WRT54G wireless router... sweeeeeet.

Simplex3 · 06:37 AM

So I had this thing laying around the house. Wasn't even plugged in. I'm staring down the need to replace my WAP so that I can get one with WPA2 and has an increased range.

I go to a customer site and the guy is helping me get connected to their WAP. He tells me WPA2. I see the router is a freaking WRT54G. I ask him how that's possible. He points me here:

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

So I read up on it, seems this little f**ker is running a Linux kernel. Appearantly I had the coolest $50 WAP in the world sitting on a shelf. I install DD-WRT and suddenly my crappy little router is a badass WAP, broadcasting at nearly 3x the power it used to (28mW to 84mW) and capable of using a whole slew of security modes.

Just thought I'd let everyone know, just in case I wasn't the only one under a rock all this time.

ChiefsLV · 04-04-2006, 11:07 PM

Buyer beware though. If you buy the newer version (version 5) of the WRT54G, you get like half the memory of previous versions, plus people have a lot of issues with that version of the router just in normal use. In that case, go for the WRT54GL, basically the continuation of the original WRT54G.

**Bob Dole** · 04-05-2006, 08:51 PM

There's a nice 3rd party firmware comparison chart here.

Boozer · 04-06-2006, 08:04 AM

Is there any advantage for the casual user (i.e., myself) to install this? If so, what? Right now, I'm using WPA Personal, have the SSID broadcast disabled, and have a MAC filter.

04-04-2006, 10:14 PM
Simplex3 MVP Join Date: Sep 2003 Casino cash: $10004900	WRT54G wireless router... sweeeeeet. So I had this thing laying around the house. Wasn't even plugged in. I'm staring down the need to replace my WAP so that I can get one with WPA2 and has an increased range. I go to a customer site and the guy is helping me get connected to their WAP. He tells me WPA2. I see the router is a freaking WRT54G. I ask him how that's possible. He points me here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/ So I read up on it, seems this little f*ker is running a Linux kernel. Appearantly I had the coolest $50 WAP in the world sitting on a shelf. I install DD-WRT and suddenly my crappy little router is a badass WAP, broadcasting at nearly 3x the power it used to (28mW to 84mW) and capable of using a whole slew of security modes. Just thought I'd let everyone know, just in case I wasn't the only one under a rock all this time. Last edited by Simplex3; 04-05-2006 at 06:37 AM..*
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04-04-2006, 11:07 PM	#2
ChiefsLV Starter Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Casino cash: $7042003	Buyer beware though. If you buy the newer version (version 5) of the WRT54G, you get like half the memory of previous versions, plus people have a lot of issues with that version of the router just in normal use. In that case, go for the WRT54GL, basically the continuation of the original WRT54G.
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04-05-2006, 08:51 PM	#3
Bob Dole King Shit of **** Mountain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texarkana, Texas Casino cash: $2524497	There's a nice 3rd party firmware comparison chart here.
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04-06-2006, 08:04 AM	#4
Boozer Pain Cake Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Lawrence, KS Casino cash: $10004900	Is there any advantage for the casual user (i.e., myself) to install this? If so, what? Right now, I'm using WPA Personal, have the SSID broadcast disabled, and have a MAC filter. __________________
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