WRT54GL ok for 50mb?

wesley · 25-09-2009, 17:58

hi guys

got the engineer coming tomorrow to install 50mb and phone. but i just phone virginmedia, they confirmed they sent the router today and i should get it by tuesday or wedesday. wtf?!?

they also said it's possible the engineer wont do the installation cos of no router.

so i am wondered if WRT54GL is ok for 50mb on wired as i never use wireless. mainly i like the tomato firmware.

cheers

Toto · 25-09-2009, 18:15

He should be able to install a direct connection to your PC/Laptop, the router can be set up manually when it arrives

I think that router may be ok.

wesley · 25-09-2009, 18:32

just ordered from ebuyer, should get it by tomorrow, hopefully it'll work ok with 50mb lol

Druchii · 25-09-2009, 18:57

I could pull 80+Mb/s through my WRT54G with DD-WRT.
So, as the WRT54GL is more powerful and would be using better firmware still, i uess you'll be fine.

REM · 25-09-2009, 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by wesley

hi guys

got the engineer coming tomorrow to install 50mb and phone. but i just phone virginmedia, they confirmed they sent the router today and i should get it by tuesday or wedesday. wtf?!?

they also said it's possible the engineer wont do the installation cos of no router.

so i am wondered if WRT54GL is ok for 50mb on wired as i never use wireless. mainly i like the tomato firmware.

cheers

Why isn't he bringing it with him. He brought mind when he came.

Ignitionnet · 25-09-2009, 22:32

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Originally Posted by Druchii

I could pull 80+Mb/s through my WRT54G with DD-WRT.
So, as the WRT54GL is more powerful and would be using better firmware still, i uess you'll be fine.

80Mbit WAN to LAN via NAT dude? Or was this LAN to LAN via the 100M switch?

That sounds like an exceptionally high throughput for a WRT54G regardless of firmware.

Druchii · 25-09-2009, 22:37

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Originally Posted by Broadbandings

80Mbit WAN to LAN via NAT dude? Or was this LAN to LAN via the 100M switch?

That sounds like an exceptionally high throughput for a WRT54G regardless of firmware.

WAN - LAN.

Setup a server, placed it on WAN with static IP. Put my other machine on LAN, transferred via http and multiple links (10 threads).
Also did some odd torrent experiment with it, got roughly the same throughput.

I sold it on ebay eventually, with full results from the test showing. I actually made a profit on it.

Ignitionnet · 25-09-2009, 23:08

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Originally Posted by Druchii

WAN - LAN.

Setup a server, placed it on WAN with static IP. Put my other machine on LAN, transferred via http and multiple links (10 threads).
Also did some odd torrent experiment with it, got roughly the same throughput.

I sold it on ebay eventually, with full results from the test showing. I actually made a profit on it.

That's very interesting and not a little anomalous.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=341

If this was in routed mode it may have taken some of the burden away though.

Druchii · 26-09-2009, 07:37

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Originally Posted by Broadbandings

That's very interesting and not a little anomalous.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=341

If this was in routed mode it may have taken some of the burden away though.

That's incredibly odd...

I wonder if i can find the images from the test, it's been many years though :S

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All attachments are gone etc, but here's a thread i made about it: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/87...-firmware.html

Wish i could do it again without a crap PC.

wesley · 26-09-2009, 12:54

hi

got the 50mb now, working very well, pull 6.3mb/s from usenet

using the dlink router at the moment, linksys WRT54GL arrived this morning from ebuyer when i ordered last night 6pm, super fast delivery!

i will use the WRT54GL with firmware tonight, is there anything i have to do before swap the router?

cheers

wesley · 26-09-2009, 15:25

i can confirm WRT54GL with tomato firmware work perfectly with 50mb, plenty horsepowers left!!!

Admin Edit(Stuart): Please don't post large images. They make it harder for some people to navigate the site. I've converted the image to an attachment.

Ignitionnet · 26-09-2009, 17:07

Good stuff!

Well I learn something new every day, and this was my new thing for today!

TrancerSteve · 27-09-2009, 23:44

Interesting I wonder what has changed then and why others experience slower performance WAN to LAN?

There are only 2 versions of WRT54GL from looking at wikipedia and there is no mention of any major hardware changes between them. Confusing...

BloodyL · 29-09-2009, 07:33

The link Broadbandings provided takes you to the forum for a modified WRT54G firmware called DD-WRT, whereas wesley is using a different modified firmware called Tomato.

Cheers for the heads up wesley, I've been meaning to check out the WRT54's performance.

BloodyL · 01-10-2009, 23:12

All switched back over, yup, the WRT54GL runs great on 50mb with the Tomato firmware.

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Oh, Forgot to mention, I've overclocked both machines to 250Mhz, they struggled a bit on the default settings.