Fried Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router reborn as a Wireless Bridge
My Linksys WRT54G got struck by lightning last year so I purchased a new one. One of the reasons why I bought it was the Linux firmware available in early Linksys models, but unfortunately at the time I made the mistake of buying the V5 which is the VxWorks version. Having replaced it (with the WRT54GL this time!), I decided to put it to use as a wireless bridge only to discover that it does not have wireless client functionality. After a bit of research I found out that some resourceful folks have in fact ported the DD-WRT distro to the lesser-spec V5 routers so with little to lose, I gave it a bash.
Suffice to say, the how-to below is very easy and simple to follow. Less than 30 minutes later I had the Xbox 360 connected to my wireless network via the old Linksys router 
I am now pondering upgrading the new router to DD-WRT as well - it seems to have a hell of a lot more functionality than what Linksys provides out of the box, and because of its higher spec it can even run Samba, SSHD and other server goodies. Now if it only had a USB port or two, I could think of some pretty awesome uses for it...
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