What is the Linksys WRT54G router?
The Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router is a 3-in-1 residential gateway device. It acts as a wireless access point which lets you connect your wireless computers and devices to it without using wires. It also serves as a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 switch to connect your wired devices to it using Ethernet cables.
Is the wrt54g/wrt54gs compatible with version 5 firmware?
As of January 2006, most third-party firmware are no longer compatible with version 5 of both the WRT54G and the WRT54GS. The amount of flash memory in the version 5 devices has been reduced to 2 MB, too small for current Linux-based third-party firmware.
What are the best third party projects for the WRT54G?
After Linksys was obliged to release source code of the WRT54G’s firmware under terms of the GNU General Public License, there have been many third party projects enhancing that code as well as some entirely new projects using the hardware in these devices. Three of the most widely used are DD-WRT, Tomato and OpenWrt .
What does WRT54GL stand for?
To support third-party firmware, Linksys has re-released the WRT54G v4, under the new model name WRT54GL (the ‘L’ in this name allegedly stands for ‘Linux’). It is also possible to replace the 2 MB flash chip in the WRT54G with a 4 MB flash chip.
How do I Reset my WRT54GS to factory settings?
Press and hold the Reset button at the router’s back panel for 30 seconds then release. Alternatively, use the web-based setup page, go to Administration tab > Factory Defaults sub-tab and click the Restore Factory Defaults button. 4. What antenna connector type can be attached to the WRT54GS?
Does the WRT54G2 support VPN pass-through?
It also has a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired devices together and serves as your network’s DHCP Server that supports VPN pass-through. 2. What default IP address, username and password are used to login to the WRT54G2 web-based setup page?
How big is the download size of WRT54G2?
WRT54G2 Windows® Setup Software Ver.4.9.9020 Download 104 MB WRT54G2 Mac OS® Setup Software Ver.4.9.8113 Latest Date: 05/20/2008 Download 3.39 MB Was this support article useful?