Creating A Super-Router (For Free)

Aaron writes "Kind of an interesting discussion and story over at Broadband Reports about the flurry of vendors releasing modified Linux based firmware updates for the Linksys WRT54G router. The updates bring a whole new level of functionality Linksys couldn't be bothered to incorporate. Among a long list of free improvements is the incorporation of bandwidth management, allowing users to end the days of choppy VoIP conversations without swapping out hardware."

NOW they tell me

[unbiasedbystander]

It's wonderful to learn that I could have powered it up before I sold the piece of junk. *sigh* www.ebay.com

Not true

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

One of the problems with VoIP has been choppy communications when users are making heavy use of their broadband connection.

Tha t's abs olutel y n ot true.

-- Reg ards
Sanf ord Wall ace [wired.com]

For free?

[burgburgburg]

Is that free as in beer, free as in software, free as in "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose, Nothing, and that's all that Bobbie left me" or free as in "If you free me from these handcuffs now, I promise not to press charges". I always get them confused.

Not entirely accurate...

[Anonymous Coward]

In order for this to be true, where is my free Linksys router?

Re:Not true

[Luyseyal]

Heh, sounds like Marketplace [marketplace.org] on NPR yesterday... a VoIP advocate was dialed into the studio via VoIP and his connection kept dropping out. It was pretty funny.

-l

Re:Wondershaper...

[wizarddc]

Are you implying that your file sharing habits are infrgining on your ability to SSH? I mean, I like porn and mp3's as much as the next geek, but like Chris Rock said, put the dick down.

Re:Not entirely accurate...

[kfg]

In your neighbor's house. Just remember to wear gloves and a ski mask.

KFG

Re:Not true

[Goldfinger7400]

For those of you who missed it, there is a RealPlayer feed on marketplace.org.

And how exactly are we to distinguish the VoIP dropoffs from the RealPlayer dropoffs?

Re:Linksys + Broadband + Vonage = cheap phone

[eggoeater]

Unless the only good broadband available is DSL....
through your phone line...
which is provided by...
Verizon.
*SIGH*

Re:NOW they tell me

[Anonymous Coward]

Sweet! I hope you spelled the listing incorrectly; I'll be picking up my "Linkys wrt54g router" on the cheap!

Stupid confusing English language!

[Anonymous Coward]

Why does English need three different words/spellings (there, their and they're) for what is only a single concept? Wouldn't it be much more efficient just to adopt a single spelling, "ther"? As in:

"Ther eating ther lunch ther".

Works for me!

New Business Model

[mariox19]

All kidding aside, here's the business model for 2004:

1. Develop a Linux-based product that, while operable, lacks everything but bare bones functionality
2. Wait for the hacker community to rush to outdo one another adding functionality -- and hence, value -- to your product
3. Profit!!!

slash 22

[MisanthropeLifeform]

If it wasn't on slashdot, I wouldn't know about it. Because it is on slashdot, downloading it will be hell.

Re:Works great

[DamnYankee]

There are two ways to link WRT54G's using the Sveasoft firmware. The simplest is to set one WRT54G to client mode and use the other WRT54G's IP address as the client mode gateway. This turns the WRT54G into a WET54G or WET11 equivalent.

The second method is to use WDS and link two AP mode WRT54G's point-to-point.

Please do a search on the Sveasoft forums for more info (http://www.sveasoft.com/forums.html).

Re:For free?

[ColaMan]

Free as in "whateva-you-can-pull-outta-the-dumpsta-before-the -truck-comes" free.

so, that's "free, but it stinks?"