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easy upgrade to WRT54G ?

hi,

ive currently got a Linksys BEFW11S4, could i do a straight swap for a WRT54G-UK ?

they do the exact same job dont they, just a little faster?

cheers

Re: easy upgrade to WRT54G ?

Straight swap, but you would need to log into the router and reconfigure your SSID and security.

Re: easy upgrade to WRT54G ?

cheers :D

setup will be no problem.

as long as i dont need any extra hardware thats fine,

home 100 modem >> WRT54G-UK >> Desktop (wired)
>> 2x Laptop (wireless 54)

Re: easy upgrade to WRT54G ?

Before you buy have a look on the web if there are any issues with the router with your setup

Re: easy upgrade to WRT54G ?

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Originally Posted by jarrvo

cheers :D

setup will be no problem.

as long as i dont need any extra hardware thats fine,

home 100 modem >> WRT54G-UK >> Desktop (wired)
>> 2x Laptop (wireless 54)

One thing I noticed with a setup almost like yours is my laptops showed limited signal strength with the SSID broadcast turned off but would connect fine so I would be interested to see how you get on. I actually leave the broadcast on and restrict access based on MAC address

Word of warning there is no SNMP support built into the router using the standard firmware (even the latest BETA release!) - I am using a 3rd party firmware in order to use monitoring software (PRTG)