Linksys WRT54G vs Linksys WRT54GS

Is the WRT54GS worth the extra $20? I Will be using it to connect to my main pc
with cable and my notebook wireless.

Randy
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Randy wrote:
> Is the WRT54GS worth the extra $20? I Will be using it to connect to my main pc
> with cable and my notebook wireless.
>
> Randy
> http://picasaweb.google.com/crmartin1
>
> http://kittenwar.com/kittens/74045/
>
Only if your notebook supports the Linksys speedbooster, which is a
proprietary format. Otherwise it's pointless with just the 2 devices as
it won't help the desktop,

Randy <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>Is the WRT54GS worth the extra $20? I Will be using it to connect to my main pc
>with cable and my notebook wireless.

Maybe. If you're going to use alternative firmware (DD-WRT, OpenWRT,
etc), *AND* you're going to add some extra programs, then the extra
memory found on some hardware versions of the GS variety is worth the
extra money. The highest version number that had extra RAM and FLASH
was v3.0.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrt54g
The 108Mbit/sec speed boost feature is only useful with compatible
wireless client cards and only works at fairly short range. It might
be useful for local gaming and local PC to laptop file transfers, but
not much else.

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Pen <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Randy wrote:
>> Is the WRT54GS worth the extra $20? I Will be using it to connect to my main
>>pc
>> with cable and my notebook wireless.
>>
>> Randy
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/crmartin1
>>
>> http://kittenwar.com/kittens/74045/
>>
>Only if your notebook supports the Linksys speedbooster, which is a
>proprietary format. Otherwise it's pointless with just the 2 devices as
>it won't help the desktop,

Thank-you for the quick reply. The notebook is an HP nx6125 which I don't
believe has speedbooster support.

Randy

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Randy wrote:
> Is the WRT54GS worth the extra $20? I Will be using it to connect to my main pc
> with cable and my notebook wireless.


Yes, but it has nothing to do with the proprietary Speed Boost.
I'll try to find the comparisons. You might try
www.linksysinfo.org

As I recall, the WRT54G can only really support up to five users
after all is said and done.

decaturtxcowboy <nope_none_@nowayspam.com> hath wroth:

>Randy wrote:
>> Is the WRT54GS worth the extra $20? I Will be using it to connect to my main pc
>> with cable and my notebook wireless.
>
>
>Yes, but it has nothing to do with the proprietary Speed Boost.
>I'll try to find the comparisons. You might try
>www.linksysinfo.org
>
>As I recall, the WRT54G can only really support up to five users
>after all is said and done.

About 8 users for v5 router only, mostly due to lack of RAM for table
space and buffers. The versions with more RAM do better. See:
| http://www.tomsnetworking.com/lans_r...html?chart=124
Also see Table 1 at:
| http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/?opti...ge=0&Itemid=51
Their test bombed at below 16 users on the V5 and somewhere over 64
users for the WRT54GL. I ran tests on the WRT54G v3.0 with stock
firmware many years ago and maxed out at 150 users (after tweaking the
firmware).

The alternative firmware does much better and is adjustable with the
"Max Connections" variable. A small number of connections yields a
faster router. A large number (>1000) works better for Bitorrent and
P2P.



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On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 22:17:46 -0800, Jeff Liebermann
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed)>:

>The alternative firmware does much better and is adjustable with the
>"Max Connections" variable. A small number of connections yields a
>faster router.

Sounds like poor programming to me.

>A large number (>1000) works better for Bitorrent and
>P2P.

Depends on the particular P2P (which includes BitTorrent) application
and its configuration.

For example, Azureus (one of the best BitTorrent clients) opens a global
maximum of 250 connections by default (with a maximum of 50 connections
per torrent by default).

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