Jamie,

to be honest, if i could, i would take my WAG54G v2 and throw it into
the biggest, deepest darkest hole I could find.

The firmware is crap. Half of the features do not work (ie. uPNP), I
could not get my PS2 to run online through it (had to drag the old
Dynalink RTA020 out of the closes) and as far as I am aware, none of
the problems have not been corrected as yet and I have had the router
for about 18 months.

[a quick google and whirlpool forum read later]

in fact... it would appear that development seems to be being driven
by some independent hacker called 'AdamK'

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/index.cfm?a=wiki&tag=WAG54G%20v2
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/index.cfm?a=wiki&tag=WAG54G_V2_unofficial_pluto

so i might have to try this firmware...

Also, I belive that people are working on an OpenWRT (www.openwrt.org)
build for this unit, but it requires a hardware hack to solder a cable
connector to the routers mainboard.

I bought the router thinking that as a 'Cisco Company', the Linksys
units should be fairly stable and well supported... BZZZZZZZZT WRONG!

Their tech support was next to useless (routed to some call centre in
the Phillipines I think) and the delay in fixing the issues was
unacceptable.

By the time I figured out that there were major issues (like the PS2
one), it was too late to take back to the store as I had had it for
around 4 or 5 weeks, so i had to suffer through the get new firmware,
find broken features now working but some working features now broken,
wait for new firmware cycle until I just gave up and found the
firmware that had the best combo of working features that I regularly
used.

My advice, stay away from the WAG54G v2.

cheers,
Jared

On 9/14/06, Jamie Dobbs <jamie.dobbs@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> I am looking at replacing my Dick Smith ADSL router with a new one that
> supports ADSL2 and wireless (so I can network the (modded) XBox from the
> lounge using wireless so that I can access Samba shares etc).
> I am considering either the Linksys WAG54G or Netgear DG834G and would
> welcome feedback from people who have used either of these 2 units or who
> can suggest any other alternatives.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jamie
>
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