WRT54G questions

[Joe Fleming]

Version number is everything with the G's. All of the newer ones (past
few years) all use a different, unsupported chip and now all run VxWorks
instead of Linux. Versions from 5.0 on all come with VxWorks in fact,
though it looks like you can use VxWorks Killer on some of the newer
models and run Linux again, but I don't know for sure if any of the
third party firmwares will run on there (though I would assume that's
why you would use VxWorks Killer). I haven't used the G model in a long
time so I'm a little out of touch.

They released the GL which runs Linux out of the box (in fact, the L
stands for Linux). The GL can be flashed without problem. It usually
costs a couple bucks more, but it's well worth it! If you're buying a
new router, get a GL and don't worry about it. If you have a newer
version G that can't be hacked, eBay it and pick up a GL.

Wikipedia has a bunch of info on the different models.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_WRT54G_series

-Joe

Eric Shubert wrote:
> I know that there is a WRT54GL model as well. Is the WRT54G capable of 
> running various WRT firmwares like the GL model?
> 
> Also, there a slew of different WRT54G versions (hardware). How 
> significant are the variations is versions WRT (with respect to) free 
> firmware replacements?
>