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Title: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: decepticon on December 29, 2008, 10:35:14 AM
As the title says, does anyone happen to have an old linksys wrt54g wireless router they want to sell or get rid of?  I am looking for one to replace a Crapty wireless bridge.  I am willing to pay up to $25.
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: sully! on December 29, 2008, 10:56:29 AM
I do, but the wireless on it seems to have stopped working. I can see the wireless network, try to connect to it, but never receive an IP. I tried different encryption/broadcast settings and none of them worked, even making it a wide open network. So if the wireless isn't working for me, I don't think you'd want it.
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: decepticon on December 29, 2008, 11:32:39 AM
If yer trying to get rid of it still let me know.  I probably wouldn't pay anything for it since the wireless isn't working, but I may be able to use it elsewhere.  Let me know either way. 
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: Mr.Tibbs on December 29, 2008, 03:42:09 PM
I had a Netgear, I don't think I threw it out. I will look a bit. It is either 54 or 108 not exactly sure.
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on December 29, 2008, 03:47:27 PM
routers only go up to 108 Mb/s when you use a router and adapter from the same brand and they have the same compression technology.  54 Mb/s is as fast as the G standard goes.
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: Dwg115 on December 29, 2008, 04:09:28 PM
I have a g standard and it can go 108MB/sec   doesn't the N go faster then that! look at my specs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127158 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127158)
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: Mr.Tibbs on December 29, 2008, 04:17:20 PM
Wireless N goes up to 300MB/s. I can get about 130MB/s at the moment. But back on topic, to honest I am thinking I did throw that router out.
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: decepticon on December 29, 2008, 06:22:26 PM
I wanted a wrt54g specifically.  Thanks anyway!
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: The Shoctor on December 29, 2008, 06:36:26 PM
What are you planning on using it for?
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on December 29, 2008, 08:58:11 PM
I have a g standard and it can go 108MB/sec   doesn't the N go faster then that! look at my specs

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127158[/url] ([url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127158[/url])


But to get the 108 you have to have a D-Link adapter with the 108G wireless compression built into it.  As I said the standard 802.11g only goes to 54 Mb/s.  Source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11#802.11g)
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: .:F3ar0n:. on December 29, 2008, 09:21:31 PM
What are you planning on using it for?

DD-WRT!
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: The Shoctor on December 30, 2008, 01:02:12 AM
What are you planning on using it for?

DD-WRT!

I am asking him. Is that really what he is going to do with it?
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: decepticon on December 30, 2008, 07:21:17 AM
Yeah, actually Tomato using it as a bridge.  My Netgear bridge blows donkey balls.  Keep getting very slow speeds (or what seems to be) from my xbox.  I get disconnected from Live far too often.  Plus I don't like the way the bridge 'acts' on the network.  It is supposed to be 'invisible' per say but I have issues forwarding ports to any addresses behind it.  So, I figure if I have two of the same or near the same model of router witht he same firmware it would 'play nice' with the rest of the network.
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: Dwg115 on December 30, 2008, 01:37:09 PM
I have a g standard and it can go 108MB/sec   doesn't the N go faster then that! look at my specs

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127158[/url] ([url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127158[/url])


But to get the 108 you have to have a D-Link adapter with the 108G wireless compression built into it.  As I said the standard 802.11g only goes to 54 Mb/s.  Source ([url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11#802.11g[/url])
I have a g standard and it can go 108MB/sec   doesn't the N go faster then that! look at my specs

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127158[/url] ([url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127158[/url])


But to get the 108 you have to have a D-Link adapter with the 108G wireless compression built into it.  As I said the standard 802.11g only goes to 54 Mb/s.  Source ([url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11#802.11g[/url])
I see what your saying now.  you started off saying routers only go up to 54.  thats why i was like what mine can go 108.  Just a bit of misunderstanding.
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: Strahd414 on February 01, 2009, 11:48:15 PM
Dude, get a Netgear WNR834Bv2. They're apparently just as compatible with DD-WRT, have wireless-N, and you can probably find one for a decent price.

I've got two old-school (pre-vxworks) WRT54GS's and I wouldn't give them up for anything. You can't really find the good versions anymore.
Title: Re: Anyone have a WRT54g?
Post by: decepticon on February 02, 2009, 07:52:09 AM
Well, actually....I acquired a version 8 wrt54g and I did get the mini DDWRT image on there and it works like a charm.  All I wanted out of it was the wireless bridge functionality out of it and it works perfectly!