Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The Natural Philosopher Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: WiFi enabled cable modems or WiFi routers for Linux? Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 16:44:00 +0100 Organization: A little, after lunch Lines: 36 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2024 17:44:01 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="7d63717f5f5abd3d4cbca59a027865a8"; logging-data="425499"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18Z/LOTKqq57NlYUMLlbP1ALV4Yy1YQRXU=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:mULMCPEVsPIZZhyq1LWl2FQN6JE= Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2595 On 07/07/2024 16:34, Dan Espen wrote: > tinker123 writes: > >> I never had a WiFi enabled cable modem or a WiFi router. >> >> I'm guessing some configuration is involved like setting a name, >> usernames, and passwords. Which of either type of hardware is friendly >> to Linux. Actually provides configuration software that runs on Linux >> or another easy means of configuring the WiFi? >> >> In regards to a WiFi enable cable modem I was thinking of buying a >> highly rated model, but from a few years ago to save a few pennies. >> >> Any information or tips will be appreciated. > > I just bought some routers so I think I have a little clue. > I owned a FIOS router. It was no good with my new ISP (Comcast). > Comcast wants you to lease their router, I wanted none of that. > It took me a couple of tries to find a router compatible with Comcast > the local PC Richards was no good, I had to order the router online. > > I ended up with Netgear equipment. Netgear has an app you can download > to your phone. I just accessed the router from my Linux PC using a > browser. Every router I've had so far has a browser interface. > > Hope you have better luck with that than I had. Every netgear ADSL router has goone weird after a thunderstorm. At the cheap end of things I had better luck with D-LINK -- "In our post-modern world, climate science is not powerful because it is true: it is true because it is powerful." Lucas Bergkamp