Originally Posted by
richarddd
They all seem more expensive than the two I'm considering. Given that N would mainly be used to connect to the internet, it wouldn't seem to get me much at the moment.
My current thought, subject to change, is to get the WRT54GL, then when I get more N devices to consider an N router. As you suggest, a dual band may be the better course for an N router.
The third party firmwares are Linux-based and tend to be more reliable (with more features) than the stock Linksys firmware. Tomato and DD-WRT can turn your $40 router into the functional equivalent of a router that costs 10 times as much.
Things like: secure remote access, quality of service, bandwidth utilization logs, all kinds of stuff. I'd recommend starting with Tomato - I've found it much more user friendly and more reliable than DD-WRT.
http://www.polarcloud.com/firmware