Talk:WRT54G

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[edit] Question about speed/RAM

I noticed that the later versions of this router have lower speed and RAM. Does this mean the later versions are actually weaker? I need to buy a new router because my current one is ont he fritz

[edit] CGN9

This serial number is showing up in eBay auctions. Does anyone know the specs for it? --Feanor512 05:14, 12 July 2006 (UTC)


[edit] DD-WRT now runs on the WRT54G version 5!

I have added some info regarding this development in the article, under the "Hardware versions affect firmware compatibility" section. --SausMeester 00:22, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Amazing! Maybe I can finally get some use out of this piece of crap router that has been sitting in my drawer for months! Kurt 11:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
added links to http://wrt-wiki.bsr-clan.de/index.php?title=Flash_Your_Version_5_WRT54G the dd-wrt wiki page that gives more info on this and describes the procedure used (how to). --SausMeester 22:27, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
It is now possible to install DD-WRT on a v5 model with no disassembling of the router! http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS6352077661.html Amazing! I have replaced my wired Linksys BEFSR41 with the WRT54G v5 with DD-WRT on it. It is almost like a brand new Cisco router!
If I was any good at writing, I would add something about it to the article. :) Kurt 02:14, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WRT54G.net blocked by the WRT54G

If trying to access WRT54G.net via my WRT54G (no idea which version... where to check that?), I get a host not found error. The site works from elsewhere... --Anonymous 14:48, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

To check your hardware revision number, pick up your WRT54G and look for the large, silver sticker. Somewhere on this sticker it will read something like "WRT54G ver. 1.1" (as on my router). As for the website you mentioned, I have no trouble sccessing it with my DSL setup. Maybe it was a temporary site outage? — EagleOne\Talk 21:54, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
...it's not true, there must be something else the matter with your configuration (tried it from multiple WRT54G(L)s). --145.99.213.194 19:44, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyvio

This page has been marked as a possible having possibly contianing copyright violations [1] but I am not sure where the discussion for this will occur (I can move this if necessary). I searched for an archive of this page but google[2] dosen't have an older page referencing the potential original work nor does archive.org[3]. If the date of the alleged original work is the original creation date then it says as retrieved on Jul 18, 2005 02:30:34 GMT on line two. I checked the this page before July 18, 2005 which already had the text that was simmilar to the external web page date 2004-11-10 01:01:14 [4] .

The author appears to be mirroring wikipeida:

Our service will let you find what you are always looking for. Word search our word pages for better results. Our free service is provided as is without any warranties to solve any word problems. Much of our content is from Wikipedia.org held under GNU Free Documentation license. [5]

Also the test class="wikitable" is used within context of the article further indicating that the site is mirroring wikipedia.

Did the external web page author state that his/her work was to original context and wasn't able to be licensed for use on wiki but the first page says that the work is GFDL? Does the external site simply mirror wikipedia cuasing a horse/cart problem? However it goes, if this is a true copyvio, then the page can be re-worked easily enough. Supercoop 11:37, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

  • The referenced page that this article allegedly violates is actually a copy of this page (wikipedia is the original). It seems likely that the "violation" is actually an abuse designd to redirect those looking for the article to the ad infested reference. Anonymous 2005-10-10 17:02:51
  • It's quite obvious entire site minus the front page is a "spam" site using Wikipedia text; easily verified by looking at the rest of the content[6]. Anonymous 19:33, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
    • If you guys would log in and sign your name then I would have some backing that this isn't a real copyvio. --Supercoop 20:05, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

Changing all occurences of the term "SRAM" to the more general term "RAM". The WRT54G actually uses SDRAM, a type of DRAM. SRAM is very different and completely unsuited for a low speed, cost sensitive consumer device like the WRT54G. Google image search finds many high resolution images of the WRT54G mainboard which can be used to verify this info. Additionally, this linksysinfo.org page has high resolution photos of the various WRT54G/GS models and a comparison chart listing the memory chips used. The WRT54G versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, and WRT54GS versions 1.0 and 1.1 all use ISSI brand SDR SDRAM chips. The WRT54G versions 2.2 and 3.0 use Hynix brand DDR SDRAM chips. ISSI part numbers are listed here: ISSI Product Guide PDF. Hynix part numbers are listed here: Hynix Part Numbers PDF. Since the specific variety of RAM is not particularly relevant to the article, it is sensible to just use the general term RAM instead of the more specific term SDRAM. But either term is better than SRAM, which is factually incorrect. --Ryanrs 01:41, 8 August 2005 (UTC)


"The WRT54G is unique among consumer-level network devices in that Linksys developers have released the source code for the router's firmware under the GPL."

There's nothing unique about this fact. Linksys and several other access point vendors use Linux across their product lines and they publish the GPL portions of their source code. What makes the WRT54G stand out is that it was 1.) one of the first to have its source code released under the GPL, 2.) it's insanely cheap cost, and 3.) hardware is easily hackable. Jgw 21:03, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
Can you name any other vendors who use Linux in consumer-level access points?
Yes, I can in fact. OpenWRT's Table of Hardware Infil00p 07:23, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] iPod notes.

Is there any way we could keep the notes that were edited out here? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WRT54G&diff=42660905&oldid=42644088

Maybe a link to another site with these notes or something. I found these really usefull, but I understand how they can be considred inappropriate for an encyclopedia. Sharky 03:34, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WRT54GL no longer produced by Linksys?

All over the web, reports have popped up that Linksys has (already!) seized production of the WRT54GL in a sudden reversal of course (as this product was intended to supply Linux/third party firmware-enthousiasts when they introduced versions of their products that would no longer support linux/third party firmwares).

See [7] this topic of the DD-WRT forum for example.

However, personally it is still unclear to me whether it is just generally believed that the WRT54GL is no longer being made, or if this is a solid fact.

I think that IF this is a solid fact, there should be an addition to the article, firstly describing how and why Linksys introduced the GL in the first place, and then describing it's retirement. --SausMeester 22:25, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Recently, more or less backed reports have sprung up, saying that Linksys has, in a complete reversal of course, already decided to stop producing the WRT54GL. At this point it is still hard to see whether this is a fact, with contradictory comments coming from various Linksys officials, but the availability of this model in the market seems to be declining.

I removed the quote above from the article. While the discussion forum cited above is interesting, I don't think it rises to the level where it makes a good reference for an encyclopedia. Regarding availablity, although the GL model had been out-of-stock, they currently seems to be available at Amazon and other places online. Until there is a little more solid evidence, this discussion might be better on the talk page than in the article. --Michaelfavor 04:11, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Incorrect. It appears that the above rumors are inaccurate--I just bought a WRT54GL with a manufacture date of July 2006. It is, however, a 1.1 model, which makes me think that the grain of truth from March may have been that they stopped making the 1.0 version then. Tlesher 00:50, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

My brand-new WRT54GL has a manufacturing date of August 2006, so this is definitely incorrect. -- Ranma 16:23, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WRT54GS v2.1

Hi peeps,

I just made an edit in regards to the speed of WRT54GS v2.1. It's CPU speed is actually 216Mhz and not 200Mhz as previously mentioned. I got the data off my own router.

Regards,

Adi —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Adisor19 (talk • contribs) 18:39, June 21, 2006 (UTC)

[edit] PPPoE

Hallo. would anyone know if this router supports PPPoE? i am looking to purchase one and PPPoE is necessary component of the possible router. thanx.

Alex.

Yes, at least for the WRT54GL. --Designatevoid 17:52, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Known Issues Still Exist Today (24/9/06)

The known issues still exist for this model when come out-of-box?

So whoever bought this model from Linksys would need immediate firmware upgrade?

Appreciate your reply.

Thanks.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Continuum.trio (talk • contribs).


[edit] WRT54GL Stock Firmware Discrepancy

The downloadable firmware for the WRT54GL from the Linksys site [8] says that it is version 4.30.2 but when you install it the firmware version is 4.30.5. I updated the page to state that the 4.30.5 version is the latest available for download. --Designatevoid 17:52, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The IP of this ?

How call this router without DHCP, with a fixed IP? What is the IP of this router? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.79.9.42 (talk • contribs).

  • Its default IP is 192.168.1.1, as far as I remember. — JeremyTalk 23:43, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How do you find out what hardware version you have please?

Can someone please tell me (or mention in the article) how to tell what version of the hardware a WRT54G router has please? Thanks, --User:Rebroad 20:58, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

The relevant information is in the article. Check the first few digits of your router's serial number and compare them to the S/N prefixes in the table.

[edit] except WRTSL54GS

The devices have two removable antennas connected through Reverse Polarity
TNC connectors (except WRTSL54GS).

The sentence was not clear to me. What does this "except" apply to? Number of antennas or type of connectors? The webpage of WRTSL54GS given in the article shows a photo of the device, clearly with a single antenna. I suppose that my correction is (no pun intended) correct. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Saimhe (talk • contribs) 08:25, November 27, 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tarifa page missing

The link to Tarifa under the "Third Party Firmware Projects" heading goes to the page for the geographical location in Spain. I couldn't find a page for the firmware project "Tarifa", nor could I find a disambiguation page for Tarifa. Could someone see about either making one, or if I just missed it somehow. Maybe it should be an external link.

[edit] Article is now semi-protected

Ok, after our trouble-maker decided to come back for a second day of vandalism, I relisted this article on requests for page protection and have been granted semi-protection. I also got my user page protected at the same time, and Sveasoft has also been protected in a separate action. So no more petty reverting or nonsense about "RMS' Johnson". If he wants to vandalise any protected page, he's going to have to get an account, and admins are usually pretty quick to block vandalism-only accounts. In case you don't know what to do, hop on over to Administrator intervention against vandalism and follow the instructions provided. --Imroy 02:19, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

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