How can I detect the Hardware Version of the 500gP ?

[nipec]

Hello

I want to upgrade my asus 500gP to Olegs Firmware....but I don't know
which Hardware Version I have buyed ?

How can I detect the Hardware Version of the 500gP ?

[sarlacc]

turn it upside down, there should be version type v2

[nipec]

hmmm....no type ?

and the webinterface says me that firemware 1.9.7.5 is installed, and there
is no 1.9.7.5 for WL-500GP Ver.2 ?

it looks like I have an old Ver. 1 Router ?
But how could this be ? I have bought this Router for an week ?

omppfff I want Oleg but don't want to crash my router while flashing ;/

[newbiefan]

Just at the front (silver) panel there is the version number.
Asus WL-500g Premium for Version 1 or:
Asus WL-500g Premium V2 for Version 2

Your mentioned Firmware is for Version 1, thats the reason why you can't find any version number.

Firmware Versions for V2 start always with 2.0.0.x

So your firmware is this one: http://wl500g.dyndns.org/1.9.2.7-10/...1.9.2.7-10.zip
Consider anytime: everything is at your own risk. I suggest to read a bit before flashing a new firmware.

Have fun....

ahhh, I forgot: be happy to have a V1, it is the better one......

[sarlacc]

exactly v1 is better one

I think that wl-500gPv2 is supported by Oleg firmware yet.
http://wl500g.dyndns.org/1.9.2.7-10/

[nipec]

thank you very much

now I do not have to be worry to kill my router cause of the wrong firmware...

I want to follow the german tutorial on this site....hopfully it will work

But why is the first Version the better one ? sounds strange.....

[newbiefan]

thank you very much

now I do not have to be worry to kill my router cause of the wrong firmware...

I want to follow the german tutorial on this site....hopfully it will work

But why is the first Version the better one ? sounds strange.....

Well, Version one has a minipci wireless - this allows you to change it if wanted/needed. All other stuff is the same.

Version 2 has onboard wireless.

BTW, Wengis howto is still maintained by wengi. And of course you can use german forum too, depending to your native language.

[Arnie-75]

All other stuff is the same.

No. v2 has different RAM (16bit vs 32bit) and a different CPU. Don't know the difference between the v1 and v2 cpu though.

http://oleg.wl500g.info/devices.html

[newbiefan]

No. v2 has different RAM (16bit vs 32bit) and a different CPU. Don't know the difference between the v1 and v2 cpu though.

http://oleg.wl500g.info/devices.html

Well, booth have 32 MB RAM and 8MB flash, 2 USB. That is what I meant with "same". It does not make a big difference for end users which kind of CPU is installed. You can purchase pcs with different cpu's, but as user you do not see any difference, independent wheter a AMD or Intel is installed provided the installed cpus are fast enough. No more, no less.......
Have fun...

[Arnie-75]

It does not make a big difference for end users which kind of CPU is installed. You can purchase pcs with different cpu's, but as user you do not see any difference, independent wheter a AMD or Intel is installed provided the installed cpus are fast enough. No more, no less.......
Have fun...

Not true.
We are talking about router-cpus here not about AMD or INTEL. Different CPUs mean different throuput and routing-performance. This might be no problem for people on slow DSL-lines but some (like me) have faster lanes to the internet and need to have fast routers. The v1 reaches up to 70-90 MBit/s WAN-to-LAN performance, I don't know how the fast the v2 is.

See this for some reference about router-performance:
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/compo...rt/Itemid,189/

[newbiefan]

Funny, how can you say not true, when you don't know the V2?

Further, here is what I've written:

provided the installed cpus are fast enough

Well, it doesn't make any sense to discuss about the differences of cheapest routers! When you want to have a fast router, why using an asus? I bet you know, that you can purchase routers for several 1.000 bucks if you have really a "backbone" connection. For all other home users, it doesn't make any difference, because they usually purchase routers with 150-266 MHz CPU.
And further, I never heard, that somebody made a decision to purchase a particular router in a price range of 50-80 bucks just because of a special CPU-Type, no buddy, tell this story somebody, not me.....
Anyway, the CPUs in V1 or V2 are in this price range one of the fastest.
have fun!

[Arnie-75]

Funny, how can you say not true, when you don't know the V2?

I was talking about your answer that all routers are the same which is defineately not true. Just follow the link I provided. The listed routers are SOHO-routers and by no means very special but still differ a lot in performace.

When you want to have a fast router, why using an asus?

Because it is cheap and uses really good hardware. There are more expensive routers that use slower hardware.

I bet you know, that you can purchase routers for several 1.000 bucks if you have really a "backbone" connection. For all other home users, it doesn't make any difference, because they usually purchase routers with 150-266 MHz CPU.
And further, I never heard, that somebody made a decision to purchase a particular router in a price range of 50-80 bucks just because of a special CPU-Type, no buddy, tell this story somebody, not me.....

Just follow my link, these charts are provided by the website for the people that do not exitst, according to you.
I'm currently using a 26 MBit/s non-DSL line. Some SOHO routers are not fast enough to route the data from WAN to LAN at 26 MBits. I did some research and decided to go for the WL500gP v1.

Also, see this link:
http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=12274

[newbiefan]

Sorry, can't see any sense. What do you want to tell me?

Well, the V2 has 240MHz and V1 266MHz. And now you want me to consider the theoretical difference in wan2lan speed? Should I study the datasheet of the V1 and V2 cpus? Ahhh and of course all the other chips too, because they may have a huge influence to router speed. Further, we would have to analyse (measure) software speed aso.......

A good overview of (mostly) low price routers: http://wiki.openwrt.org/TableOfHardware

It is well known, that an asus wl500gp is a fast router. My brother owns a (brandnew) V2, I can't detect a significant difference in wireless and hdd access and transfer time.

All this is off topic - the user opened this thread because it wasn't clear which version he bought.


have a nice, relaxing weekend

mmmh, I forgot an interesting link for bandwidth: http://www.caida.org/tools/visualiza...net/Backbones/

[Arnie-75]

Sorry, can't see any sense. What do you want to tell me?

Well, the V2 has 240MHz and V1 266MHz. And now you want me to consider the theoretical difference in wan2lan speed? Should I study the datasheet of the V1 and V2 cpus?

But they have different CPUs (that's what I told you in the beginning). They have different clock speeds, slightly different cpu-design (BCM4704 vs. BCM5354) and use different RAM (16bit vs. 32bit). This does affect speed.

It is well known, that an asus wl500gp is a fast router. My brother owns a (brandnew) V2, I can't detect a significant difference in wireless and hdd access and transfer time.

Of couse not, beause you are probably not having a fast internet-access (like 30 MBit/s downstream).
And wireless or hdd-access or hdd-transfer have nothing to do with WAN-to-LAN speed.

I live in Germany and used an AVM Fritz!Box before which also uses a different cpu (TexasInstruments AR7 clocked at 212MHz). I was only reaching 16-20 MBit/s downstream with this router and that's why I bought a WL500gP v1.

Seems like this discussion will not come to an end so I agree with you that we should stop.

Have a nice weekend, too.

[newbiefan]

And wireless or hdd-access or hdd-transfer have nothing to do with WAN-to-LAN speed.

Never said this... but is has something to do with cpu speed and I can't detect a significant difference with V1 or V2.
And cpu speed should have something to do with wan2lan speed - but it depends also to other hard and software.

Ok, I agree, we should end here, I've sent you a pm in german....