Jun 8, 2006 - The GL was fine with its 4.30.2 firmware, but I had to update the V5's. Figure 5: Linksys WRT54G V5 Download Throughput (click to enlarge). Tomato Firmware Tomato is a small, lean and simple replacement firmware for Linksys' WRT54G/GL/GS, Buffalo WHR-G54S/ wrt54g v5 firmware free download - SourceForge Connect.
It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.
Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.