Sparticus Posted January 12, 2007 CID Share Posted January 12, 2007 Can someone help me find which version I need for my linksys WRT54G v6.0? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted January 12, 2007 Author CID Share Posted January 12, 2007 Ah nvm I did it and it's awesome! Ten times I thought I had bricked my router though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted 2 Posted January 12, 2007 CID Share Posted January 12, 2007 nice man i have that oon my old router and it has way more features than linksys did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted January 12, 2007 Author CID Share Posted January 12, 2007 nice man i have that oon my old router and it has way more features than linksys did Yeah seriously, it's gonna take me a few days just to see all of them, I really like it. Oh and it fixed my NAT problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted 2 Posted January 12, 2007 CID Share Posted January 12, 2007 with the firmware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted January 12, 2007 CID Share Posted January 12, 2007 nice, DDWRT is so much better then the regular firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted January 12, 2007 Author CID Share Posted January 12, 2007 with the firmware? The ddwrt firmware. nice, DDWRT is so much better then the regular firmware. It really is it makes the router run a whole lot better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted January 12, 2007 Author CID Share Posted January 12, 2007 Oh, and if I had another linksys or wireless router that supported DD-WRT I could bridge them together and make the signal better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 14, 2007 CID Share Posted January 14, 2007 Can someone help me find which version I need for my linksys WRT54G v6.0? I am about 95% sure that you can use the micro version of the release for v6. If I remember correctly it has the exact same specs as the 5 and 5.5 hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkmullins Posted January 14, 2007 CID Share Posted January 14, 2007 Here's the page straight from the source: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Version_5_And_6_Router_Information Looking at that, it is not easy to do, and there are problems running even the Micro on a low memory device, but it apparently can be done. The prevailing recommendation is to get a pre-v5 G/GS or a new GL. I got a GL just for the purpose of running DD-WRT and it's working great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted January 14, 2007 Author CID Share Posted January 14, 2007 Here's the page straight from the source: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Version_5_And_6_Router_Information Looking at that, it is not easy to do, and there are problems running even the Micro on a low memory device, but it apparently can be done. The prevailing recommendation is to get a pre-v5 G/GS or a new GL. I got a GL just for the purpose of running DD-WRT and it's working great. Welcome to the forum jkmullins! Thanks for all your guys help I got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 14, 2007 CID Share Posted January 14, 2007 Here's the page straight from the source: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Version_5_And_6_Router_Information Looking at that, it is not easy to do, and there are problems running even the Micro on a low memory device, but it apparently can be done. The prevailing recommendation is to get a pre-v5 G/GS or a new GL. I got a GL just for the purpose of running DD-WRT and it's working great. If I remember correctly there is a way with out the JTAG cable.. I believe it involved vrworks or something to that effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunted 2 Posted January 14, 2007 CID Share Posted January 14, 2007 mine is the WRT-54G V3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted January 14, 2007 Author CID Share Posted January 14, 2007 Can I bridge two of them together (two wrt54gs with ddwrt) and make the signal strength stronger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 15, 2007 CID Share Posted January 15, 2007 You can bridge them together.. It isnt really making the signal stronger.. but providing more access points for your network. Basically what is created is a wireless mesh involving x number of WRT54Gs. There is a custom app called WDS, Wireless Distribution Service, that allows you to create backbone connections over the wireless network. So you have one router acting as a base station and the other router joins the network and basically repeats the signal. Now this is NOT the same as a standard AP or repeater!! Both of the previous devices require a wired link to enable service to the extra device. However, WDS you dont need the wired link. That being said there is a fairly large overhead in doing this. It is very possible to run out of bandwidth pretty quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted January 15, 2007 Author CID Share Posted January 15, 2007 You can bridge them together.. It isnt really making the signal stronger.. but providing more access points for your network. Basically what is created is a wireless mesh involving x number of WRT54Gs. There is a custom app called WDS, Wireless Distribution Service, that allows you to create backbone connections over the wireless network. So you have one router acting as a base station and the other router joins the network and basically repeats the signal. Now this is NOT the same as a standard AP or repeater!! Both of the previous devices require a wired link to enable service to the extra device. However, WDS you dont need the wired link. That being said there is a fairly large overhead in doing this. It is very possible to run out of bandwidth pretty quick. Well thats what i'm talking about.. repeating the signal. So I can get service in my backyard. If I plugged it up raw no wires excpet power could I access it from my laptop and set it up that way or does it have to be via ethernet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted January 15, 2007 CID Share Posted January 15, 2007 Well thats what i'm talking about.. repeating the signal. So I can get service in my backyard. If I plugged it up raw no wires excpet power could I access it from my laptop and set it up that way or does it have to be via ethernet? you can set the router up with no wires. EDIT: if you just want to it repeat the signal i think DDWRT has a mode for that but i can't remember what it is called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPawlak Posted January 15, 2007 CID Share Posted January 15, 2007 prolly here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted January 15, 2007 Author CID Share Posted January 15, 2007 Yep thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antirem Posted December 19, 2008 CID Share Posted December 19, 2008 Use the micro version to get it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fasstboy Posted January 12, 2009 CID Share Posted January 12, 2009 [glow=red,2,300]Ever get your Router to Bridge?[/glow] You don't need but the client router running dd-wrt to make it work right... if I am remembering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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