PSA: Linksys WRT54G/GS/GL and DD-WRT and Open Source firmware are simply awesome

[EKKC]

I have a computer set up in my old room in the parents' apartment, it is using a WRT54GS, I bought a new WRT54G in my own apt. to replace my D-Link GamerLounge DGL-4300 router (which is not working as well as before for some reason, and I have a separate gigabit switch so it's okay) so last night I tinkered around with the VPN server/client settings on the DD-WRT firmware, and didn't work. I wake up today and find out that my tunnel has been established. I can access the "parent apt" network without opening all the ports

DD-WRT = awesome

that is all. give me a

 

[kalster]

you can now install dd-wrt on any pc (embedded, wrap type) or even 486 pc

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Hacked 54G firmware FTW!

I think my WRT54G V3 is running HyperWRT 2.0, I loves it.

 

[EKKC]

yeah i read about that, does that mean i can pull out an old pentium 2 and run it as my DD-WRT router? that's awesome if it is

although power consumption cant possibly beat the linksys or other retail box routers

 

[kalster]

yeh, at the moment they only have a cf image, so you have to muck around with it to install on a regular hard drive, I have a wrap box (same size, bit more power than the wrt54g), that I plan to use dd-wrt on.

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: kalster
yeh, at the moment they only have a cf image, so you have to muck around with it to install on a regular hard drive, I have a wrap box (same size, bit more power than the wrt54g), that I plan to use dd-wrt on.

would it be possible to even build your own antenna? it'd be interesting what one can do to come up with a custom wireless router. wireless pre-N are for sissies!!!

 

[bob4432]

i am running HyperWRT 2.1b1 +tofu13c on a v1 wrt54g and it has been up for 205 days - the stock firmware would need to be rebooted quite often. i have moved some data through it with no issues-
LAN (rx/tx) : 65.00 G (2.74 K/s) 111.75 G (3.23 K/s)

WLAN (rx/tx) : 2.98 G (0.00 K/s) 10.56 G (0.00 K/s)

WAN (rx/tx) : 112.70 G (3.30 K/s) 67.17 G (2.95 K/s)

eth0 (rx/tx) : 185.16 G (6.67 K/s) 172.96 G (6.24 K/s)

vlan0 (rx/tx) : 66.44 G (2.80 K/s) 105.79 G (3.29 K/s)

linksys should take notes about these firmwares and learn from them

 

[xcript]

I concur. Have been using DD-WRT for ages.

 

[tweakmm]

Just a few days ago I switched back to the linksys firmware because I found DD-WRT to be amazing unstable.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
Just a few days ago I switched back to the linksys firmware because I found DD-WRT to be amazing unstable.

give the HyperWRT 2.1b1 +tofu13c a try

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
Just a few days ago I switched back to the linksys firmware because I found DD-WRT to be amazing unstable.

i think the v23 SP1 has been pretty stable though. my GL has been upgraded to SP2. dont see much difference, and VPN reported to be not working but i guess they were wrong?

 

[kalster]

Originally posted by: EKKC

Originally posted by: kalster
yeh, at the moment they only have a cf image, so you have to muck around with it to install on a regular hard drive, I have a wrap box (same size, bit more power than the wrt54g), that I plan to use dd-wrt on.

would it be possible to even build your own antenna? it'd be interesting what one can do to come up with a custom wireless router. wireless pre-N are for sissies!!!

If you have a mini pci card all you need really is pigtail connector,something like this
http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php...sCsid=f27dd84ffd9d536ba27ec4c04de644fc

and you can connect a router type antenna to it. If its a regular pc with a pci wifi card it probably will come with an antenna anyway. I think dd-wrt pc image currently only supports wifi cards that have atheros chipset

 

[Kaido]

Yeah DD-WRT is great. I recently switched over to the $35 Buffalo WHR-G54S wifi router, it's just awesome. Unlike the Linksys, you only have to load one firmware instead of the micro firmware then the standard. Awesome stuff :thumbsup:

EKKC, write us up a tutorial for doing VPN already

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: EKKC

Originally posted by: tweakmm
Just a few days ago I switched back to the linksys firmware because I found DD-WRT to be amazing unstable.

i think the v23 SP1 has been pretty stable though. my GL has been upgraded to SP2. dont see much difference, and VPN reported to be not working but i guess they were wrong?

I just upgraded to SP2 vpn on my v2 54g. PPTP server works perfectly.

 

[keeleysam]

Router Name:Zoo Station
Router Model: Motorola WR850GP

Firmware: DD-WRT v23 SP1 Final (05/16/06) mini
Time: 11:34:18 up 135 days, 3:04, load average: 0.01, 0.01, 0.00

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