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Is the Linksys WRT54G obsolete?

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 14 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Is the Linksys WRT54G obsolete? Depending on how many devices you have and how fast your upstream connection is, it probably is. And it’s difficult, though not impossible, to secure. Remember, when the Linksys WRT54G came out way back in

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Advantages and disadvantages of Windows NT 3.1

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 18 May 2017 11:00:38 +0000

I’ve talked a lot about the advantages and disadvantages of old milestone operating systems. But what were the advantages and disadvantages of Windows NT 3.1? That’s a fair question. Advantages of Windows NT 3.1 Windows NT 3.1 was a landmark

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Linksys vs TP-Link

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:00:29 +0000

If you’re looking for the pros and cons of Linksys vs TP-Link, I have experience with both and I’m glad to share it. Linksys is a well established brand. From 2003 to 2013, they were Cisco’s consumer products division. Since 2013,

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DD-WRT compatible routers

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 11:00:55 +0000

It’s not as easy to find DD-WRT compatible routers as it should be. Or maybe I should say it’s not as easy to find out if a particular router is compatible with DD-WRT as it could be. Here’s the trick.

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Linksys EA6200 DD-WRT installation

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 11:00:12 +0000

I picked up a couple of refurbished Linksys EA6200 routers this past weekend. For whatever reason, DD-WRT isn’t officially supported on them, though it does seem to be a popular DD-WRT router. A lot of people make the upgrade far

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When DD-WRT doesn’t work with Charter

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:00:28 +0000

I set up a DD-WRT router on Charter’s Spectrum broadband, and had a hard time getting it to work. It wouldn’t pull an IP address on the WAN side, or it would pull a 192.168 address rather than a Charter

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You might need a new router

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 11:00:21 +0000

Do you need a new router? If your Internet is slow after upgrading to a faster service, and if your wifi range and reception is poor, or your Internet connection just generally misbehaves a lot, you might need a new

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How to use a router as a switch

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:00:41 +0000

Most of us have an old router like a Linksys WRT54G laying around, or if we don’t, it’s very easy to find one–the nearest garage sale or thrift store is a good bet–but sometimes all we need is a switch,

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How to find inexpensive routers to run DD-WRT

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 11:00:50 +0000

I’ve been using and recommending DD-WRT for years, but it’s getting harder to find inexpensive routers to run DD-WRT. Many inexpensive routers now use non-Broadcom chipsets that DD-WRT and other third-party firmware don’t support well, or at all. But there’s still a

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Kickin’ my wireless oldskool, WRT54G-style

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:00:24 +0000

I found a couple of old Linksys WRT54G routers and decided to load DD-WRT on them. The first one, an abandoned-by-Linksys WRT54GS model, gave me some trouble, which led me to buying a TP-Link unit to run DD-WRT on. The

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