Darrin Chandler wrote:
>
> Wireless or not, routing or not, the WRT54GL is going to be one of your
> cheapest options. It depends on what is too expensive for you. You can
> easily meet all the other criteria with a WRAP or Soekris box, running
> Linux or a BSD from flash or a microdrive.
A few months ago I bought a WRT54GL to replace our 200MHz Linux firewall
box here at home. I installed OpenWRT[1] on it without any trouble and
have found it to be quite flexible and easy to use. I only enable the
wireless once in a while when I feel like using my Zaurus SL-5600, my
only wireless computer.
It costs a bit more than the other models but that "L" on the end did
two things for me:
1. Support embedded Linux by paying for something specifically because
it has Linux in it and is intended to use Linux. ("Hey, Linksys/Cisco!
I'm paying a premium for a Linux product!")
2. Minimized any worry that the router may be incompatible with the
Linux distros and router software out there.
If you don't want to load new firmware, it already has quite capable
Linux based software in it. I used what it came with for some time
before trying out OpenWRT, mostly because I wanted to try it rather than
any need for a feature.
I bought mine at Fry's Electronics for $69.00 (I think). They regularly
stock them though the once in a while run out of them.
Alan
[1]
http://openwrt.org
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