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lambo · 15-02-10, 05:04 PM

oh and have a good read of the peacock thread
DD-WRT Forum :: View topic - Peacock Thread-FAQ: EVERYTHING you NEED to know! Really!!

waqasahmed · 15-02-10, 11:41 PM

Blakey, apparently the Linksys routers are easy to set up for DD-WRT, but they do cost a bit more. I bought mine for £30ish(The WRT54G) and Ill be installing DD-WRT on it to turn it in to a bridge(its cheaper than 4 home plugs!) and Ill probably be using VOIP if I can get it for free lol.

Another great firmware out there to try is "tomato" With the linksys routers, you can jtag them back to life if they are ever bricked. You probably could do with the Belkin ones as well, but they're not all that popular in all fairness

/24 · 19-02-10, 08:58 PM

DDWRT is a quality bit of fw m8 I honestly suggest that you give it another go, it is easily possible to setup as a dual WAN Configuration by putting another port in the same vlan as the wan port if you want a quick guide let me know, as for wan ip address if you go to the status tab and hit wan then click DHCP renew it will get a WAN address. If anyone is interested I can screen shot some settings pages?

waqasahmed · 19-02-10, 10:32 PM

Would be good if you could give a guide or a screenshot. Ill be doing some reading up on the software as it seems interesting

lambo · 27-02-10, 09:49 PM

Ive been messing around with dd-wrt on a linksys 54gs v5 for a couple of days now, all I can say is it brilliant, I recon you should give it another go blakey_8, I am currently using it as a wireless repeater, it has doubled the range of the base router, you can aso use the 4 lan ports on the linksys at the same time.
set up info here Universal Wireless Repeater - DD-WRT Wiki

blakey_8 · 28-02-10, 10:41 PM

I only use the router as a router lol. I have one desktop PC, two laptops and a PS3 hooked up to it wirelessly and that's good enough for me.

15-02-10, 05:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 881 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: I Think My Router Is Bricked! oh and have a good read of the peacock thread DD-WRT Forum :: View topic - Peacock Thread-FAQ: EVERYTHING you NEED to know! Really!!

15-02-10, 11:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
waqasahmed Cost efficient muppet Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: W. Yorkshire TW area Posts: 4,510 Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 935 Times in 690 Posts	Re: I Think My Router Is Bricked! Blakey, apparently the Linksys routers are easy to set up for DD-WRT, but they do cost a bit more. I bought mine for £30ish(The WRT54G) and Ill be installing DD-WRT on it to turn it in to a bridge(its cheaper than 4 home plugs!) and Ill probably be using VOIP if I can get it for free lol. Another great firmware out there to try is "tomato" With the linksys routers, you can jtag them back to life if they are ever bricked. You probably could do with the Belkin ones as well, but they're not all that popular in all fairness __________________ Sat set up: Openmedia 500CS Sky mini dish 1m orbital+dodgy Motek motor TG585 v7 bridged modem DIR-615 D2 DD-WRT router

19-02-10, 08:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
/24 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 417 Thanks: 39 Thanked 94 Times in 82 Posts	Re: I Think My Router Is Bricked! DDWRT is a quality bit of fw m8 I honestly suggest that you give it another go, it is easily possible to setup as a dual WAN Configuration by putting another port in the same vlan as the wan port if you want a quick guide let me know, as for wan ip address if you go to the status tab and hit wan then click DHCP renew it will get a WAN address. If anyone is interested I can screen shot some settings pages?

19-02-10, 10:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
waqasahmed Cost efficient muppet Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: W. Yorkshire TW area Posts: 4,510 Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 935 Times in 690 Posts	Re: I Think My Router Is Bricked! Would be good if you could give a guide or a screenshot. Ill be doing some reading up on the software as it seems interesting __________________ Sat set up: Openmedia 500CS Sky mini dish 1m orbital+dodgy Motek motor TG585 v7 bridged modem DIR-615 D2 DD-WRT router

27-02-10, 09:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 881 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: I Think My Router Is Bricked! Ive been messing around with dd-wrt on a linksys 54gs v5 for a couple of days now, all I can say is it brilliant, I recon you should give it another go blakey_8, I am currently using it as a wireless repeater, it has doubled the range of the base router, you can aso use the 4 lan ports on the linksys at the same time. set up info here Universal Wireless Repeater - DD-WRT Wiki

28-02-10, 10:41 PM	#16 (permalink)
blakey_8 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 6,947 Thanks: 245 Thanked 1,312 Times in 1,205 Posts	Re: I Think My Router Is Bricked! I only use the router as a router lol. I have one desktop PC, two laptops and a PS3 hooked up to it wirelessly and that's good enough for me.

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