I've had my RouterStation Pro for a couple of years now and typically upgrade the firmware to the OpenWrt trunk every couple of weeks or so. I just wanted to restate what a great router this is:

I have two mini-pci Sparklan ath9k radio cards running 11gn and 11an access points

I have a USB WLAN stick acting as a third 11gn access point

I run LuCi and my personal web page using lighttpd

A 16GB SD card is used for overlay and web page storage

A hard disk (ext4) and 16GB memory stick (ext4) are connected to a USB 2.0 hub which is connected to the RS Pro's USB 2.0 port

minidlna serves up my music and video as a DLNA server--works great with my Sony PlayStation and Windows Media Player

Samba makes it easy for Windows computers to access the RS Pro's hard drive

Does all the above without even breaking a sweat.

From the Ubiquiti website:

802.3af 48V compatible (remote power over Ethernet POE)
Gigabit Ethernet Switch (4 ports: 1 WAN 3 LAN and VLAN capable)
128MB RAM
16MB Flash
USB 2.0 Support
SDIO SD Card Support
680MHz CPU (Option to overclock to 800)
Robust ESD/Surge Protection for Industrial Applications
Support for 3 Ubiquiti SR,XR,or SR71 radios (3 mini-pci slots, I'm running 2 Sparklan Ath9k radios)
Built in dB9 serial connector
Easy Access to full GPIO signals
Breakthrough $79 USD MSRP!

This is an absolutely fantastic router for OpenWrt.

Rob

My RS Pro setup: 3 long antennas for 11gn, 2 short antennas for 11an, enclosure is sold seperately

(Last edited by robrob on 27 Oct 2011, 16:31)

Totally agree and have a similar setup (based on your previous success stories, actually). Mine doesn't do much web server stuff, but it does handle IPv6 and a rather busy network with no hassle. I too compile and upgrade the trunk build about every 1-2 weeks. Solid over and over again.

I finally got around to installing the transmission bit torrent daemon on my RSPro and control it using the "Transmission Remote Gui" from my Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux computers. Even during a transmission download and upload the RSPro's load is running at less than 10%.

What filesystem do you use on your external hdd? I keep getting errors with ext4 connected via usb2.0 (rs not pro)...

I use ext4 on the external hd with no problems.

they are so shy do say on their site what cpu is used?

It's there, it's just a bit tucked away: http://www.ubnt.com/wiki/RouterStation_Pro

I'm glad there's a lot of positive feedback on these boards - I've just received one of these for testing on a new project.

Thanks,

Sam

if only alix boards would be equipped with gigabit ethernet...

CPU Atheros AR7161 MIPS 24K running @ 680MHz (overclockable to 800MHz)

make menuconfig has a specific RouterStation Pro selection so it's easy to compile using the OpenWrt trunk.

Select Target System (Atheros AR71xx/...)
Subtarget (Generic)
Target Profile (Ubiquiti RouterStation Pro)

from kernel log :

 CPU revision is: 00019374 (MIPS 24Kc)
 Atheros AR7161 rev 2, CPU:720.000 MHz, AHB:180.000 MHz, DDR:360.000 MHz

I never noticed it before, but my CPU is running at 720MHz too. I've never bothered to overclock it.

hi robrob,

Can I ask what is the NSLU2 being used for, I see it has a USB stick on it...
Also what dBi antennas' are those ? Have you tested the range on the device ....

have you tried using IPv6 on the board...

Ghat

<<<<Can I ask what is the NSLU2 being used for, I see it has a USB stick on it...

It's running OpenWrt and servers as a backup web server. The USB ports are fully functional so they can be used for a USB WIFI stick and run as an access point.

<<<<Also what dBi antennas' are those ? Have you tested the range on the device ....

I don't remember the gain and the router is in the basement so I don't get that great of coverage outside the house.

<<<<have you tried using IPv6 on the board...

No, but doogie above said he is running v6 on his router.

Yep, I have run 6rd, 6to4 (HE.net) and now native, all work wonderfully. I run radvd on the RSPro and DHCPv6 on a Windows server.

I run two of the SparkLAN WMIA-199N cards (Atheros AR9160, 3T/3R dual band), and some basic ~7dBi omnis. Like robrob I've got the RSPro in the basement and that doesn't make for really great long-range coverage. Right now I'm trying to get a TerraWave patch antenna to hang on the wall and broadcast across the house. The SparkLAN cards though, for the price ($54-ish), I can wholeheartedly recommend for just about any home setup.

On the software front, OpenWrt r28442 has been very stable over the last 14 days although I've never really had a problem upgrading to the latest trunk at any time.

(Last edited by doogie on 29 Oct 2011, 19:30)

Update: I have added OpenVpn to the RouterStation Pro and it's now serving up VPN connections--still no sweat.

I also added a Sparclan WUSB-505 V2 WiFi USB stick as a third wireless access point and it's working great. The connection is very fast and very stable--faster than any other Atheros or Ralink based USB stick I've tried and comparable to the mini-pci 11n cards in my RS Pro.

I'm an antenna idiot.  What ones should I get to go with the WMIA-199N?  Most of my wireless devices are 2.4Ghz, but I'd like to make sure that I'm ready for 5.

I have an existing Atheros-based card in my RS Pro that flakes out every few minutes and I think it's time for a replacement.

(edit: allow me to add in the chorus of "RS Pro rocks!")

(Last edited by mkomarinski on 12 Dec 2011, 17:47)

Nice enclosure.
May I ask where did you get it?

The one I got at netgate.com doesn't look too solid...

<<<<<<<<<<<I'm an antenna idiot.  What ones should I get to go with the WMIA-199N?  Most of my wireless devices are 2.4Ghz, but I'd like to make sure that I'm ready for 5.>>>>>>>>

Just get a dual band antenna, that's what I got (the short antennas in the pic above). They are typically shorter than dedicated 2.4GHz antennas (long ones in pic). Look at the dbi ratings for the two bands and go with one that has the ratings for the band you plan to use most.

<<<<<<<<<<<Nice enclosure.
May I ask where did you get it?>>>>>>>>>>

I can't remember where I got it, but I wish it had a little more room inside. It gets busy with 5 antennas and two mini-pci cards. Adding a 3rd card and 2 or 3 more antennas would be a real pain. I plan to make my own enclosure next time out of aluminum stock and make it big and roomy.