Anyone Running DD-WRT?

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I'm considering running dd-wrt to try to fix a home network problem that I have. I understand that it's open source and is kindof the equivalent of installing linux on your router, but I'm wondering whether others are willing to trust their home network with it.

So, do you have dd-wrt on your router? Do you log in to your bank accounts with that network?

Thanks.
 
I do have DD-WRT on my router and it has increased the functionaries of my router. As far as bank accounts my dad accesses his sefcu bank account for copies of his checks. It works better than the interface that my router came with. Nice to be able to monitor the bandwidth that me and my family use everyday. My only suggestion is to follow the instructions to the letter. You would not want to brick the router of course.
 
I'm not using DD-WRT but I have been running tomato for a while and would highly recommend it. It was very simple to install and while I haven't even begun to look into all the things I can do with it (running the wireless signal at set times, MAC address blocking to certain features, antenna power, etc.) it's nice knowing that it's there when I need/want it.

Do it. 👍
 
Neither of you have concerns that because the router software is written third party that someone has installed a backdoor to your network?

I understand that it's open source and I could read every line of code and then compile it and compare it to the binary available on the website... but that's a huge pain.

I did get a lot more confident in taking this step when I found out that buffalo routers sell with dd-wrt already loaded.
 
The guy behind DD-WRT makes a living out of the pro version of his firmware. My thinking is, if there was a backdoor, someone would've found it and his business would've been kaput.
Who's to say netgear/linksys/dlink don't put in backdoors themselves? They have thousands of employees who could slip something in along the way, dd-wrt is a tiny operation.
 
...and in fact that's exactly what happened in 2008. Someone found a backdoor in their dd-wrt firmware that allowed anyone with one of two specific IP addresses access to the router. They brought it up to the person who wrote the firmware and they fixed it within minutes, saying that it was a mistake and should not have been in the release.

I guess, on the whole, finding that case makes me feel better. It sucks that there was a backdoor in the software, but it was found and fixed promptly. That's how it's supposed to work.

Also the fact that buffalo uses it is pretty convincing to me. I'm probably going to try it.
 
Yeah, Buffalo, can they make anything that's worth using? I dumped their WHR-HP-G300N "high power" router for a refurb netgear and couldn't be happier.
The buffalo said it was dd-wrt compatible but guess what, some of the important features weren't fully implemented. The signal was weak, it wasn't stable, and since dd-wrt wasn't complete, the oem interface left much to be desired. I'm not sure I could go back to any of their products.
 
Well, I installed it and it's up and running. My wireless router had ceased wireless functionality, but I suspected the firmware. dd-wrt has fixed the problem (at least for now). So far so good.
 
So far dd-wrt has brought the wireless connection back from the dead, improved the wireless signal, and claims that I can now use the usb connection on the router as a print server (even though it does not have that ability with the stock firmware).

I'm extremely impressed.

Edit:

Yup, printing works. Unbelievable.
 
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