I am looking to buy a Linksys WRT54GS router. I am wondering which
version (1-5) should I get? I always thought I should get the lastest
version but from what I read v5 has some sort of issues. Is that true?
I have two desktops and two laptops. All XPs. Besides browsing, I do
bittorrent, file sharing between computers, and VPN to my company
network through my laptop(wireless).
susana73@hotmail.com wrote:
> I am looking to buy a Linksys WRT54GS router. I am wondering which
> version (1-5) should I get? I always thought I should get the lastest
> version but from what I read v5 has some sort of issues. Is that
> true?
>
> I have two desktops and two laptops. All XPs. Besides browsing, I do
> bittorrent, file sharing between computers, and VPN to my company
> network through my laptop(wireless).
>
> Thanks in advance.
Be aware that there is a WRT54G <-- note no S (for Speedbooster), that has
version concerns and goes up to version 5, but the WRT54GS model (note is
HAS the "S") is only up to version 1.50.8.
IE If you are looking to buy a WRT54GS, then you can ONLY get them with
firmware up to 1.50.8.... Never higher and no problem with the firware from
OTHER models (like the WRT54G is a totally different model)
That said, the S (speedbooster) only appears to work between manufacturer
specific devices... (chances are most laptops don't have linksys stuff in em
and can't use the speedbooster anyway)..
Personally, I suggest people get the older models of WRT54G (walmart has em
for under $48, but make sure it is less than version 5), rather the GS model
for about $79, and probably won't work with what you have, any faster than
the one that's cheaper....
In article <MP-dnf2hQ9VDcVPZnZ2dnUVZ_o2dnZ2d@comcast.com>, "Peter Pan" <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> wrote:
>susana73@hotmail.com wrote:
>> I am looking to buy a Linksys WRT54GS router. I am wondering which
>> version (1-5) should I get? I always thought I should get the lastest
>> version but from what I read v5 has some sort of issues. Is that
>> true?
>>
>> I have two desktops and two laptops. All XPs. Besides browsing, I do
>> bittorrent, file sharing between computers, and VPN to my company
>> network through my laptop(wireless).
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>
>Be aware that there is a WRT54G <-- note no S (for Speedbooster), that has
>version concerns and goes up to version 5, but the WRT54GS model (note is
>HAS the "S") is only up to version 1.50.8.
>
>IE If you are looking to buy a WRT54GS, then you can ONLY get them with
>firmware up to 1.50.8.... Never higher and no problem with the firware from
>OTHER models (like the WRT54G is a totally different model)
>
>That said, the S (speedbooster) only appears to work between manufacturer
>specific devices... (chances are most laptops don't have linksys stuff in em
>and can't use the speedbooster anyway)..
>
>Personally, I suggest people get the older models of WRT54G (walmart has em
>for under $48, but make sure it is less than version 5), rather the GS model
>for about $79, and probably won't work with what you have, any faster than
>the one that's cheaper....
>
>
Interesting that you seem to confuse hardware versions with firmware
version between the two lines. There are indeed hardware versions of the GS
line which run through version 5 just as with the non GS WRT54 series. What
I find interesting though is that you talk about the plain G and use the
hardware numbers but when you discuss the GS series you only refer to the
firmware numbers without mentioning that you have changed from 'apples' to
'oranges'. Is this because you don't know about the GS line or that you
wanted to be confusing?
Just to assist you in knowing your subject better in the future consider
reading this wiki:
Rico wrote:
> In article <MP-dnf2hQ9VDcVPZnZ2dnUVZ_o2dnZ2d@comcast.com>, "Peter
> Pan" <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> wrote:
>> susana73@hotmail.com wrote:
>>> I am looking to buy a Linksys WRT54GS router. I am wondering which
>>> version (1-5) should I get? I always thought I should get the
>>> lastest version but from what I read v5 has some sort of issues.
>>> Is that true?
>>>
>>> I have two desktops and two laptops. All XPs. Besides browsing, I
>>> do bittorrent, file sharing between computers, and VPN to my company
>>> network through my laptop(wireless).
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Be aware that there is a WRT54G <-- note no S (for Speedbooster),
>> that has version concerns and goes up to version 5, but the WRT54GS
>> model (note is HAS the "S") is only up to version 1.50.8.
>>
>> IE If you are looking to buy a WRT54GS, then you can ONLY get them
>> with firmware up to 1.50.8.... Never higher and no problem with the
>> firware from OTHER models (like the WRT54G is a totally different
>> model)
>>
>> That said, the S (speedbooster) only appears to work between
>> manufacturer specific devices... (chances are most laptops don't
>> have linksys stuff in em and can't use the speedbooster anyway)..
>>
>> Personally, I suggest people get the older models of WRT54G (walmart
>> has em for under $48, but make sure it is less than version 5),
>> rather the GS model for about $79, and probably won't work with what
>> you have, any faster than the one that's cheaper....
>>
>>
>
> Interesting that you seem to confuse hardware versions with firmware
> version between the two lines. There are indeed hardware versions of
> the GS
> line which run through version 5 just as with the non GS WRT54
> series. What
> I find interesting though is that you talk about the plain G and use
> the
> hardware numbers but when you discuss the GS series you only refer to
> the
> firmware numbers without mentioning that you have changed from
> 'apples' to 'oranges'. Is this because you don't know about the GS
> line or that you
> wanted to be confusing?
>
> Just to assist you in knowing your subject better in the future
> consider
> reading this wiki:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G
>
> fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.
Nah, I know it VERY VERY well, I sell them, have 8, and the manufacturer
website (www.linksys.com) says exactly the same thing..... Your stuff is way
wrong.... Maybe you should consider changing your tagline to "Rico,
Fundamentally wrong"... :)
On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 01:55:37 -0400 Peter Pan <PeterPanNOSPAM@akamailnospam.com> wrote:
| Be aware that there is a WRT54G <-- note no S (for Speedbooster), that has
| version concerns and goes up to version 5, but the WRT54GS model (note is
| HAS the "S") is only up to version 1.50.8.
|
| IE If you are looking to buy a WRT54GS, then you can ONLY get them with
| firmware up to 1.50.8.... Never higher and no problem with the firware from
| OTHER models (like the WRT54G is a totally different model)
The WRT54GS versions seem to parallel the WRT54G. That may be related to
the fact that the WRT54GL, which is equivalent to WRT54G v4, appears to
have the speed booster hardware. So maybe Linksys is just selling the
same hardware with different firmware settings to disable (WRT54G) or
enable (WRT54GS) the speed booster. Such practice is common.
| That said, the S (speedbooster) only appears to work between manufacturer
| specific devices... (chances are most laptops don't have linksys stuff in em
| and can't use the speedbooster anyway)..
Anything off-standards is unlikely to work between manufacturers unless
they share (e.g. sell) the technology. This Speed Booster stuff is very
much non-standard. The other end has to also have it to use it, and that's
just not really worth it IMHO.
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phil-news-nospam@ipal.net wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 01:55:37 -0400 Peter Pan
> <PeterPanNOSPAM@akamailnospam.com> wrote:
>
>> Be aware that there is a WRT54G <-- note no S (for Speedbooster),
>> that has version concerns and goes up to version 5, but the WRT54GS
>> model (note is HAS the "S") is only up to version 1.50.8.
>>
>> IE If you are looking to buy a WRT54GS, then you can ONLY get them
>> with firmware up to 1.50.8.... Never higher and no problem with the
>> firware from OTHER models (like the WRT54G is a totally different
>> model)
>
> According to:
>
> http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/...inksys/WRT54GS
>
> The WRT54GS versions seem to parallel the WRT54G. That may be
> related to
> the fact that the WRT54GL, which is equivalent to WRT54G v4, appears
> to
> have the speed booster hardware. So maybe Linksys is just selling the
> same hardware with different firmware settings to disable (WRT54G) or
> enable (WRT54GS) the speed booster. Such practice is common.
>
>
>> That said, the S (speedbooster) only appears to work between
>> manufacturer specific devices... (chances are most laptops don't
>> have linksys stuff in em and can't use the speedbooster anyway)..
>
> Anything off-standards is unlikely to work between manufacturers
> unless
> they share (e.g. sell) the technology. This Speed Booster stuff is
> very
> much non-standard. The other end has to also have it to use it, and
> that's
> just not really worth it IMHO.
>
>> ---------------------------------------/----------------------------------|
>> Phil Howard KA9WGN (ka9wgn.ham.org) / Do not send to the address
>> below | first name lower case at ipal.net /
>> spamtrap-2006-08-01-1132@ipal.net |
>> ------------------------------------/-------------------------------------|
Thanks for the replies. I think I am going with the WRT54G instead.
Back to the question, should I get v4 then since v5 and above has less
memory and not compatible with 3rd party firmware?
susana73@hotmail.com wrote:
> Thanks for the replies. I think I am going with the WRT54G instead.
> Back to the question, should I get v4 then since v5 and above has less
> memory and not compatible with 3rd party firmware?
If possible yes.. FYI, you can usually find the older ones at walmart
(walmart?!?! Yup.. they sell pallets of the older ones to walmart, and then
they sell em cheap (about $47-$48 bucks) look for any of the v1 thru v4's
(like I said, sometimes they get older ones, and older versions are by
definition older)
>
> You may want to look at the manufacturer's site and get the correct info,
> rather than an incorrect wiki (seems like they have the same info for g as
> the gs), at the manufacturer site, they have different info and different
> firmware (different dates and file sizes)...
> WRT54G
> http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper
> and The WRT54GS
> http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper
>
Go to the linksys download area and lookup WRT54GS ver3 and WRT54GS ver5.
Different firmware.
In article <dJOdnev_uJ5NHFLZnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@comcast.com>, "Peter Pan" <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> wrote:
>Rico wrote:
>> In article <MP-dnf2hQ9VDcVPZnZ2dnUVZ_o2dnZ2d@comcast.com>, "Peter
>> Pan" <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> wrote:
>>> susana73@hotmail.com wrote:
>>>> I am looking to buy a Linksys WRT54GS router. I am wondering which
>>>> version (1-5) should I get? I always thought I should get the
>>>> lastest version but from what I read v5 has some sort of issues.
>>>> Is that true?
>>>>
>>>> I have two desktops and two laptops. All XPs. Besides browsing, I
>>>> do bittorrent, file sharing between computers, and VPN to my company
>>>> network through my laptop(wireless).
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Be aware that there is a WRT54G <-- note no S (for Speedbooster),
>>> that has version concerns and goes up to version 5, but the WRT54GS
>>> model (note is HAS the "S") is only up to version 1.50.8.
>>>
>>> IE If you are looking to buy a WRT54GS, then you can ONLY get them
>>> with firmware up to 1.50.8.... Never higher and no problem with the
>>> firware from OTHER models (like the WRT54G is a totally different
>>> model)
>>>
>>> That said, the S (speedbooster) only appears to work between
>>> manufacturer specific devices... (chances are most laptops don't
>>> have linksys stuff in em and can't use the speedbooster anyway)..
>>>
>>> Personally, I suggest people get the older models of WRT54G (walmart
>>> has em for under $48, but make sure it is less than version 5),
>>> rather the GS model for about $79, and probably won't work with what
>>> you have, any faster than the one that's cheaper....
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Interesting that you seem to confuse hardware versions with firmware
>> version between the two lines. There are indeed hardware versions of
>> the GS
>> line which run through version 5 just as with the non GS WRT54
>> series. What
>> I find interesting though is that you talk about the plain G and use
>> the
>> hardware numbers but when you discuss the GS series you only refer to
>> the
>> firmware numbers without mentioning that you have changed from
>> 'apples' to 'oranges'. Is this because you don't know about the GS
>> line or that you
>> wanted to be confusing?
>>
>> Just to assist you in knowing your subject better in the future
>> consider
>> reading this wiki:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G
>>
>> fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.
>
>Nah, I know it VERY VERY well, I sell them, have 8, and the manufacturer
>website (www.linksys.com) says exactly the same thing..... Your stuff is way
>wrong.... Maybe you should consider changing your tagline to "Rico,
>Fundamentally wrong"... :)
>
Just to warn people about buying from you in the future, what company do
you sell these things for?
In article <1154454472.202970.257050@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups .com>, susana73@hotmail.com wrote:
>Thanks for the replies. I think I am going with the WRT54G instead.
>Back to the question, should I get v4 then since v5 and above has less
>memory and not compatible with 3rd party firmware?
>
If you can find a version4, yes. Try shopping ebay as the version 4 and
lower have been out of production now for about a year (more for the older
versions).
It isn't so much the reduced memory as version 5s were allowed to ship with
'defective/buggy' firmware. There are fixes now, but it is hard to know
looking at the box if you have the 'fixed' firmware.
Also another option is to look for a wrt54GL (note the "L"). This is
basically a version 4 with a higher price.
In article <6ZSdnYtViavUM1LZnZ2dnUVZ_vqdnZ2d@comcast.com>, "Peter Pan" <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> wrote:
>susana73@hotmail.com wrote:
>> Thanks for the replies. I think I am going with the WRT54G instead.
>> Back to the question, should I get v4 then since v5 and above has less
>> memory and not compatible with 3rd party firmware?
>
>If possible yes.. FYI, you can usually find the older ones at walmart
>(walmart?!?! Yup.. they sell pallets of the older ones to walmart, and then
>they sell em cheap (about $47-$48 bucks) look for any of the v1 thru v4's
>(like I said, sometimes they get older ones, and older versions are by
>definition older)
What serial number range would that be since hardware version is not
written on the outside of the box, but you knew that since you sell them?
Does the Linksys Speed Boost interfere with other routers ?
I remember one reference on Tech TV at the time that the Speed Boost
worked by interfering with neighbour's routers.
I only remembet the one reference and do not know if it is correct or
not
As well I do not see how the one router could interfere with the others
in the area but not itself .
Rico wrote:
> In article <6ZSdnYtViavUM1LZnZ2dnUVZ_vqdnZ2d@comcast.com>, "Peter Pan" <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> wrote:
> >susana73@hotmail.com wrote:
> >> Thanks for the replies. I think I am going with the WRT54G instead.
> >> Back to the question, should I get v4 then since v5 and above has less
> >> memory and not compatible with 3rd party firmware?
> >
> >If possible yes.. FYI, you can usually find the older ones at walmart
> >(walmart?!?! Yup.. they sell pallets of the older ones to walmart, and then
> >they sell em cheap (about $47-$48 bucks) look for any of the v1 thru v4's
> >(like I said, sometimes they get older ones, and older versions are by
> >definition older)
>
> What serial number range would that be since hardware version is not
> written on the outside of the box, but you knew that since you sell them?
>
> fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.
> Rico wrote:
>> In article <6ZSdnYtViavUM1LZnZ2dnUVZ_vqdnZ2d@comcast.com>, "Peter
>> Pan" <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> wrote:
>>> susana73@hotmail.com wrote:
>>>> Thanks for the replies. I think I am going with the WRT54G
>>>> instead. Back to the question, should I get v4 then since v5 and
>>>> above has less memory and not compatible with 3rd party firmware?
>>>
>>> If possible yes.. FYI, you can usually find the older ones at
>>> walmart (walmart?!?! Yup.. they sell pallets of the older ones to
>>> walmart, and then they sell em cheap (about $47-$48 bucks) look for
>>> any of the v1 thru v4's (like I said, sometimes they get older
>>> ones, and older versions are by definition older)
>>
>> What serial number range would that be since hardware version is not
>> written on the outside of the box, but you knew that since you sell
>> them?
>>
>> fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.
On 2 Aug 2006 23:19:02 -0700, "frankdowling1@yahoo.com"
<frankdowling1@yahoo.com> wrote in
<1154585942.546228.23070@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups. com>:
>Does the Linksys Speed Boost interfere with other routers ?
>I remember one reference on Tech TV at the time that the Speed Boost
>worked by interfering with neighbour's routers.
>I only remembet the one reference and do not know if it is correct or
>not
>As well I do not see how the one router could interfere with the others
>in the area but not itself .
Some speed boost technology works by using more channels, which creates
more interference, and isn't neighbor friendly.
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On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:05:13 GMT Rico <rico_001@hotmail.com> wrote:
| In article <1154454472.202970.257050@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups .com>, susana73@hotmail.com wrote:
|>Thanks for the replies. I think I am going with the WRT54G instead.
|>Back to the question, should I get v4 then since v5 and above has less
|>memory and not compatible with 3rd party firmware?
|>
|
| If you can find a version4, yes. Try shopping ebay as the version 4 and
| lower have been out of production now for about a year (more for the older
| versions).
| It isn't so much the reduced memory as version 5s were allowed to ship with
| 'defective/buggy' firmware. There are fixes now, but it is hard to know
| looking at the box if you have the 'fixed' firmware.
|
| Also another option is to look for a wrt54GL (note the "L"). This is
| basically a version 4 with a higher price.
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On 3 Aug 2006 10:54:19 -0700, "Scott" <wiseman458@yahoo.com> wrote in
<1154627659.870988.264220@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>:
>What OS does the linksys WRT54G wireless router use?
Depends on version. See Wikipedia.
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In article <1154627659.870988.264220@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups .com>, "Scott" <wiseman458@yahoo.com> wrote:
>What OS does the linksys WRT54G wireless router use?
>
Depends. Which hardware version are you asking about?
>Does the Linksys Speed Boost interfere with other routers ?
No. Linksys uses Broadcom's Afterburner system which uses only the
usual 22MHz of bandwidth. It's Atheros Super-G and Super-AG that
clobbers that adjacent systems. It combines two 22MHz channels to get
the advertised speed.
On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:29:14 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
<jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in
<brb5d2152r55g7eab89dhdou00i1a1sd9f@4ax.com>:
>"frankdowling1@yahoo.com" <frankdowling1@yahoo.com> hath wroth:
>
>>Does the Linksys Speed Boost interfere with other routers ?
>
>No. Linksys uses Broadcom's Afterburner system which uses only the
>usual 22MHz of bandwidth. It's Atheros Super-G and Super-AG that
>clobbers that adjacent systems. It combines two 22MHz channels to get
>the advertised speed.
I think both "no" and "clobbers" are a bit strong. See
<http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2003/11/30/atheros_super>
<http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2003/12/07/atheros_super>
<http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2004/04/01/linksys_wrt54gs_wireless_wrt54gs/>
The criticism of Super G is largely based on a Broadcom PR campaign
against the initial (arguably premature) release of Super G, tainted by
apparent envy and sour grapes, since Broadcom had nothing comparable,
and since Broadcom products were the ones most affected by Super G.
Tests showed that interference even from initial Super G was only a
problem when (a) Super G was running at full tilt and (b) the other
network was within 50 feet, conditions that won't normally be met.
Current Super-G products are designed not to interfere with non-Super-G
products.
While 125 High Speed Mode (125HSM, originally called Afterburner),
Broadcom's belated response to Super G after the relative flop of
Xpress, is probably more neighbor-friendly than _initial_ Super G, I've
seen no real evidence that it's significantly more neighbor-friendly
than _current_ Super G, and it's less effective than Super G. (From the
last article above: "On the other hand, as Figure 7 shows, Afterburner's
speed drops pretty quickly with distance and / or obstacles - enough so
to question whether Afterburner provides any significant benefit under
real-world conditions.")
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John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> hath wroth:
>I think both "no" and "clobbers" are a bit strong. See
><http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2003/11/30/atheros_super>
><http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2003/12/07/atheros_super>
><http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2004/04/01/linksys_wrt54gs_wireless_wrt54gs/>
I'll confess to not staying up to date on Super-G versus Afterburner.
Let's see what I find:
At an average throughput of around 50 Mbps, the NETGEAR products
using Super-G clearly beat Linksys' Afterburner-based offerings,
but only when Super-G is running in its controversial
channel-bonding mode. As the plot shows, Super-G drops out of
channel bonding on a periodic basis to ensure that non Super-G
products get a chance to communicate, which lowers its average
best-case throughput to about 45Mbps.
What this means is that the improved Super-G uses channel bonding only
when it has exclusive use of the channels involved. A bit of personal
testing showed this to be the case only on Ch 6 (the center channel).
It doesn't listen on the adjacent two channels.
The Tom's Networking URL's are from 2003 and 2004. This is slightly
later and still shows a problem: http://www.54g.org/pdf/TollyWP204120...-printresA.pdf
See Page 7 for where the thruput on a Belkin F5D7230-4 droped 94% when
operating near a Netgear WGT624 in Super-G mode. The Belkin was
setup to hunt for usable channels during the test. It didn't find
any.
>The criticism of Super G is largely based on a Broadcom PR campaign
>against the initial (arguably premature) release of Super G, tainted by
>apparent envy and sour grapes, since Broadcom had nothing comparable,
>and since Broadcom products were the ones most affected by Super G.
Change apparent to obvious. Broadcom was more than a little obnoxious
with their smear campaign. However, they were initially correct about
channel bonding problems.
>Tests showed that interference even from initial Super G was only a
>problem when (a) Super G was running at full tilt and (b) the other
>network was within 50 feet, conditions that won't normally be met.
Digging a bit deeper into Super-G at: http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2003/1...er/page13.html
Updated December 6, 2003 A Super-G WLAN running at full speed
will seriously interfere with an 11g WLAN running 2Mbps streaming
video even at 30 feet. The interference is essentially gone at 50
feet.
I'll assume they're talking about interference on the adjacent
non-overlapping channels. Yeah, I'll buy that. It's only a problem
in close proximity. Add 6dB of antenna gain, and the 50ft becomes
25ft. Add 6dB of antenna gain on both ends, and the 50ft becomes
12.5ft. In other words, with the stock rubber ducky antennas, 50ft is
safe. With better antennas, it's not.
>Current Super-G products are designed not to interfere with non-Super-G
>products.
No. They're designed to disable Super-G channel bonding if there's
anything on the channel. The problem is that they don't seem to be
listening (my guess) on the adjacent channels. Only on Ch 6. This is
not exactly my idea of non-interference. Locked in channel bonding
mode, they generate quite a bit of RF on the adjacent channels.
>While 125 High Speed Mode (125HSM, originally called Afterburner),
>Broadcom's belated response to Super G after the relative flop of
>Xpress, is probably more neighbor-friendly than _initial_ Super G, I've
>seen no real evidence that it's significantly more neighbor-friendly
>than _current_ Super G, and it's less effective than Super G. (From the
>last article above: "On the other hand, as Figure 7 shows, Afterburner's
>speed drops pretty quickly with distance and / or obstacles - enough so
>to question whether Afterburner provides any significant benefit under
>real-world conditions.")
I only have some spotty experience with both Super-G and Afterburner.
In both cases, I turn them off. The problem is the same as with
802.11b compatibility in an 802.11g router. The receivers can only
decode the mode if it "scans" for it. If it's listening for 802.11g,
it won't hear an Afterburner or Super-G (channel bonded) signal. So,
it time slices the receive listening for 802.11b, 802.11g, and enhance
modes respectively. I spent a few minutes trying to deduce the
algorithm used and just gave up. My current policy is to disable the
enhanced modes and run in 802.11g mode only (if possible). For public
access systems, I'm stuck with 802.11b mode only, or possibly
802.11b/g compatibility mode. Anyway, it's for this reason that I
don't have much experience with the enhanced modes. I always disable
them.
susana73@hotmail.com wrote:
> I am looking to buy a Linksys WRT54GS router. I am wondering which
> version (1-5) should I get? I always thought I should get the lastest
> version but from what I read v5 has some sort of issues. Is that true?
>
> I have two desktops and two laptops. All XPs. Besides browsing, I do
> bittorrent, file sharing between computers, and VPN to my company
> network through my laptop(wireless).
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
Here is a detailed listing of all WRT54G and GS router versions and how
to identify them both inside and out. (And contrary to at least one
poster, there are 7 versions of the GS ranging from 1 to 5, just like
the Gs)
>>Current Super-G products are designed not to interfere with non-Super-G
>>products.
>
>No. They're designed to disable Super-G channel bonding if there's
>anything on the channel. The problem is that they don't seem to be
>listening (my guess) on the adjacent channels. Only on Ch 6. This is
>not exactly my idea of non-interference. Locked in channel bonding
>mode, they generate quite a bit of RF on the adjacent channels.
>
>[snip]
>
>I only have some spotty experience with both Super-G and Afterburner.
>[SNIP]
I've got a fair amount of experience with Super-G (more than with
Afterburner/125HSM), and I've just not seen the kind of problems you're
suggesting in the real world. For example, not too long ago I did a
SOHO setup with Super-G, was able to test the results carefully at a
number of nearby Wi-Fi-equipped neighbors; and found no measurable
interference with Super-G enabled, even when running at full tilt, which
was quite a bit faster for my client than with it disabled.
While it's certainly possible to demonstrate problems with artificial
tests, that's true of many things that work well in the real world.
--
Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>
On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:04:38 -0700, Bryant Smith
<bryantthesmith@lycos.com> wrote in
<eb0mot$b4j$1@az33news01.freescale.net>:
>susana73@hotmail.com wrote:
>> I am looking to buy a Linksys WRT54GS router. I am wondering which
>> version (1-5) should I get? I always thought I should get the lastest
>> version but from what I read v5 has some sort of issues. Is that true?
>>
>> I have two desktops and two laptops. All XPs. Besides browsing, I do
>> bittorrent, file sharing between computers, and VPN to my company
>> network through my laptop(wireless).
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>
>Here is a detailed listing of all WRT54G and GS router versions and how
>to identify them both inside and out. (And contrary to at least one
>poster, there are 7 versions of the GS ranging from 1 to 5, just like
>the Gs)
--
Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>
Bryant Smith wrote:
> susana73@hotmail.com wrote:
>> I am looking to buy a Linksys WRT54GS router. I am wondering which
>> version (1-5) should I get? I always thought I should get the lastest
>> version but from what I read v5 has some sort of issues. Is that true?
>>
>> I have two desktops and two laptops. All XPs. Besides browsing, I do
>> bittorrent, file sharing between computers, and VPN to my company
>> network through my laptop(wireless).
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>
> Here is a detailed listing of all WRT54G and GS router versions and how
> to identify them both inside and out. (And contrary to at least one
> poster, there are 7 versions of the GS ranging from 1 to 5, just like
> the Gs)
Linksys WRT54GS - which version? 
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