Just curious about WRT54G

[glennzo]

If anyone is using the aging WRT54G router, have you had any issues getting into the browser based setup? I have trouble with it all the time. If I had to guess I'd say that 85% of my attempts fail. Firmware is latest available.

Not looking for help here. Just wondering if you experience the same issue.

Time for a router upgrade I think, even if it works just fine otherwise.

[trigpoint]

Not being especially helpful here, but what version number is on the label underneath?

Could be a candidate for dd-wrt.

[glennzo]

Crikey! I'd actually have to get off my duff and go into the other room to look! It is a good candidate for dd-wrt. I was considering that a long time ago so I've already checked.

[smr54]

If I remember correctly (which I may not) mine eventually became problematic. I wound up giving up and buying something else--I wound up settling on a Dlink, after trying, and not really liking, to the point where I gave it to someone, another Linksys/Cisco router.

However, all of this was two or three years ago, so to say the Dlink is still good or the Cisco still bad would only be speculation on my part.

[leigh123linux]

Why are you using such an old router?, either update it to the dd-wrt firmware or dump it as it's a security risk in it's present state .


http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/...outer-rootkits

[glennzo]

Originally Posted by leigh123linux

Why are you using such an old router?, either update it to the dd-wrt firmware or dump it as it's a security risk in it's present state .


http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/...outer-rootkits

Um ... Because it's the current router and I never felt a need to replace it. With the exception of the subject of my post it has worked as expected. I suppose I should check the link now ...

[Dan]

Morning, Glenn.

I've had one. Can't say it was a positive experience. In the end, after many hours of negotiations and exhaustive efforts, I carefully disconnected it, escorted it out to a comfortable setting place about half way up a hill -- shining in the sun ...

... backed off about 30 yards (to give it plenty of room to feel free and without a care) ...

...

... and then put a 230gr hollow point pink slip right through its blackened and odious soul.

Then I burned the body in a trash barrel along with old newspapers, chewed-up corn cobs, empty milk cartons and rotting egg shells.

But, your mileage and methods may vary. Mine was to replace it with a DLink D-604 which is, to this day, functioning trouble-free and peachy-keen fine. Of course ... that may have a lot to do with the fact that I graphically told it the story of its predecessor before I installed it.

[AndrewSerk]

I have a few wrt54gs running dd-wrt. I have two wrt54gs in different buildings that function as repeater bridges. With dd-wrt running on the wrt54g I have no issues. Fer the money(you can pick them up for next to nothing because of attitudes like Dans ) they are hard to beat.

[Dangermouse]

I used to have one also back in the day, i used mine to connect to my main router as my wireless card couldnt get a quality connection and found it great for that plus other things i wont mention

Edit also found they are easy to unbrick

[RHamel]

I have a WRT54g and am OpenWRT. Just out of curiousity, what is the first 4 characters of the S/N?

[glennzo]

OK, so no one so far has seen the same behavior with their WRT54g, therefore it's either dd-wrt or a new router.

RHamel. I'm at work so I can't provide any numbers right now. I'll see if I can remember when I get home and let you know.

[beaker_]

To be honest, I never troubleshoot and opt to file them instead. *&^$n Consumer grade electronics. A *-wrt might be worth a try. But I wouldn't waste 30min on it.

[Dan]

Hmmm.

Should have been clearer, I guess. Non-responsive to logins 90+ % of the time was indeed part of the reason I "retired" it. In fact, I've got a D-Link WBR-1310 which is about ready to suffer the same fate, for the same problem.

[leigh123linux]

Originally Posted by Dan

Hmmm.

Should have been clearer, I guess. Non-responsive to logins 90+ % of the time was indeed part of the reason I "retired" it. In fact, I've got a D-Link WBR-1310 which is about ready to suffer the same fate, for the same problem.

Tp-link are supposed to be the top budget router at the moment.

http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/


I used to use 3com equipment but wouldn't any more as they have become total **** since HP acquired them.

[Dan]

I was just looking at a tp-link this morning. <....>