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Besides providing several features ... DD-WRT is quite updated and its GUI is very easy to use ... I mean other f/ws like OpenWRT dnt have their GUI as developed as that of DD-WRT ....
My favorite DD-WRT features are OpenVPN and wirless repeater .....
These features are supported in other f/ws also but as I said .. the ease with which several DD-WRT features can be configured and used .. makes DD-WRT a front runner :) ....
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There's a huge list of DD-WRT's features available on their Wiki.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/What_is_%22DD-WRT%22%3F#Features
I'm curious as to which of these features are the "crowd favorites." What stands out to you as the top reasons for switching to DD-WRT?
Alternatively, is there another firmware you prefer because of a feature DD-WRT doesn't have?
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January 28, 2011 1:20 PM
I put DD-WRT on a couple of Belkin devices, a router and an access point. The upgrade was easy. I liked user interface, the extended feature set and the ease of use.
WPN824v3 as access point connecting to my neighbors WPN824v3 on a cable modem. Gigabit switch locally with LG-NAS and two Windows 2008 R2 servers and workstations.
January 28, 2011 6:46 PM
The reason I got my WNR3500L router and soon switched from OEM to DD-WRT firmware was because I wanted my router to be my OpenVPN server and NAS combined. This means, as a minimum, I only needed to leave my router turned on when out of the office. I spend 4 to 6 months a year out of the office.
A PC running 24/7 costs me about USD700pa in power. The router with OpenVPN/NAS only costs me about USD20pa.
I chose the Kong mod for this as Kong is on this forum and I can mostly understand his explanations when trying to help with problems.
Netgear WNR3500L, DD-WRT Kong Mod USB/FTP/SAMBA3/OpenVPN/Proxy Build 18010M, Win XP Home SP3, Firefox 8, ethernet to GlobeSurfer II modem.
February 11, 2011 2:39 PM
The feature that I use the most is the pptp server. I use that over OpenVPN for the iOS support. I would prefer to use OpenVPN because of the security weaknesses in pptp, but the only OpenVPN client, GuizmOVPN, requires a jailbroken device. Another useful feature is the ability to port forward with the destination port number being different than the source port number.
Actiontec MI424WR, Netgear WNDR3700v2, Linksys WRT54GS w/ DD-WRT v24-sp2 std ver. 13064 VINT Eko, Verizon FiOS
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