ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield
There are many choices of firmware for the various embedded devices but as an ardent open systems supporter I liked the sound of one with the word ‘Open’ in its title and it promised a tiny platform independent linux OS. The same firmware will run on most MIPS/Broadcom based routers e.g. ASUS, Linksys, Belkin, D-Link, Buffalo etc. The advantage is flexibility in that you can build a system with exactly what you want in it and nothing else, but consequently you get very little ready made. Unlike most other firmware options, its footprint is small enough to get rt2mei up and running without requiring any external memory or disk.
The other main contender is Oleg’s firmware, which is based on the original GPL router firmware with additional features. It is well documented for a Toppy setup and will almost certainly be simpler to setup and provide more features as standard. However I believe it only works on the ASUS WL-500 series routers and does require at least a USB flash drive to run rt2mei.
My home wireless LAN is provided by a Netgear DG384GT Wireless ADSL router. Because this does not support WDS, I was forced to configure the ASUS as a wireless client with routing between its LAN switch 1 and the wireless side rather than the conventional bridged solution. This factor makes this setup a little more complicated. These instructions should still work for any existing wireless router at home, but could be simplified if the ASUS is intended to be your only router or if your existing router supports WDS.
The instructions should also still work in outline for any other OpenWRT supported router but you will have to adjust certain parts for hardware differences.
Get pdf ASUS WL-500gP OpenWRT configuration guide for Topfield
