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Cisco/Linksys E4200 overclocked to 532 MHz — For the past few years, I’ve maintained an article on this blog offers my recommendation for the best DD-WRT build and settings to get max speed from a Linksys E4200 router. One of my recommendations in that article is to use the Administration: Commands tab in the DD-WRT GUI interface to […]

DD-WRT Speed Tweaks: Do they Really Work?

This entry was posted in Linux Technology and tagged DD-WRT Linksys router settings speed speed test tweaks on April 18, 2015 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3733 days ago)

WiFi connection on iPhone 4 — UPDATED Dec 21, 2016. This post is a reference post for those looking to squeeze maximum speed out of their Cisco Linksys E4200 v1 wireless router running DD-WRT. The DD-WRT build I currently recommend for this router is K2.6 30880 (by BrainSlayer). IMPORTANT: My testing shows that DD-WRT K2.6 builds are much faster on the […]

My Cisco Linksys E4200 DD-WRT Settings for Max Speed

This entry was posted in DIY iPhone Linux Reference Technology and tagged 22000M big BrainSlayer configuration DD-WRT ddwrt E4200 fiber Fractal Heartbleed Kong Linksys mega nas OpenSSL OpenVPN optimize settings speed std TCP Congestion Control Transmit Power usb WiFi WiFi speed wireless wireless speed on January 10, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3121 days ago)

Cisco/Linksys E4200 overclocked to 532 MHz — It’s a question asked in the DD-WRT forums all the time. It’s a question often asked in the comments of my DD-WRT posts. And it’s a question to which no “official” answer from the primary maintainers of DD-WRT exists… and therefore it will probably keep getting asked. However, based on […]

Difference between DD-WRT BrainSlayer, Eko, Fractal, and Kong Builds

This entry was posted in Linux Technology and tagged BrainSlayer build builds DD-WRT difference Eko Fractal Kong router database SP1 SP2 version on August 21, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3890 days ago)

Kernel Version vs Firmware Version — In March of last year, I published this article claiming that the latest (at the time) DD-WRT builds based on the Linux 2.6 kernel (K2.6) ran faster on a Linksys/Cisco E4200 router than their K3.x counterparts. Since then, I’ve heard apocryphal stories from some in the DD-WRT forums that the […]

DD-WRT K2.6 vs K3.x vs Tomato Router Firmware Head to ...

This entry was posted in Linux Technology and tagged DD-WRT ddwrt EdgeRouter K2.6 K2.6 vs K3.x K3 K3.x Linux networking speed speed test speedtest Tomato UBNT USG which is faster on January 7, 2017 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3104 days ago)

Cisco/Linksys E4200 overclocked to 532 MHz — UPDATE: Newer versions of the DD-WRT firmware now include a web-based option for selecting your overclock speed, if it’s supported on your device. You can still follow these steps to overclock (and I recommend you continue reading so you understand what you’re doing), but now you can access overlocking on the Administration/Management tab. […]

How To: Overclock a Cisco/Linksys E4200 Router running DD-WRT

This entry was posted in DIY Linux Reference Technology and tagged 532 MHz clock speed DD-WRT E4200 Linksys overclock overclocking on March 26, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3771 days ago)

Setting up multiple WLANs in DD-WRT — Even for the extremely ungeeky, having WiFi available throughout your house is pretty much standard these days. And while the next logical step of securing that network via encryption (WEP is for n00bs — those in the know use WPA2-AES) may not be standard, it really should be. Assuming you do […]

Use DD-WRT to Create a Guest WiFi Network and Block ...

This entry was posted in Linux Technology and tagged block br1 bridge DD-WRT firewall guest network iptables Linux Skype WiFi on January 9, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3796 days ago)

UPDATE: I repeated my testing in January 2017, and published the results here. The older K2.6 (Linux Kernel 2.6) versions of the DD-WRT open source firmware are still way faster for both wired and wireless networks than the newer K3.x versions of DD-WRT… at least on a Linksys E4200. How can I […]

DD-WRT K2.6 is Still Faster than K3.x

This entry was posted in Linux Reference Technology on March 25, 2016 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3104 days ago)

Setting up multiple WLANs in DD-WRT — Because I publish a lot of articles on DD-WRT router firmware, and I also recently published an article on patching the Shellshock bug on older Fedora-based Linux systems, I’ve been receiving a lot of emails asking if DD-WRT firmware is affected by the Shellshock Bash bug. The answer is… maybe. By default, the […]

Is DD-WRT Vulnerable to the Shellshock Bash Bug?

This entry was posted in Linux Reference Technology and tagged bash Bash on DD-WRT DD-WRT ddwrt exploit patch shellshock shellshock bug shellshock on DD-WRT vulnerable on September 29, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3935 days ago)

Setting up multiple WLANs in DD-WRT — For the past while, I’ve recommended DD-WRT K2.6 firmware builds for the Linksys E4200 router, as well as other Linksys / Cisco WiFi routers. The builds based on the newer K3.x Linux kernel have now reached a stable enough point where you can run them… but I still recommend the […]

DD-WRT K2.6 Kernel vs. K3.x and How To Upgrade

This entry was posted in Linux Technology and tagged 30-30-30 DD-WRT K2.6 K2.6 vs K3.x K3 K3.x kernel reset router Upgrade WiFi WiFi router on November 20, 2015 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3392 days ago)

WRT54G — Like many owners of the ubiquitous Linksys WRT54G wireless router, I like to run aftermarket firmware on my device to unlock more of this router’s potential. I use one as my primary wireless router in my house, but I also use some as wireless Ethernet client bridges and wireless repeaters. […]

Bricked WRT54G with Blinking Power Light. Hard reset? TFTP? Nope ...

This entry was posted in Linux Reference Technology and tagged blinking power light bricked bricked router DD-WRT Linksys router Tomato WRT54G on July 20, 2011 by Steve Jenkins (updated 5086 days ago)