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-__TOC__+{{Languages|What is DD-WRT?}}
 +[[Image:Wpa2.JPG|thumb|The current [[Web Interface|web interface]] of DD-WRT]]
 +'''DD-WRT''' is third party [[wikipedia:Firmware|firmware]] released under the terms of the GPL for many Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5 wireless routers based on a Broadcom or Atheros chip reference design.
 +The firmware is maintained by [[User:BrainSlayer|BrainSlayer]] and is hosted at [https://dd-wrt.com/ dd-wrt.com]. The first versions of DD-WRT were based on the Alchemy Firmware from [http://www.sveasoft.com/ Sveasoft Inc], which is in turn based on the original [[wikipedia:GNU_General_Public_License|GPL]]'d Linksys firmware and a number of other open source projects. DD-WRT was created directly from Sveasoft's decision to start charging for their firmware, closing the door to open source.
-== What is "DD-WRT"? ==+DD-WRT is available for free, although a different business model was [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012064337/http://forum.bsr-clan.de/ftopic4612.html drafted] in the past by BrainSlayer to pay his salary, as this is his full-time job.
-[[Image:Wpa2.JPG|thumb|The current v23/v24 interface of DD-WRT]]+
-'''DD-WRT''' is third party firmware for the [http://www.linksys.com/ Linksys WRT54G/GS/GL] and various other 802.11g wireless routers based on a similar Broadcom reference design. See [http://wrt-wiki.bsr-clan.de/index.php?title=Installation#Supported_Devices Supported Devices].+
-These routers run Linux from the factory, and as such, their source is released under the terms of the GPL. +
 +Since version 2.4, DD-WRT deviates significantly from Alchemy. DD-WRT now offers many advanced features not found in the OEM firmware of these devices, or even the firmware available for purchase from Sveasoft. It is also free of the product activation or tracking found in the Sveasoft firmware.
-The firmware is maintained by [mailto:brainslayer@braincontrol.org BrainSlayer] and is hosted at [http://www.dd-wrt.com/ dd-wrt.com]. The first versions of '''DD-WRT''' were based on the Alchemy Firmware from [http://www.sveasoft.com/ Sveasoft Inc], which is in turn based on the original GPL'd Linksys firmware and a number of other open source projects. '''DD-WRT''' exists as a direct result of Sveasoft's demand for $20 in order to be able to download their firmware. +Among other features not found in the original Linksys firmware, DD-WRT adds the [[Kai Daemon]] for the [http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/ Kai Console Gaming network], [[wikipedia:Wireless Distribution System|WDS]] [[wireless bridging]]/repeating protocol, [[wikipedia:RADIUS|Radius Authentication]] for more secure wireless communication, advanced [[Quality of Service]] controls for bandwidth allocation, and software support for the SD-Card hardware modification.<br>
-At present DD-WRT is available for free although a different business model is being [http://forum.bsr-clan.de/ftopic4612.html drafted] by BrainSlayer in order to pay his salary, as this is his full time job.+The ''DD'' in DD-WRT is the German car numberplate code for Dresden.
-The new version of DD-WRT (v23) ''is a completely new project''. DD-WRT offers many advanced features not found in the OEM firmwares of these devices, or even the firmware available for purchase from Sveasoft. It is also free of the product activation or tracking found in the Sveasoft firmware.+__TOC__
- +==Requirements==
-'''Note:''' Beta firmware, by its very nature, will contain bugs. It is not recommended to install beta firmware on large networks that are used for businesses, etc. However, there is now a bugtracker in place for DD-WRT firmware located here:'' [http://dd-wrt.gruftie.com/dd-wrtv2/bugtracker/main_page.php DD-WRT Bugtracker] (free signup required).+* A computer (Windows, Linux, Mac, whatever)
 +* A broadband internet connection (DSL, Cable, or similar)
 +* A [[Supported Devices|supported]] router.
 +* The DD-WRT firmware image from [https://dd-wrt.com The DD-WRT Project]
 +* Follow the instructions under [[Installation]] to install the new firmware on your router.
-Among other features not found in the original Linksys firmware, '''DD-WRT''' adds the [[Kai Daemon]] for the [http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/ Kai Console Gaming network], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Distribution_System WDS] [[wireless bridging]]/repeating protocol, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RADIUS Radius Authentication] for more secure wireless communication, advanced [[Quality of Service]] controls for bandwidth allocation, and software support for the SD-Card hardware modification.<br>+==Features==
 +For new features, code, and issue tickets, see the SCM and project management at https://svn.dd-wrt.com/.
-==Feature List==+{| style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 class="wikitable sortable"
-<blockquote>+|- bgcolor="#efefef"
-*<b>13 languages</b>+! Feature v \ Categories->
-*802.1x (EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) encapsulation over LANs)+! [[:Category:Lan|Lan]]
-*Access Restrictions+! [[:Category:Wlan|Wlan]]
-*Adhoc Mode+! [[:Category:Wan|Wan]]
-*Afterburner+! [[:Category:DNS|DNS]]
-*Client Isolation Mode+! [[:Category:Management|Man-<br>age-<br>ment]]
-*<b>Client Mode</b> (supports multiple connected clients)+! [[:Category:Monitoring|Moni-<br>toring]]
-*'''Client Mode WPA'''+! [[:Category:NAT|NAT]]
-*DHCP Forwarder ([http://udhcp.busybox.net/ udhcp])+! [[:Category:Applications|Serv-<br>ices]]
-*DHCP Server ([http://udhcp.busybox.net/ udhcp] or [http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html Dnsmasq])+! [[:Category:Traffic moderation|Traffic<br>mode-<br>ration]]<br>incl.<br>[[QoS]]
-*DNS forwarder ([http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html Dnsmasq])+! [[:Category:Traffic redirection|Traffic<br>redir-<br>ection]]
-*DMZ+
-*Dynamic DNS ([http://www.DynDNS.org/ DynDNS], [http://www.TZO.com/ TZO], [http://www.ZoneEdit.com/ ZoneEdit])+
-*'''Hotspot Portal''' ([http://www.sputnik.com Sputnik Agent] ,[http://www.chillispot.org/ Chillispot])+
-*'''IPv6 Support'''+
-*[http://sourceware.org/jffs2/ JFFS2]+
-*'''MMC/SD Card Support'''+
-*NTP client in a client-server basis+
-*Port Triggering+
-*Port Forwarding (max. 30 entries)+
-*'''QoS Bandwidth Management''' (Optimize for Gaming and Services / Netmask / MAC / Ethernet Port Priority)+
-*QoS L7 Packet Classifier [http://l7-filter.sourceforge.net/ l7-filter])+
-*PPTP VPN Server & Client+
-*Ntop Remote Statistic+
-*Syslog to remote server+
-*RFlow/MACupd+
-*'''Routing: Static entries and Gateway, BGP, OSPF & RIP2''' via ([http://bird.network.cz/ BIRD])+
-*Samba FS Automount+
-*Rx/Tx Antenna (Select or Auto)+
-*Show Status of Wireless Clients and WDS with System Uptime/Processor Utilization+
-*'''Site Survey'''+
-*SNMP+
-*SSH server & client ([http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html dropbear])+
-*Startup, Firewall, and Shutdown scripts ([http://wrt-wiki.bsr-clan.de/index.php?title=Startup_Scripts startup script])+
-*Static DHCP Assignment+
-*Style (Changeable GUI; v.23)+
-*Supports New Devices (WRT54G V3, V3.1, V4, V5 and WRT54GS V2.1, V3, V4)+
-*Telnet server & client+
-*'''Transmit Power Adjustment''' (0-251mW, default is 28mW, 100mW is safe)+
-*UPnP+
-*'''VLAN'''+
-*Wake On Lan client ([http://ahh.sourceforge.net/wol/ WOL])+
-*WDS Connection Watchdog+
-*WDS Repeater Mode+
-*Wireless MAC Addresses Cloning+
-*Wireless MAC filter+
-*WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia QoS)+
-*WPA over WDS+
-*WPA/TKIP with AES+
-*<b>WPA2</b>+
-*Xbox Kaid ([http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/ Kai Engine])+
-</blockquote>+
- +
- +
-==v23 File Versions==+
-With v23 ''([http://dd-wrt.gruftie.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/index.php?path=dd-wrt.v23%2F&download=changelog.txt Changelog])'' the project is split into:+
- +
-*[http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/index.php?path=dd-wrt.v23+SP1%2Fmicro/ dd-wrt.v23 Micro (select most recent directory)] - does not contain: chillispot, nocat, rflow, kaid, samba client, SNMP, IPv6, MMC/SD Card Support, SSH, PPTP/PPTP Client, UPnP. This file is under 2MB in size. While it is aimed at routers with less than 2MB of flash space (e.g., Linksys WRT54G version 5), any router '''should''' be able to run this version, including Linksys WRT54G versions before 5. Note that the Micro version is considered in beta, so it has a chance of instability. For flashing a version 5 of the WRT54G, look at [[Flash_Your_Version_5_WRT54G]].+
- +
-*[http://dd-wrt.gruftie.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/index.php?path=dd-wrt.v23%2F dd-wrt.v23.mini.zip] - does not contain: chillispot, nocat, rflow, kaid, samba client, SNMP, IPv6, MMC/SD Card Support.+
- +
-*[http://dd-wrt.gruftie.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/index.php?path=dd-wrt.v23%2F dd-wrt.v23.std.zip] - all features but without VOIP+
- +
-*[http://dd-wrt.gruftie.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/index.php?path=dd-wrt.v23%2F dd-wrt.v23.voip.zip] - all features (without kaid) + sipath for sip voice over ip routing+
- +
-*[http://dd-wrt.gruftie.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/index.php?path=dd-wrt.v23%2F dd-wrt.v23.vpn.zip] - all features (without radvd, samba, and kaid) + [[OpenVPN]]+
-<b>Note</b>: DD-WRT Download Mirror: [http://dd-wrt.devil-strike.net here]+
- +
- +
-These zip files (above excluding Micro) contain six versions:+
- +
-{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5+
-| '''filename'''+
-| '''description'''+
|- |-
-| <tt>dd-wrt.v23_<type>_generic.bin</tt>+| align="left" | 13 languages
-| Generic version for '''flashing via web interface on all supported devices''' (including Linksys WRT54G/GL/GS) and for flashing Siemens SE505 with boot tftp on 192.168.2.1+| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: --> *
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
|- |-
-| <tt>dd-wrt.v23_<type>_wrt54g.bin</tt>+| align="left" | [[Glossary#802.1x Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)|802.1x Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)]]
-| '''tftp''' versions for WRT54G+| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
|- |-
-| <tt>dd-wrt.v23_<type>_wrt54gs.bin</tt>+| align="left" | [[Glossary#802.1x Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)|802.1x Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)]]
-| '''tftp''' versions for WRT54GS+| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
|- |-
-| <tt>dd-wrt.v23_<type>_wrt54gsv4.bin</tt>+| align="left" | [[Glossary#Access Restrictions|Access Restrictions]]
-| '''tftp''' versions for WRTGSv4+| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
|- |-
-| <tt>dd-wrt.v23_<type>_asus.trx</tt>+| align="left" | [[Glossary#Ad hoc|Ad hoc]]
-| '''Web interface''' version for Asus WL-500G Deluxe+| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
|- |-
-| <tt>dd-wrt.v23_<type>_moto.trx</tt>+| align="left" | [[Glossary#Afterburner|Afterburner]]
-| For initial flashing of Motorola WR850G using the boot wait state.+| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Client Isolation Mode|Client Isolation Mode]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Client Mode|Client Mode]] (supports multiple connected clients)
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#DHCP Forwarder|DHCP Forwarder]] ([http://udhcp.busybox.net/ udhcp])
 +| <!-- Lan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: --> *
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#DHCP Server|DHCP Server]] ([http://udhcp.busybox.net/ udhcp] or [http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html Dnsmasq])
 +| <!-- Lan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#DNS Forwarder|DNS Forwarder]] ([http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html Dnsmasq])
 +| <!-- Lan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: --> *
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: --> *
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#DMZ|DMZ]]
 +| <!-- Lan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Dynamic DNS|Dynamic DNS]] ([http://www.dyndns.com/ DynDNS], [http://www.easydns.com/ easyDNS], [http://freedns.afraid.org/ FreeDNS], [http://www.tzo.com/ TZO], [http://www.zoneedit.com/ ZoneEdit], custom, and others)
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: --> *
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#FreeRADIUS Server | FreeRADIUS Server]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: --> *
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Hotspot| Hotspot Portal]] ([http://www.sputnik.com Sputnik Agent], [http://www.chillispot.info/ Chillispot])
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#IPv6|IPv6]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#JFFS2|JFFS2]] ([http://sourceware.org/jffs2/ JFFS2])
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#MMC/SD Card|MMC/SD Card Support]] (hardware modification required)
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Network Time Protocol|NTP]]
 +| <!-- Lan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#ntop Remote Statistic|ntop Remote Statistic]] ([http://www.ntop.org/overview.html ntop])
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: --> *
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#OpenVPN| OpenVPN Client & Server]] (only in -vpn build of the firmware)
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Port Triggering|Port Triggering]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: --> *
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Port Forwarding|Port Forwarding]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: --> *
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#PPTP VPN Server & Client|PPTP VPN Server & Client]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#QoS|QoS Bandwidth Management]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#QoS L7 Packet Classifier|QoS L7 Packet Classifier]] ([http://l7-filter.sourceforge.net/ l7-filter])
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#RFlow|RFlow]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: --> *
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Routing|Routing]] ([http://bird.network.cz/ BIRD])
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Samba|Samba FS Automount]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Syslog|Syslog]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: --> *
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Rx Antenna|Rx Antenna]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Tx Antenna|Tx Antenna]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | Show Status of Wireless Clients and WDS with System Uptime/Processor Utilization
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: --> *
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Site Survey|Site Survey]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: --> *
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Simple Network Management Protocol|SNMP]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: --> *
 +| <!-- Monitoring: --> *
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Secure Shell|SSH server & client]] ([http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html dropbear])
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: --> *
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | Startup, Firewall, and Shutdown scripts ([http://wrt-wiki.bsr-clan.de/index.php?title=Startup_Scripts startup script])
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Static DHCP|Static DHCP]]
 +| <!-- Lan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | Style (Changeable GUI; v.23)
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: --> *
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | Supports New Devices (WRT54G V3, V3.1, V4, V5 and WRT54GS V2.1, V3, V4)
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Telnet|Telnet]] server & client
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: --> *
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | Transmit Power Adjustment (0-251mW, default is 28mW, 100mW is safe)
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Universal Plug-n-Play|UPnP]]
 +| <!-- Lan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: --> *
 +| <!-- Services: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[USB|USB]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#VLAN|VLAN]]
 +| <!-- Lan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: --> *
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#WOL|WOL (Wake On Lan)]] ([http://ahh.sourceforge.net/wol/ WOL])
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#WDS Connection Watchdog|WDS Connection Watchdog]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Repeater|WDS Repeater Mode]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Wireless MAC Addresses Cloning|Wireless MAC Address Cloning]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: -->
 +| <!-- Wan: --> *
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#MAC Filtering|Wireless MAC Filter]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Wi-Fi Multimedia|WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia)]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: --> *
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | WPA over WDS
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | WPA/TKIP with AES
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | [[Glossary#Wi-Fi Protected Access 2|WPA2]]
 +| <!-- Lan: -->
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: -->
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
 +|-
 +| align="left" | Xbox Kaid ([http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/ Kai Engine])
 +| <!-- Lan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wlan: --> *
 +| <!-- Wan: -->
 +| <!-- DNS: -->
 +| <!-- Management: -->
 +| <!-- Monitoring: -->
 +| <!-- NAT: --> *
 +| <!-- Services: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic moderation: -->
 +| <!-- Traffic redirection: -->
|} |}
-where <tt>&lt;type&gt;</tt> is a placeholder for <tt>mini</tt>, <tt>std</tt> or <tt>voip</tt>.+==Supported & Recommended Devices==
-For upgrading from the original Linksys firmware, please use the '''mini''' version+There are pages for '''[[Supported Devices]]''' and '''[[Firmware FAQ#Which router should I buy?|Recommended Devices]]'''.
-and flash it from '''web interface'''.+
-After this first flashing you can upgrade to any other distribution too.+
- +
-The above files are also available for individual download.+
- +
-[Comment: This not very clear on how to "upgrade to any other distribution too". After the "mini web flashing" can we still use the webinterface to flash the "tftp" versions ? If we must use tftp to flash "tftp versions", here is a link that could help : http://www.research.earthlink.net/ipv6/recovery.html ]+
- +
-[Further comment: You CAN upgrade to other distributions via the web interface. Follow the same process as before. From stock Linksys firmware:- Upgrade 1st using the mini generic file (dd-wrt.v23_mini_generic.bin) then once you are sure its stable and working follow the same process with alternative distributions.]+
- +
-[Further comment update: After the mini_generic web flashing, use the "generic" versions for web flashing any distribution. The specific files are for tftp only.]+
- +
-==What is Needed to run DD-WRT?==+
-* A computer (Windows, Linux, Mac, whatever)+
-* A broadband internet connection (DSL, Cable, or similar)+
-* A Linksys WRT54G/GL/GS router or other supported router. A list of supported routers can be found [http://wrt-wiki.bsr-clan.de/index.php?title=Installation#Supported_Devices here.]+
-** A router can be ordered directly from the internet ([http://www.newegg.com NewEgg], [http://www.amazon.com Amazon], [http://www.ebay.com eBay])+
-* The DD-WRT firmware image from [http://www.dd-wrt.com The DD-WRT Project]+
-* Follow the instructions under [[#The Right Way to Flash Your DD-WRT-capable Router|The Right Way to Flash Your DD-WRT-capable Router]] to install the new firmware on your router.+
- +
-== Please support the project ==+
-This software is available for free without nag screens, registration or other disgusting limits.+
-However somebody - especially brainslayer - has to pay server costs, new hardware and most importantly food and shelter.+
- +
-You are encouraged to [http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php?link=donate donate] to the project to ensure ongoing work and development.+
- +
-If you are using '''DD-WRT''' commercially we think it is fair that you [http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php?link=donate donate] a small part of your profit with the project.+
-You wouldn't be making money without it, would you?+
 +==Firmware Versions==
 +In the 2000's, DD-WRT was versioned with [[wikipedia:Semantic_versioning|semantic versioning]]. Since the release of version 2.4 SP1 in 2008, only beta versions of version 3.0 have been released, labeled with SVN revision numbers. While the "stable" folder remains in the Downloads section of the main site, these releases have not been updated in over a decade. Due to inevitable security improvements in the Linux kernel over such a long time, the beta releases are now considered more stable than version 2.4. As DD-WRT has evolved, so has its feature set. The [https://svn.dd-wrt.com/browser/src/router/configs config files] specify which features are included in each build for each chipset. For reference, the features included in the legacy versioned releases can be found in [[Version Features]].
-[[Category:English documentation]]+[[Category:Documentation| ]]
 +[[Category:Community| ]]
 +[[Category:Categories| ]]

Current revision

The current web interface of DD-WRT
The current web interface of DD-WRT

DD-WRT is third party firmware released under the terms of the GPL for many Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5 wireless routers based on a Broadcom or Atheros chip reference design.

The firmware is maintained by BrainSlayer and is hosted at dd-wrt.com. The first versions of DD-WRT were based on the Alchemy Firmware from Sveasoft Inc, which is in turn based on the original GPL'd Linksys firmware and a number of other open source projects. DD-WRT was created directly from Sveasoft's decision to start charging for their firmware, closing the door to open source.

DD-WRT is available for free, although a different business model was drafted in the past by BrainSlayer to pay his salary, as this is his full-time job.

Since version 2.4, DD-WRT deviates significantly from Alchemy. DD-WRT now offers many advanced features not found in the OEM firmware of these devices, or even the firmware available for purchase from Sveasoft. It is also free of the product activation or tracking found in the Sveasoft firmware.

Among other features not found in the original Linksys firmware, DD-WRT adds the Kai Daemon for the Kai Console Gaming network, WDS wireless bridging/repeating protocol, Radius Authentication for more secure wireless communication, advanced Quality of Service controls for bandwidth allocation, and software support for the SD-Card hardware modification.

The DD in DD-WRT is the German car numberplate code for Dresden.

Contents

[edit] Requirements

  • A computer (Windows, Linux, Mac, whatever)
  • A broadband internet connection (DSL, Cable, or similar)
  • A supported router.
  • The DD-WRT firmware image from The DD-WRT Project
  • Follow the instructions under Installation to install the new firmware on your router.

[edit] Features

For new features, code, and issue tickets, see the SCM and project management at https://svn.dd-wrt.com/.

Feature v \ Categories-> Lan Wlan Wan DNS Man-
age-
ment
Moni-
toring
NAT Serv-
ices
Traffic
mode-
ration

incl.
QoS
Traffic
redir-
ection
13 languages *
802.1x Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) *
802.1x Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) *
Access Restrictions *
Ad hoc *
Afterburner *
Client Isolation Mode *
Client Mode (supports multiple connected clients) *
DHCP Forwarder (udhcp) * * *
DHCP Server (udhcp or Dnsmasq) * * *
DNS Forwarder (Dnsmasq) * * * *
DMZ * * *
Dynamic DNS (DynDNS, easyDNS, FreeDNS, TZO, ZoneEdit, custom, and others) *
FreeRADIUS Server * * *
Hotspot Portal (Sputnik Agent, Chillispot) *
IPv6
JFFS2 (JFFS2)
MMC/SD Card Support (hardware modification required)
NTP * * *
ntop Remote Statistic (ntop) *
OpenVPN Client & Server (only in -vpn build of the firmware) *
Port Triggering *
Port Forwarding *
PPTP VPN Server & Client *
QoS Bandwidth Management *
QoS L7 Packet Classifier (l7-filter) *
RFlow *
Routing (BIRD) *
Samba FS Automount *
Syslog *
Rx Antenna *
Tx Antenna *
Show Status of Wireless Clients and WDS with System Uptime/Processor Utilization * *
Site Survey * *
SNMP * * *
SSH server & client (dropbear) * *
Startup, Firewall, and Shutdown scripts (startup script) *
Static DHCP * * *
Style (Changeable GUI; v.23) *
Supports New Devices (WRT54G V3, V3.1, V4, V5 and WRT54GS V2.1, V3, V4)
Telnet server & client * *
Transmit Power Adjustment (0-251mW, default is 28mW, 100mW is safe) *
UPnP * * * *
USB
VLAN * * * *
WOL (Wake On Lan) (WOL) *
WDS Connection Watchdog *
WDS Repeater Mode *
Wireless MAC Address Cloning *
Wireless MAC Filter * *
WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia) * *
WPA over WDS *
WPA/TKIP with AES *
WPA2 *
Xbox Kaid (Kai Engine) * * *

[edit] Supported & Recommended Devices

There are pages for Supported Devices and Recommended Devices.

[edit] Firmware Versions

In the 2000's, DD-WRT was versioned with semantic versioning. Since the release of version 2.4 SP1 in 2008, only beta versions of version 3.0 have been released, labeled with SVN revision numbers. While the "stable" folder remains in the Downloads section of the main site, these releases have not been updated in over a decade. Due to inevitable security improvements in the Linux kernel over such a long time, the beta releases are now considered more stable than version 2.4. As DD-WRT has evolved, so has its feature set. The config files specify which features are included in each build for each chipset. For reference, the features included in the legacy versioned releases can be found in Version Features.