Ira Abramov wrote:
Yeah :) You'd be dreaming as well if you think of ordering it from a major site such as Amazon, as those ship to US only, possibly because of the quirky broadcast equipment import restrictions various countries impose.so I turn to the Linksys WRT54G and similar friends, and they are all quite expensive in Isarel, it seems. it comes at $50-$75 in the US according to Froogle and others, but in Israel I could no find it for cheap. anyone has a recommended source, other than ordering from the US?
here for 600 NIS: (700 if you order a wifi card as well) http://www.top100.co.il/Product.asp?Pid=WRT54G&Cat2Cat1ID=86&Cat2ID=310
I was hoping for something closer to 350-400 NIS... am I dreaming?
The only cheap choice remains eBay. Many major eBay sellers won't ship internationally either, but smaller ones usually will, especially if you ask them privately and make it crystal clear it's you who'd be paying the extra shipment. So, for $50 you could probably Buy-it-now -- add $24.50 for USPS Airmail (4 days - a week delivery). Make sure you ask the vendor what hardware version the router is -- read the part on "Hardware versions" at [ http://www.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Linksys/WRT54G ]. Some forum posts indicate there's preliminary support for hardware version 2.2 as well, but YMMV.
As to customs, I've also heard scary stories about storage fees they charge, but the word on the street is that they don't even bother about packages which cost less than $200. I personally know folks who ordered wireless equipment from abroad without any troubles.
As to UPnP, as it runs Linux, I bet you can simply run Linux-IGD on it, as long as it fits its' RAM.
P.S. My personal experience with buying one through eBay sucked so far: Basically, I was ripped off and now I'm waiting for Paypal to compensate me. However, most people I know are quite satisfied with eBay-based deals. I also know someone in Israel who got his WRT54G via eBay.
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