another good source is here

http://wiki.openwrt.org/TableOfHardware

I have a asus Wl500Gp does all thats needed and comes with more flash.  There 
is some problems with running 2.6, openwrt version 7.07 -> 7.09 (just 
released), although 7.06 is stables.  Also the broadcom drivers do not work 
properly in 2.6 so you will need a atheros card.  Unless you use a 2.4 kernel 

Alex

On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 01:32:41PM +1000, James Polley wrote:
> Yes - as of hardware version 5 of the WRT54G, they switched to VXWorks
> as an OS instead of linux. This enabled them to halve the amount of
> memory needed, and thus make the unit cheaper.
> 
> However, they were sensible enough to know that most of the reason why
> the original WRT54G was popular was the linux support, so at the same
> time the rebadged the version 4 WRT54G as the WRT54GL and continued
> selling that.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G#WRT54GL has some of the detail.
> 
> On 27/09/2007, Peter Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What James said, with the addendum that my venerable old WRT54G also
> > runs OpenWRT quite nicely. But it's gone through a few hardware
> > revisions since I bought mine, and from memory the newer ones might have
> > issues.
> >
> > It's probably worth checking the website before putting money in to it.
> >
> > --
> > Pete
> >
> > On Thu, 2007-09-27 at 13:21 +1000, James Polley wrote:
> > > The WRT54G does support WPA.
> > >
> > > The WRT54GL 
> > > (http://www.ht.com.au/N/0/keyword/wrt54gl/part/T6018/detail.hts)
> > > will do everything you want, and also runs linux. If you feel like
> > > getting your (virtual) hands dirty, there's a slew of distros for it -
> > > http://openwrt.org, http://www.dd-wrt.com/, http://www.thibor.co.uk/,
> > > etc. These can give you fantastic features, like being able to set up
> > > a WDS, configuring multiple SSIDs, assigning all switch ports on
> > > different vlans, etc. Also, because it's running nice stock linux
> > > things, you  can do stuff you'd do on any other linux firewall, like
> > > ssh in and twiddle iptables rules. Of course, you've only got 16Mb ram
> > > to play with, and the CPU is only 200Mhz...
> > >
> > > On 27/09/2007, Jesus Jr M Salvo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I have Optus cable at home, and have been simply plugging my laptop (
> > > > a Compaq Presario V6107AU ) running Fedora7 to the cable modem (
> > > > Motorola, forgot the exact model ) to get Internet access.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone recommend a wireless router that I can use instead so that :
> > > > 1) The wireless router connects to the cable modem.
> > > > 2) The wireless router serves DHCP to wireless laptops.
> > > > 3) Supports VPN passthrough
> > > > 4) WEP / WPA-PSK / AES encyption
> > > > 5) Allows a USB 2.0 printer to be connected so that it is shared among
> > > > laptops ( optional )
> > > >
> > > > ... and of course ... works with linux ?
> > > >
> > > > I have been looking at these:
> > > >
> > > > LinkSys WRT54GX:
> > > > http://www.ht.com.au/N/-20+-43+-535/part/R8671/detail.hts
> > > >
> > > > LinkSys WRT54G:
> > > > http://www.ht.com.au/N/-20+-43+-535/part/H9739/detail.hts
> > > >
> > > > The second one is cheaper, although it does not have WPA or AES.
> > > > What do people here with Optus cable use ... and what's your feedback ?
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