[Axl_Rose]

I need a new router because my Dlink isn't cutting it anymore. What is the best Linksys router to get.

the LINKSYS WRT54GL IEEE 802.3/3u, IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless-G Broadband Router - Retail got great revies on newegg. I know the WRT54's are good but I don't know which exact model is the best.

[ivanolo]

Why don't you take a look at this and decide?

[hans5849]

i just picked one up from ebay, heres the wikipedia article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G

the WRT54GS V3 is probably the best (most ram/flash), but i couldn't find one so i had to get the v4

[Adam12]

Some of the new "n" routers are very good, I like Netgear lately. Whatever you do DO NOT get a WRT54G V5

[Axl_Rose]

Well whatever router I get will be brand new. According to the Wiki article the WRT54GL looks the best becasue of the linux support or w/e but there is almost no 3rd party firmware...it's all for the WRT54G.

[Wedge_]

AFAIK OpenWRT supports that model, and is one of the better firmware versions anyway.

Edit: it actually sounds like any 3rd party WRT54G firmware will work...the Wiki page says the WRT54GL is "Essentially the same as the WRT54G version 4.0, but with a new model number".

[Axl_Rose]

Does the new firmware help that much? Or is it really only for special purposes?

Also which is better OpenWRT or DD-WRT?

[Wedge_]

Originally Posted by Axl_Rose

Does the new firmware help that much? Or is it really only for special purposes?

Also which is better OpenWRT or DD-WRT?

I've been using OpenWRT for quite a while now, and it's pretty good. With it installed, the router basically becomes a typical Linux box, with obvious hardware limitations. It has a packaging system similar to dpkg called ipkg, which you can use to customise the system in various ways, like installing extra kernel modules for different types of traffic filtering and QoS. Being able to screw around with that stuff was the main reason I installed OpenWRT. You also have full control of all the network interfaces, so if you want to reconfigure it that's possible.

I haven't tried DD-WRT so I can't say how it compares. I think it does have a more extensive web interface than OpenWRT (there is an optional one, but it's fairly limited at the moment). I tend to do everything through SSH so that doesn't bother me.

[hans5849]

i like DD-WRT, i need to get it working with my modem though,

[ivwshane]

http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2006/0...art_june_2006/

[Axl_Rose]

Originally Posted by ivwshane

http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2006/06/16/hardware_router_chart_june_2006/

Wow the GL got the lowest score on the list. But the LAN to WAN and WAN to LAN scores were alright. Should I stay away from the Gl or what?

[tweakmonkey]

I hate DLink. Hate hate hate.

WRT54Gs are generally reliable except the V5s had a lot of issues. Is that still the latest revision?

I like Netgear stuff, too, especially the Rangemax series.

If you can find them, Buffalos are pretty good, too.

[Axl_Rose]

V5 is still the latest.

The good Buffalo's and Netgears are so expensive. Why did linksys have to shit itself up. I blame cisco they wreck everything haha.

Although I assume most of the reviews are with the Linksys firmware. Would a 3rd party firmware help with thte problems? Most of the reviews were saying that it can't handle high throughput and it would crash while using P2P. Is that a hardware issue....or can it be fixed with 3rd party firmware?