Linksys Router

artes · 09-12-2008, 15:40

Which should I buy WRT54GL or WRT54GS & what is the difference? I am on VM broadband

MovedGoalPosts · 09-12-2008, 15:48

Both are likely to work fine.

the GL is designed to be flashed with your choice of firmware (the software running on the router). For the computer expert who likes playing with stuff that can be a nice feature as yo umay be able to tweak settings to make it run better for things like torrents.

the GS is speedstep. In theory wireless will be faster, although to see a proper benefit your computer also needs speedstep enabled wireless adaptors. The current GS series routers can't be flashed with third party firmware.

artes · 10-12-2008, 10:01

Having trouble getting a GL or GS.Has the linksys wrt54g2 replaced them & is it any good

Aragorn · 10-12-2008, 10:15

Not sure about the new styling, but yes it looks like the replacement.
Can't offer any personal experience but there is a lot on the Amazon.com US site, suggesting it is good but has some range issues. I would give it a go, unless you have very thick walls or a very large house.

Wicked_and_Crazy · 10-12-2008, 12:41

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Originally Posted by Rob

Both are likely to work fine.

the GL is designed to be flashed with your choice of firmware (the software running on the router). For the computer expert who likes playing with stuff that can be a nice feature as yo umay be able to tweak settings to make it run better for things like torrents.

the GS is speedstep. In theory wireless will be faster, although to see a proper benefit your computer also needs speedstep enabled wireless adaptors. The current GS series routers can't be flashed with third party firmware.

I've got a GS, the GS linksys cards are rubbish. BTW you can also flash the GS, i run the DD-WRT firmware.

MovedGoalPosts · 10-12-2008, 12:56

You can flash the early versions of the GS, but version 5 and later may not accept the third party firmware flashing as the onboard memory was I beleive reduced. That was one of the reasons for the GL coming into existence.

Wicked_and_Crazy · 10-12-2008, 13:01

i believe you can flash version 7 of the GS, so not sure what the restriction is

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php...d_til_today.29

i think you have to use the micro firmware as opposed to the full firmware

Milambar · 13-12-2008, 00:54

I bought a new WRT54GS from MicroDirect last week. I ended up returning it, because:
1) The picture in their catalogue showed it as a dual aerial router, and its actually a single aerial router.
2) It won't accept anything other than the official Linksys firmwares now.

They had to take it back, as the description didn't match the actual product sold, they tried to refuse saying the change was a purely cosmetic one. I argued that the loss of an aerial was more than cosmetic, even if the circuitry inside was the same. They eventually caved in and took it back

Quam256 · 13-12-2008, 05:29

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Originally Posted by artes

Having trouble getting a GL or GS.Has the linksys wrt54g2 replaced them & is it any good

I have the GL and run Tomato on it with no problems .
You can get them from here if you have not already tried.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/103185

artes · 13-12-2008, 08:39

Any views on the Belkin5duk045 or the Belkin N Routers As they are the same price as the Linlsys but are newer versions I think