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-<font color=red><big>'''NOTE:'''</big></font> '''During configuration or flashing a device, the only cables that should be hooked to the device are the power cable and the cable connecting the device to your computer''' 
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==Getting Started== ==Getting Started==
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* [[Basic Wireless Settings]] - Info and Recommendations on Basic Wireless settings * [[Basic Wireless Settings]] - Info and Recommendations on Basic Wireless settings
* [[Advanced wireless settings]] - Info and Recommendations on Advanced Wireless settings * [[Advanced wireless settings]] - Info and Recommendations on Advanced Wireless settings
 +* [[Atheros/ath wireless settings]] - Info specific to Qualcomm Atheros settings
* [[Index:FAQ|FAQs]] - Everything from Where do I download dd-wrt, to how do I increase range. * [[Index:FAQ|FAQs]] - Everything from Where do I download dd-wrt, to how do I increase range.
 +* [[Glossary]] - Good to look up any unfamiliar dd-wrt term.
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<br/> <br/>
==Basic Tutorials == ==Basic Tutorials ==
- +These tutorials have content most new users will understand and be able to deploy. Category is here: [https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Basic_tutorials Category:Basic tutorials]
-These tutorials have content most new users will understand and be able to deploy.+
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-* [[Access Restrictions]]+*[[Access Restrictions]]
-* [[Access To Modem Configuration]]+*[[Access To Modem Configuration]]
-* [[Ad blocking]]+*[[Ad blocking]]
-* [[Afterburner|Afterburner/Speedbooster]]+*[[Afterburner|Afterburner/Speedbooster]]
-* [[Chillispot|Chillispot hotspot]] (now very simple)+*[[Captive Portal]] - hotspot
-* [[Client Bridged]]+*[[Client Bridged]]
-* [[Client Mode]]+*[[Client Mode]]
-* [[UMA|Configuration settings for UMA enabled phones]]+*[[UMA|Configuration settings for UMA enabled phones]]
-* [[CRON]]+*[[CRON]]
-* [[DNSMasq as DHCP server]]+*[[DNSMasq as DHCP server]]
-* [[Easy SSH tunnels]] (securely surf the web anywhere / bypass firewalls)+*[[Easy SSH tunnels]] (securely surf the web anywhere / bypass firewalls)
-* [[EoIP Routing]] (Link two routers over the Internet)+*[[Easy torrenting with dd-wrt]]
-* [[Firewall]]+*[[EoIP Routing]] (Link two routers over the Internet)
-* [[Firewall Builder]]+*[[Firewall]]
-* [[Google Chromecast]]+*[[Firewall Builder]]
-* [[Guest Network]] for new and pre-23020 builds+*[[Google Chromecast]]
-* [[HTTPRedirect|HotSpot HTTP Redirect]]+*[[Guest Network]] for new and pre-23020 builds
-* [[Itunes remote]]+*[[HTTPRedirect|HotSpot HTTP Redirect]]
-* [[Insufficient ram|Insufficient RAM]] (make 8MB RAM devices stable) / [[Router Slowdown|Router Slowdown]]+*[[Itunes remote]]
-* [[Linking Routers]] - WDS, Repeaters, OLSR, etc.+*[[Insufficient ram|Insufficient RAM]] (make 8MB RAM devices stable) / [[Router Slowdown|Router Slowdown]]
-* [[MAC Address Clone]]+*[[Linking Routers]] - WDS, Repeaters, OLSR, etc.
-* [http://wiki.milkfish.org/index.php?n=Milkfish-dd.RouterConfiguration Milkfish Setup]+*[[MAC Address Clone]]
-* [[Modem - Connection to Router]]<br/>+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101124010208/http://wiki.milkfish.org/index.php?n=Milkfish-dd.RouterConfiguration Milkfish Setup]
-* [[Multiple WLANs]] - Add additional SSID's+*[[Modem - Connection to Router]]<br/>
-* [[MyPage|My Page]]+*[[Multiple WLANs]] - Add additional SSID's
-* [http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=57213 Networking 101 for Dummies]+*[[MyPage|My Page]]
-* [http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Network_traffic_analysis_with_netflow_and_ntop Network traffic analysis with netflow and ntop]+*[http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=57213 Networking 101 for Dummies]
-* [[Network Time Protocol]] (NTP)+*[http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Network_traffic_analysis_with_netflow_and_ntop Network traffic analysis with netflow and ntop]
-* [[NoCatSplash]]+*[[Network Time Protocol]] (NTP)
-* [[Obtaining_Router_IP|Obtaining an Unknown Router IP Address]]+*[[NoCatSplash]]
-* [[OpenDNS]]+*[[Obtaining_Router_IP|Obtaining an Unknown Router IP Address]]
-* [[OpenVPN Remote Access by Static Key (The Simple Way)]]+*[[OpenDNS]]
 +*[[OpenVPN Remote Access by Static Key (The Simple Way)]]
 +*[[Parental control]]
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- +*[[Port Blocking]]
-* [[Parental control]]+*[[Port Forwarding]] (single/range/trigger/UPnP)
-* [[Port Blocking]]+*[[Port Forwarding Troubleshooting]]
-* [[Port Forwarding]] (single/range/trigger/UPnP)+*[[Printer Sharing]]
-* [[Port Forwarding Troubleshooting]]+*[[ProFTPd Server]] (including WAN or anonymous access)
-* [[Printer Sharing]]+*[[Quality of Service]] (QoS)
-* [[ProFTPd Server]] (And some other good to knows)+*[[Repeater Bridge]]
-* [[Quality of Service]] (QoS)+*[[Samba Filesystem]]
-* [[Repeater Bridge]]+*[[Separate LAN and WLAN]]
-* [[Samba Filesystem]]+*[[SmartDNS]]
-* [[Separate LAN and WLAN]]+*[[Spanning Tree Protocol]] (STP)
-* [[Spanning Tree Protocol]] (STP)+*[[SSH access from internet]]
-* [[SSH access from internet]]+*[[Sshfs]]
-* [[Sshfs]]+*[[Sony PSP and Remote Play]]
-* [[Sony PSP and Remote Play]]+*[[Startup Scripts]]
-* [[Startup Scripts]]+*[[Static DHCP]]
-* [[Static DHCP]]+*[[Telnet/SSH and the Command Line]]
-* [[Telnet/SSH and the Command Line]]+*[[The Easiest Tunnel Ever]]
-* [[Update IP change on Tunnelbroker with DNS-O-MATIC]] +*[[Update IP change on Tunnelbroker with DNS-O-MATIC]]
-* [[URL - Keyword blocking]] (Access Restrictions)+*[[Unbound]]
-* [[USB|USB Support]] (USB)+*[[URL - Keyword blocking]] (Access Restrictions)
-* [[USB storage|USB storage]]+*[[USB|USB Support]] (USB)
-* [[Verizon FiOS - Using Your Own Router]]+*[[USB storage|USB storage]]
-* [[WOL|Wake On Lan]] (WOL)+*[[Verizon FiOS - Using Your Own Router]]
-* [[Wireless Access Point]] (WAP)+*[[VPN (the easy way) v24+]]
-* [[Wireless-N Configuration]]+*[[WOL|Wake On Lan]] (WOL)
-* [[Wireless Bridge]]+*[[WDS_Linked_router_network|WDS Router Setup]]
-* [[Wireless Packet Info - RX/TX Errors]]+*[[Wireless Access Point]] (WAP)
-* [[Configuring for Xbox 360]] (Xbox 360 - dd-wrt settings) +*[[Wireless-N Configuration]]
-* [[VPN (the easy way) v24+]]+*[[Wireless Bridge]]
-* [[WDS_Linked_router_network|WDS Linked router network]]+*[[Wireless Packet Info - RX/TX Errors]]
-* [[Wl command|WL command help]] (Wireless Commands)+*[[Wireless and Networking tools]]
-* [http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47262 WMM Support]+*[[Wl command|WL command help]] (Wireless Commands)
-* [[Wireless and Networking tools]]+*[http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47262 WMM Support]
 +*[[Configuring for Xbox 360|Xbox 360 configuration]] - DD-WRT settings
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<br/> <br/>
==Advanced Tutorials== ==Advanced Tutorials==
-These tutorials require a certain degree of knowledge about general networking that some new users may or may not understand.+These tutorials require a certain degree of knowledge about general networking that some new users may or may not understand. Also, check out the [https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Advanced_tutorials Advanced tutorials Category]
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-* [[Advanced wireless settings | Advanced Wireless Settings]]+*[[Advanced wireless settings | Advanced Wireless Settings]]
-* [http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=11992 Additional USB ports and Internal HD on Asus WL500gP]+*[http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=11992 Additional USB ports and Internal HD on Asus WL500gP]
-* [[Cellular Phone/USB Modem as WAN connection]]+*[[CFE backup]]
-* [[CFE backup| CFE_backup]]+*[[Chillispot|Chillispot captive portal hotspot]]
-* [[Chillispot| Chillispot hotspot]]+*[[Comcast download speed fix for Linksys eSeries]]
-* [[Comcast download speed fix for Linksys eSeries]]+*[[Configure RSS feed output]]
-* [[Configure RSS feed output]]+*[[Connection Limit Notifier]]
-* [[Connection Limit Notifier]]+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:DNS DNS Category] - DNSMasq, OpenDNS, etc.
-* [[DNSMasq - DNS for your local network - HOWTO]]+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Dynamic_DNS Dynamic DNS Category] - DDNS, no-ip.com, etc.
-* [[DNSMasq using alternative DNS-Servers]] - and not the DNS-Servers of your provider+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Dual_WAN Dual WAN Category] - Setup Guides
-* [[DDNS - How to setup Custom DDNS settings using embedded inadyn - HOWTO]]+*[[Installing_Entware|Entware]] - software repository for embedded devices
-* [[DDNS - How to manage multiple DDNS accounts using embedded inadyn - HOWTO]]+*[[FON Hotspot| FON Hotspot using Chillispot]]
-* [[DDNS - Alternate way to manage multiple DDNS accounts using updatedd - HOWTO]]+*[[Guest WiFi + abuse control for beginners]]
-* [[DUAL WAN E2000 / WRT320N]] - Ports and Scripts for Dual Wan on Specific Routers.+*[[HDsamba2]] - Setting up and using
-* [[Dual-WAN for simple round-robin load equalization]]+*[[How to - Format and Partition External Storage Device]]
-* [[Dual WAN with failover]]+*[[Hosting Subversion Service on your router]]
-* [[Dual WAN with one as standby backup]]+*[[ipkg]] - Install OpenWRT packages
-* [[Dual, Triple (and probably quad) WAN with multiple active WAN links and source routing]]+*[[IPSET]]-Using IPSET
-* [[FON Hotspot| FON Hotspot using Chillispot]]+*[[Iptables command|Iptables command]]
-* [[Gaming over VPN]]+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:IPv6 IPv6 Category]
-* [[Guest WiFi + abuse control for beginners]]+*[[JFFS File System|JFFS and other possibilities for storing]]
-* [[HDsamba2]] - Setting up and using+*[[Jffs|JFFS - Using nvram to enable Jffs]]
-* [[How to - Format and Partition External Storage Device]]+*[[Kai Console Gaming]]
-* [[Hosting Subversion Service on your router]]+*[[Linking Subnets with Static Routes]]
-* [[Installing_Entware|Installing Entware]] - It is a software repository for embedded devices like routers or network attached storages. >1800 packages are available.+*[[Linux SWAP]] - page swap for DD-WRT
-* [[Iptables command|Iptables command]]+*[[Logging with DD-WRT|Logging with DD-WRT]]
-* [[IPv6]]+
-* [[ IPv6, 6in4 tunnel - GUI only]]+
-* [[JFFS File System|JFFS and other possibilities for storing]]+
-* [[Jffs|JFFS - Using nvram to enable Jffs]]+
-* [[Kai Console Gaming]]+
-* [[Linking Subnets with Static Routes]]+
-* [[Logging with DD-WRT|Logging with DD-WRT]]+
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-* [[OpenVPN]]+*[[One-to-one NAT]] (aka Static NAT)
-* [[OpenVPN on Dedicated Wireless Access Point (VAP)|OpenVPN/PPTP on Dedicated Wireless Access Point (VAP)]]+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Optware Optware Category]
-* [[OpenVPN - Site-to-Site routed VPN between two routers | OpenVPN - Site-to-Site routed VPN between two routers using Static Key]]+*[[Overclocking BCM 47xx CPU's]]
-* [[OpenVPN - Site-to-Site Bridged VPN Between Two Routers|OpenVPN - Site-to-Site Bridged VPN Between Two Routers Using PKI]] +*[[Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Throttling]]
-* [[One-to-one NAT]] (aka Static NAT)+*[https://www.howtogeek.com/51477/how-to-remove-advertisements-with-pixelserv-on-dd-wrt/ Pixelserv] - Remove Ads on DD-WRT (requires JFFS)
-* [https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Optware Optware Category]+*[[Policy Based Routing]]
-* [[Overclocking BCM 47xx CPU's]]+*[[Preventing Brute Force Attacks]]
-* [[Linux SWAP|Page swapping for DD-WRT]]+*[[Point-to-Point PPTP Tunneling with two DD-WRT]]
-* [[Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Throttling]]+*[[PXE]] - Boot images with DD-WRT DHCP]]
-* [[Policy Based Routing]]+*[[WEB server|Router as a Web Server]]
-* [[Preventing Brute Force Attacks]] (WiP)+*[[Rsync_Backup_Server|Rsync Backup Server (win/mac/linux clients)]]
-* [[PPTP Server Configuration]]+*[[Setting up IPTV without impact to LAN and Wireless traffic]]
-* [[Point-to-Point PPTP Tunneling with two DD-WRT]]+*[[SES Button]] customization
-* [[PXE|PXE - Allow thin clients to boot using DD-WRT's DHCP service]]+*[[SFTP with DD-WRT]] - Router access by SFTP
-* [[WEB server|Router as a Web Server]]+*[[Simple Network Management Protocol]] (SNMP)
-* [[Rsync_Backup_Server|Rsync Backup Server (win/mac/linux clients)]]+*[[siproxd]] - VoIP proxy for sip devices without NAT
-* [[Squid Transparent Proxy|Setting up a Transparent Proxy Server using Squid]]+*[[Squid Transparent Proxy|Setting up a Transparent Proxy Server using Squid]]
-* [[SNMP]]+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Tunneling Tunneling/VPN Category] - Wireguard, OpenVPN, PPTP
-* [[Setting up IPTV without impact to LAN and Wireless traffic]]+*[[Ushare uPnP media server]]
-* [[siproxd]] -- Transparent sip proxy for using sip devices without nat/outbound proxy configuration (e.g. Nokia e61)+*[[Using RFlow Collector and MySQL To Gather Traffic Information|Rflow]] - Network Traffic Info
-* [[SFTP with DD-WRT]] - Access your DD-WRT-based router with SFTP.+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:VLANs VLANs Category]
-* [[SES_Button]] - Customizing+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Wan Wan Category] - including Cellular Phone, USB Modem, PPPoE, Dual WAN, DSL, Dial-up, etc.
-* [[Ushare_uPnP_media_server|Ushare uPnP media server]]+*[[Wireguard]] - simple, fast, modern, and secure VPN
-* [[ipkg|Using ipkg to install OpenWRT packages]] +
-* [[Using RFlow Collector and MySQL To Gather Traffic Information]]+
-* [[VPNC|Using VPNC to connect to a Cisco VPN Concentrator]]+
-* [[Verizon FIOS setup with dd-wrt as primary router]]+
-* [[Verizon FIOS setup Walkaround with Coax cable (MoCA)]]+
-* [https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:VLANs VLANs Category]+
-* [[VPN_(tutorial)|Windows XP PPTP VPN Client Configuration]]+
-* [http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-remove-advertisements-with-pixelserv-on-dd-wrt/ How to Remove Advertisements with Pixelserv on DD-WRT (requires JFFS).]+
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<br /> <br />
==Installable Packages== ==Installable Packages==
- +This list covers additional software that can be installed on devices running DD-WRT. [[Optware]] also provides many [http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/ddwrt/cross/stable/ NSLU2-Linux packages] build specially for DD-WRT. [[Installing Entware]] is also supported and more modern than Optware, with even more [http://bin.entware.net/armv7sf-k3.2/Packages.html packages].
-This list covers additional software that can be installed on devices running DD-WRT. Additionally more than [http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/ddwrt/cross/stable/ 1250 packages] are provided with NSLU2-Linux [[Optware]] packages build specially for DD-WRT. [[Installing_Entware|Entware]] is also supported and is more up-to-date than Optware. A list of Entware packages, >1800, is [http://bin.entware.net/armv7sf-k3.2/Packages.html here].+
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-* [[BWlog]] -- Bandwidth Log - realtime bandwidth graphing.+*[[Asterisk]] - open source PBX VoIP system<br>
-* [[iftop]] -- for ncurses-based monitoring of active connections and their bandwidth+*[[BWlog]] - Bandwidth Log - realtime bandwidth graphing.
-* [[Kismet Server/Drone]] -- using a windows box to display results+*[[iftop]] - for ncurses-based monitoring of active connections and their bandwidth
-* [[knockd|Port Knocker daemon]]+*[[Kismet Server/Drone]] - using Windows to display results
-* [[Miau IRC Bouncer]] -- keep IRC nickname and channels<br>+*[[knockd|Port Knocker daemon]]
-* [[Multi Router Traffic Grapher]] -- MRTG for dd-wrt<br>+*[[Miau IRC Bouncer]] - keep IRC nickname and channels<br>
-* [[No-IP.com Client]] -- add No-IP.com DDNS<br>+*[[Multi Router Traffic Grapher]] - MRTG for dd-wrt<br>
-* [[OpenNTPD]] -- Turn your router into a time server<br>+*[[No-IP.com Client]] - add No-IP.com DDNS<br>
-* [[OpenSwan]] -- IPsec for Linux<br>+*[[OpenNTPD]] - Turn your router into a time server<br>
-* [[Asterisk]] -- open source PBX VoIP system<br>+ 
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-* [http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/vncrepeater VNCRepeater] -- connect to multiple vnc servers behind a NAT firewall and only have to forward one port. Note: Someone pls create and adapt this page for dd-wrt.<br>+*[[OpenSwan]] - IPsec for Linux<br>
-* [[wrt54g kismet with linux server]] -- using a linux box to display results<br>+*[[ProFTPd]] - install ProFTPd and start via xinetd
-* [[Wiviz]] - DHTML interface to scan for networks and see signal strength and effects of antenna adjustment in real time+*[http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/vncrepeater VNCRepeater ipkg] - connect to multiple vnc servers behind a firewall<br>
-* [[vsftpd]] -- FTP server +*[[wrt54g kismet with linux server]] - using a linux box to display results<br>
-* [[ProFTPd]] -- Howto install ProFTPd and start it via xinetd.+*[[Wiviz]] - Real time wireless scan for signal strength and antenna testing
 +*[[vsftpd]] - FTP server
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<br/> <br/>
==La Fonera Tutorials== ==La Fonera Tutorials==
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-* [[LaFonera]] - LaFonera Router<br>+*[[LaFonera]] - LaFonera Router<br>
 +*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:LaFonera_%28en%29 LaFonera Category]
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-[[Category:Documentation| ]]+[[Category:Documentation]]
-[[Category:Tutorials| ]]+[[Category:Tutorials]]

Revision as of 17:46, 14 September 2021


Contents

Getting Started


Basic Tutorials

These tutorials have content most new users will understand and be able to deploy. Category is here: Category:Basic tutorials


Advanced Tutorials

These tutorials require a certain degree of knowledge about general networking that some new users may or may not understand. Also, check out the Advanced tutorials Category


Installable Packages

This list covers additional software that can be installed on devices running DD-WRT. Optware also provides many NSLU2-Linux packages build specially for DD-WRT. Installing Entware is also supported and more modern than Optware, with even more packages.


La Fonera Tutorials