![]() Connecting a computer to the Linksys WRT54gL routerīefore setting up a Linksys WRT54gL, you need to connect it to a computer. At the same time, you should not forget about the possibility to connect several more devices to your home network wirelessly - a Wi-Fi connection for this, the router has 2 wireless antennas with support for the 802.11g standard. This means that you can connect up to four computers by cable directly to the Linksys WRT54gL. Take a closer look at it - on the front panel of the router you can find a number of indicators that signal specific network events during operation, and on the back panel you will find 4 LAN ports (interface) and 1 WAN port for connecting the cable from the provider. ![]() So, we will assume that you wanted to buy a Linksys Wi-Fi router, it was removed from its box and now lies before you in the unpacked form. Also note that this manual is applicable for configuring most routers with DD-WRT firmware, and not just for the Linksys WRT54gL model. To configure, we will use the WRT54gL with a revision of the hardware stuffing (v 1.1). This is mainly due to the fact that the official firmware does not have full support for working as a PPTP client (routing to local resources does not work during an active PPTP session). Due to the limited functionality of the official firmware for our WRT54gL, we will consider setting up this router with the DD-WRT firmware as part of this guide. Thanks to such projects as DD-WRT or Open WRT, the hero of our today's article has been prescribed by many Linux lovers as a home router. ![]() thanks to the developers of alternative firmware. The choice of Wi-Fi router for writing this guide was not accidental - Linksys WRT54gL belongs to the average price category, but has earned considerable popularity including. We will set up Linksys WRT54gL using the example of the BIG Telecom-Khimki provider network (), but this instruction may well be used by analogy in the case of other providers. In this article, we will look at the installation and detailed configuration of the Linksys WRT54gL router for working with a provider in VPN mode (PPTP), as well as in DHCP client mode. ![]()
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