Great, I should then try to flash it. Thank you. Have already
suggested a session on hacking your router as a PASUG meeting topic.
On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:45:45 -0400, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
>Nope, that's a v2 unit. It can be flashed with DD-WRT, and has ample
>memory in it. The non-Linux v5's use VxWorks as the OS.
>
>On 03/24/07 04:51 pm, Hakan thus wrote :
>> Ah, did not understand that they do not all run Linux. Seems that the
>> L version is much to be preferred. My older router says Linksys WRT54G
>> v2.2 on one of the labels underneath. I assumed, perhaps wrongly, that
>> this referred to the firmware version.
>>
>> On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:37:45 -0400, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
>>
>>
>>> The difference between the non-L router and the L is that the L (as
>>> Christian has so rightly pointed out) relates to Linux. The non-L models
>>> have less RAM in them due to running a smaller, closed source OS. It is
>>> possible to push a special micro build of DD-WRT onto these machines,
>>> but it is difficult, and easy to brick the unit (kill it).
>>>
>>> What version is the 54G you have? the firmwrae version doesn't help me
>>> much, here. Look at the label on the bottom of the unit. Chances are
>>> that it can be flashed with DD-WRT.
>>>
>>> On 03/24/07 04:26 pm, Hakan thus wrote :
>>>
>>>> Lewis, thank you very much but I need to buy a unit for use in Europe,
>>>> 220V and all that. I visited the Linksys website but could not tell
>>>> the difference between the WRT54G and WRT54GL -- what might they be?
>>>>
>>>> Also, I have an older WRT54G with firmware version 2.2 -- what can I do
>>>> with that older router? It has never been used as of yet.
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:52:36 -0400, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 03/24/07 01:28 pm, Hakan thus wrote :
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Which is the currenly recommended router if you are interested in
>>>>>> installing third-party software on it? Is it still one of the Linksys
>>>>>> routers and, if so, which model(s)? Also, is there possibly a specific
>>>>>> version I should avoid, or conversely, look for?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> WRT54GL v5 or WRT54G v4. Both of these work well with DD-WRT firmware,
>>>>> Hakan. In fact, I have one new unit in stock (GL v5), already flashed
>>>>> and tested with DD-WRT v2.3 SP2 Micro Generic. I had a few of these on
>>>>> eBay a couple months ago for $50 each plus shipping. If you wnat it, let
>>>>> me know and we'll work something out (like dinner, the next time I'm in
>>>>> town). ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
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