Here are some tutorials from YouTube that should help with setting up your wirless network
# 1 basic cabling
# 2 wireless security settings on stock Linksys firmware
The Linksys WRT54GL
This is the model that comes only with Linux based firmware for the network enthusiast market.
This model can be easily flashed with third party firmwares to unlock a host of extra features.
There are several firmwares you can choose from to try here are some of the most popular projects:
DD-WRT OpenWrt Hyper-WRT
Tomato Sveasoft FreeWRT
Here is a link to the Wiki all about the WRT54G series
If you want your router flashed with custom firmware send it to us we'll flash it and send it back!
We can flash the WRT54G -WRT54GS WRT54GL versions plus other models just ask for details.
Flashing service $19.99 + shipping remember flashing voids your warranty!
For my personal netwok I have two WRT54GS V1 routers both flashed with DD-WRT v24 SP1
firmware Main router "A" I have modded with a 40mm exhaust fan mounted underneath the top vent
holes I also increased the size of the vent holes around the fan I added 9dbi high gain antennas and upped
the radio output to 150mw I have this set to transmit G band only channel 9 and setup to run through
openDNS servers it's a monster!
Router "B" I have setup to transmit on the B band channel 3 only and upped the radio output to 84mw
the DHCP server is turned off as this is controlled by router "A" router "B" is connected to Router "A" via
crossover cable between LAN ports so by doing this I have created a dedicated dual band wirless B/G
network with alot more power than anything your going to buy off the shelf.
At some point I will add an "N" band router to the mix but that's another project!