DD-WRT Open Source Router Project

DD-WRT is a really nifty open source project for turning your boring old wireless router into a modern, full featured router. From the DD-WRT web page:

DD-WRT is a Linux based alternative OpenSource firmware suitable for a great variety of WLAN routers and embedded systems. The main emphasis lies on providing the easiest possible handling while at the same time supporting a great number of functionalities within the framework of the respective hardware platform used.

Setup is pretty complicated, though. Here is how I did mine.

  1. See if your router is supported
  2. If it is supported see which version of firmware to load.
  3. Setup just about always involves first installing a stripped down version of firmware
  4. After the stripped down version is running then install the full featured final version