
If you can find an older WRT54GS v1.x to 3.x they are the best option because of the extra memory these units have, but these are very rare finds these days. If you are in the hunt of a new router and you want a Linksys one, get the WRT54GL v1.x This router has little memory and it uses a different Chipset, therefore there is no way we could upload third party firmware to this one. The new product to totally avoid is the WRT54G v7.0. I think Cisco uses VxWorks in some of their product, so migrating the Linksys WRT54G to this OS made sense to them.Įven that WRT54G/GS v5.x/v6.x could be upgraded to Linux, these products are not recomended as they have little memory. So Linksys decided to reduce the memory to earn more money. The RT-N13U/B, RT-N12, RT-N10+, WL-520GU and WL-520GC are also advertised as DD-WRT compatible though do not ship with this operating system.I red that the WRT54G is a big seller. Asus encourages and supports this use and advertises several routers as particularly suitable for DD-WRT including especially the RT-N16 gigabit router. Although Asus' factory default firmware is generally more feature-rich than its competitors, Open source Linux-based router firmware projects such as DD-WRT, OpenWrt, Tomato Firmware and DebWRT are able to get better performance out of the devices and offer their users more flexibility and customization options. The Asus series of routers usually ship with Broadcom chipsets, faster processors and more memory than average, removable antennas, and USB ports for expansion. WL-500g Premium front WL-500g Premium rear

ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated (Asus) manufactures a series of network routers directly competing with Linksys routers from Belkin.
