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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 06:09 PM
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Default Lost my Linksys WRT54G today. What is another cheap/hackable router?

Back in the day the WRT54G was one of the best you could get (or at least I thought it was). If I wanted to spend $50 or so on a new wireless router what would I get?

(typing this quickly - I hate to be outside my NAT firewall <G>)
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 06:16 PM
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just buy another from the ebays
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also why the fu do you want hackable?

you are not sergi so why pretend to be. just get some bullshi with a firewall and be done. stop tryin to be leet robber
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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I use a hacked WRT54G to extend my retarded ATT Uverse router's wireless network.

Lots of reasons to hack a WRT.
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 06:26 PM
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ok gimme some SPECIFIC technical reasons motherfukkers

i used to build datacenters for a living so i have a big dick.
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 06:30 PM
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I just gave you one.
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 06:47 PM
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More!
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 06:55 PM
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ASUS RT-N16, great file server with 2 USB ports and 128mb of RAM iirc. Wireless N and gigabit. What more could you ask for?
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 07:03 PM
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http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices ? I <3 DD-WRT

This reminds me that I've got 3 WRT54GL routers stashed in the office somewhere, I should probably go find them.
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 07:06 PM
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Get another WRT, be happy. Love mine. No problems in the several years I have had it.
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Faeflora
ok gimme some SPECIFIC technical reasons motherfukkers

i used to build datacenters for a living so i have a big dick.

It's called DD-WRT. ------- google it.


Dude, craigslist. I buy them off CL for 10$ a pop all day long. Everyone wants the fagggoty 802.11N ----, so the WRT54G's are all over the place super cheap.
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 07:16 PM
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I like my wireless N because I can't stand waiting so long to transfer movies and ISOs over G to my laptops. Once you get a taste of it its hard to go back. Plus the RT-N16 can actually run the mega package of dd-wrt.


Edit- Doesn't the 54g have issues with 2048+ connections because of the low amount of ram?
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 07:21 PM
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Awwww shii!!! big bonnner!!!

ASUS RT-N16


USB POORTS FOR PUGGIN MY HARD DRIVES IN

but no mirroring. Fail *** you.
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 07:25 PM
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Last time I checked DD-WRT had software RAID support so theres no issue there.
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 07:28 PM
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How do you do a raid with a device that only has ethernet jacks.
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fuckallyall: 802.11A or GTFO! God damn N wireless be ------- up my chi. Back when G was hot ---- and you people were stepping all over each other in 2.4, I went A and had the whole 5ghz band to myself (other than cheap china ---- wireless phones)

Google fail:
Amazon Amazon
Cisco-Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router, In Stock, Only 3 left in stock--order soon. $54.89.
87 USED from $10 87 USED from $10

Edit:
Me Fail:
Amazon Amazon
WRT54GL - $49.99
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 10:15 PM
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check your favorite firmware's supported devices as mentioned above

cross reference to amazon sort by ****+ and price <50 and you're done.

and upgrade to wireless N maybe if it's in the price range.
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 11:55 PM
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Just picked up a Linksys E2500-RM. Any thoughts?
Old Mar 30, 2012 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by DXO
ASUS RT-N16, great file server with 2 USB ports and 128mb of RAM iirc. Wireless N and gigabit. What more could you ask for?
You get props for finding my next router.
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