[wplug] Re: OpenWRT vs. DD-WRT vs. stock

[Michael H. Semcheski]

One more thing, and this is the one that intrigues me the most --

I found, while cleaning out my basement, and unopened Linksys Wireless G PCI
adapter, model WMP54G.

If I installed this into my desktop PC, would I be able to use it as an
access point?

On 4/17/07, Michael H. Semcheski <mhsemcheski at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I've got a Linksys 54G (an early enough model that its effectively a GL).
>
> It was working fine, until about four months ago.  At that time, my
> girlfriend's iBook stopped connecting to it reliably.
> Then, two weeks or so ago, my Thinkpad started having trouble.
> I pulled up NetStumbler, and my wireless router seems to be inconsistent.
> Its hard to explain, but what's notable is that rebooting it (via unplugging
> and replugging its power) fixes it, if only temporarily.
>
> Rebooting should not have much affect if its working correctly, in my
> opinion.  It leads me to believe that there is some faulty hardware.  Its
> about two and a half years, so I'm neither shocked nor appalled.
>
> So here's my question:
>
> I installed OpenWRT (White Russian) on it when it was relatively new.
> I've been about as happy with it as could be expected.  Some problems with
> DHCP, but there are other things that might be to blame.  Largely, its been
> invisible.  I really like dnsmasq -- an integrated DNS / DHCP server for
> small networks.
>
> So tomorrow, I'm going to get another router.  Not sure what kind, any
> suggestions?  Probably go to a retailer for it, and I'm happy to hear
> suggestions on that too.
>
> I'd like to use the new router as the 'main' one, and set up the old one
> maybe not too far away as a supplemental signal, via WDS.
>
> What firmware would you go with?
>
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