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How to Flash Your NETGEAR Router with DD-WRT: 5 Easy Steps

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Submitted by MyOpenRouter Team on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 11:32am
How to Flash DD-WRT to your NETGEAR Router

One common question that we see around the forums is simply: how do I flash my NETGEAR router with DD-WRT? The world of open source firmware but can definitely be overwhelming for newcomers to the scene. Fortunately, flashing DD-WRT to your NETGEAR router is often much easier than it might seem at first, with a few of the terms and steps made clearer. Here's how to get started.

How to Set Up OpenVPN on NETGEAR R7000 with DD-WRT

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Submitted by mrdrew on Tue, 10/11/2016 - 4:20pm
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This howto covers setting up an OpenVPN Server for access to your home network as if you were local. It's an excellent alternative to opening a bunch of ports in your firewall and exposing poorly secured programs to the world wide web.

Here's the overview:

  1. install OpenVPN on laptop to generate keys for server and a few clients
  2. configure dd-wrt router
  3. configure clients

Please respond in the Comments what hardware you used this how-to on, and any differences. I will update original article with your input.