?ep=74
http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php

 

I have a WRT54G and it is a great low cost router. I have thibor's firmware, so it now has the same boost speed as the speedbooster

To get a linux running version, either look for a WRT54G v4 or lower, or look for a WRT54GL(the L stands for linux)

DO NOT get v5, it runs on another firmware which is not nearly as good, or customizable, and the unit ships with less ram and processing power.

For firmware, check out thibors, openwrt(if you are good with command line), and DDWRT.

Cheers,

Alphalutra1

 

Hi, I'm quite happy with, the NAT'd, Wired, NetGear RP 614. Check it out at:

http://www.netgear.com/products/details/RP614.php

Take Care
Rico

 

I run the WRT54G with wireless. WPA is enabled using a 63 random generated key. The network is visible to "drive-byes"....but would take a long concentrated effort to crack. Go to the Linksys site> http://tinyurl.com/phvut. Pick your product(s) from the drop down and then download the manual in PDF. Should help you make your decision