Re(2): [67ATTENDEES] Anyone get the 'broadband' connection in the IETFhotel

>T.J. Kniveton wrote:
>
>> I thought the WTR54G was a nice solution too, especially for $19 at 
>> Fry's.. until I bought one and it didn't work at all.
>
>Unfortunately Linksys changed the internals on that model without 
>changing the model number. Up through version 4.x the WRT54G (and 
>WRT54GS) ran Linux under the hood, and were prized by hackers 
>everywhere. Version 5 switched to VxWorks internals (and cut the ram 
>in half), and there have been lots of problems reported.
>
>If you can find a WRT54G with versions in the 3.x or 4.x ranges, or 
>one of the newer WRT54GL models (the L stands for Linux), you'll be 
>fine, but they are more expensive. Here is a URL for those interested 
>in more info:
>
>http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4729641740.html
>
>I myself have 2 of the old Linux based models, and have never had a 
>single problem with them.
>
>hth,
>
>Doug
>
>-- 

The Buffalo one is similar to the earlier Linksys one with regard to
being hackable. There are DD-WRT versions available for it too.

Cheers.....Peter

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