On Sun, Feb 18, 2007 at 20:26:25 +0100, Andras Simon <szajmi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 2/18/07, Wade Hampton <wadehamptoniv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >Slightly OT, but what version of firmware should I try on a WRT54GL? I > >see I have multiple choces including: > > > >Stock/Linksys -- not an option > > Why? (I've been using this for a few weeks now, with no problem at all.) You can do more stuff (e.g. complicated traffic shaping) using the various open software firmware. You might not trust the supplied firmware to not have a back door to allow snooping of your local network traffic. The FBI wanted a similar feature built into routers in the past (e.g. Private Doorbell), so it is not unreasonable to expect they have at least talked to home router manufacturers about building something into their routers. > > > >DD-wrt I flashed a Buffalo WHR-G54S with DD-WRT V23SP2 last Friday. So far it seems to work OK, but I want to investigate things more regarding traffic shaping. One thing of note is that this version runs a 2.4 kernel. I think IMQ is available, but I didn't find IFB, which is the new way of doing this. I am planning on seeing if SP3 or V24 (both currently in beta) are going to support 2.6 kernels. I didn't want to try them, as my router isn't easy to recover if it gets bricked. By the time I am ready for more advanced stuff that I want to test. I am hoping that there will be a firmware that uses a 2.6 kernel.
