There are many good Programs out there to turn a "cheap" Router into a $600 Router. Some of the more popular DD-WRT, Tomato, OpenWRT and Sveasoft. Not all Routers can have the firmware upgraded it depends on which third party firmware you go with. You can find out which one to use with each router on the web sites of the firmware vendors. It is best to see which routers you can use before buying one. The main reason to upgrade the firmware on a router is for WDS bridging. WDS, or Wireless Distribution System, is a way of bridging access points together without wires. By using WDS you can use your callsign as the SSID and stay within Part 97 ID requirements. You can also increase the Tx power from 70mW to 250mW. When you upgrade your firmware, be sure to read and read again all instructions. This will keep you from "Bricking" your router. I will be using DD-WRT because it will work with the most versions of the WRT-54G. I will be using several WRT-54G routers for this build. For further research use these links:
www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database
www.polarcloud.com/tomato
http://openwrt.org/
www.sveasoft.com/
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