Linksys' ever popular WRT54GL still brings in millions in revenue, 11 years after launch

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Linksys' ever popular WRT54GL still brings in millions in revenue, 11 years after launch

article published on 6 July, 2016

Arstechnica had a very interesting article today on a wireless router that should be familiar to many Afterdawn readers; the Linksys WRT54GL. The router was released in 2005 and remains up for sale, bringing in millions in revenue for the company despite certainly having outlived its usefulness (from a tech standpoint). The router uses the 802.11g Wi-Fi standard (since elapsed by 802.11n ... [ read the full article ]

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xnonsuchx

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6. July 2016 @ 23:18

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I never understood why they had the GL. DD-WRT works the same on the non-L models too. I still have one laying around somewhere, but the main reason was because it was on sale cheaper than the regular G model.

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Bozobub

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9. July 2016 @ 18:48

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Originally posted by xnonsuchx:
I never understood why they had the GL. DD-WRT works the same on the non-L models too. I still have one laying around somewhere, but the main reason was because it was on sale cheaper than the regular G model.

The amounts of RAM are different.

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xnonsuchx

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10. July 2016 @ 02:03

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Originally posted by Bozobub:

Originally posted by xnonsuchx:
I never understood why they had the GL. DD-WRT works the same on the non-L models too. I still have one laying around somewhere, but the main reason was because it was on sale cheaper than the regular G model.
The amounts of RAM are different.

Oh yeah! I think the regular G model you had to install the mini version of DD-WRT before installing the full version due to memory issues, whereas the GL could install the full version as-is.

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Bozobub

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10. July 2016 @ 02:55

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The model number, even if a "G" version, also matters; older models ? I believe version 4 and earlier? I don't fully remember, it's been a while ^^' but it's either version 4 or 5 ? had about twice the RAM.

This is exactly why later versions of the WRT-54G (after the decrease) are less competent for heavy P2P use. Because they have less RAM, their routing tables quickly are filled up with P2P IP addresses; when combined with overly-long retention of IP addresses in the IP table (like 2-3 days, as I recall, on WRT-54Gs o.O') this ends up requiring the classic "BitTorrent reboot" of the router every so often.

Later models of the WRT-54G also are much more difficult to properly kit out with DD-WRT; I bricked a few of 'em trying =p .

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