[TriLUG] linksys WRT54g v.5

[Matt Bidwell]

Rick DeNatale wrote:
> On 8/5/06, Cristobal Palmer <cristobalpalmer at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Two-part question:
>>
>> I've heard that the v.5 WRTs have a nasty habit of resetting if you're
>> doing something like voip. I'm wondering (1) if this happens with just
>> normal home use. I'm looking here for responses from people with
>> direct experience with v.5 WRTs.
>>
>> (2) For putting Linux (dd-wrt) on a v.5, any gotchas or caveats? Is
>> this a good walkthrough:
> 
> It's probably a bit off topic but...
> 
> I still haven't re-flashed my WRT, but the last time I looked,
> open-wrt was looking like a better candidate than dd-wrt. It seemed to
> be more capable and I think that it's caught up with dd-wrt's
> "advantage" of having a web interface.
> 
> I'm interested in opinions on dd vs open for when I eventually to to
> that "round-tuit"
> 
Haven't used DD, but I've been very happy with OpenWRT.
I've used it on a couple of WRT54G's now.

Matt