> I've got a WRT54G that I've been running for about 5 years and it is rock solid.
>
> If you really wanna turn that thing into a beast though go to:
>
> http://dd-wrt.com/site/index
>
> and find a firmware release that will run on your version of that router. It's amazing all the features you have access to running this software on a WRT54G. Cisco would charge you $600 for the same feature set!
Second that.
DD-WRT on WRT54GLs is how we spread wifi signal throughout our
campuses. We've only needed to replace them within the past couple of
years and only in the more high traffic areas of the schools
(libraries, etc.) where we're likely to get maybe 30 different wifi
clients at a time (student/faculty laptops, netbooks, iPhones, iPod
touches, etc. *on top* of our own laptops which do
*everything*—autentication, the user's filespace, etc.—over the
network).
The WRT54GL does not handle *that* many clients wonderfully, so we had
to move up to some radios up near the $400-$500 range to handle that
load, but then again when are you going to have 30 intense wifi
connections on in your home?
DD-WRT rules. (Which is not to disrespect Open-WRT, Tomato, etc. )
Simón
P.S. The biggest problem besides not handling massive loads we've had
is, in the event of power surges/failures, they sometimes need to be
manually power cycled before they begin behaving okay again. Worst
year, I think, I've had to run around and do this twice over the
course of the calendar year.
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