[olug] Linksys WRT54G?

[Rob Townley]

If the serial # starts with anything higher than CDFA, then it has less than
4 MB RAM even if it is a version 4.  dd-wrt can still run in 2MB RAM but
there are not as many modules available at one time.

On 7/1/07, Shawn L Djernes <shawn at djernes.org> wrote:
>
> You can tell the Identity of the WRT54g by:
>
> 1. Looking at the bottom of the router itself.  The Model number on the
> unit
> will tell you what version the router is.
>         WRT54G (no vN) = Version 1.  Sveasoft Talasman has Issues, but
> OpenWRT works great.
>         WRT54G v2 through v4 =  Linux
>         WRT54G v5 = VxWorks, but can be flashed to OpenWRT Micro with a
> bit
> of software trickery.
>         WRT54G v5.5 though v7 = Black Box, no one knows for sure how to
> flash these, different hardware.
>
>         WRT54GL = WRT54G v4, A specially marked unit made for the Linux
> community, Local Resellers won't carry them.  Price is usually $20-$30
> over
> what the current WRT54G is selling for.  I also have never heard or seen a
> rebate for this model.
>
>         WRT54GS (no vN) = Version 1, Works Greate
>         WRT54GS v2 - v3 = Works Greate
>         WRT54GS v4 - ?? =  I Don't know for sure about the v4, but v5 and
> up
> are simular hardware to v6 WRT54G according to what I have reat so far.
>
> 2. By the FCC ID on the sticker on the Box.  There is a table somewhere on
> the Sveasoft http://sveasoft.com Forums website (can remember where) that
> tells you by this what it is.
>
> Hope that helped
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
> Neal
> R
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 8:44 AM
> To: Omaha Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [olug] Linksys WRT54G?
>
>
>
>   How would I tell which one it is?
>
> Tim & Alethea Larson wrote:
> > Neal R wrote:
> >
> >>   So there is this box here with an apparently new Linksys WRT54G in
> it.
> >> Does anyone want this? Ebay says they're $25 to $50 and this one is
> >> unused ... drop me a note if you're interested.
> >>
> >
> > People are probably going to ask you if it's one of the older
> > Linux-capable models or a newer one.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
>
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