Linksys - WRT54GL
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"I feel like the 3 primary routers I've used have been great and reliable. ... I want this for my family, my parents, and my grandparents. None of us are power users. All 3 of us have the same AC-1900 router, which makes management super easy for me. In-fact, besides powering off and on occasionally, they've been very reliable for the non-tech-saavy. Just looking for something to continue that tradition."
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"I had a Linksys WRT54GL, and I thought that router was awesome at the time. ... I had installed 3rd-party firmware on mine though; I had DD-WRT on the Linksys (though you might need the GL version for that rather than the G)"
"I changed the firmware"
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"As well as the Wii crowd who won't just buy a compatible LAN dongle."
"Still has a valid niche for the 100 of us trying to keep our old Nintendo DS systems online."
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"Worst idea ever. ... Been linksys for years nothing but problems."
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"I was going to try a WiFi mesh project, but it was more trouble than it was worth."
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"those wrt-54g routers only had a throughput of about 25Mbps, even with a 100Mbps WAN port."
"My favorite thing is when customers call and they’ve got N150s / WRTs / etc like “WHY AM I NOT GETTING MY SPEEDS”, no fucking kidding you aren’t"
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"those wrt-54g routers only had a throughput of about 25Mbps, even with a 100Mbps WAN port."
"My favorite thing is when customers call and they’ve got N150s / WRTs / etc like “WHY AM I NOT GETTING MY SPEEDS”, no fucking kidding you aren’t"
Amiga07800 1.0Jesus, I installed maybe almost 100 of those (mostly the GL, reflashed)…. It really was the king! And it’s only 20 years ago.
IllDoItTomorrow89 1.0You can't even buy the WRT54G. I know because I still hoard a stack of WRT54G-L's in storage because I loved them so much I couldn't part ways with them. That being said get one of the Asus models in the $100 price range. They're perfectly capable and running Merlin firmware can do so much more.
You can't even buy the WRT54G. I know because I still hoard a stack of WRT54G-L's in storage because I loved them so much I couldn't part ways with them. That being said get one of the Asus models in the $100 price range. They're perfectly capable and running Merlin firmware can do so much more.
RolandMT32 1.0I had a Linksys WRT54GL, and I thought that router was awesome at the time. I've also had one of those Asus routers, and I thought it was pretty good. I had installed 3rd-party firmware on mine though; I had DD-WRT on the Linksys (though you might need the GL version for that rather than the G), and I ran Tomato on my Asus router. Currently, I have a Netgear Nighthawk R7800 router (which is capable of running DD-WRT), which is currently [$90 on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0192911RA). But that model is at least 5 years old now, and I imagine there are probably better routers available (though not sure how affordable they are).
1776-2001 0.6>"*They look a lot cooler now than back in the day.*" Some of us actually like the look of the o.g. Linksys WRT54G from 20 years ago. https://preview.redd.it/od03mx6a99ff1.jpeg?width=2800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d4d1b717e3a99e538c70937c34673fbb5944e229
AdMany1725 0.6Long live the king! Long live WRT54G!
basement-thug 0.6I still have an OG WRT54G in the attic in a box. Also the AC 1900 TMobile Personal Hotspot, reflashed to what it is, a rebranded RT-AC68U, it's working flawlessly as a wifi mesh node.
Cobbler-Boring 0.6Worst idea ever. Been linksys for years nothing but problems. I have run servers in the past and networking is major hobby.
darthnsupreme 0.6Still has a valid niche for the 100 of us trying to keep our old Nintendo DS systems online. As well as the Wii crowd who won't just buy a compatible LAN dongle.
david_ancalagon 0.6Talk your shit, but the WRT54G will always be the king.
davidm2232 0.6I've done this for years with a WRT54G running DDWRT. Just put it in Repeater Bridge mode
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