Replacing our WRT54G v1

Our WRT54G v1 has packed it in; WiFi no longer works, with no LEDs lit
underneath the 54g label on the front panel.

Would like to replace it with something OpenWRT compatible without
paying an arm and a leg. I have seen the OpenWRT WiKi list of
supported hardware, but if you happen to know which of these are
reasonably priced and for sale in the US, your response here would be
very greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

73s and best regards,

K7AAY

"K7AAY" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>Our WRT54G v1 has packed it in; WiFi no longer works, with no LEDs lit
>underneath the 54g label on the front panel.

No lights at all or just a few? Check the power adapter. The WRT54G
v1.0 uses a 5VDC 2A power adapter which tends to die suddenly. There
should be some available on eBay.

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WiFi no longer works, with no LEDs lit underneath the 54g label on the
front panel

The rest of the router works.

I have confirmed and reset and re-reset wireless=enabled in the router,
to no avail.

May I ask, again please, for a recommendation for replacement?

On 16 Nov 2006 16:16:41 -0800, "K7AAY" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>WiFi no longer works, with no LEDs lit underneath the 54g label on the
>front panel
>
>The rest of the router works.
>
>I have confirmed and reset and re-reset wireless=enabled in the router,
>to no avail.
>
>May I ask, again please, for a recommendation for replacement?

Buffalo.

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On 16 Nov 2006 16:16:41 -0800, "K7AAY" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>WiFi no longer works, with no LEDs lit underneath the 54g label on the
>front panel
>
>The rest of the router works.

OK, it's not the power supply. The WRT54G v1 has a plug in MinPCI
card inside for the radio section. I fixed one that had somehow
fallen out of its socket. Shake the box. Duz it rattle?

See photos at:
http://www.linksysinfo.org/portal/fo...ad.php?t=47124

>I have confirmed and reset and re-reset wireless=enabled in the router,
>to no avail.
>
>May I ask, again please, for a recommendation for replacement?

I hate giving recommendations when I have no clue it's going to be
used, how many users, how much bandwidth required, gaming, Bitorrent,
VPN, and other apps, and price limit. If you must, my favorite of the
week is Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 with DD-WRT v23 SP2 firmware:
| http://www.buffalotech.com/products/...&categoryid=29
I've been playing with one at home and it seems to have a generally
better radio section than my WRT54GS v3.0 router. Since the DD-WRT
firmware is the same in both my Linksys and Buffalo, the feature sets
are identical.

Disclaimer: I make no guarantee that my crystal ball can deduce your
requirements or that my guesswork can satisfy them. Also, my
recommendations may change as new equipment and new bugs are released.


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K7AAY wrote:
> WiFi no longer works, with no LEDs lit underneath the 54g label on the
> front panel
>
> The rest of the router works.
>
> I have confirmed and reset and re-reset wireless=enabled in the router,
> to no avail.
>
> May I ask, again please, for a recommendation for replacement?

Have you also done the 30-second hard reset to defaults. That solved
a dead WiFi portion of one of my WRT54G units.

> On 16 Nov 2006 16:16:41 -0800, "K7AAY" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> >WiFi no longer works, with no LEDs lit underneath the 54g label on the
> >front panel. The rest of the router works.
> >I have confirmed and reset and re-reset wireless=enabled in the router,
> >to no avail.
> >May I ask, again please, for a recommendation for replacement?


John Navas replied:
> Buffalo.


Did you have the WHR-G54S
http://www.buffalotech.com/products/...7&categoryid=6
in mind?

$43.66 F.O.B. CN85qk from Provantage, $41.93 FOB Puddletown from Chief
Value, and $39.99 to Oregon from NewEgg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833162173

It does support OpenWRT as per
http://wiki.openwrt.org/TableOfHardw...w&redirect=toh


John, once again, you hit the nail on the head. Thank you immensely
for sharing your knowledge.

73s & best regards,

K7AAY de CN85qk

On 16 Nov 2006 17:25:06 -0800, "K7AAY" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed) .com>:

>> On 16 Nov 2006 16:16:41 -0800, "K7AAY" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> >WiFi no longer works, with no LEDs lit underneath the 54g label on the
>> >front panel. The rest of the router works.
>> >I have confirmed and reset and re-reset wireless=enabled in the router,
>> >to no avail.
>> >May I ask, again please, for a recommendation for replacement?
>
>John Navas replied:
>> Buffalo.
>
>Did you have the WHR-G54S
>http://www.buffalotech.com/products/...7&categoryid=6
>in mind?

Yep.

>$43.66 F.O.B. CN85qk from Provantage, $41.93 FOB Puddletown from Chief
>Value, and $39.99 to Oregon from NewEgg
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833162173
>
>It does support OpenWRT as per
>http://wiki.openwrt.org/TableOfHardw...w&redirect=toh

Yep.

>John, once again, you hit the nail on the head. Thank you immensely
>for sharing your knowledge.

You're very welcome. Happy to help.

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Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

I replaced my v1 with the WRT54GL (same as v4) and it's been great. It does
has limited availability -- NewEgg has it for about $57 (after rebate) with
free shipping.

gb


"K7AAY" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Our WRT54G v1 has packed it in; WiFi no longer works, with no LEDs lit
> underneath the 54g label on the front panel.
>
> Would like to replace it with something OpenWRT compatible without
> paying an arm and a leg. I have seen the OpenWRT WiKi list of
> supported hardware, but if you happen to know which of these are
> reasonably priced and for sale in the US, your response here would be
> very greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
> 73s and best regards,
>
> K7AAY
>

I got the same Buffalo you are looking at ($40 shipped at Newegg) and
though I have not yet put it to work in the field, so to speak, I did
flash it over to DD-WRT and test it out. So far, so good. I like the
hardware and I like DD-WRT.

I must say, though, that if one was going to stick with the Buffalo
firmware, to me it sucks. The linksys firmware is much easier to set
up.

DD-WRT seems to be modeled on the linksys interface, so it's not only
powerful, but easy to set up too. So the nicely designed Buffalo using
the DD-WRT firmware seems like the best of both worlds.


It's kinda amusing how you deflected all attempts to help you revive
your linksys. Sounds like you have your mind set to get something new.

Don't throw it away though. Might be worth checking out the hard reset
and loose card ideas even if you do buy another....or else sell it
"as-is" on Ebay to somebody who's looking to own a V1.

I'm sure somebody on this forum would take it off your hands if nothing
else !

Cheers,
Steve