Topic 'Which Linksys WRT54 router to get?' in forum 'Linksys'

Topic 'Which Linksys WRT54 router to get?' in forum 'Linksys' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23277207 en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:38:02 EDT Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:38:02 EDT Re: Which Linksys WRT54 router to get? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23521413 said by Anonymous_:

too many prople started selling them so it drove the price way down
How is that interpreted to mean "stopped selling them". I believe it was the small enthusiast market that resulted in the on line only resource.
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The WRT54GL is a rebranded WRT54G v4 and can run almost any flavor of 3rd-party firmware available (Tomato and DD-WRT are two popular choices). The WRT54GL will most likely be a v1.1, but any version (1.0 or 1.1) will be fine. Subsequent versions of the WRT54G (versions 5 - 8) use a different chip and have half the memory as previous versions limiting 3rd-party firmware availability. I wouldn't bother with any WRT54GS after version 3 which can only be had used these days.
linksys stop selling them less then a year ago

The WRT54G-TM is a rebranded WRT54GS! v3

i was at one point reselling them for 90$ including shipping

making a 50 to 65$ profit
the only PITA was reprograming them to run dd-wrt at first it took me 1 hour to reprogram the first one after that i was reprograming them in 5 min's to 10min

it took some time as it was a old computer
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23520033 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:02:12 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23516296 said by Thane_Bitter:

said by antdude:

Ooh, do like that SES button as an on/off button. Do all third party firmwares do that or only DD-WRT? That stinks about keeping connections opened too long in the latest stock firmware. :(

Well DD-WRT does, no special commands are needed, the option for doing so is under the Services->Services tab (see pic). Tomato has it as well but I am not sure which tab it is under.

Thibor's HyperWRT which is an add-on firmware (unlike DD-WRT & Tomato which are complete firmware images, Thibor's code fixes issues with the Linksys code (such as the connections problem) while offering transmit power control and SES button control options. Unfortunately Thibor's firmware only has limited support for certain (versions 1 to 4) WRT54G models, Thibor appears to have abandoned development. An archive of his site can be found here »www.linksysinfo.co.uk/thibor/ hosted by the Linksysinfo site.Ah cool. So far, I haven't had any problems like disconnections, outages, lockups, etc. with the latest stock firmware. Maybe in the future, I will check out the third party.
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Ooh, do like that SES button as an on/off button. Do all third party firmwares do that or only DD-WRT? That stinks about keeping connections opened too long in the latest stock firmware. :(
Well DD-WRT does, no special commands are needed, the option for doing so is under the Services->Services tab (see pic). Tomato has it as well but I am not sure which tab it is under.

Thibor's HyperWRT which is an add-on firmware (unlike DD-WRT & Tomato which are complete firmware images, Thibor's code fixes issues with the Linksys code (such as the connections problem) while offering transmit power control and SES button control options. Unfortunately Thibor's firmware only has limited support for certain (versions 1 to 4) WRT54G models, Thibor appears to have abandoned development. An archive of his site can be found here »www.linksysinfo.co.uk/thibor/ hosted by the Linksysinfo site.

DD-WRT SES option

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23516271 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:27:05 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23516233 said by SSidlov:

Since all 3P firmware is a variety of Linux, if it has a command console, there are scripts to do all sorts of things. I have seen scripts that turned all the LEDs into a Light Organ for music that was being streamed or the amount of bandwidth being used or the number of users active, so in short it is possible with any, but I know that DD-Wrt simply has "Wireless On & Off w/SES button' as a select item. I don't use Tomato or Open-Wrt so I can't speak to that... Light organ? What the? LOL.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23516102 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:45:15 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23514916 said by SSidlov:

One of the main problems with Linksys' firmware is that it keeps the port connections open way too long, leading to a eventual shortage of ports when multiple users are on the system. Originally the timeout was (if I remember correctly) a week, when it should be a few minutes or an hour at most. I think the current defaults are a day or two. 3rd party firmware corrects this by making it flexible both in the number of port (up to 4K) and the timing.

The amount of flexibility in the 3rd party firmware, the ability to prioritize certain types of traffic or a particular hardware port, the ability to have multiple wireless networks with totally different security settings (like a WPA2 private network, and a non-secured public one that is isolated from the private one) are all available in the 3rd party firmware, particularly DD-Wrt. There was a person on this forum who wanted secure wireless for his computers and WEP for his kid's Nintendo DS which doesn't support WPA/WPA2. DD-Wrt on the GL (et al) will give him that capability.

You can make the SES button the On-Off button for the wireless (as another example).

As the old saying goes, installing DD-Wrt turns a $50 router into a $600 one or at least makes it one that is extremely flexible.Ooh, do like that SES button as an on/off button. Do all third party firmwares do that or only DD-WRT? That stinks about keeping connections opened too long in the latest stock firmware. :(
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The amount of flexibility in the 3rd party firmware, the ability to prioritize certain types of traffic or a particular hardware port, the ability to have multiple wireless networks with totally different security settings (like a WPA2 private network, and a non-secured public one that is isolated from the private one) are all available in the 3rd party firmware, particularly DD-Wrt. There was a person on this forum who wanted secure wireless for his computers and WEP for his kid's Nintendo DS which doesn't support WPA/WPA2. DD-Wrt on the GL (et al) will give him that capability.

You can make the SES button the On-Off button for the wireless (as another example).

As the old saying goes, installing DD-Wrt turns a $50 router into a $600 one or at least makes it one that is extremely flexible.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23514886 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:17:06 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23513896 said by Thane_Bitter:

said by antdude:

When I tested with an iPod Touch last weekend, I was using its Safari. That should be plenty to blink that light.

I would think so as well, but if you device supports (sorry I am not overly familiar with the iPod Touch) viewing online streams (i.e. music or more preferably video) find one that is bandwidth heavy) such as the ones from NASA's site »www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasti···dex.html

If it still doesn't blink you are either not connected to your access point but some other AP (all the more reason for security measures like changing your SSID and using WPA/WPA2 with long random keys and doing these changes while the wireless features are offline) OR more likely Linksys engineers somehow dropped this feature.

One thing I notice when comparing my old BEFW11S4 to my newer WRT54GS is that the LEDs are not as bright, nor do they flash as frequently with traffic. The traffic is there, however I think there is some sort of threshold with respect as to when the LED state changes.
I also forgot to say that I checked the router's DHCP list and iPod Touch was listed which confirms the connection on iPod Touch's screen.
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When I tested with an iPod Touch last weekend, I was using its Safari. That should be plenty to blink that light.
I would think so as well, but if you device supports (sorry I am not overly familiar with the iPod Touch) viewing online streams (i.e. music or more preferably video) find one that is bandwidth heavy) such as the ones from NASA's site »www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasti···dex.html

If it still doesn't blink you are either not connected to your access point but some other AP (all the more reason for security measures like changing your SSID and using WPA/WPA2 with long random keys and doing these changes while the wireless features are offline) OR more likely Linksys engineers somehow dropped this feature.

One thing I notice when comparing my old BEFW11S4 to my newer WRT54GS is that the LEDs are not as bright, nor do they flash as frequently with traffic. The traffic is there, however I think there is some sort of threshold with respect as to when the LED state changes.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23513873 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:15:46 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23513752 said by Thane_Bitter:

It should blink; just keep an eye on it while you are surfing.

I think you are still running stock firmware; however for 3rd party firmware you can reprogram the function of the Cisco button (SES secure easy setup button) and LEDs to show connectivity and activity.Yes, I am using the latest stock Linksys firmware.

When I tested with an iPod Touch last weekend, I was using its Safari. That should be plenty to blink that light.
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I think you are still running stock firmware; however for 3rd party firmware you can reprogram the function of the Cisco button (SES secure easy setup button) and LEDs to show connectivity and activity.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23513714 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:38:38 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23511303 said by Phil:

Just saw your question. Yes it remains solid indicating that the radio is actually on. It blinks when there's traffic on it.
Strange. I didn't see it blink with an iPod Touch. I will try again later.
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Ant @ »antfarm.ma.cx and »aqfl.net. Please do not IM/e-mail me for technical support. Use the forum! Disclaimer: The views expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23511303 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:54:23 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23511274 said by antdude:

said by antdude:

said by Phil:

Here is a photo of the front of my WRT54GL v1.1. You can see the Wireless-G/WLAN LED to the left of the Ethernet LEDs. You don't have that?

Wait, is Wireless-G label a LED? I thought it was a sticker label. LOL.

Is it normal to be solid green light on even if wireless transfers are not happening?
Just saw your question. Yes it remains solid indicating that the radio is actually on. It blinks when there's traffic on it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23511274 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:49:06 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23509813
I went through several D-Link and one Trendnet Router. I had bad dropouts and disconnects with those Routers.. (and those problems happened in both wired and wireless modes..) and it appears I no longer have problems with the Linksys.

I have RoadRunner Cable.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23509813 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:47:37 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23483159 said by antdude:

said by Phil:

Here is a photo of the front of my WRT54GL v1.1. You can see the Wireless-G/WLAN LED to the left of the Ethernet LEDs. You don't have that?

Wait, is Wireless-G label a LED? I thought it was a sticker label. LOL.
Is it normal to be solid green light on even if wireless transfers are not happening?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23483159 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:03:36 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23437565 said by Phil:

Here is a photo of the front of my WRT54GL v1.1. You can see the Wireless-G/WLAN LED to the left of the Ethernet LEDs. You don't have that?
Wait, is Wireless-G label a LED? I thought it was a sticker label. LOL.
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WRT54GL v1.1 Photo

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23437504 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:16:03 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23437450 said by Phil:

Mine is a WRT54GL v1.1. What do you have?
Same v1.1 with the latest stock firmware.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23437450 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:06:46 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23437442 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23437442 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:05:05 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23437432 said by Phil:

It should have a WLAN LED just to the left of 4 Ethernet LEDs. Mine does and this shows wireless activity.
Yeah, it looks like there's no separate one for ethernet cat5 vs. wireless data transfers.
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Ant @ »antfarm.ma.cx and »aqfl.net. Please do not IM/e-mail me for technical support. Use the forum! Disclaimer: The views expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23437432 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:03:45 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23437427 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23437427 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:02:22 EDT Re: No wireless transfer light? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-wireless-transfer-light-23436976 said by CylonRed:

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Does this router not have any light signal for wireless stuff?

NO idea what you mean by this... Clarification?
On my old Linksys WAP11, it has an ACT green light. It turns on when datas are being transferred like downloading.
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Does this router not have any light signal for wireless stuff?

NO idea what you mean by this... Clarification?
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Ant @ »antfarm.ma.cx and »aqfl.net. Please do not IM/e-mail me for technical support. Use the forum! Disclaimer: The views expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/No-wireless-transfer-light-23436332 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:06:43 EDT WRT54G2 for $49.99 at Best Buy! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/WRT54G2-for-4999-at-Best-Buy-23312907 www.salescircular.com/ca/compute···np.shtml says CA's Best Buy has it for $59.99. I assume other states as well.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/WRT54G2-for-4999-at-Best-Buy-23312907 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:15:30 EDT Re: My new Linksys WRT54GL router... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-new-Linksys-WRT54GL-router-23310339 said by Ian:

said by antdude:

Really? What type of issues did you run into?

What's the differences between Tomato and DD-WRT? Also, I don't want to have to keep updating often either. I only need a basic router like I had for Netgear RT311 and Linksys BEFSX41 v1.

Orange - SES functional but no clients are connected using this feature,

Flashing White - SES active and seeking clients (this occurs after the SES button has been pressed, this mode will last for up to 2 minutes),

White - SES has successfully configured a client to the access point.

SES is only usefull if all of your other wireless devices support the feature. In a mixed device enviroment you will have to set things up the old fashion way but entering the key on all of the clients.

Using DD-WRT firmware the function of the button, and the lights can be changed, for example the button can be changed to turn the wireless radio on or off.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23309717 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:18:14 EDT Re: Which Linksys WRT54 router to get? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23307099 said by scooper:

Do some reading in the manual about "Secure Easy Setup". Yes , it is an electronic manual (PDF I think).
Ah on the CD. I haven't even opened its envelope. No hardcopy manuals, but no surprise. Hopefully, I don't need Windows to look for other goodies on it beside PDFs. I assume I don't need its software Windows utilities to access all features in router.
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I do not do any torrents or P2P on it at all, which is where a lot of the problems came from.
I will have to try that. I wonder if setting lower limits in P2P clients would help.
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I do not do any torrents or P2P on it at all, which is where a lot of the problems came from.
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AntDude, Ian seems to be comparing apples and oranges (Ian, what WRT54 version?). The GL original firmware is Linux-based and from what I saw, not setup all that badly. But I'm like most here...

Trouble is, everyone seems to buy a GL to run another firmware. If you tax a router, please do report how the original WRT54GL firmware runs.

Since WRT54G version 5, Linksys firmware is compiled based on VxWorks. THAT sounds like the kind of "barely-good-enough" firmware I think Ian describes.
I hope I don't have to use a third party firmware. Let's see how the latest stock one goes. So far, no problems.
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Trouble is, everyone seems to buy a GL to run another firmware. If you tax a router, please do report how the original WRT54GL firmware runs.

Since WRT54G version 5, Linksys firmware is compiled based on VxWorks. THAT sounds like the kind of "barely-good-enough" firmware I think Ian describes.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-new-Linksys-WRT54GL-router-23287032 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:27:58 EDT Re: My new Linksys WRT54GL router... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-My-new-Linksys-WRT54GL-router-23286417 said by Ian:

My WRT54G (not the GL...I bought my GL specifically to run 3rd party firmware) used to crash frequently and need a re-boot. It also used to keep half-open connections open forever. So if you were using something that was making and breaking a lot of connections, like P2P, the memory would overflow.

Search this forum for other their threads on Tomato Vs. DD-WRT. Both have their fans. Both are excellent solutions for the WRT54GL. Slightly different feature sets. But both stable and excellent. I'm running Tomato now because I like the bandwidth and usage monitoring in it.
Ah thanks. I remember my Netgear RT311 would reboot when too many connections in eMule/eDonkey2000 so I had to lower the connection limits.
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Really? What type of issues did you run into?

What's the differences between Tomato and DD-WRT? Also, I don't want to have to keep updating often either. I only need a basic router like I had for Netgear RT311 and Linksys BEFSX41 v1.
My WRT54G (not the GL...I bought my GL specifically to run 3rd party firmware) used to crash frequently and need a re-boot. It also used to keep half-open connections open forever. So if you were using something that was making and breaking a lot of connections, like P2P, the memory would overflow.

Search this forum for other their threads on Tomato Vs. DD-WRT. Both have their fans. Both are excellent solutions for the WRT54GL. Slightly different feature sets. But both stable and excellent. I'm running Tomato now because I like the bandwidth and usage monitoring in it.
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said by antdude:

One of these days, I will have to check out the third parties whenever I have free time.

I strongly recommend you ditch the stock Linksys firmware for something like Tomato or DD-WRT sooner, rather than later. The stock Linksys firmwares for the WRT54 series are notoriously unstable and buggy.

I think I had my WRT54GL up and running without a reboot or reset for 172 consecutive days with DD-WRT. Then the power went out. And that's with doing online gaming and P2P.Really? What type of issues did you run into?

What's the differences between Tomato and DD-WRT? Also, I don't want to have to keep updating often either. I only need a basic router like I had for Netgear RT311 and Linksys BEFSX41 v1.
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Ant @ »antfarm.ma.cx and »aqfl.net. Please do not IM/e-mail me for technical support. Use the forum! Disclaimer: The views expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/My-new-Linksys-WRT54GL-router-23285871 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:57:27 EDT Re: Which Linksys WRT54 router to get? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23285840 said by antdude:

One of these days, I will have to check out the third parties whenever I have free time.
I strongly recommend you ditch the stock Linksys firmware for something like Tomato or DD-WRT sooner, rather than later. The stock Linksys firmwares for the WRT54 series are notoriously unstable and buggy.

I think I had my WRT54GL up and running without a reboot or reset for 172 consecutive days with DD-WRT. Then the power went out. And that's with doing online gaming and P2P.
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Wow, Linksys used the same web page design from many years ago like the old Linksys router!

One of these days, I will have to check out the third parties whenever I have free time. I disabled wireless for now to play later on. I forget. Is WPA2+PK the best one to use if possible and how close can two wireless be together physically and channels? Currently, both WAP11 and router sit side by side. Don't have room for them to be separated yet.
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Ant @ »antfarm.ma.cx and »aqfl.net. Please do not IM/e-mail me for technical support. Use the forum! Disclaimer: The views expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23285409 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:44:06 EDT Re: Which Linksys WRT54 router to get? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23280865 said by PeteC2:

antdude, for what you are going to use it for, there is no real gain by flashing third party firmware, especially as you are not even planning on using it wireless. Nothing "wrong" with doing so, but you are not likely to gain any tangible benefit by doing so.

This is not exactly a very recent router, so the firmware is stable, and not likley to be updated often at this point.

The WRT54GL is a solid, time-tested router, and should serve you well.Excellent. Stable and old (as has been out for years). I will use its wireless later on when I have time and more devices.

I might use both. Keep WAP11 as old devices and use WPA for others that can use it.

I also need to allow pings and I hope this router lets me IRC without losing connections like Linksys BEFSX41 v1 router (had to tell Linux to keep alive! See »IRC keeps getting disconnected with this Linksys BEFSX41... for that old issue from last year).
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Ant @ »antfarm.ma.cx and »aqfl.net. Please do not IM/e-mail me for technical support. Use the forum! Disclaimer: The views expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23280865 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:45:17 EDT Re: Which Linksys WRT54 router to get? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23280803
This is not exactly a very recent router, so the firmware is stable, and not likley to be updated often at this point.

The WRT54GL is a solid, time-tested router, and should serve you well.
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Yes. Under the Wireless tab, Basic Wireless Settings, set Wireless Network Mode to Disabled and click Save Settings.Perfect!! I just need to use it as if it is a wired router. All the old wireless devices except one still use WEP. :( For now, I have no time to tweak/reconfigure the one that can do WPA and going to use an old external Linksys WAP11 connected for those old devices (no driver updates and old Windows like 98 SE, 2000 SP4, PowerBook G4, etc.).

I just downloaded »downloads.linksysbycisco.com/dow···code.zip. ;) »downloads.linksysbycisco.com/dow···otes.txt was interesting. It hasn't been updated since July 14th, 2008. The stock firmware doesn't get new updates anymore?

Just curious. What can stock firmware not do that third parties can do? I only plan to use it as a simple router for Internet and connect various computers and devices on LAN (also have a Netgear DS108 switch and a Linksys WAP11). I do want to be able to ping my router, good uptime, good security protection, etc. like I did with my old two routers.
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Ant @ »antfarm.ma.cx and »aqfl.net. Please do not IM/e-mail me for technical support. Use the forum! Disclaimer: The views expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23279711 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:13:16 EDT Re: Which Linksys WRT54 router to get? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23279675 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23279675 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:04:55 EDT Re: Which Linksys WRT54 router to get? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23279667 said by Phil:

As long as it is the GL model, you're good to go. The one you linked to is the one you want.
Sweet and thanks.

Question: Can I disable its wireless feature on demand?
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Ant @ »antfarm.ma.cx and »aqfl.net. Please do not IM/e-mail me for technical support. Use the forum! Disclaimer: The views expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23279667 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:03:09 EDT Re: Which Linksys WRT54 router to get? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23279662 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23279662 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:02:17 EDT Re: Which Linksys WRT54 router to get? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Which-Linksys-WRT54-router-to-get-23279614 said by Phil:

The WRT54GL is a rebranded WRT54G v4 and can run almost any flavor of 3rd-party firmware available (Tomato and DD-WRT are two popular choices). The WRT54GL will most likely be a v1.1, but any version (1.0 or 1.1) will be fine. Subsequent versions of the WRT54G (versions 5 - 8) use a different chip and have half the memory as previous versions limiting 3rd-party firmware availability. I wouldn't bother with any WRT54GS after version 3 which can only be had used these days.
OK, I will just get this GL one then: »www.frys.com/product/4703979 ... Don't know what version, but you said it doesn't matter.
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