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A popular series of wireless routers by Linksys. Many models have firmware that can be replaced with custom operating systems such as OpenWrt or DD-WRT, which can greatly expand their functionality.

The Linksys WRT54G series is a popular line of wireless routers introduced in 2002. These routers provide 802.11b/g wireless connectivity for speeds up to 54 Mbps and are built around 32-bit MIPS processors. Many models have firmware that can be replaced with community-maintained, custom operating systems such as OpenWrt or DD-WRT, which can greatly expand their functionality.

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Is 50% download speed on a wireless G network normal?

I have a wired connection of about 36Mb/s, but my wireless speed is max at about 18-19Mb/s. I have a WRT54G-TM (T-Mobile, 802.11G) router with DD-WRT firmware - I've upgraded it to latest build. Done some settings changes: changed channel -…
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WRT54G router restarts every time I connect to it with my phone

My WRT54G router usually works fine with my roommate's laptop and my laptop. However, whenever I connect my Sony Xperia Pro, the router drops all connections and restarts itself. Then I have to power cycle the router to be able to connect the…
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Latest firmware for WRT54G version 6

Belkin bought Linksys in January 2014 and removed most of the firmware from the support website. Is there an archive somewhere that has the latest firmeware for WRT54G version 6?
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Conntrack gets incorrect forwarding rules for outgoing protocol 41

I'm trying to forward protocol 41 (ipv6-in-ipv4) for an HE tunnel through a WRT54G running Tomato 1.28. Tomato 1.28 is running a 2.4 kernel that knows absolutely nothing about protocol 41, except that it is named "ipv6". Having a 2.4 kernel also…
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unable to access Internet by wireless but can by cable

Until last friday I had been successfully using wifi using a Linksys WRT 54G router. My ISP is Virgin and I am using a Motorola SB 4200 cable Modem I have three laptops and an EPSON 510W printer connected wirelessly and this had been running with…
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How to set WAN side buffers for WRT54GL running Tomato Firmware

I've recently set up a machine running m0n0wall to try and fight buffer bloat and do some traffic shaping. It was more convenient (geographically speaking) to connect the cable modem directly to my old WRT54GL, then pass everything to the m0n0wall…
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WRT54G Port forwarding is not working

I have setup port forwarding successfully before, but this time it just won't work. I am using a WRT54G v6 Router, with the latest firmware. In the port forwarding section, I have set the port range 7000-7100 to get forwarded to the LAN ip…
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Use Linksys WRT54G to get internet from Cisco E3000 (wifi) to Xbox (ethernet)?

Hoping someone can point me in the right direction... I have a Cisco E3000 which is the main router for the house (WAN). I want to use a WRT54G v8.2 to get Internet (from WiFi of the e3000) to my Xbox through the WRT Ethernet port. (Running a cable…
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How to add a 10.x.x.x device to my 192.168.x.x WRT54G router?

I have a Linksys WRT54G router, currently set up with 192.168.x.x addresses. Now I have been loaned a device which is programmed to use a 10.x.x.x address. How can I access it? I am not allowed to change its IP address, so it looks liek I either…
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Using a WRT54G as wired bridge BETWEEN the cable modem and the wifi router: is it possible?

Please forgive me if my terms aren't correct, networking isn't really my forte. My current setup is this (blue solid line is ethernet cable, orange dotted line is wifi connection): For historical and Wifi signal quality, my Wifi router is located…
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How to run this startup script on my WRT54G? DD WRT

I am trying to set something up on my old WRT54G router so that I can monitor live upload and download speeds. The info for it is here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=75275 I am not familiar with this type of stuff by any means. I'm…
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suspicious linksys WRT54GH router behaviour - AND a bad line?

I've got what I think is a bad broadband line, but I also think there's an additional problem with the router (a Linksys WRT54GH). Could someone let me know if I'm just unlucky, or if there's something I should look at? For various reasons (one…
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Using a WRT54G V8 as a repeater and print server?

I currently have an old WRT54G V8 setup with my printer (HP Laserjet 400M 401DN) to broadcast it's own wireless network (no internet, just printer). The printer works wirelessly with this setup but I have to switch my wireless networks when I want…
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Using a WRT54G to provide wireless capability to an existing wired network

We have an existing 100Mbit wired network. All the PC's are WinXP. The internet comes in via a wireless modem that connects to a one of the workstation via USB. So this W/S runs with a fixed IP address 192.168.0.1 and provides DHCP for the 8 or so…
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Disconnecting wireless clients from the router during the upgrade process

I've got a Linksys WRT54G and decided to upgrade to the latest firmware to see if it resolves a problem I am having with the router. But when I read the release notes it says: Disconnect all wireless clients from the router during the upgrade…
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