[DEAD] LF: Under $50 Wifi-G router (WRT54Gx fix instead)

[Pyobum]

What I'm looking for: A cheap Wifi-G router
Where I want to buy: Preferably retail, don't mind online as long as reasonable shipping
Location: Montreal area
Price range: Below $50

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I currently own a Linksys WRT54G and can testify that this is a piece of s**t. God I just want to beat it senseless with my aluminum bat, I need to reboot it almost every single day. I see there's a Trendnet TEW-432BRP for $49.99 - $20 mail-in rebate, but mail-in is a pain in the a$$, plus don't know if I should really trust this router. It has mixed reviews, rather get a brand name like DLink. Would appreciate any input, thanks.

[nightwolf]

what version of the wrt54g do you have? might be able to load a 3rd party firmware on it.

[jling6]

I currently own a Linksys WRT54G and can testify that this is a piece of s**t. God I just want to beat it senseless with my aluminum bat, I need to reboot it almost every single day.

Which version is your WRT54G? You can try flashing dd-wrt (www.dd-wrt.com) on it which may help with the lockups. The linksys firmware is known to lock up with increased port traffic.

More info here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

[Pyobum]

My WRT54G is version 2. The Firmware Version is v4.20.7, Aug. 18, 2005, which I think I checked for a newer version like last summer. I'll give it a shot with a 3rd party firmware, can't be worse than how it's behaving right now, thanks a bunch for the replies! :)

I'll update in a while, to tell you how the transition goes. ;)

[nightwolf]

i use this firmware myself: http://www.thibor.co.uk/
i just liked it over dd-wrt heh. theres quite a few versions out there, each with their perks.

[Pyobum]

Oh gosh, I just found out (by pure luck) what might have been causing the shortcomings of my router. By searching "dd-wrt versus thibor" in google, I ended up in a FAQ for µTorrent describing a problem it has with the WRT54Gx line when it has the stock firmware!! My roommate recently installed that software, but it was a problem even before he installed µTorrent. It was that buggy Linksys firmware causing the problem all along, damnit! :mad:
I hope the cursing will be all over soon... Either dd-wrt or thibor were recommended, what did you prefer w/ thibor nightwolf, out of curiosity?

[nightwolf]

personal preference mostly i guess. it follows the original linksys layout on the config interface, looks more professional for business use then the dark black stylings of dd-wrt. they both have pretty much the same features. i liked the forum community with hyperwrt when i had questions about adding stuff like snmpd.

try one and see how you like it, if you're not sure, try another.

[Pyobum]

Again, thanks for all the replies. I updated to the thibor firmware and right off the bat just surfing on the net seems 10x faster. Hopefully my WRT54G's constipation mode is over forever!!!:D