[aklug] Re: OpenWRT

From: barsalou <barjunk@attglobal.net>
Date: Wed May 21 2008 - 12:56:33 AKDT

Quoting "Thomison, Lee" <ThomisonL@muni.org>:

>
> Openwrt is one of several firmware sets available for the wireless =20
> routers. It is sort of an erector set for wireless AP boxen. When =20
> I first looked at the wrt stuff it was pretty primitive and klunky =20
> (but quite an achievement even so). It does looks like it's come =20
> quite a ways since then.
>
> I've used dd-wrt for several years now in several locations. It's =20
> been virtually troublefree, except for the trouble I caused by my =20
> own dinking around.
>
> Talk about another firmware set called 'tomato' =20
> http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato has been making the rounds lately.
>
> One thing to be very careful of is that the box you want to put the =20
> firmware on is -really- compatible, and you really are getting what =20
> you think you are getting when you buy a Linksys or Dlink or =20
> whichever box. The vendors all play fast and loose with their model =20
> numbers and version numbers. Same model number and version number =20
> may not mean the boxes have the same feature set.
>
> Also, make sure you know how to hard reset/default whichever box you =20
> get. The methods aren't all the same.
>
> And finally, a lean firmware set such as openwrt can be very =20
> desirable since nvram is usually 4M or less (I've got an 8M Buffalo =20
> unit I bricked and haven't bothered to unbrick yet).
>
> That is the one complaint I have with the dd-wrt firmware is that it =20
> is relatively bloated and nvram is saturated so can't really do a =20
> SSL-certed openvpn server.
>
> He does make a smaller version, but then I'd have to install a lot =20
> more pkgs that I use.
>
> If dd-wrt ever becomes untenable, it may just be best to use the =20
> erector set to roll my own.
>
> Good luck!
>

Good stuff!

Thanks Lee.

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