


Instead, version 8 routers simply route thin wires into antenna 'shells' eliminating the connector.

As a cost-cutting measure, the design of the latest version of the WRT54G no longer has detachable antennas or TNC connectors. The WRT54GC router is an exception and has an internal antenna with optional external antenna. The devices have two removable antennas connected through Reverse Polarity TNC connectors. It comes with a 4+1 port network switch (the Internet/WAN port is also in the same internal network switch, but on a different VLAN). The original WRT54G was first released in December 2002. 4 Hardware versions affect firmware compatibility.
