Supported Devices
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Current Top-Ranked Routers
- Cheapest: Buffalo WHR-G54S
- Fastest DD-WRT Performance*: Avila Gateworks GW2348-4
- Most memory: Routerboard 532A or Avila Gateworks GW2348-4
- Most flexible options (antennas, external storage, etc): Routerboard 532A
- Best range using built-in antenna: Buffalo WHR-HP-G54
*note: X86 version excluded
Where to Buy
- DD-WRT onlineshop (NewMedia, MagicBox, GateWorks, Routerboard)
- Newegg.com (Buffalo, Linksys, Asus)
Complete Specifications Table
- this table is a work-in-progress and likely contains errors and omisions, please update it as needed
- note: due to the huge array of variations in Linskys hardware supported, I have consolidated the specs for the Linksys WRT-models. If you would like to see the intricate details of the various versions of Linksys hardware, please refer to this [1]OpenWRT Wiki page] which has some additional details.
Broadcom-based | Routerboard | NewMedia | MagicBox | Avila Gateworks | |||||||
Buffalo WHR-G54S | Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 | Linksys WRT54G/GS/GL | Asus WL-500G Premium | RB532 | RB532A | Dual A/B/G Router | MagicBox 1.1 | MagicBox 2.0 | GW2348-2 | GW2348-4 | |
Avg. Price (USD) | $45 | $65 | $30-70 | $100 | unknown | unknown | n/a | $85 | n/a | unknown | unknown |
DD-WRT version required | any | any | any | any | V23 SP2 | V23 SP2 | V24 | V24 | V24 | unknown | unknown |
CPU type | BCM5352 | BCM5352 | BCM471x or BCM5352 | BCM4704 | MIPS 4Kc | MIPS 4Kc | Xscale IXP425 | PowerPC | PowerPC | Xscale IXP425 | Xscale IXP425 |
CPU speed | 200MHz | 200MHz | 200MHz (very old G models 125MHz) | 264MHz | 266MHz | 400MHz | 266MHz | 200MHz | 200MHz | 266MHz | 533MHz |
Avg. Stable Overclock | 216MHz | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
RAM | 16MB | 16MB | 8/16/32MB | 32MB | 32MB | 64MB | 32MB | 32MB | 32MB | 32MB | 64MB |
Flash Memory | 4M | 4M | 2/4/8M | 4M | 8M | 8M | 8M | 8M | 8M | 8M | 16M |
Antenna Type | RP-SMA | RP-SMA | unknown | RP-SMA | depends on card | depends on card | depends on card | unknown | unknown | depends on card | depends on card |
Ethernet port count | 4 LAN / 1 WAN | 4 LAN / 1 WAN | 4 LAN / 1 WAN | 4 LAN / 1 WAN | 2 LAN / 1 WAN | 2 LAN / 1 WAN | 4 LAN / 1 WAN | 1 | 1 LAN / 1 WAN | 1 LAN / 1 WAN | 1 LAN / 1 WAN |
MiniPCI slots? | . | . | . | . | 2 | 2 | 2 | . | . | 2 | 4 |
Serial port | . | . | . | . | YES | . | . | . | . | YES | YES (2) |
Power Input | 3.3V | . | . | . | . | . | 5V | . | . | 9~48V | 9~48V |
Supports PoE? | . | . | . | . | YES | YES | . | YES | YES | YES | YES |
Dimensions | . | . | . | 14.0 cm x 14.0 cm | . | . | . | . | . | ||
Special Features | . | contains RF amp which improves range | . | USB ports | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Special Notes for Running DD-WRT | Must perform initial flash with TFTP | some versions require mini/micro build due to memory limitations, see hwsupport.txt for details | Flaky NVRAM, sometimes settings get corrupted and require hardware reset | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |