WRT54G

quick information

• see Manufacturer Site: http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?childpagename=US%2FLayout&packedargs=c%3DL_Product_C2%26cid%3D1127782957298&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
• sells in europe for

 64,99 Euro - ccm-weimar.de - Am Graben 5 / gegenüber Kasseturm
              Kodewort: "wirelessweimar" sagen & an Stephan wenden 8-)

 55,95 Euro incl. shipping (www.amazon.de) (checked on 27june2005)

• firmware is linux-based,opensource and GPL
• DSL-Router included
• 4 port-switch included

firmware available

• OpenWRT - packet-based distribution, highly configurable
• SVEASOFT - mostly additions to the original linksyssoftware, has graphical interface but some legal issues regarding GPL
• wifi-box
• ewrt - a sveasoft-fork targeted at ISPs or commercial venues (cafes,bars,restaurants), includes (amongst other features) a captive portal and traffic shaping

links & more information

• linksysinfo.org collects information on linksys-devices and available firmware
• funkfeuer (vienna wireless) has some information, some ppl there working on a meshed-distro
• freifunk.net's linksys wrt54g page (german)
• seattlewireless has a page with a lot of information on the internals of the wrt54g
• an interesting article on why this router could be considered "disruptive technology"