I havn't tried the openwrt firware yet as I have not yet got a spare to play with. In most of my deployments the people onsite will be managing the routers day to day, since most of these people are not at all familiar with _any_ command line, the web interface is most appropriate. At least you have choice.
Either way the linksys WRT54G is an awesome platform, especially at its price point. On November 29, 2004 04:43 pm, Owen Stenseth wrote: > On Mon, Nov 29, 2004 at 02:29:51PM -0700, Gustin Johnson wrote: > > I use the linksys wireless G router. With a firmware upgrade it now > > supports various power levels, built in pptp (poptop) vpn server, and a > > host of cool features, including the ability to ssh directly to the > > wireless router. The router is cheap, and a subscription to > > http://www.sveasoft.com (producer of the extended functionality firmware) > > is well worth the fee. > > I also use this router but with the OpenWRT firmware > http://www.openwrt.org/ > > The sveasoft firmware is based on the original linksys source and > integrates their changes into the linksys web based configuration > interface. > > OpenWRT is a much more minimalist firmware that basically provides you with > a running linux system onto which you have to install packages using ipkg. > I don't know about sveasoft but you can install OpenVPN onto OpenWRT as > well if you have a need for that functionality. > > This router (the 54G) has been rock solid for me, I had a belkin that when > I used it as a firewall would "loose it's brains" about once a month. > > -- > Owen Stenseth > http://owen.stenseth.ca > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying -- No trees were harmed in the transmission of this message, however a large number of electrons were seriously inconvenienced.
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