Linksys BEFW11S4 Router

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Jan 25, 2006 at 10:51:20AM -0500, Peter King wrote:
> I recently got hold of an older LinkSys BEFW11S4 router. I've updated
> the firmware to the latest available version and generally it all checks
> out. However, it seems to have a persistent problem in connecting to the
> Net -- the connection will get dropped, apparently without prior cause.
> 
> Before I consign it to the trash, I thought I'd ask: Since these little
> blue boxes run embedded Linux, is there any way to replace the internals
> with some open firmware? I've googled a bit but can only find info about
> the WRT54GS, the big brother of the unit I've got.
> 
> Any suggestions or ideas welcomed. It's very annoying -- I have another
> LinkSys unit that is completely rock-solid, and the pesky problem with
> this one seems like such a little thing...  <<drawn-out hardware sigh>>

Some linksys boxes run linux.  Some do not.

Just because the WRT54G[S] does, doesn't mean the older crappier units
do.  I don't know what they run.  I have never heard of anyone putting
linux on one of the old units though.

Len Sorensen
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