I've had a Linksys WRT54 router since 2005-2006, and most of those years it had dd-wrt.
Yesterday it stoped working (after 10 years. go figure), so I bought an Netgear R6400 (good price, good reviews). I still have a refurbished WRT54 that I use as a repeater, also with dd-wrt.
Since I'm a fan of Open Source software and dd-wrt, my first instinct is to just replace its OS to dd-wrt.
I would just like to know a few things before taking the dive:
- Benefits
What benefits would I get from switching an R6400 to dd-wrt?
Any drawbacks? Would I loose some functionality?
I love Open Source, but do not mind using propietary (closed) software, if it works better.
- Alternatives
Is dd-wrt the best option for R6400, or should I consider the other distributions (Tomato, OpenWRT, etc.)
- Warranty
How would it affect the warranty?
I put dd-wrt on my WRT54 some years after buying it, so it was no issue for me. But I bought the R6400 yesterday.
Thank you for any help.
Are you on a VPN? Because you likely "have a life" as the saying goes...just use dd-wrt. I am wasting a bunch of time over here dealing with this: I put Shibby's Tomato on my Netgear R6400 AC1750 and it cannot work with my VPN (Vypr). I like and need the VPN far more than the Tomato. The router works great, performs wonderfully,zero probs -- would recommend it, and this one:thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-wi-fi-router/. And Tomato really is great, it installed with no issues, it's "pre-tweaked" by Shibby (very impt) -- it's perfect except, according to Support at my vpn, it can't do "multiWAN/my vpn" therefore I cannot put the router itself onto the VPN, which is what I need. Something to do with multiWAN -- I am not tech-y enough to truly understand the problem, but I do understand that I need DD-WRT instead of Tomato, and definitely instead of the original SW (security reasons). Pretty sure it will void the warranty to change the SW (on any product, likely). I had saved this in my bookmarks: myopenrouter.com/download/dd-wrt-kong-mod-netgear-r6400-2016-12-02