[Eug-lug] WRT54G and WRT54GL routers

[BB]

Thanks Ben

I'll have to ponder what you said.  Unfortunately for me I work Thursday
Nights.  Hopefully that will change this year and I can start to hangout at
the meetings again.

Brian


On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Ben Barrett <stircrazyben at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you're using DD-WRT or anything similar (customized after-market
> firmware upgrades for embedded routers/waps/firewalls), I don't see
> why you need the linux model of the router.  If you use any
> linux-based device, don't assume that you get command-line access, and
> conversely, you can get command-line access on any device for which
> these cool & funky firmware upgrades are available.
> For myself, I could give a rat's arse whether it configures via
> command-line or web gui, since I rarely log in to it or change
> anything.  But yeah if that is where/how anyone likes & wants to spend
> their time, I won't knock it... I'll only suggest getting out once in
> a while and attempting to be social with humans, IRL, F2F, etc :)
> So my answers are 1. Sorry, and 2. Congrats.  ;)
>
> ~ben
>
> PS - the DD-WRT supported devices wiki page at
> http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices lists some
> basic specs for many many supported models, so you'll have a sense of
> how many add-on packages you can install (due to overall flash memory
> size), and how much may run at once due to RAM and processor
> limitations.  Please also note that DD-WRT is one of a large ecosystem
> of projects & variants!
>
> PPS - About the WinModem's web interface, I prolly missed something at
> a Thurs nite meeting, but I've never heard of a WinModem with a web
> interface! Hopefully I am not the first example for you, of a person
> who is a "command line person" who doesn't care if I have to use a web
> interface from time to time.  Maybe that makes me *not* a command-line
> person by this sometimes-zealous LUG's view?
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 8:38 AM, BB <bilbobaggab at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm looking into two issues at the same time, 1) for a chat friend's
> > encryption issues (their wireless access is not turned on, they don't
> know
> > much about computing, and they own a WRT54G) and 2)  for my router
> upgrade
> > to a WRT54GL with DD-WRT.
> >
> > 1) I just need to know if the access to this router is through a command
> > line interface.  Many of the newer routers, such as my D-Link DI-524,
> use a
> > browser based interface.  I imagine this browser based interface is sort
> of
> > like the Win Modem, not too popular with the command line crowd.  It's
> easy
> > to setup for the novice, but not very clean/clear/versatile for the
> expert.
> >
> > 2) I hope to have a WRT54GL in my hot little hands come mid-month.  I
> was
> > surprised to see over 1,000 user comments on this router at New Egg,
> where
> > there are normally less then 100 for a product.  Bottom line "should 'a
> got
> > a Linksys."
> >
> >
> > Brian
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