[lug] Linux and wireless

[Ken MacFerrin]

Lori Reed wrote:
> Ken MacFerrin wrote:
> 
>>
>> For about the same price though you can pickup a Linksys WRT54G, load 
>> up the OpenWRT distro and use it in "client mode" or in a WDS mesh.  
>> This is my preferred method for a workstation as you don't have to 
>> mess with wifi drivers in your distro and you can have multiple 
>> machines behind the client router.  Just make sure you get a Version 4 
>> or older router as the new ones are currently running VxWorks instead 
>> of linux.
> 
> 
> 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?
> 
> Lori
> 

Lori,
Look at the model number right below the logo on the bottom of the 
router.  It should say "WRT54G vX.X", with the vX.X corresponding to the 
version numbers listed in the link you provided.

On a side note, Linksys will continue to sell the linux version in the 
future as the "WRT54GL".
-Ken