R8500 Open Source Firmware

DD-WRT "Kong Mod" Updated 6-27-2016

Several new updates have been released by Kong for his DD-WRT firmware for NETGEAR routers.

See the newest versions for the R8500, R8000, R7000, R6700, R6400, R6300v2, and R6250 on our recent downloads page.

DD-WRT Update Release for R8500 Nighthawk Router

Tathagata Das has released an additional DD-WRT build for the NETGEAR Nighthawk router series, this time for the powerhouse R8500. This is a support release of DD-WRT based on revision 29627.

Click here to download DD-WRT from Tathagata for the NETGEAR R8500.

DD-WRT "Kong Mod" Now Available for NETGEAR R8500 Nighthawk

The wait is over! Firmware maestro Kong has released his DD-WRT build for the NETGEAR R8500.

Download it here and post your results and experiences on the R8500 Open Source Firmware forum!