Hi all,
I just bought a Netgear router advertised as a "WNR 3500l v1 Open Source with pre-installed DD-WRT". It's up and running with all my wireless devices (2 Android cellphones, an iPod Touch and a tf101 tablet) and wired devices (Raspberry Pi and Home PC) connecting perfectly.
NooB question #1: From the DD-WRT control panel my router is indicated as s "Netgear WNR3500v2/U/L". I checked the FCC id number on the back of the router (FCC id PY308400093) and from what I've read that means I have a v1....no?
NooB question #2: Also from the control panel, my firmware is "DD-WRT v24-sp2 (12/16/11) vpnkong". Since everything seems to be working fine, would it be worth it to update this firmware? And to which firmware seeing as how I'm not 100% sure which version I have.
Thanks for your time,
Yes you have a version 1 router. There is a newer Kong mod in the download section at the link below. I have the same router and it has been serving me well. I use tomato because the openvpn setup is easier.
http://www.myopenrouter.com/download/22510/DD-WRT-Kong-Mod-USB-FTP-SAMBA...
Thanks bc_tiger for the info. I'm not using a VPN at the moment so I'll try out the newer Kong mod.