HOW TO – Turn your $60 router into a $600 router

HOW TO – Turn your  router into a 0 router

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Adam @ Lifehacker’s how to on installing linux on a Linksys WRT54GL – “Of all the great DIY projects at this year’s Maker Faire, the one project that really caught my eye involved converting a regular old $60 router into a powerful, highly configurable $600 router. The router has an interesting history, but all you really need to know is that the special sauce lies in embedding Linux in your router. I found this project especially attractive because: 1) It’s easy, and 2) it’s totally free.”Link.

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