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Linksys WRT54GL router is an excellent router, robust and stable with strong signal. I like this router very much. It performs even better if you can manage to flash it with a third party firmware, DD-WRT. Here is some experience about flashing this router with DD-WRT.

First visit DD-WRT at http://www.dd-wrt.com/ to learn more about the router and the firmware. Click “supported hardware” and enter “wrt54gl” and clik the router link in the search result. It will lead you to a firmware page with multiple versions avaialble, see below.

Since WRT54GL has 4MB flash memory, you can select Min Generic and upgrade it directly through the router’s user interface. The best way to do it correctly, you need exactly follow the steps described in the following page: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_WRT54G/GL/GS/GX.

After the router was flashed with DD-WRT, it runs smoothly for a long time without any reboot. It totally change our view and ways to use router. Before I own this WRT54GL router, I have used USR 5461 router for more than two years. I had to reboot it from time to time to keep internet running, especially, after I upgraded the router’s firmware to the latest. It got worse. I decided to tried other routers, particularly, gigabit N router. I bought two of these kind of routers and tested them. No of them works well. The worst one is ZyXel wireless N router. I totally ruined my network, disconneted me in several minutes interval. I was so disappointed and went to online and searched for robust router, finnally got Linksys WRT54GL router. I am really happy to purchase this router. By upgrading it with DD-WRT firmware, the router became the best router ever.