You can pass additional commands to the system shell directly, further customizing beyond even DD-WRT's extensive capabilities.How to setup a DD-WRT WiFi repeater bridge Overview It feels (and is :-)) more feature-complete than the stock firmware, at least on Linksys devices. The real-time graphs on the bandwidth page are excellent. The sys-info default page is nice with useful information. I need more than that for gaming and for work purposes.
The default FW on both my Linksys WAPs could only do something like 10 or 12 port forwards. This means you can do cool things like multi-MAC IP assignments, so clients that are sometimes wireless, sometimes wired can have the same IP (with an external DHCP server).Īdministration interface is easier to navigate than the stock Linksys firmware. Clients on the wireless are on the same subnet as the rest of the LAN, meaning no crazy DNS or NAT tricks to talk seamlessly between systems. I've also set it up as a server so I can access anything on my home LAN.īridging the wifi to the LAN, aka Wireless Bridge. When I was with a previous company, I had it set up to connect to the work OpenVPN. I've been running DD-WRT at home for well over three years on a couple different Linksys WRT54G's. I buy and recommend routers based on whether I can install dd-wrt on them. Just click on any MAC address you see in the GUI and it'll show you who made that network card. Click a button to wake up that machine.īuilt-in lookup of MAC address manufacturers. It automatically maintains a database of MAC addresses it knows about. Some versions of dd-wrt include gaming accelerators. QoS bandwidth limiting, configurable on a per-protocol basis. Run a public hotspot using the built-in Chillispot, Sputnik, and Wifidog software. On some models, boost the power output of the wireless radio up to the legal maximum (250 mW). Split the LAN ports on the back and the wireless LAN into (up to) five distinct LANs, each with their own subnets, DHCPd, routing, and firewall rules.
Speaking of SSH, it supports port forwarding. You can log into your router from the Internet, then log in to your home machines. Run multiple SSIDs, each with their own routing and firewall rules.
Others have mentioned the main features, so here are some of the more esoteric ones:
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