No More Linksys
Update: 9/13/2007 - I few days ago I bought a Buffalo WHR-G125 for a new client. It was for sale at Circuit City with a rebate, so it ended up costing only $25 dollars! I installed DD-WRT v24 RC2 and it works great!! Has a faster processor than the WHR-HP-G54, and for that price, you simply can’t get a better router!
Original Post:
Linksys WRT54G version 4 or below with DD-WRT firmware = AWESOME, but hard to find…
Linksys WRT54G version 5 with DD-WRT firmware = NICE, but hard to find…
Linksys WRT54G version > 5 = OK, but only good for your grandma…
Linksys WRV200 = TOTAL CRAP! Don’t belive me? Check the Linksys support forum and see all the trouble people have had with it.
All the trouble I had with the WRV200, coupled with Linksys’s crippling of the WRT54G with every new release, has lead me to dislike the company and their products.
Replacement:
Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 any version with DD-WRT firmware = FANTASTIC!!
Picked one up from Circuit City. With the mail-in rebate it was about $50. DD-WRT installed super easy, and works perfectly!
Bottom line…if you need a new wireless router, buy a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54…and don’t forget to install DD-WRT.
2 Comments
yea, they use the same chipset as linksys, they are pretty nice, i actually installed one of them in a customers house, it was pretty nice with the included firmware. i think they are more of a commercial company so their products are actually work 70 or 80 dollars.
is the one with MIMO the only one you can put ddwrt on or does the one that's not MIMO also work?
good article
Well, if you are reffering to the WHR-G54S which is not mimo, then yes it will work on that one as well...
The WHR-G54S without any deals should be a little cheaper than the WHR-HP-G54 with the 30 rebate.
So, if you can get the WHR-HP-G54 with the rebate then get it, otherwise get the WHR-G54S. (Unfortunately, I have not had the chance to test the WHR-G54S, so I can't recommend it for sure.)
If anybody out there has tested it, let me know...