said by grehgsasaki:thanks for the quick reply and the advice. i'm overwhelmed with all this information regarding the wrt54g and the community behind it. i have a few more newbie questions...
are these firmwares you mentioned free?
which ones are compatible with v3?
which ones will enable me to have bridging or WDS?
Everything but Talisman is free. V3 requires one of the newer firmwares. HyperWRT is a good pick. Alchemy seems to work on 3.0. Although not officially, just ask linksysinfo and see what he says. Anyway, if you want the fancy features, you'll probably need Alchemy. *waits for DD-WRT link* I have some info on my site (see below).