NewEgg.com has the basic but solid Linksys WRT54G 802.11g Wireless Router for $40 with free shipping. This is a tried and true router for those who don't want to fuss with X2 X3 MIMO N hype.
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these are easily hacked if you're looking for a cheap upgradeable router with some good features
The newer ones may not work or work as well as V4 and older. The easily hackable one you can buy right now is the WRT54GL.
what features are you improving with the "easy hack"?
DD-WRT has a version for v.5 or v.6 that makes hackin easy.
#3 The ability to increase the power -- range -- is one that comes to mind.
can anyone confirm dd-wrt on this router?
why do you ever need to hack a router??
#7 Read #5 for one reason.
Reason #2 is to find out first hand what "bricked" means.
#7, #5's comment comes to mind, or I should say ...sight.
too late, I own a V.6 and put a micro version of dd-wrt. It seems to work fine and has more options as far as control. I guess since I have not seen a V.4 or previous hacked, I don't know what I'm missing.
shut up Flanders
Newegg has a deal on the N version, $60 w/free shipping after $10 off promo code EMCAFAJBC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124085&Tpk=N82E16833124085
I've no idea if it'd run DD-WRT but it seems a bit late in the G lifecycle to pay $40 for a router, though I too am happy with my DD-WRT running alternative, a Buffalo model which unfortunately can't be had anymore as they were stopped from selling 'em due to some IP violation or something.
Too late in the G lifecycle? What does N get you - an increase in speed you will actually notice? When my G router died I pulled an old B standard unit out of my junk drawer and fired it up. Funny thing, I haven't noticed much difference in performance... At least N will make G routers cheap.
I've had nothing but trouble with Linksys stuff since the 90's. They're cheap and they'll do the job but God help you if it doesn't work right the first time.
Lobster your a burp, shut the burp up.
Read some of the goings on with DDWRT.
Or go look at the Stock RV082, for $250 compares to $2500 Cisco device.
Oh, did I mention Linksys is now burp Cisco?
Staples still has the WRT54GS on special for $29.99 this week. I just got one. It was version 7.2 and was able to install dd-wrt micro in under 10 minutes.
good to know thanks.
#15, I have the same router. Could you please let me know where I can find details of dd-wrt that you have used?. Quick search in google brouhgt up many links, but I am not sure which one to follow.
#17
I apologize if Google has proven to be too difficult for you.. But for your "convenience," how about http://www.dd-wrt.com
Excellent, #18. You are a great humanitarian...
Yes, in practice N has better range and better throughput. If you have/had a good G signal strength and only need basic websurfing from your lan, then it may not matter so much. Many of us have a spare computer or two or ten and would also like faster lan for more than just websurfing, if not simply to be able to put clients further from an access point and/or not having to add more access points.
I wouldn't go so far as to say someone ought to replace their G router with an N, but if buying a new one and spending more than about $20AR, I'd get the N. FWIW, I got a $10 AR G, CP Technologies something or other for a friend and he's had no trouble with it (after I drilled some vent holes for cooler operation), making it seem like a lot of cost to run DD-WRT on a G router, though I do like DD-WRT especially QOS - though many generic firmwares today also support QOS to some degree, maybe loosing some flexibility in defining rules for that.
802.11b? You must not have a very good internet connection, once encryption is set on an 11b, I and many others will lose ISP throughput - maybe even without encryption, but certainly so if the signal isn't good.
Once you get used to having a high throughput connection and start making good use of it, it's then hard to go back. My lan is gigabit, I seldom use wifi at all except for a laptop and temporary connections on new or testbed installations where it was too invenient to bother moving system or stringing cable temporarily.