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wjf58
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[Tomato] How fast of a connection can a WRT54GS v7.2 handle?

Thinking of going with Charter's 100/5 speed tier. Will my old reliable WRT54GS running Tomato firmware be able to handle that? It'll be 95% wired connection, not too worried about wireless at this point.

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Unlikely, I can't find any stats which relate to your exact model, however the WRT54GS version 3 could do only around 33MBPS WAN to LAN /LAN to WAN (with the endpoint LAN as DMZ). V 7.2 does have a slightly faster processor (240MHz) however at the cost of less memory (RAM & ROM).

Mike Wolf
join:2009-05-24
Tuckerton, NJ

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with the amount of new technologies out like IPv6 which is important going forward and 802.11n which gives faster speed and greater range, you're honestly better off getting a faster router. I'm not sure of your price range, but I picked out this low cost model if you want to stay within the Linksys brand. »homestore.cisco.com/en-u ··· prod.htm however if you do decide to go with that speed tier from Charter a gigabit equipped router will do you good. »homestore.cisco.com/en-u ··· prod.htm
wjf58
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Makes sense, I hate to give up the old warhorse, but time to move forward. Thank you both for the info.

Mike Wolf
join:2009-05-24
Tuckerton, NJ

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Like I said before if you need any help please let me know, I do this for a living and for fun

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Here are some test results of WAN to LAN throughput for various router models: »www.smallnetbuilder.com/ ··· rts/view

If you're comfortable with Tomato, I would recommend the ASUS RT-N16 running TomatoUSB.

»www.newegg.com/Product/P ··· 33320038

»tomatousb.org/
wjf58
join:2011-06-21
Chicago, IL

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Thanks for the links. Lots of helpful info.

Mike Wolf
join:2009-05-24
Tuckerton, NJ

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What did you end up doing?