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Teach Your Router New Tricks With DD-WRT

Posted by samzenpus on from the new-tool dept.

snydeq writes "InfoWorld's Serdar Yegulalp offers an in-depth look at DD-WRT, open source router firmware that can 'breath new life — and advanced features — into your old wired or wireless router.' Quality-of-service controls, iptables-based firewall, IPv6 support, DNS controls, Kai Daemon for allowing game console network tunneling, and a host of features for using your router as a public-access hotspot are among the many possibilities for hacking your router with DD-WRT."

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  1. It turned my Linksys Router by Roachie · · Score: 4, Funny

    into a brick.

    Which, interestingly enough, was an improvement. WiFi is from the devil.

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  2. Re:People still use dd-wrt? by treeves · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tomato?
    Not until they legalize marinara.

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