Hmmmm....Thanks for the info. What I'm really looking for is a way to tell which of my 4 computers is hogging all the bandwidth. Back when everything was wired, I just used a linux box to give me a lot better logging so I got spoiled. Oh well.
On 3/19/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:12 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Linksys 54G > > > > I've got a linksys 54G router that I've noticed a lot of different > > firmware > > mods are being created for. Has anyone used any of these? Did they > > actually speed things up? Do any of them give you better logging? > > I use the Talisman firmware from SveaSoft. I like it a lot but they've > come > under fire for their policies (they require a $20 fee to access their > forums > and you can only download the software from their forums). > > The software is open source thus the controversy. There's information on > their site about it. > > Anyway the firmware is very nice. It only works on some models however > (there are models of LinkSys which are not Linux based and this firmware > doesn't work on them). > > The firmware does beef up logging a bit but not a whole lot (you get three > logs: Dropped, Rejected and Accepted and the log level can be set to > "Low", > "Medium" or "High"). > > But the firmware also gives some great features like a full command shell > (great for doing pings and trace routes from the router), lots of > quality-of-service stuff, access control by client (you can, for example, > only allow the PC in your kids room to access the Internet for specific > hours of the day) and more. > > The main reason I went looking was to get static IP assignments in DHCP > and > it does that as well. > > It also gives a LOT of control over the wireless aspect of the card. You > can increase transmission power which might give you a signal in that back > room you never got a signal in. > > Jim Davis > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201101 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
