[lug] Linux and wireless

Ken MacFerrin lists at macferrin.com
Fri Jan 27 11:21:31 MST 2006


Nate Duehr wrote:
> Lori Reed wrote:
> 
> 
>>Just a few days ago I picked up a new WRT54G at CompUSA with firmware
>>version v1.00.1, Sep. 20, 2005, which according to this website
>>
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G
>>
>>is once again Linux. Is there an easy way to tell for sure?
> 
> 
> Wasn't there an announcement from Linksys that they were going to
> release the WRT54GL -- L=Linux, specifically for those folks who wanted
> to continue using Linux on them?  Little bit more money.
> 
> Don't know if that's still planned or what... after reading some of the
> replies...
> 
> Nate

Yep.. you can already grab them from NewEgg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833124190

Although I wish they would come out with a 32MB RAM model like the old 
WRT54GS used to be.  That extra 16MB provides a lot more options to work 
with.
-Ken



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