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DD-WRT Kong Mod for NETGEAR R9000 Updated 12-11-17

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Submitted by MyOpenRouter Team on Mon, 12/11/2017 - 4:22pm

Own a powerhouse R9000 X10 Nighthawk from NETGEA!R? Looking to experiment with DD-WRT, or upgrade your existing build?

DD-WRT Kong Mods Updated for NETGEAR Routers

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Submitted by MyOpenRouter Team on Wed, 11/01/2017 - 4:44pm

All NETGEAR DD-WRT "Kong Mod" builds have been updated to the latest version. This version (any Kong or BrainSlayer mod after 10/25/17), according to the DD-WRT wiki, addresses the KRACK vulnerability.

Grab the latest version for your device in our Downloads section, and please post to the forums if you have any questions!

Kong DD-WRT Builds Updated for NETGEAR R9000, R7800, R7500v2

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Submitted by MyOpenRouter Team on Thu, 06/08/2017 - 3:01pm

Head on over to the Downloads section to grab the latest updates if you own one of these NETGEAR powerhouse routers!

For more information, there are also some discussions on DD-WRT.com regarding the R9000 and R7800.

Kong Mod DD-WRT Updates Available for NETGEAR Routers (May 2017)

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Submitted by MyOpenRouter Team on Mon, 05/22/2017 - 4:44pm

Kong has once again presented the NETGEAR open source community with a great gift -- updates!

The following builds have been updated:

March 2017 DD-WRT "Kong Mod" Updates for NETGEAR Routers

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Submitted by MyOpenRouter Team on Fri, 03/17/2017 - 3:14pm

What's at the end of the rainbow?

If you were hoping for an actual pot of gold, we're sorry to disappoint you. However, those of you using Kong's DD-WRT firmware on your NETGEAR router, then you're in luck.

Kong's March updates have been posted to our downloads section -- update now, or give them a try!

DD-WRT Now Available for NETGEAR Nighthawk X10 R9000

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Submitted by MyOpenRouter Team on Tue, 02/21/2017 - 4:56pm

Developers BrainSlayer (from DD-WRT.com) and Kong have just released a new DD-WRT port for the powerhouse R9000 X10 router from NETGEAR.

For the details and the download, head to the Downloads section!

DD-WRT "Kong Mod" NETGEAR Builds Updated 2016-09-09

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Submitted by MyOpenRouter Team on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 2:45pm

New Kong builds are out, folks!

Grab them in the NETGEAR firmware downloads section.

Note:

- *.bin files can only be flashed from dd-wrt webif.
- *.chk can be flashed from Netgear factory fw and from dd-wrt webif

- I don't provide factory to dd-wrt for non Netgear models
  since I do not own any non Netgear Broadcom units

All builds include ddup util, which allows update checking
and flashing of the following models:

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

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Submitted by MyOpenRouter Team on Wed, 06/29/2016 - 3:09pm

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 "Kong Mod" Now Available for NETGEAR R6400

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Submitted by MyOpenRouter Team on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 3:12pm

Famous firmware developer Kong has released his flavor of DD-WRT for the NETGEAR R6400 wireless router. Snag it here.

Quick Review of DD-WRT "Kong Mod" Firmware for NETGEAR R8000 Nighthawk

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Submitted by Peter Redmer on Wed, 06/10/2015 - 1:27pm

Let me begin by saying we have some great developers working on NETGEAR firmware releases. I've been using Kong's and shibby's DD-WRT and Tomato builds for years on various NETGEAR models, and all have been fantastic. The latest flavor I've been using has been Kong's DD-WRT build for the NETGEAR R8000 Nighthawk, and I wanted to share my experience with it over the past few months.

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