FREE! New public Alchemy version Sveasoft firmware for Linksys WRT54G / WRT54GS wireless 802.11g router

[mrVW]

Sam's club in Bullhead City, Arizona ... got them for $10 less than 1 week ago ($59 with no rebates). Still has 20+ v2.0 WRT54GS routers in stock.

 

[skisteven1]

ok, some questions about sveasoft/talisman/alchemy

What is it called? what exaclty happened to the progression of the software to produce so many different names? is it still free? where can I get it? Can I modify things on the fly? Which is the recommended firmware by you guys?

...etc...

thanks!

 

[mscdex0]

Just a heads up for you all thinking about buying a new WRT54G and for everyone else: Here's an interesting article about the recent hardware revisions of the WRT54G.

 

[aceO07]

Where's a good store (not online) to get non-V5 wrt54g? Do they even still sell the v2.2 that seems to have a lot more memory?

How's the reliability/stability of the router after the hacks? I want to use QoS.

 

[Betawi]

CompUSA here (Colorado Springs) has tons of v1.1, 2.0, 3.0, etc.
I picked up a 1.1 last week.

Originally posted by: aceO07
Where's a good store (not online) to get non-V5 wrt54g? Do they even still sell the v2.2 that seems to have a lot more memory?

How's the reliability/stability of the router after the hacks? I want to use QoS.

 

[aceO07]

Thanks. That's where I picked it up from. Using DD-WRT v23 and it works well. LOTS and LOTS of advanced options.

 

[zephyrprime]

Originally posted by: mscdex0
Just a heads up for you all thinking about buying a new WRT54G and for everyone else: Here's an interesting article about the recent hardware revisions of the WRT54G.

Darn linksys! They're going in the wrong direction. The device needs more power not less.

 

[Devistater]

Originally posted by: skisteven1
ok, some questions about sveasoft/talisman/alchemy

What is it called? what exaclty happened to the progression of the software to produce so many different names? is it still free? where can I get it? Can I modify things on the fly? Which is the recommended firmware by you guys?

...etc...

thanks!

What do you mean modify? If you mean change the source code, sure, but you have to recompile it. If you mean change settings without rebooting, many you can, it just depends on what settings they are.

Sveasoft the "brand" if you will of one 3rd party firmware. Alchemy and talisman are versions. Think windows XP and windows vista. Alchemy is free, talisman requires payment of a support fee.

I use alchemy myself, I dont want to mess with something that works great for me so I haven't tried talisman or anything.

the ddwrt 3rd party firmware someone mentioned is getting increasingly popular. Someday maybe I'll check it out. Anyone know a feature list for it?

 

[kevman]

Originally posted by: Devistater

Originally posted by: skisteven1
ok, some questions about sveasoft/talisman/alchemy

What is it called? what exaclty happened to the progression of the software to produce so many different names? is it still free? where can I get it? Can I modify things on the fly? Which is the recommended firmware by you guys?

...etc...

thanks!

What do you mean modify? If you mean change the source code, sure, but you have to recompile it. If you mean change settings without rebooting, many you can, it just depends on what settings they are.

Sveasoft the "brand" if you will of one 3rd party firmware. Alchemy and talisman are versions. Think windows XP and windows vista. Alchemy is free, talisman requires payment of a support fee.

I use alchemy myself, I dont want to mess with something that works great for me so I haven't tried talisman or anything.

the ddwrt 3rd party firmware someone mentioned is getting increasingly popular. Someday maybe I'll check it out. Anyone know a feature list for it?

http://wrt-wiki.bsr-clan.de/index.php?title=DD-WRT_Docu_(EN)

 

[kevman]

Originally posted by: Devistater

Originally posted by: skisteven1
ok, some questions about sveasoft/talisman/alchemy

What is it called? what exaclty happened to the progression of the software to produce so many different names? is it still free? where can I get it? Can I modify things on the fly? Which is the recommended firmware by you guys?

...etc...

thanks!

What do you mean modify? If you mean change the source code, sure, but you have to recompile it. If you mean change settings without rebooting, many you can, it just depends on what settings they are.

Sveasoft the "brand" if you will of one 3rd party firmware. Alchemy and talisman are versions. Think windows XP and windows vista. Alchemy is free, talisman requires payment of a support fee.

I use alchemy myself, I dont want to mess with something that works great for me so I haven't tried talisman or anything.

the ddwrt 3rd party firmware someone mentioned is getting increasingly popular. Someday maybe I'll check it out. Anyone know a feature list for it?

more specifically:

Feature List
Hotspot Portal (Chillispot (http://www.chillispot.org/))
PPTP VPN Server
2-way Bandwidth Management (incl. P2P, VoIP, IM)
SSH Client and Server (dropbear (http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html))
Telnet
Startup, Firewall, and Shutdown scripts
WDS Repeater Mode
Client Mode (supports multiple connected clients)
Adhoc Mode
OSPF Routing
RIP2 Routing
Power Boost Function (max 251mW power)
Select Antenna
Static DHCP Assignment
DDNS
Clone Wireless MAC Addresses
VLAN
WPA over WDS
WPA/TKIP with AES
WPA2
Client Mode WPA
Client Isolation Mode
QoS Bandwidth Management
Port Triggering
Port Forwarding (max. 30 entries)
Wake-On-Lan
Remote Syslog
Remote Ntop Statistic
Xbox Kaid
SNMP
IPv6 Support
Show Status of Wireless Clients and WDS with System Uptime/Processor Utilization
Site Survey
Remote NTP Server
12 languages
Style (Changeable GUI; v.23)
Supports New Devices (WRT54G V3, V3.1, V4 and WRT54GS V2.1, V3, V4), however not WRT54G V5 as this uses another OS and has less memory.

 

[0roo0roo]

hm freeman is out..

 

[0roo0roo]

doh, freeman had some compelling features, like being able to set some ips as static and still use dhcp..but router acted strange..kept reconnecting. so ddwrt it is

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
doh, freeman had some compelling features, like being able to set some ips as static and still use dhcp..but router acted strange..kept reconnecting. so ddwrt it is

i thought you could do that with the ddwrt firmware as well. my main computer gets a static ip with dhcp enabled and all other clients get their ips from the dhcp server. unless you are talking about something else?

 

[0roo0roo]

how did u do that? i dont see the setting


and i meant static ip linked to mac address of the pcs on the network, like a partial dhcp only type deal, not the static ip from the isp. the buggy freeman had these exceptions

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
how did u do that? i dont see the setting


and i meant static ip linked to mac address of the pcs on the network, like a partial dhcp only type deal, not the static ip from the isp. the buggy freeman had these exceptions

DDWRT firmware has this feature ever since I can remember using it.

What firmware version are you using? They changed the location in v23 because of the new GUI, but it's still under Administration. Under Administration, go to the Services tab and look under the "DHCPd" section. There should be two buttons (Add and Remove) right under the line that says "Static Leases". Click on the Add button and it will add a new line with entry boxes for MAC, HOST and IP. Fill in the info, save settings and you're done. I like the new GUI so much better.. no more generic Linksys GUI.

 

[0roo0roo]

ah thanks. i guess it was because i was using v22 release. i chose that one because it wasn't a beta i guess. doh, guess i'll flash a newer one

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
ah thanks. i guess it was because i was using v22 release. i chose that one because it wasn't a beta i guess. doh, guess i'll flash a newer one

That feature is also in v22 release. Was using v22 release until recently when the v23 final release came out on xmas day. But if you haven't flashed to the v23 final yet, I would recommend upgrading anyway. It's so much faster and the interface looks better too. Can't wait for the v24 release with the multipe virtual SSID's feature.

 

[daweeze02]

BTW in the Tampa area all i could fine where V5's, so i bought a WRT54GS V4 and loaded it with v23 final and all is working smooth. I even bridged it with my wrt54g V4 with no problems at all.

I got it from office depot for $59 after a PM to Samsclub, plus it has a $15 linksys rebate

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: kt

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
ah thanks. i guess it was because i was using v22 release. i chose that one because it wasn't a beta i guess. doh, guess i'll flash a newer one

That feature is also in v22 release. Was using v22 release until recently when the v23 final release came out on xmas day. But if you haven't flashed to the v23 final yet, I would recommend upgrading anyway. It's so much faster and the interface looks better too. Can't wait for the v24 release with the multipe virtual SSID's feature.

sweet it worked also love all the new qos services added