BombaTwist Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 I'm planning to get a linksys wireless router but i'm not sure wheter to pick the wrt54g or the wrt54gs. i have no problem with the price, i just don't want to get a bad version, i heard that v.5 and v.6 were junk. by the way, should i go ahead and buy it? if so which model is best out of the 2? im buying this so my mom could use her laptop at home wirelessly. by the way im getting it from newegg. thanks.
gamehead200 Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 I have the WRT54G... There are MANY hacks for this model!!The S-model just has SpeedBooster "technology" which doesn't do much...Get the regular one, v3 or v4 if possible (check eBay or NewEgg).
big poppa pump Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 Get the WRT54GL...the same as the WRT54G but with good 'ol Linux firmware as V4 and before.
rendrag Posted July 4, 2006 Posted July 4, 2006 the "S" in WRT54GS is the speedbooster technology... when paired w/ a wireless linksys card also featuring the "S" at the end of its product name increases your wireless throughput.I think it's overrated.the WRT54G is a fantastic router. If you are purchasing it in a store, try to get an old version (I think v4 or earlier) as Linksys reduced the available memory in v5, so you can't use 3rd party firmware as easily.If an old version isn't available, then do as big poppa pump said, and get the WRT54GL and then flash it with DD-WRT firmware
BombaTwist Posted July 4, 2006 Author Posted July 4, 2006 so the wrt54gl, is just straight up better and won't react like the v.5 right?
gamehead200 Posted July 5, 2006 Posted July 5, 2006 so the wrt54gl, is just straight up better and won't react like the v.5 right?The WRT54GL is the same thing as the original v4 WRT54G (Linux-based Firmware)... This is what you want.
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