L = linux

 

yes, both wired and wireless. Good thing is that there are a lot of 3rd party FW and sw dev for the router that make it configurable to your liking. I haven't used it much.

 

the buffalo is the cheapest dd-wrt capable router last time i checked, though the GL is still the prefered mule

 

N isn't worth it as most people will never take advantage of the actual speed of the network. Also have to factor in that if you are using wireless the place you live in will make a huge impact on that.

 

I don't get what the hype with all this Linksys + Linux is. I had an old-skool original version Linksys WRT54g that never worked particularly amazingly. When it finally crapped out after 5 years I bought a cheapie Belkin 802.11g router with 4 ports on the back and WPA2. It works perfectly. I guess if I had some sort of media hub set up where I was transferring media files from different PC's on the network to a home theater setup I would consider going to a draft-N setup but for my needs (i.e. web surfing, the occasional net radio stream) I can't see a reason I would spend any more.

 

i have the Buffalo WHR-G54S.

works with both DD-WRT, and the tomato firmware.

 

GET THE BUFFALO .. i also have dd-wrt. A MUST IF YOU DOWNLOAD TORRENTS.

 

wrt54g is a nice one. Get the GL if you can, a lot more flexibility. (dd-wrt)

I'd say no to the N, unless you are transferring tons of multi gigabyte files between 2 wireless computers that take full advantage of N.... it's just about useless. IMO.