WRT54G Questions

AthlonX2 · Oct 13, 2007, 10:18 PM

well i acquired this router from a friend that bought a wireless N router and after searching google it has came to my attention that there are many open source firmwares for this router..what i am asking is have any of you guys/gals tried any of these 3rd party firmwares on yours? what i am looking for is a very stable router and i wanna be able to see who is trying to connect to my wireless net also,i live in a very tight community,im sure my wireless connection could reach the city limits...my last router was a netgear and it crashed what seemed like every night for the last 6 months and im hoping this linksys will be much more stable

KennyT772 · Oct 13, 2007, 10:27 PM

I'm running a wrt54g right now and its rock stable just with the normal firmware. I have heard a lot about the linux firmwares myself but I can't really justify messing with one. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Oct 13, 2007, 11:15 PM

dd wrt ...
i have a wrt 54gl btw ...

its rock solid, with teh different inter face as i connect, without having to input password i can see which MAC addresses are connecting to my router, in teh format ??.??.??.??.XX.XX where ? are Xes and X is teh last 4 hex of teh MAC, so supervising is no issue., i can set on times and off times into teh wireless section, filter by MAC address teh works ...

AthlonX2 · Oct 14, 2007, 12:12 AM

ok i got ddWRT installed after a bit of "reverse engineering" i guess you would call it,and let me say it kinda sweet you can overclock your router's cpu, increase the xmit power,and even monitor the memory usage of the router,now if they only had a temp sensor..im enjoying it..now lets see if its stable

panchoman · Oct 14, 2007, 12:20 AM

cool, i have a wrt54g, i gotta try it out.

AthlonX2 · Oct 14, 2007, 12:32 AM

what version do you have..its harder to flash v5 and later but the earlier version were much easier..i ended up having a v5

hat · Oct 14, 2007, 12:49 AM

Overclock the router's CPU?

AthlonX2 · Oct 14, 2007, 12:50 AM

yeah i thought it was quite funny myself i went from 200mhz to 216mhz!! maybe ill water cool my router and go higher..lol

hat · Oct 14, 2007, 01:00 AM

What benefit does that bring?

T1GG4L4T0R · Oct 14, 2007, 01:01 AM

whats the world record for that cpu?

AthlonX2 · Oct 14, 2007, 01:04 AM

its a Broadcom BCM5352..i guess the more you clock it the faster the throughput of the router..same as any cpu

hat · Oct 14, 2007, 01:04 AM

damn you, now I want to overclock my router!

AthlonX2 · Oct 14, 2007, 01:06 AM

what make model of router do you own?

hat · Oct 14, 2007, 01:09 AM

No idea, and it's not really mine, it's my dad's. I'm 15... lol
"Why do you want to know the make and model of the router??"
"I want to overclock it"
//dad throws wireless mouse at me

AthlonX2 · Oct 14, 2007, 01:10 AM

it may be compatible with ddwrt..i wouldn suggest doing it if its your dads he probably wouldnt be top happy

panchoman · Oct 14, 2007, 01:13 AM

ahhhh i've got a wgr netgear, wrt seems to be linksys lol. will ddwrt work with my netgear?

AthlonX2 · Oct 14, 2007, 01:15 AM

WNR8434B is the only netgear supported

panchoman · Oct 14, 2007, 01:16 AM

dang it, any firmware to oc a netgear's cpu? lol

AthlonX2 · Oct 14, 2007, 01:18 AM

dont believe so..theres are quite a few routers that are supported though
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices

panchoman · Oct 14, 2007, 01:26 AM

you know any similiar firmware stuff for netgears?

AthlonX2 · Oct 14, 2007, 01:52 AM

nope i just discovered ddwrt when i was searching for firmware for my linksys

Rusty1363 · Oct 14, 2007, 02:04 AM

I had this same router for a couple years and used it mainly for my home network with 2 laptops and my desktop. I have since replaced it, because it seemed at least once a day, my computers would lose connectivity and id always end up having to pull the router power to reset it. Im not a genius with networking, but it was kindof a pain. I replaced it with a netgear, which was easier to setup, and havent touched the thing in over a year. Possible it was the firmware or just a bad router

but dont have that problem anymore.

AthlonX2 · Oct 14, 2007, 02:31 AM

i had the exact opposite of yours i had my netgear for 6 months and had to reset it all the time but so far this linksys with the ddwrt firmware is rocking out,i took a walk with my lappy earlier and now that i boosted the cpu speed and the transmit strength i would say i have a good 1/4 mile range with this router..compared to walking out to my front porch and losing connection its sweet

panchoman · Oct 14, 2007, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AthlonX2

i had the exact opposite of yours i had my netgear for 6 months and had to reset it all the time but so far this linksys with the ddwrt firmware is rocking out,i took a walk with my lappy earlier and now that i boosted the cpu speed and the transmit strength i would say i have a good 1/4 mile range with this router..compared to walking out to my front porch and losing connection its sweet

whoa sweet, maybe you want like some mosfet type heatsinks to the cpu in the router so that you can oc more?

AthlonX2 · Oct 14, 2007, 02:38 AM

i think ill go straight to watercooling

..if i could figure out how to open this bad boy up i would put a heatsimnk on the ram and cpu

Oct 13, 2007, 10:18 PM	#1
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	WRT54G Questions well i acquired this router from a friend that bought a wireless N router and after searching google it has came to my attention that there are many open source firmwares for this router..what i am asking is have any of you guys/gals tried any of these 3rd party firmwares on yours? what i am looking for is a very stable router and i wanna be able to see who is trying to connect to my wireless net also,i live in a very tight community,im sure my wireless connection could reach the city limits...my last router was a netgear and it crashed what seemed like every night for the last 6 months and im hoping this linksys will be much more stable

Oct 13, 2007, 10:27 PM	#2
KennyT772 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,933 (1.08/day) Thanks: 19 Thanked 103 Times in 98 Posts System Specs	I'm running a wrt54g right now and its rock stable just with the normal firmware. I have heard a lot about the linux firmwares myself but I can't really justify messing with one. If it ain't broke don't fix it. __________________ Xfire Heatware

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Oct 13, 2007, 11:15 PM	#3
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Oct 14, 2007, 12:12 AM	#4
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	ok i got ddWRT installed after a bit of "reverse engineering" i guess you would call it,and let me say it kinda sweet you can overclock your router's cpu, increase the xmit power,and even monitor the memory usage of the router,now if they only had a temp sensor..im enjoying it..now lets see if its stable

Oct 14, 2007, 12:20 AM	#5
panchoman Sold my stars! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,650 (3.11/day) Thanks: 339 Thanked 1,227 Times in 1,036 Posts System Specs	cool, i have a wrt54g, i gotta try it out. __________________ Need any Graphics Made? Visit Graphic Artists United! R.I.P Megan--Heaven has a new angel

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Oct 14, 2007, 12:32 AM	#6
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	what version do you have..its harder to flash v5 and later but the earlier version were much easier..i ended up having a v5

Oct 14, 2007, 12:49 AM	#7
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	Overclock the router's CPU? __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

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Oct 14, 2007, 12:50 AM	#8
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	yeah i thought it was quite funny myself i went from 200mhz to 216mhz!! maybe ill water cool my router and go higher..lol

Oct 14, 2007, 01:00 AM	#9
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	What benefit does that bring? __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

Oct 14, 2007, 01:01 AM	#10
T1GG4L4T0R Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	whats the world record for that cpu?

Oct 14, 2007, 01:04 AM	#11
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	its a Broadcom BCM5352..i guess the more you clock it the faster the throughput of the router..same as any cpu

Oct 14, 2007, 01:06 AM	#13
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	what make model of router do you own?

Oct 14, 2007, 01:09 AM	#14
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	No idea, and it's not really mine, it's my dad's. I'm 15... lol "Why do you want to know the make and model of the router??" "I want to overclock it" //dad throws wireless mouse at me __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

Oct 14, 2007, 01:10 AM	#15
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	it may be compatible with ddwrt..i wouldn suggest doing it if its your dads he probably wouldnt be top happy

Oct 14, 2007, 01:13 AM	#16
panchoman Sold my stars! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,650 (3.11/day) Thanks: 339 Thanked 1,227 Times in 1,036 Posts System Specs	ahhhh i've got a wgr netgear, wrt seems to be linksys lol. will ddwrt work with my netgear? __________________ Need any Graphics Made? Visit Graphic Artists United! R.I.P Megan--Heaven has a new angel

Oct 14, 2007, 01:15 AM	#17
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	WNR8434B is the only netgear supported

Oct 14, 2007, 01:16 AM	#18
panchoman Sold my stars! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,650 (3.11/day) Thanks: 339 Thanked 1,227 Times in 1,036 Posts System Specs	dang it, any firmware to oc a netgear's cpu? lol __________________ Need any Graphics Made? Visit Graphic Artists United! R.I.P Megan--Heaven has a new angel

Oct 14, 2007, 01:18 AM	#19
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	dont believe so..theres are quite a few routers that are supported though http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices

Oct 14, 2007, 01:26 AM	#20
panchoman Sold my stars! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,650 (3.11/day) Thanks: 339 Thanked 1,227 Times in 1,036 Posts System Specs	you know any similiar firmware stuff for netgears? __________________ Need any Graphics Made? Visit Graphic Artists United! R.I.P Megan--Heaven has a new angel

Oct 14, 2007, 01:52 AM	#21
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	nope i just discovered ddwrt when i was searching for firmware for my linksys

Oct 14, 2007, 02:04 AM	#22
Rusty1363 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 12 (0.01/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Wrt54g I had this same router for a couple years and used it mainly for my home network with 2 laptops and my desktop. I have since replaced it, because it seemed at least once a day, my computers would lose connectivity and id always end up having to pull the router power to reset it. Im not a genius with networking, but it was kindof a pain. I replaced it with a netgear, which was easier to setup, and havent touched the thing in over a year. Possible it was the firmware or just a bad router but dont have that problem anymore.

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Oct 14, 2007, 02:31 AM	#23
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	i had the exact opposite of yours i had my netgear for 6 months and had to reset it all the time but so far this linksys with the ddwrt firmware is rocking out,i took a walk with my lappy earlier and now that i boosted the cpu speed and the transmit strength i would say i have a good 1/4 mile range with this router..compared to walking out to my front porch and losing connection its sweet

Oct 14, 2007, 02:38 AM	#25
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 729 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	i think ill go straight to watercooling..if i could figure out how to open this bad boy up i would put a heatsimnk on the ram and cpu

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