DD-WRT on Linksys WRT160N

I read in the Installation guide that using Firefox is a very bad idea, I use Linux (Ubuntu specifically) so using Internet Explorer is out of the question, can I use Opera or something else to get it to work? Besides that I want to know what advantages it would offer to me, and end-user who is perfectly fine with my current router firmware. It seems that DD-WRT firmware requires a lot of work without any added features that interest me and includes the risk of bricking. Thanks for any help and information.

 

If you see no added benefit, than do not use it.

Your connection will not be any faster or stronger (well, that depends on the default signal strength your router is set to, to be fair)


DD_WRT is great when you have specific situations that you need to configure your router for--there is nothing in your post to suggest you need that.

 

My knowlesdge is that DD-WRT firmware benefit is an increased signal strength, better security, more control over what your wireless does or doesn’t do and other things that I don't recall right now.

Ask blue68f100 member, he knows DD-WRT very closely.

 

It "can" increase signal strength, but only if your router's firmware sets its default signal strength lower than it is capable of outputting--but increasing the output can overheat your router and can cause it to fail.

It can offer better security if you know how to set it up, but for most people the better security is negligible because their needs are not specific in ways that need the enhanced security (ie, you are running a server and want to expose certain services to the internet, but not others).

Define what your wireless does or does not do...most people with a typical wireless g card don't need that degree of specificity.

 

Alright, thanks for the help. I'll leave it alone then.

 

You welcome Calvin