[GLLUG] router for home

[Jon Niesen]

It was WRT54G v.5 and newer on which Openwrt no longer worked, due to a major change in the design.  However, Linksys released a version based on v.4 which still ran linux, and still allows users to use OpenWRT.  This is the version which was suggested, WRT54GL. 

I have heard that people have now gotten OpenWRT to work with WRT45G v.5, but I would look into option closely before going with it.


On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 12:04:50PM -0500, Sean O'Malley wrote:

 >Does Openwrt still work on the Linksys? I thought around v.4+ and that
 >started to fail. ??
 >
 >It depends on how much security , how much configurability you want vs how
 >much you want to spend. :) I have seen people use everything from the 5
 >dollar wireless routers to 300-500 dollar routers with firewalls, traffic
 >shaping, the ability to create several routable networks and VPN
 >capabilities. The 300-500 dollar box one is nice if you don't trust the
 >wireless network and/or want to limit bandwidth usage and I think it had
 >failover to dial-up too.
 >
 >I ran into issues with my 5 dollar belkin wireless one (b, i dont think it
 >was 5 bucks at the time I bought it.), when it only held 5 MAC addresses.
 >I tried upgrading to 2 different 10 dollar G ones (one was a Netgear), and
 >couldnt turn off the radio and I don't think it did MAC address filtering.
 >
 >I like the ApplePorts, I have an Express for the iTunes and my stereo (ti
 >is hardwired with wireless turned off but it does have the ability to be
 >both a router and a client. Supposedly if you have a base statation are to
 >be able to overlap coverage without disconnecting. I think it is one of
 >the few that have a modem option. I don't know if it fails over though. :)
 >
 >
 >
 >On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Karl Schuttler wrote:
 >
 >> My vote is for openwrt or dd-wrt on linksys WRT54GL as well. Embedded
 >> devices rock.
 >>
 >> On Nov 14, 2007 9:53 AM, Mike Neir <lists at obscuredomainname.com> wrote:
 >> > I currently have two Linksys WRT54GLs flashed with OpenWRT, and I highly
 >> > recommend it. OpenWRT gives you the flexibility of a linux system while
 >> > still giving you the benefits of a nice small embedded device (small,
 >> > quiet, low-power, etc).
 >> >
 >> > Last time I checked, the WRT54GLs were around $50-$60, so it's a pretty
 >> > low-cost solution as well.
 >> >
 >> > MN
 >> >
 >> >
 >> >
 >> > Michael George wrote:
 >> > > My home router/firewall is acting wonky and has to be power-cycled every
 >> > > so often.  I think it's time to get a new one.  My needs are very simple,
 >> > > all I need are NAT and port forwarding of a single port or two.  I have
 >> > > thought about a m0n0wall, IPCop, smoothwall, or some other similar system,
 >> > > but since I need so little I hate to feed such a big system when a little
 >> > > firmware router will consume less power and probably work just fine.  I
 >> > > would also like the option of wireless to the router, even if I don't need
 >> > > it right now...
 >> > >
 >> > > I'd like people's recommendations on what to look into for a good router.
 >> > > If you think that a *nix distro *is* the way to go in spite of my
 >> > > reasoning above, I'd like to hear it.  If you have a router/firewall
 >> > > that's been serving you well, I'd like to know what brand.
 >> > >
 >> > > If I my next one runs 5 years+ like this current netgear has for me, I
 >> > > guess I will be mostly satisfied...
 >> > >
 >> > > Thanks for your time!
 >> > >
 >> > > -Michael George
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