[Cialug] new wireless router: default firmware or custom?

[Kendall Bailey]

I recently bought a very inexpensive (rebated) Asus WL-520GU router and
flashed it with DD-WRT.  I plugged in an old usb printer to the router and
set up a print service on the router.  It can also mount a usb drive and has
an ftp service.  I think it could do samba too, but I haven't gone that
far.  It's working very well for me.  Everything I read about the router was
positive about the hardware and advised replacing the firmware.  It took a
couple hours to do the multiple steps but it was well documented.

Kendall



On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Kenneth Younger <kyounger at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm in the market to buy a new Wireless Router with all the bells and
> whistles.
>
> I've long be interested in running a custom firmware, because I know they
> deliver a lot of functionality that the manufacturer's can't -- at least
> that's how it was a while back when I was looking into it.
>
> What are your opinions on this? Do you feel like it's necessary to use
> these anymore, other than from a hobbyist perspective? (ok Josh, I'll give
> you that they are probably a bit more secure too :)
>
> -Kenny
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