[Eug-lug] Linksys router WRT54GL (was AVG)

[Mr O]

Thought you'd never ask. Yes, we normally have them in stock.
I'm not sure if we will have more by Friday or not. They may be
next week.

Now, the downside, you will NOT find the WRT54GL for $60
anywhere. You *might* find it just under $70 ($66 at Amazon). We
retail it for $85. For LUG members I can do $75. There really is
no profit on them and unless you are willing to deal with
rebates there won't be much of a better deal.

As for firmware, I'd recommend DD-WRT.

That be all,
Mr O.


--- Darren Hayes <darrenh41 at comcast.net> wrote:

> <badd_karma at comcast.net wrote:>
> >
> > Buy a WRT54GL (The 'L' is important). They run ~$50-$60.
> 
> A short holiday shopping story...
> 
> I visited BestBuy, Circuit City, Staples, Office Depot and
> Office Max and
> none carry the "L" version.
> 
> During a couple of the in-store visits, after learning the "L"
> version was
> unheard of by all, I turned for the door only to be stalled by
> a persistent
> "sales/tech rep" suggesting that I have no "need" for the "L"
> version,
> reporting all of the routers they sell "support" or are
> "compatible" with
> Linux, concluding with a sales pitch for the "brand new"
> WRT54G model.
> version 6.
> 
> Knowing just a little better (only because I read a little), I
> attempted to
> interject/explain...that I was not asking for Linux "support"
> or
> "compatibility". Instead I desired a router that "runs Linux"
> and the router
> that fits the bill for me on this particular day is the
> WRT54GL version with
> a CAPITAL "L".
> 
> The reps continue on... not really listening... trying to
> convince me
> otherwise, that I'm confused on the subject, that I don't need
> a router that
> "runs" Linux. I could sense they were awfully unaware that a
> router actually
> ran on an OS ;-)
> 
> Normally I would consider such uninformed heavy preaching of
> the "facts"
> from a tech or sales rep a over the top, and prompt me to
> request a
> background check/copy of their nerd degree... but in both
> cases I found the
> back and forth banter quite humorous. And knowing the endgame
> was near
> helped the spirit.
> 
> So when I further explained that most previous versions of the
> WRT54G ran
> "Linux", but current versions do not, except for the "L"
> version, both sales
> reps refused to budge from their concrete positions.
> 
> Finally I would say "lets look it up on the web".
> 
> Checkmate. When the "truth" showed it's non-ugly face, other
> faces turned
> ugly red, and the last famous words "oh... sorry" could be
> heard as the
> sales rep turned to make a get-away in the hope of locating a
> hopefully
> uninformed customer to "support". Poor soul(s).
> 
> So was anything learned here? Nope. Not by me at least as I
> was not
> expecting anything more from a big box vendor  And I'm quite
> certain the
> same mistaken sales pitch has already been practiced on the
> next "confused
> "customer at any/all of these stores.
> 
> On the other hand I also called VOS Computers and had the
> exact same
> experience with an "A+" certified technician. Must be a
> sales/support virus
> going around.
> 
> So if anyone can locally source a new "L" for $50, as Garl
> quotes, I will
> certainly buy two of them. And will put up for the higher dB
> gain antennas.
> 
> Mr. O, do you carry Linksys routers?
> 
> Back to reading www.linksysinfo.org
> 
> Darren
> 
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