Re: im planning to buy WRT54G

Haudy Kazemi wrote:
> At 08:55 AM 1/31/2005 -1000, you wrote:
> 
>>My List Mail wrote:
>>
>>>hi,
>>>
>>>im planning to buy Linksys WRT54G as an alternative to senao, since
>>>senao is very costly
>>>while linksys is cheap and available locally.
>>>
>>>i will be using it for long distance range (5km)
>>>senao(200mw) works at 5km with good signal quality.
>>>
>>>wrt54g with sveasoft firmware should work since from sveasoft site
>>>it can go up to 240mw.
>>
>>No, it can't.   This 'hack' may get you up to an indicated 240mW, but 
>>the PA on the wrt54g is nowhere near as linear as the one on the 2511 
>>series.  You will *NOT* get an FCC-legal, clean signal with this 'hack'.
> 
> 
>>From the oscilloscope screencaps I've seen, the WRT54G is 'okay' up to
> around 84mw, but power levels above that add both to the signal and the
> noise, and are only useful in a few marginal conditions/extreme links.  Its
> usually better to use more directional, higher-gain antennas than to boost
> transmit power.

And its entirely unlikely that the part will go to 84mW at anything 
above 24Mbps or so.  Far too high a PAPR for that chicken-sh** PA to 
deal with.

>>>my question is, what firmware version of linksys wrt54g should i buy ?
>>
>>Does it matter if you're going to replace it?
> 
> 
> I think he means what hardware version (i.e. 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.2).  I've
> used a v1.0 with Satori and v2.0 boxes with Satori and Alchemy, and a v2.2
> box with the DD-WRT release 20 firmware.  I'd suggest a v2.0 if you can
> find it because it'll support more of the older firmwares, but going
> forwards it doesn't really matter much.  (The v1.0/1.1 also had a slower cpu).

Yeah, if he wants to talk about h/w revs, then getting 2.x would be 
good, because the flash is larger.

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