Linksys (Cisco) WRT54GL as Fibre Broadband Router

[Inflicted]

Hi, I am expecting fibre to be installed at my home soon...

I have one of those old Linksys (Cisco) WRT54GL routers lying around that I haven't used in a couple of years.

Does anyone know if I can use the WRT54GL as my Fibre Broadband Router? Will it work?

Please let me know if you have any experience with this, thanks.

 

[Muttley]

According to the Linksys site, it does have a WAN port so it should work...

But that thing is ancient... wow

 

[Nerfherder]

According to the Linksys site, it does have a WAN port so it should work...

But that thing is ancient... wow

Yes will work but you will get drastically reduced speeds because its only 10/100 and the WIFI speeds is 54 megabit.

Worth spending the money on Gigabit LAN with a router that supports faster WIFI.

 

[Muttley]

Yes will work but you will get drastically reduced speeds because its only 10/100 and the WIFI speeds is 54 megabit.

Worth spending the money on Gigabit LAN with a router that supports faster WIFI.

Hence the reason I said it's ancient

 

[Inflicted]

I'm using the Ubiquiti AmpliFi in my home for wireless, so I will disable WiFi on the WRT54GL router.

I just need to know if I can use the WRT54GL router as my fibre gateway (broadband) router; and since it has WAN port with PPPoE it might work...

Thanks for the input.

 

[Muttley]

I'm using the Ubiquiti AmpliFi in my home for wireless, so I will disable WiFi on the WRT54GL router.

I just need to know if I can use the WRT54GL router as my fibre gateway (broadband) router; and since it has WAN port with PPPoE it might work...

Thanks for the input.

The main AmpliFi unit is also a router - why not use it's WAN port?

Max TX Power: 26 dBm
Radios: 6
MIMO Chains: 6
Speed: 1,750 Mbps
Networking Interface: Wi-Fi/Gigabit Ethernet (1) WAN, (4) LAN
Maximum Power Consumption: 11W
Buttons: Reset
Antennas: (1) Dual-Band Antenna, Tri-Polarity
Display: 1.6" (40.6 mm) Diagonal, 240 x 240, 212 ppi, G+F Touch, Full Colour
Wi-Fi Standards: 802.11b/g/a/n/ac
Power Save: Supported
Wireless Security: WPA2-PSK AES/TKIP
Operating Temperature: -10 to 55° C
Operating Humidity: 95% Non-condensing
Supported Data Rates
802.11ac: 13 Mbps to 1300 Mbps (MCS0 - MCS9, VHT 20/40/80)
802.11n: 6.5 Mbps to 450 Mbps (MCS0 - MCS23, HT 20/40)
802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps
802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps
802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps

https://scoop.co.za/ubiquiti-amplifi-hd-dual-band-router-5xge-afi-r.html