Hello!

Can you please tell me which ASUS WLAN Router I should buy?
Of course I wanna use openWRT

WL-500g Premium
WL-500W

They are both under 100 Euro.
I like the 2 USB Ports - if they are working you can have your own FTP or Print Server,...

I read that the "WL-500W" isn`t supported that good then the "WL-500W" ???

Did the development go on and the "WL-500W" is right now good supported?

Are there other WLAN Routers under 100 Euro I should take a closer look?

Do I really have to compile openWRT by myself - or are there binaries out there for both routers?

Thanks for your help - Christmas is comming and I need a toy in my holidays - so I should decide fast

Greet`s Erich

here are so many peaple with deep knowlege - please help me with my decision

Greet`s Erich

For the Wl-500gP the prebuild image (brcm-2.4) works, so no need to compile one yourself.

According to the Table of Hardware the only difference between the gP and the W is the wireless card and the number of antennas, so theoretically the image should also work for the 500W. But as I don't have one I can't test it, so use it at your own risk.

But as the n-mode for the wireless isn't supported yet, there is currently no difference in function between the two when using openwrt, so its up to you. Though you might get a higher wireless range with the three antennas of the 500W.

(Last edited by KanjiMonster on 17 Dec 2007, 11:19)

OK can anybody else confirm that I can use the Image from the "WL-500g Premium" also for the "WL-500W"??

Now I don`t need the n-mode for WLAN.
If all other features would work like they do on the WL-500g Premium I would buy the WL-500W.
It has for sure a bigger range and maybe there also will be a support for the n-mode in future?

Greet`s Erich

it works

good news

WL-500gP is good piece of hardware (I have one), but there some problems with soft. If you want to use only openwrt built in features it's good choice. For example I have unresolved problem with UMTS USB modem. So make the list of features you want and ask google before you buy.

(Last edited by mozdyn on 18 Dec 2007, 22:00)

@mozdyn
Do u only have the UMTS USB modem problem with the original firmware or isn`t it supported in OPENWRT too?

Are there features which are only in the original ASUS firmware which are not implemented in OpenWRT - but are great?

Is there a LIST where I can see all the features working on the ASUS with OpenWRT?
Or can I use a VM-Ware to install OpenWRT - to see the features?

For me important is the downloadmanager the original Firmware has. You can give a HTTP or FTP Job and the ASUS will finish downloading to the USB Harddisc!

Greet`s Erich

http://wiki.openwrt.org/RunningKamikazeOnVMwareHowTo

http://wiki.openwrt.org/RunningKamikazeOnQEMUHowTo