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Originally Posted by indigenous
Hi Kelvin,
Thank you for the welcome and the info. Can you please explain:
- what is the difference between the different models (G, GS, GL)? Which one is "best" and which the most "up-to-date"?
- do Linksys models suffer from a similar "version plague" like the Netgear WGT624 (i.e. do I need to be 100% sure which version I am buying?)?
- I am not sure what "third party router firmware" is (I understand the phrase but I can't see why I would want to go down that route).
Many thanks for your time!
Rof
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The G is the straight 54Mbps model, GS has 'speedbooster technology' which claims to increase throughput by up to 35%. This is probably only worth it for future proofing as I'm not sure of the compatibility of any built in laptop wireless adaptors with this. The GL is basically a reintroduced version 4 of the G model running a Linux OS. This has more RAM & flash memory so that it can be flashed with third party firmware.
Versionitis is rife with Linksys as well! I think v7.2 is the latest UK version of the G, v6 the GS & v1.1 the GL. Wiki page with version details (think these include US versions too)
here.
Third party firmware basically offers more features/control for the router. The most popular for the Linksys are
DD-WRT &
Tomato.
[Edit] a) It's Kevin
b) yes