Router mods

[L.C.]

My router:

 

http://www.hlrse.net/Qwerty/IMG_1206_thumb.jpg

 

http://www.hlrse.net/Qwerty/IMG_1204_thumb.jpg

 

The smallest heatsink there is the CPU sink; it is hot. The blue heatsink is the coolest, probably because it sits on two of the least heat intensive chips (one of them being a DRAM chip?). The long heatsink, like the CPU sink, came from a CRT monitor. It's perfect because it slides right onto the chips, and both wings have a X and + design (or a fin every 45 degrees with the exception of the insides), plus it's got that little circuitboard thingy at the end that holds the blue heatsink in its place.

 

http://www.hlrse.net/Qwerty/IMG_1207b_thumb.jpg

 

Unfortunately it's not as badass as this (not my router):

http://www.reviewdesk.com/images/insaneroutermod/4300mod.jpg

http://www.reviewdesk.com/images/insaneroutermod/insanemodw00t-large.jpg

http://www.reviewdesk.com/insane-router-mod/

Edited May 31, 2010 by L.C.

[»Purge]

Your router had overheating problems or something?

[Samapico]

What the hell is that crap? I highly doubt you get higher performance with these thing... Maybe boosting the wireless signal is possible, but other than that... (And no it doesn't make it look cooler http://www.ssforum.net/public/style_emoticons/default/blum.gif)

[L.C.]

1. Several HardForum members recommended it

2. That is a wired router you dope http://www.ssforum.net/public/style_emoticons/default/blum.gif

3. Using the sinks extends the life and reliability of the router

[Samapico]

I know that is a wired router, it was an hypothetic affirmation (or something)... And I guess it could extend lifetime/improve reliability... But it's still fugly http://www.ssforum.net/public/style_emoticons/default/blum.gif

[Drake7707]

you didn't flash it with DD-WRT firmware for greater monitoring ? If your router is compatible I would give it a shot.

 

http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index

[L.C.]

you didn't flash it with DD-WRT firmware for greater monitoring ? If your router is compatible I would give it a shot.

 

http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index

Meh, I've looked into DD-WRT (my wireless router has DD-WRT), but officially there's zilch on DD-WRT for the DGL-4100.

 

EDIT: Going to post on DD-WRT forums to see if anyone has actually tried

 

But it's still fugly http://www.ssforum.net/public/style_emoticons/default/blum.gif

It's a beautiful work of art! D= Besides, you don't see it with the chassis on. Edited June 1, 2010 by L.C.

[»Blocks]

I like the ReviewDesk one. It's evocative of a muscle car with the engine sticking up out of the hood.

[Samapico]

Except it's a router

[»Purge]

you didn't flash it with DD-WRT firmware for greater monitoring ? If your router is compatible I would give it a shot.

 

http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index

 

Oh snap. Didn't think to look for third-party firmware for my router. This is working pretty well on my WRT54G and is quite useful.

[»Blocks]

Oh snap. Didn't think to look for third-party firmware for my router. This is working pretty well on my WRT54G and is quite useful.

Aren't you still on Sri Lankan slowternet?

[»Purge]

Yes I am, but the place where I live has an ADSL router (which isn't much of a router in terms of sharing), so I hooked up my Linksys that I brought with me from the US so I can share this wonderful 440KB/s speed with my cousin. I had a problem with the Linksys working as an invisible bridge, but dd-wrt had some extra settings to remedy that.

 

Behold my Lankaleet setup (with newly painted walls):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/purgey221/100_2277.jpg

[Samapico]

You mean an ADSL modem

[»Purge]

It's a modem/router combo. Don't know why they would design it like that since it only supports one LAN connection, though.

 

http://www.comtrend.com/links/118$product.htm

[Audry]

That is one badass phone you got there, and one badass wall color (pink and red... really!?!??!)

[X`terrania]

Yes I am, but the place where I live has an ADSL router (which isn't much of a router in terms of sharing), so I hooked up my Linksys that I brought with me from the US so I can share this wonderful 440KB/s speed with my cousin. I had a problem with the Linksys working as an invisible bridge, but dd-wrt had some extra settings to remedy that.

 

Behold my Lankaleet setup (with newly painted walls):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/purgey221/100_2277.jpg

 

 

Get a new fucking phone man, jesus! Wireless!

[»Purge]

I'm in Sri Lanka... getting a new phone is one of the things at the bottom of my list.

 

And the colors look great in this style house as well as it matches the surroundings.

[»Purge]

Speaking of dd-wrt... I found this while curiously going through QoS settings.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/purgey221/dd-wrt-ss.png

 

Seems as if someone wanted Subspace prioritized on their network.

 

EDIT: It's hard to see, and I don't feel like resizing, but it says "subspace [0 ~ 0]" in the highlighted portion.

[L.C.]

Speaking of dd-wrt... I found this while curiously going through QoS settings.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/purgey221/dd-wrt-ss.png

 

Seems as if someone wanted Subspace prioritized on their network.

 

EDIT: It's hard to see, and I don't feel like resizing, but it says "subspace [0 ~ 0]" in the highlighted portion.

Hate to burst your bubble, but I already reported on these here on these forums several months ago. Even posted screenshots and SVN/source citations. (EDIT: I believe I created a thread just about this finding) Edited June 14, 2010 by L.C.

[»Purge]

Ah, kudos to you then; I didn't know.

[Dav]

my rouiter sits in a pile of wires and is very warm.

 

I enjoy great signal and its going strong after 4 years with only about 4 turned off.

[»Lynx]

3. Using the sinks extends the life and reliability of the router

 

Where's the proof of that? I've had the same D-Link router since 2003, and it works brilliantly. Considering I paid about GBP £100 for it, and it's been working near enough constantly for 7 years (often taking high strain) I think the need to extend the life of the router is kinda unnecessary.

[L.C.]

3. Using the sinks extends the life and reliability of the router

 

Where's the proof of that? I've had the same D-Link router since 2003, and it works brilliantly. Considering I paid about GBP £100 for it, and it's been working near enough constantly for 7 years (often taking high strain) I think the need to extend the life of the router is kinda unnecessary.

Heh, I surprised myself when looking into your question. Here is my thread at http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1035839894#1. I guess I may be incorrect in assuming that it extends the life (although it would be logical at first).

 

EDIT: I wonder if it would make a difference as far as life when it comes to cheap components being used in a router. For example, at first they might manufacture a router with solid and quality components, but after a while revert to using cheaper and lower quality components to save costs (or might start out like this).

 

But then there is also the question of whether or not your heatsink serves more as an insulator rather than a dissipation/cooling component (unfortunately I think to find this out it would require very technical scientific research and experimentation -- that leaves a normal person to just guess and take chances).

Edited June 17, 2010 by L.C.

[Dav]

the thread there seems to say it all. Its all about load reallly.

 

If itwas running a large network with 100 odd users then perhaps it would make a dofference. Than again in such a situation you would probably be using hardware designed for that purpose.

 

As far as customising for the sake of making it unique, why the hell not?

 

Guess my router is more out of sight, out of mind so have never thought about how it looks.