Originally posted by: skisteven1
ok, last question, i swear:
so I plan to use a bunch of the extra features of the router, I'd like to be able to ssh in and change configurations (i'm familiar with linux), I'd like to be able to write scripts on the router and have them run. Maybe even bandwidth shaping stuff. It looks like I want DDWRT, but that's not my main question.
Right now I snagged a v4 WRT54G from bestbuy. they also had v4 WRT54GS, which has 32mb of memory instead of 16. Is it worth the extra 20 bucks? Am i going to need the memory? I also may have the option to trade someone for their WRT54G v2 (with 32mb) -- is that my best bet for compatability and whatnot?
I'm looking through the charts and stuff at linksysinfo, but its hard to assimilate all the info to one place
thanks for the help!
Doesn't have to be your last question. You might have more after you buy it
You may not need the extra memory. Scripts dont take up hardly any memory to speak of, and bandwidth shaping stuff is built into the sveasoft standard firmware. When I talk about extra packages I'm talking stuff like say for example Kismet, or like the hotspot package (I forget the name, chilispot or some such, it lets you setup logins for wireless like a college campus, or you could try and sell wireless access with logins like Starbucks does). I cant remember if SSL for secure webpages is part of sveasoft, but that would be an optional package if its not.
Even then you could surely install at one of those I mentioned, maybe even both in the availible memory of the G.
From what I know, the plans are to release the Talisman version of sveasoft in a micro form thats only the bare minimum, then add ability to install packages of everything you want on top of that. Then you could only install the stuff you want, normally the standard install of the firmware probably contains lots of stuff you wouldn't even need. So even on the G, once that version of the firmware is released you could use that one and still almost certainly fit everything else you want into it.
I just checked on the forums and apparently they added package support to the latest standard version of talisman. I also found out a couple other packages, like there's freeRADIUS which I think is some sorta alternate wireless authentication software, you'd need special software on all the computers as well for this.
Here's a quote from sveasoft in the forums about the packages:
"You can even install the OpenWRT ipgk manager on the rw partition and use OpenWRT packages. "
So apparently you will even be able to install packages for other firmwares into the later talisman versions, besides the ones made for sveasoft. You could probably check into the openWRT pages/forums to see what kinda packages they have as well.
ALSO! Be aware that if you want the extra memory on the GS, you'll need an early version of them. I think past V3 of the GS, they reduced the memory size back to something like the G or even smaller (I'm not 100% sure on the specifics, thats something you'll need to research if you are planning to get a GS). And for versions you have to go by serial number, the "version" number they quote on the box is NOT whats inside from my experiance.
BTW: I didn't mind that you msged me, sometimes I dont check this thread often enough
Just be aware that if I think the info might benifit others, I'll post the reply here
Edit: Circuit city for turkey day only, has online wrt54g for $39.99 no rebates.
Some details here:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=40&threadid=1741996
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