Linksys AG241 alternative firmware
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 – 14:30 (UTC)There’s something I will never understand: why Linksys hardware is so good while in the meantime the firmware is a total failure. I mean, I am a proud owner of a Linksys AG241 router, which is by far one of the best (cheap) piece of hardware I’ve ever seen. But the firmware looks like a bad-written Microsoft software, full of bug and problems, and the patch release cycle can be measured in geologic era.
If you own an AG241 you probably know that once you’re connected on a ADSL2 line the status page shows “NOT TRAINED”, or you’re aware of that huge negative SNR value when the copper twisted pair is disconnected.
I’ve searched for months to find a good alternative firmware to fix this, like I did with my WRT54GL and DD-WRT. It seemed like I had to live with the original firmware forever, but after weeks of searches and with the help of Saint Google I found this.
It’s Phoenix BI Firmware, a good alternative to the original one, which provides detailed status pages, new DSL modulation support and a lot of bug fixes. In this page you can read a detailed description of it.
I’m using this version on my home DSL2 since 6 months, and it works perfectly. If you want to use that, be very careful with the upgrade, since you have to choose the right version for your device and it can take some time and also brick your router.
But if you have some skills in this, it’s worth the time!
Tags: ag241, alternative, firmware, linksys, unofficial, wrt54gl
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