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 Subject :WRT54GL.. 2013-05-29- 09:28:00 
KY6M
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Sorry for the newb question. Yell

I'm starting to get interested in HSMM-MESH so I started hunting for a router to tinker with.

I read on the starter page:

All hardware versions of the WRT54GL work fine.

I read in the hardware pdf:

WRT54GL 1.0 – 1.1

Higher numbered versions of each model are not compatible with HSMM firmware.

So are all WRT54GLs good or not? Shopping on Ebay I find this one :

Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54GL 2.4GHz With SpeedBooster


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Linksys-Wireless-G-Broadband-Router-WRT54GL-2-4GHz-With-SpeedBooster-/261221632281?pt=COMP_EN_Routers&hash=item3cd205c919

Good or bad? Do I have to write each seller and ask for the version number?

Jim
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 Subject :Re:WRT54GL.. 2013-05-29- 09:38:35 
KD5MFW
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The model number WRT54GL with SpeedBooster does not exist. If the unit has SpeedBoost it is a WRT54GS. The seller must give a real model number. There is no way to tell from the incorrect advertisment what the model number is. If it is a WRT54GL of any version it is good. WRT54GS is good up to version 4. Again the seller has combined two model numbers to creat a model number that does not exist. -Glenn, KD5MFW
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 Subject :Re:WRT54GL.. 2013-05-29- 09:46:50 
KY6M
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Thanks Glenn, I will look for another WRT54GL, that's what I needed to know for step 1. Jim
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 Subject :Re:WRT54GL.. 2013-06-25- 00:57:35 
WB8NUT
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Amazon and Newegg have the GLs new for $50 right now. You can find them used for less. Every model of the GL works fine. They can be converted in minutes to HSMM-MESH. 

I put one on the air yesterday in 30 minutes. Another should arrive today and I will have that on the air....at least in my house for now :-)

Duffy
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 Subject :Re:WRT54GL.. 2013-06-25- 02:13:12 
KB0NE
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Hi, 'Nother Noob here.... I read that the GL has Liknsys firmware configuration that MAY limit it's Flash to 3/4s of the actual installed hardware. My GL is V1.1 which may imply that this isn't a problem. My question is: Should I reflash to a current version of Linksys firmware and then re-load HSMM to get proper performance from the router? As it is I got the router on the air and will have a couple more show up in a day or 2. If nothi9ne else, I can always talk to myself.... a lot more than I do now. From the "SHOP" guidefor GL V1.1 : Detachable antennas. As of August, 2009, this version was shipping with firmware revision 4.30.11. This pre-loaded firmware allows the user to upload a 4 MB firmware image, whereas the pre-loaded firmware on version 1.0 limited the image to 3 MB. Firmware version 4.30.15 is now available for both hardware versions. Fully supported by Tomato, OpenWrt, and DD-WRT. John at KB0NE-H1
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 Subject :Re:WRT54GL.. 2013-06-25- 08:43:11 
WB8NUT
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Yes, version 1.0 has less memory than the current version 1.1 of the GL router. If possible get the 1.1 version, but 1.0 will still work.
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 Subject :Re:WRT54GL.. 2013-09-14- 17:08:49 
K5HMY
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When in doubt as to the version number ask for the serial number then look it up in the charts.
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