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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 Bridge]] (Broadcom)
-* [[Client Mode]]+*[[Client Bridged]] (Non-Broadcom)
-* [[UMA|Configuration settings for UMA enabled phones]]+*[[Client Mode]]
-* [[CRON]]+*[[UMA|Configuration settings for UMA enabled phones]]
-* [[DNSMasq as DHCP server]]+*[[CRON]]
-* [[Easy SSH tunnels]] (securely surf the web anywhere / bypass firewalls)+*[[DNSMasq as DHCP server]]
-* [[EoIP Routing]] (Link two routers over the Internet)+*[[Easy SSH tunnels]] (securely surf the web anywhere / bypass firewalls)
-* [[Firewall]]+*[[Easy torrenting with dd-wrt]]
-* [[Firewall Builder]]+*[[EoIP Routing]] (Link two routers over the Internet)
-* [[Google Chromecast]]+*[[Firewall]]
-* [[Guest Network]] for new and pre-23020 builds+*[[Firewall Builder]]
-* [[HTTPRedirect|HotSpot HTTP Redirect]]+*[[Google Chromecast]]
-* [[Itunes remote]]+*[[Guest Network]] for new and pre-23020 builds
-* [[Insufficient ram|Insufficient RAM]] (make 8MB RAM devices stable) / [[Router Slowdown|Router Slowdown]]+*[[HTTPRedirect|HotSpot HTTP Redirect]]
-* [[Linking Routers]] - WDS, Repeaters, OLSR, etc.+*[[Itunes remote]]
-* [[MAC Address Clone]]+*[[Insufficient ram|Insufficient RAM]] (make 8MB RAM devices stable) / [[Router Slowdown|Router Slowdown]]
-* [http://wiki.milkfish.org/index.php?n=Milkfish-dd.RouterConfiguration Milkfish Setup]+*[[Linking Routers]] - WDS, Repeaters, OLSR, etc.
-* [[Modem - Connection to Router]]<br/>+*[[MAC Address Clone]]
-* [[Multiple WLANs]] - Add additional SSID's+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101124010208/http://wiki.milkfish.org/index.php?n=Milkfish-dd.RouterConfiguration Milkfish Setup]
-* [[MyPage|My Page]]+*[[Modem - Connection to Router]]<br/>
-* [http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=57213 Networking 101 for Dummies]+*[[Multiple WLANs]] - Add additional SSID's
-* [http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Network_traffic_analysis_with_netflow_and_ntop Network traffic analysis with netflow and ntop]+*[[MyPage|My Page]]
-* [[Network Time Protocol]] (NTP)+*[http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=57213 Networking 101 for Dummies]
-* [[NoCatSplash]]+*[http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Network_traffic_analysis_with_netflow_and_ntop Network traffic analysis with netflow and ntop]
-* [[Obtaining_Router_IP|Obtaining an Unknown Router IP Address]]+*[[Network Time Protocol]] (NTP)
-* [[OpenDNS]]+*[[NoCatSplash]]
-* [[OpenVPN Remote Access by Static Key (The Simple Way)]]+*[[Obtaining_Router_IP|Obtaining an Unknown Router IP Address]]
 +*[[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]
-* [[CFE backup| CFE_backup]]+*[[CFE backup]]
-* [[Chillispot| Chillispot hotspot]]+*[[Chillispot|Chillispot captive portal 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]]
-* [[DNSMasq - DNS for your local network - HOWTO]]+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:DNS DNS Category] - DNSMasq, OpenDNS, etc.
-* [[DNSMasq using alternative DNS-Servers]] - and not the DNS-Servers of your provider+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Dynamic_DNS Dynamic DNS Category] - DDNS, no-ip.com, etc.
-* [[DDNS - How to setup Custom DDNS settings using embedded inadyn - HOWTO]]+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Dual_WAN Dual WAN Category] - Setup Guides
-* [[DDNS - How to manage multiple DDNS accounts using embedded inadyn - HOWTO]]+*[[Installing_Entware|Entware]] - software repository for embedded devices
-* [[DDNS - Alternate way to manage multiple DDNS accounts using updatedd - HOWTO]]+*[[FON Hotspot| FON Hotspot using Chillispot]]
-* [https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Dual_WAN Dual WAN Category] - How to setup Dual WAN+*[[Guest WiFi + abuse control for beginners]]
-* [[FON Hotspot| FON Hotspot using Chillispot]]+*[[HDsamba2]] - Setting up and using
-* [[Guest WiFi + abuse control for beginners]]+*[[How to - Format and Partition External Storage Device]]
-* [[HDsamba2]] - Setting up and using+*[[Hosting Subversion Service on your router]]
-* [[How to - Format and Partition External Storage Device]]+*[[ipkg]] - Install OpenWRT packages
-* [[Hosting Subversion Service on your router]]+*[[IPSET]]-Using IPSET
-* [[Installing_Entware|Installing Entware]] - It is a software repository for embedded devices like routers or network attached storages. >1800 packages are available.+*[[Iptables command|Iptables command]]
-* [[Iptables command|Iptables command]]+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:IPv6 IPv6 Category]
-* [[IPv6]]+*[[JFFS File System|JFFS and other possibilities for storing]]
-* [[ IPv6, 6in4 tunnel - GUI only]]+*[[Jffs|JFFS - Using nvram to enable Jffs]]
-* [[JFFS File System|JFFS and other possibilities for storing]]+*[[Kai Console Gaming]]
-* [[Jffs|JFFS - Using nvram to enable Jffs]]+*[[Linking Subnets with Static Routes]]
-* [[Kai Console Gaming]]+*[[Linux SWAP]] - page swap for DD-WRT
-* [[Linking Subnets with Static Routes]]+*[[Logging with DD-WRT|Logging with DD-WRT]]
-* [[Logging with DD-WRT|Logging with DD-WRT]]+
-* [https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Tunneling Tunneling and VPN Category] - including OpenVPN, PPTP+
- +
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-* [[One-to-one NAT]] (aka Static NAT)+*[[One-to-one NAT]] (aka Static NAT)
-* [https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Optware Optware Category]+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Optware Optware Category]
-* [[Overclocking BCM 47xx CPU's]]+*[[Overclocking BCM 47xx CPU's]]
-* [[Linux SWAP|Page swapping for DD-WRT]]+*[[Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Throttling]]
-* [[Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Throttling]]+*[https://www.howtogeek.com/51477/how-to-remove-advertisements-with-pixelserv-on-dd-wrt/ Pixelserv] - Remove Ads on DD-WRT (requires JFFS)
-* [[Policy Based Routing]]+*[[Policy Based Routing]]
-* [[Preventing Brute Force Attacks]] (WiP)+*[[Preventing Brute Force Attacks]]
-* [[Point-to-Point PPTP Tunneling with two DD-WRT]]+*[[Point-to-Point PPTP Tunneling with two DD-WRT]]
-* [[PXE|PXE - Allow thin clients to boot using DD-WRT's DHCP service]]+*[[PXE]] - Boot images with DD-WRT DHCP]]
-* [[WEB server|Router as a Web Server]]+*[[WEB server|Router as a Web Server]]
-* [[Rsync_Backup_Server|Rsync Backup Server (win/mac/linux clients)]]+*[[Rsync_Backup_Server|Rsync Backup Server (win/mac/linux clients)]]
-* [[Squid Transparent Proxy|Setting up a Transparent Proxy Server using Squid]]+*[[Setting up IPTV without impact to LAN and Wireless traffic]]
-* [[SNMP]]+*[[SES Button]] customization
-* [[Setting up IPTV without impact to LAN and Wireless traffic]]+*[[SFTP with DD-WRT]] - Router access by SFTP
-* [[siproxd]] -- Transparent sip proxy for using sip devices without nat/outbound proxy configuration (e.g. Nokia e61)+*[[Simple Network Management Protocol]] (SNMP)
-* [[SFTP with DD-WRT]] - Access your DD-WRT-based router with SFTP.+*[[siproxd]] - VoIP proxy for sip devices without NAT
-* [[SES_Button]] - Customizing+*[[Squid Transparent Proxy|Setting up a Transparent Proxy Server using Squid]]
-* [[Ushare_uPnP_media_server|Ushare uPnP media server]]+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Tunneling Tunneling/VPN Category] - Wireguard, OpenVPN, PPTP
-* [[ipkg|Using ipkg to install OpenWRT packages]] +*[[Ushare uPnP media server]]
-* [[Using RFlow Collector and MySQL To Gather Traffic Information]]+*[[Using RFlow Collector and MySQL To Gather Traffic Information|Rflow]] - Network Traffic Info
-* [[Verizon FIOS setup with dd-wrt as primary router]]+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:VLANs VLANs Category]
-* [[Verizon FIOS setup Walkaround with Coax cable (MoCA)]]+*[https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Wan Wan Category] - including Cellular Phone, USB Modem, PPPoE, Dual WAN, DSL, Dial-up, etc.
-* [https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:VLANs VLANs Category]+*[[Wireguard]] - simple, fast, modern, and secure VPN
-* [http://sysadmingeek.com/articles/how-to-remove-advertisements-with-pixelserv-on-dd-wrt/ How to Remove Advertisements with Pixelserv on DD-WRT (requires JFFS).]+
-* [https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Wan Wan Category] - including Cellular Phone, USB Modem, PPPoE, Dual WAN, DSL, etc.+
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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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==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]
|} |}
-[[Category:Documentation| ]]+[[Category:Documentation]]
-[[Category:Tutorials| ]]+[[Category:Tutorials]]

Revision as of 20:56, 5 January 2022


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