[ale] OpenWRT

[Jim Popovitch]

On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 18:49 -0400, David Tomaschik wrote:
> If anyone here has any interest in OpenWRT/DD-WRT or other open-source
> router firmwares, the Fry's in Duluth currently has about 5 refurbished
> WRT54G v4s for $30 each.  These are hardware-identical to the WRT54GL
> that retails for $80 ($62 on NewEgg).  I'm currently running OpenWRT on
> two routers (a WRT54GL and a WRT54G v4) and it works like a charm.  Lots
> of fun if you like to tinker, good stability either way.  The routers
> are up on the top of the shelves in the row behind you when you are
> facing the rest of the wifi routers.  If anyone has questions about
> OpenWRT, let me know... it's pretty cool.

I have OpenWRT on a WRT54Gv4 at home, and I recommend it highly.  I run
openvpn on it and thus I can rdesktop into a PC at home and even print
stuff on my home printer, even though I might be 3000 miles away.  ;-)

-Jim P.