Linksys WRT54G Version 8. Where Can I Buy It?

I really looked just about everywhere in the Tampa, Florida, area.
I cannot locate this Linksys wireless router. I need to have Version
8. Does anyone up here know where I could order one?
Thanks!

maria

maria <maria@maria_de_napoli.com> hath wroth:

>I really looked just about everywhere in the Tampa, Florida, area.
>I cannot locate this Linksys wireless router. I need to have Version
>8. Does anyone up here know where I could order one?
>Thanks!

Why on earth would you want a WRT54G v8? It can't run alternative
firmware and the antennas are non-removeable. There's nothing really
unique about it otherwise.

If you must have one, the only way to be sure you're actually getting
a v8 mutation is to check the serial number on the box. Otherwise,
all the other boxes look identical. Look for serials beginning with
CDFF or CDFG.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrt54g>

Unfortunately, few online vendors mention the hardware mutation in
their advertising. About the only way to make sure you get a v8 is to
ask.

However, I did find a v8 advertised on eBay:
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300122193203>


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On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:46:31 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>maria <maria@maria_de_napoli.com> hath wroth:
>
>>I really looked just about everywhere in the Tampa, Florida, area.
>>I cannot locate this Linksys wireless router. I need to have Version
>>8. Does anyone up here know where I could order one?
>>Thanks!
>
>Why on earth would you want a WRT54G v8? It can't run alternative
>firmware and the antennas are non-removeable. There's nothing really
>unique about it otherwise.
>
>If you must have one, the only way to be sure you're actually getting
>a v8 mutation is to check the serial number on the box. Otherwise,
>all the other boxes look identical. Look for serials beginning with
>CDFF or CDFG.
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrt54g>
>
>Unfortunately, few online vendors mention the hardware mutation in
>their advertising. About the only way to make sure you get a v8 is to
>ask.
>
>However, I did find a v8 advertised on eBay:
><http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300122193203>

Jeff,

You mentioned earlier that you preferred the Buffalo one.
Which Buffalo wireless should I get? And where can
I find it?
Once again, thank you very much. You have been of much help.

maria

"maria" <maria@maria_de_napoli.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:46:31 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> You mentioned earlier that you preferred the Buffalo one.
> Which Buffalo wireless should I get? And where can
> I find it?
> Once again, thank you very much. You have been of much help.
>
> maria
>

* I've had good luck with WHR-HP-G54 which I've been finding at Best Buy in
Southeast Florida anyway. Jeff may have another preference. It also can
depend on what all you want to do with it. It will take after-market
firmware such as DD-WRT, although going back to the Factory firmware "aint
exactly easy". It becomes quite a powerful router with DD-WRT. The flashing
of the firmware is a bit tricky, you can't do it from a graphical web page.
But the instructions are available online on DD-WRT's Wiki.

Jeff do you know what the latest news is on the WRT54GL ? I read somewhere
that they mucked it up somehow on later ones. WRT54GL was the re-release of
the WRT54G after they cut-over to VxWorks for their firmware software and
made them unable to take after-market firmware flashes.

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maria <maria@maria_de_napoli.com> hath wroth:

>You mentioned earlier that you preferred the Buffalo one.
>Which Buffalo wireless should I get? And where can
>I find it?
>Once again, thank you very much. You have been of much help.

You haven't specified what you're going to do with this router so I
can't even begin to determine if either the WRT54G v8 or whatever is
the appropriate solution. Please do NOT consider this a
recommendation.

I'm partial to the Buffalo WHR-HP-G54.
<http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless/wireless-g-mimo-performance/wireless-g-mimo-performance-broadband-router-and-access-point-with-high-gain-antenna/>
However, my reasons probably do not apply to whatever you're doing. I
like it because it works quite well with alternative firmware such as
DD-WRT. The stock Buffalo firmware is fine, but I have very little
experience with it. I received a box of 10 routers last week and
immediately installed DD-WRT firmware without even bothering to look
at the stock firmware.

If you don't need the higher power xmitter, and want to save a few
dollars, the WHR-G54S will work. It's quite similar inside, but lacks
the tx power amplifier chips:
<http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless/wireless-g-125-high-speed/wireless-g-125-high-speed-broadband-router-and-access-point-with-high-gain-antenna/>
I've been using these lately for coffee shops, which don't need or
want high tx power.

I don't have any specific recommendation as to where to purchase one
of these. Google Products offers a list:
<http://www.google.com/products?q=whr-hp-g54&btnG=Search+Products>
<http://www.google.com/products?q=whr-g54s&btnG=Search&show=li>



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"Alan Spicer" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>Jeff do you know what the latest news is on the WRT54GL ? I read somewhere
>that they mucked it up somehow on later ones. WRT54GL was the re-release of
>the WRT54G after they cut-over to VxWorks for their firmware software and
>made them unable to take after-market firmware flashes.

The WRT54GL is a WRT54G v4 with a different label, serial number, and
price tag. I've torn both apart about 6 months ago and compared the
guts. They were identical (and I forgot to take photos).

The GL never ran VxWorks. It was v5 and above that switched to half
the FLASH, half the RAM, and VxWorks. The WRT54GL has always run
Linux. I haven't heard any rumors of problems but I can imagine how
they started. It's quite an ordeal getting v5 or v6 to accept DD-WRT
or OpenWRT. Someone probably failed and blamed the router. They may
also have gotten it confused with V7, which uses an Atheros chipset
and can't use any alternative firmware. Someone may have swapped
boards inside a GL box. Dunno.

<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_WRT54G/GL/GS/GX>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrt54g>


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