Originally Posted by
trigger2007
I'm absolute noob on these portable routers, however after reading through the pages, have narrowed it down to the 2 smallest ones;
Asus 330NUL and Edimax BR6258NL
I read a comment on another site that the Edimax doesnt handle portal pages in hotels, ie when you have to bring the hotel site up and either buy time, or type in the room and password etc..
I own both, and while the Edimax BR-6258n is a very capable (if
buggy) router, the Asus WL-330NUL is far easier to use as a travel router.
As one example, the Asus automatically configures itself for wired or wireless operation depending on whether you plug in an Ethernet cable; if wireless, it automatically shows the site survey after you log into it. The Edimax requires that you first connect to it and navigate through several Web pages to set its operating mode and configure other options.
Similarly, if you plug it into a laptop (Windows; not sure about Mac), the Asus automatically configures itself as a wireless adapter and runs software displaying a site survey of SSIDs found. Plug in an Ethernet cable, and it automatically reconfigures itself as a wired adapter with no further configuration necessary.
Both will handle portal pages without any problem. For ease of use, I give my nod to the Asus WL-330NUL.