Bob - have you ever tried the solder trick on the old linkys - amazing how much 
more ram you can get on those suckers 



On Jul 12, 2010, at 11:50 PM, Robert West wrote:

> Just the stripped down v24 that's been out forever.  All of the Broadcom
> based WRT54G versions are stable as can be, as far I've seen, but the newer
> versions, (like the past 5 years!!!) suck.  DD-WRT is cool on Broadcom but
> all the Atheros chips seem to throw it into crazy land.  Love those older
> WRT54G routers with the big as hell flash.  Still going strong.
> 
> Bob-
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of Greg Ihnen
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 11:15 PM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] DD-WRT
> 
> Which package were you running? There's a number of different variations
> which have more or less features. If one doesn't need the full blown
> packages it's better to run a minimalist version, and turn off what ever
> services you don't need. It's a lot of setup. If you need the just basic
> functionality try the Tomato firmware. It's basic and solid. The QOS is
> decent (works better for me than the dd-wrt). The versions that have
> everything including the kitchen sink scare me (the chances of problems and
> errors rise exponentially as the code bloats).
> 
> Greg
> 
> On Jul 12, 2010, at 9:47 PM, Robert West wrote:
> 
>> My problem with the latest  DD-WRT is that the firmware seems to 
>> overheat or lockup.  At least on the Linksys hardware.  Not as good
> anymore.
>> 
>> Bob-
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] 
>> On Behalf Of Dennis Burgess
>> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 12:14 PM
>> To: WISPA General List
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] DD-WRT
>> 
>> got me.  We simply use MT.  Guess sometimes its cheaper to use a 
>> consumer grade hardware and put some other software on them, but 
>> sounds like more work than it needs to be.
>> 
>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>> Dennis Burgess, Mikrotik Certified Trainer Link Technologies, Inc -- 
>> Mikrotik & WISP Support Services
>> Office: 314-735-0270 Website: http://www.linktechs.net LIVE On-Line 
>> Mikrotik Training - Author of "Learn RouterOS"
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] 
>> On Behalf Of Steve Barnes
>> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 11:16 AM
>> To: WISPA General List
>> Subject: [WISPA] DD-WRT
>> 
>> Ok I have heard from lots of threads on this list that DD-WRT is the 
>> only way to go  on a SOHO routers.  Why?
>> 
>> What's the benefits? 
>> What's the down falls?
>> 
>> Steve Barnes
>> RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service
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