On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Chris Knadle <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > Curious: /some/ of the WGR614 model versions are supported by DD-WRT, and > others are not. The WGR614v10 apparently has a low amount of NVRAM (24k) > which is thought to be one of the reasons why DD-WRT doesn't work on it. > > Manufacturer Model Revision Supported Activation required > Netgear WGR614 v4 no no > Netgear WGR614 v5 not possible no > Netgear WGR614 v6 wip no > Netgear WGR614 v7 not possible no > Netgear WGR614 v8 yes no > Netgear WGR614 v9 no no > Netgear WGR614 WW yes no > Netgear WGR614L L yes no > Netgear WGT624 v2 wip no > > Yeah - I "just" missed it - doesn't surprise me though - as I noted somewhere else I think, I only paid like $35 for this tiny box. No loss. > > That would mean that I would have to buy a new one to start with - and I > am > > not willing to do that with Netgear right now. Personal thing. Since > Paul is > > loaning me a compatible unit, I will play with (at least) DD-WRT on that > and > > see if it makes sense to do something else. > > A quick note: most of the wrt54g models are supported by dd-wrt, but not > the > v7 version. OpenWRT is too large to put on a wrt54g, but fits on the > wrt54gl. > Paul gave me a WRT54gs v6 - and that is listed as supported. Looks like I will try it at some point! > > > I may consider purchasing a Netgear later though. If I find the Linksys > > adequate, it should be enough to put either DD-WRT or openwrt on that - > and > > then maybe pick something up later on when things get more critical. > > > > I'm not pushing this stuff very hard really. > > Where you're using the wireless router as an AP rather than as a router, > the > only reason to try dd-wrt would be to see if it was more reliable than the > stock firmware (on whichever router you put it on). > ... or to just learn something maybe. I take Calvin<http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1991/03/31>'s position though: "Careful - We wouldn't want to learn anything from this...." :) JC -- Eschew obfuscation and pompous prolixity. Light a man a fire, he is warm for the night. Light a man afire, he is warm for the rest of his life.
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