[TriLUG] Get a router now! - Re: newbie needs help with IP setup, part 2: static IP?

[Jeremy Portzer]

Jeremy Portzer wrote:
> 
> Just remove the minihub and replace it with a (4 or 5 port) router, as 
> previously said many times.  The consumer-level routers are ideal for 
> this application.  Any that you can pick up at Intrex or Best Buy will 
> do.  But the ideal one might be the WRT54GL because you could replace it 
> with OpenWRT or similar advanced firmware in the future if you need. 
> (Note:  the current WRT54Gs don't run the Linux firmware, and probably 
> aren't found in stores; the WRT54GL is most likely to be found online.)

Correction, it's the Linksys WRT54GL that isn't likely to be found in 
stores.  The stores sell the WRT54G which now has a different processor 
and won't run the popular alternative firmwares.  Hence, look for the 
WRT54GL online.

--Jeremy