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antdude
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reply to CylonRed
Re: My new Linksys WRT54GL router...

said by CylonRed See Profile :

I do not do any torrents or P2P on it at all, which is where a lot of the problems came from.
I will have to try that. I wonder if setting lower limits in P2P clients would help.
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antdude
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reply to antdude
Re: Which Linksys WRT54 router to get?

Question: When I first powered on my router, I remember seeing its Cisco Systems logo in white color, but now it's orange. Does that mean anything or only comestic?

scooper

join:2000-07-11
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reply to antdude
Do some reading in the manual about "Secure Easy Setup". Yes , it is an electronic manual (PDF I think).


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said by scooper See Profile :

Do some reading in the manual about "Secure Easy Setup". Yes , it is an electronic manual (PDF I think).
Ah on the CD. I haven't even opened its envelope. No hardcopy manuals, but no surprise. Hopefully, I don't need Windows to look for other goodies on it beside PDFs. I assume I don't need its software Windows utilities to access all features in router.
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Thane_Bitter

join:2005-01-20
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They might have included the product manual on the CD, however the disc is more functional as a coaster. Everthing can be configured throught the routers GUI anyways.

Note: SES adds the ability to connect wireless clients to the network automatically. SES is only available to SES compatible adapters.
Orange - SES functional but no clients are connected using this feature,

Flashing White - SES active and seeking clients (this occurs after the SES button has been pressed, this mode will last for up to 2 minutes),

White - SES has successfully configured a client to the access point.
SES is only usefull if all of your other wireless devices support the feature. In a mixed device enviroment you will have to set things up the old fashion way but entering the key on all of the clients.

Using DD-WRT firmware the function of the button, and the lights can be changed, for example the button can be changed to turn the wireless radio on or off.


antdude
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said by Thane_Bitter See Profile :

They might have included the product manual on the CD, however the disc is more functional as a coaster. Everthing can be configured throught the routers GUI anyways.

Note: SES adds the ability to connect wireless clients to the network automatically. SES is only available to SES compatible adapters.
Orange - SES functional but no clients are connected using this feature,

Flashing White - SES active and seeking clients (this occurs after the SES button has been pressed, this mode will last for up to 2 minutes),

White - SES has successfully configured a client to the access point.
SES is only usefull if all of your other wireless devices support the feature. In a mixed device enviroment you will have to set things up the old fashion way but entering the key on all of the clients.

Using DD-WRT firmware the function of the button, and the lights can be changed, for example the button can be changed to turn the wireless radio on or off.
Ah thanks. Hence, why I never opened the CD envelope. OK so SES is useless to me with the stock firmware since I use a variety of wireless devices (many supports only WEP). I never saw SES mentioned either.
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antdude
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reply to Ian
Re: My new Linksys WRT54GL router...

said by Ian See Profile :

said by antdude See Profile :

Really? What type of issues did you run into?

What's the differences between Tomato and DD-WRT? Also, I don't want to have to keep updating often either. I only need a basic router like I had for Netgear RT311 and Linksys BEFSX41 v1.
My WRT54G (not the GL...I bought my GL specifically to run 3rd party firmware) used to crash frequently and need a re-boot. It also used to keep half-open connections open forever. So if you were using something that was making and breaking a lot of connections, like P2P, the memory would overflow...
FYI, no problems when running with three P2P clients (aMule/eMule, Gnutella, and OpenNap -- not downloading/uploading though), web surfing, downloading, IRCing, IMing, SSHing, newsgroups, etc.
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antdude
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WRT54G2 for $49.99 at Best Buy!

For anyone who wants G2 (not getting one since I am happy with GL so far). »www.salescircular.com/ca/compute···np.shtml says CA's Best Buy has it for $59.99. I assume other states as well.
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