Author Topic: Alternative Firmware for Linksys Routers (Read 1474 times)

sully! · « **on:** June 10, 2006, 11:27:12 PM »

I've been having to do more frequent maintenance reboots of my Linksys router lately and I've been thinking about trying an alternative firmware for it to see if that helps.

I know tekie has done this with his router. Has anyone else done this and do you have any preferences or suggestions for an alterna-firmware?

The router have is a Linksys WRT54G v.1.1 with the most current Linksys firmware.

I'd like to give this a try before I explore replacing the router.

Edit: I'm trying out DD-WRT and really like it quite a bit so far (ok, it's only been a couple of hours). The website itself isn't much, but the Wiki is quite helpful. I still haven't explored all the features of this firmware as there is so much to it. Has anyone used it? Thoughts? Concerns?

Fabio · « **Reply #1 on:** June 11, 2006, 07:45:35 PM »

.... Sveasoft..... version... Alchemy-V1.0 v3.37.6.8s

tekiet put this on mine a year ago and it is amazing...

TekieB · « **Reply #2 on:** June 11, 2006, 10:35:40 PM »

DD-WRT is by far the best one out there now

the sveasoft firmware was good (still is) but they have some shady buisness deals etc, ddwrt is a nicer package, and at least attempts to comply with the GPL

sully! · « **Reply #3 on:** June 11, 2006, 10:41:27 PM »

This is apparently based on what Sveasoft started, but they've refined it, added to it, cleaned up the gui, and they don't charge $20/year for it like Sveasoft does.

It's working pretty well so far. I want to figure out the Hotspot config though, basically just for the captive portal aspect. Something just wasn't lining up right earlier. Plus it also looks like I can use the wireless on my router to connect to a neighbors conveniently unsecured router and use it as a secondary WAN connection, but I haven't looked into that very deeply yet. But I think the best thing I've seen so far is the addition of VPN support. I can setup my router as a VPN endpoint, and then get a router for my mom, and have that point back at mine as a client so I can have her PC on my network, helping with support issues, etc. Very cool stuff.

Anyone have a WRT54G they want to sell cheap? Preferably a version 4 of the hardware.

P.S. One more post and I'll be 1337!!!

The Shoctor · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2006, 09:53:28 AM »

I maybe willing to sell mine once I get my WRAP. We will see then.

TekieB · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2006, 11:03:14 AM »

Quote from: "ShadoHawk"

I maybe willing to sell mine once I get my WRAP. We will see then.

monowall > all (I still need to try pfsense)

Author Topic: Alternative Firmware for Linksys Routers (Read 1474 times)

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