I'm personally holding out for the WL-700 G which (it is rumored) will have 3 USB 2.0 ports and, more importantly, run at 300MHz
see: http://wiki.openwrt.org/TableOfHardware?highlight=%28wl-700%29 I'm eager to hear how well the 500 performs for you though! :) /joeyo On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 08:43:36PM -0500, John Turner wrote: > I have a WL-500g from a long time ago. Mine has 1 USB and 1 parallel > printer port. I know you can use the USB for a web camera and a USB > drive (for FTP server) with the stock image. > > Here is a site in case you haven't seen it yet. > > http://wl500g.info/forumdisplay.php? > s=bb7fdd30211cc1e92b5e1168a33670d6&f=8 > > John > > On Nov 16, 2005, at 7:44 PM, Greg Brown wrote: > > >The new WL-500G arrived as the replacement for the no longer > >OpenWRT-able Linksys box. I'll try to configure and have a full > >report within two weeks (you know, holidays and all). The asus box > >also has a couple of USB ports that I hope to use as connectors to HP > >LaserJet 1200 printers.. but we'll see if I get that far. If I am > >able to boot OpenWRT and adjust power levels with wl I'll be happy. > >So far here are some notable differences and similarities: > > > >Linksys: 5 ports > >WL: 5 ports plus two USB > > > >Linksys: two rtpnc antennas with diversity or side selection > >WL: single sma connector (no diversity antenna) > > > >Linksys: $40-$60 > >WL: almost $100.00 > > > >and I'm sure there is more.. > > > >Greg -- pub 1024D/B663781B 2001-11-13 Joey O'Doherty <joey(at)odoherty(dot)net> Key fingerprint = F76B 9ACA 4197 C707 6E4D 2B78 E430 101A B663 781B -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
