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Linksys WRT54G (and variants WRT54GS, WRT54GL, and WRTSL54GS) is a Wi-Fi capable router from Linksys. The device is capable of sharing Internet connections amongst several computers via 802.3 Ethernet and 802.11b/g wireless data links. more...

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The WRT54G is notable for being the first consumer-level network device that had its firmware source code released to satisfy the obligations of the GNU GPL. This allows programmers to modify the firmware to change or add functionality to the device. Several development projects have been started to provide the public with enhanced firmware for the WRT54G. See Third party firmware projects.

Hardware and revisions

WRT54G

The original WRT54G was first released in 2003. It comes with a 4+1 port network switch (the Internet/WAN port is also in the same switch, but on a different VLAN). The devices have two removable antennas connected through Reverse Polarity TNC connectors. The WRT54GC router is an exception and has an internal antenna with optional external antenna. As a cost-cutting measure, the design of the latest version of the WRT54G no longer has detachable antennae or TNC connectors. Instead, version 8 routers simply have two thin wires soldered to the unit's main board. These wires are individually threaded through small plastic stubs to give the appearance of actual external antennae. As a result, Linksys HGA7T and similar external antennae are no longer supported by this model.

WRT54GS

The WRT54GS is nearly identical to WRT54G except for additional RAM, flash memory, and SpeedBooster software.

WRT54GL

Linksys released the WRT54GL in 2005 to support third-party firmware based on Linux, after the original WRT54G line was switched from Linux to VxWorks, starting with version 5.

WRTSL54GS

WRTSL54GS is similar to the WRT54GS while adding additional firmware features and a USB 2.0 port (referred to as StorageLink) which can be used for a USB hard disk or flash drive.

Unlike other models, the WRTSL54GS only has one antenna.

WRT54GX

WRT54GX comes with SRX (Speed and Range eXpansion), which utilizes True MIMO technology by Airgo Networks. It has 3 antennae and was once marketed as a 'Pre-N' router, with 8 times the speed and 3 times the range over standard 802.11g routers.

WRT54GP2

WRT54GP2 has 1 or 2 antennas, and a built-in analog telephony adapter (ATA) with 2 phone lines, but only 3 network ports.

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