[ale] Linksys WRT54g alternate firmware

[Dow Hurst]

I am looking at the Sveasoft and have paid the $20 fee to get the latest 
stuff.  It has a lot of out of the box functionality with decent easy 
configuration via http.  I've been reading the forums and finding that 
the best features are controlling the wireless output level, up to date 
packages, source availability, and ease of configuration.  It is pretty 
fat in size and lots of packages can mean holes in your firewall/router 
if you use alot of the software.  One thing that appealed to me about 
the OpenWRT is the modular packaging, so you can install only what you 
want and not what everybody else wanted.  Maybe you only want a 
firewall/vpn routing capability in a cute little fanless box and don't 
want wireless running at all.  OpenWRT would be the best way to go 
then.  Say you want CIPE over IPSec, or don't even use it as a 
firewall.  Then OpenWRT might be better overall.  I think you won't go 
wrong with Sveasoft though.  There is alot of work going on there and 
the developers are even willing to do custom builds for the right price 
on the side.

I don't know about the Cisco stuff and hadn't heard of wifibox so thanks 
for the additional info.
Dow


Titus Barik wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>I recently signed up to Vonage to experiment with their broadband VoIP
>system, and I have a Linksys WRT54G router. While I'm at it, I was
>wondering I should make the switch to one of the unofficial, third-party
>routers.
>
>In addition to the basic features provided by the official firmware,
>I'd like to do the following:
>
>1. the ability to use DHCP, but always assign the same dynamic IP to the
>   user. That is, something simple like checking the MAC address and
>   then having the router always assign that IP to that computer.
>   Unfortunately, I don't know what the official name for this is.
>2. the ability to do QoS, since I'm using Vonage. Since the router is
>   part of a common household, I need to use the following
>   configuration:
>
>   http://tinyurl.com/4od3a [Vonage Help Document]
>
>   Consequently, my phone adapter must sit after the router.
>
>The ones I'm currently considering are:
>
>	cisco (official, supports simple QoS)
>	sveasoft (non-free)
>	openwrt
>	wifi-box
>
>What's the best way to go?
>
>Regards,
>	
>  
>