Best 3rd party firmware for Linksys WRT54G?

[Ichinisan]

I have never used a 3rd party firmware for my Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G router, though I have heard that most have features that resolve my problem. There are so many alternatives that I can't even begin to decide which one to try first.

My problem is that I use DMZ to expose a single computer, from which I access many features (Remote Desktop Connection, FTP, HTTP, etc). I keep it obsessively updated, so I'm not worried about vulnerabilities. I place the computer in DMZ so that all outside traffic is forwarded to it. After a couple of weeks, the local IP's change, and a different computer on my LAN is now receiving the forwarded traffic. I need the DHCP-assigned IP address to never expire/change so that DMZ will continue to work, and I also need the DynDNS.org feature to function properly. Linksys is !@#$ing retarded for not realizing that this could be a problem. Even port-forwarding should have an option to go by physical port of MAC address.

My hardware version is 2.0. What do you guys recommend?

 

[bob4432]

first off, use no-ip for dns forwarding, works like a charm and i have been using them for years, second, use static ips for your lan computers, especially the one in the dmz, problems solved you can keep it behind the router as you should be able to forward quite a few sets of ports.

here is how to setup the network tcp/ip tab for static, your numbers may vary a little but should be pretty close as this is for a lan using a non-wireless linksys router. you can get your dns setting by hitting start->run-> type "cmd" then type "ipconfig /all"

then just go into the router and either forward all to that ip address you need or set it as the dmz machine.

static ips will not change, and i would set it pretty high so there is no conflict with another machine on your lan, like 150, but you can go up to 255

good luck

 

[Ichinisan]

I was hoping that I could get DynDNS working because I already set up a client with a hostname and I don't want to run an updater client on my PC until the end of time (especially considering how often I replace my hardware). Not only that, but having the router configured will ensure that the hostname is refreshed/updated often enough if I have to take an extended trip and my computer is not used. I was thinking that someone should have a version of Linux running on the router, which could execute more than one simultaneous instance of a DynDNS client to keep a whole list of hostnames updated.