Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Router Firmware Upgrade

I've been having some problems with my Linksys WRT54G wireless router and was searching online for a firmware upgrade that might solve the problem. I stumbled across this linux based replacement router firmware. It's super easy to install, it's free, and amazingly powerful. The new firmware gives me the ability to boost the power of my router to about triple what it was before, do automatic dynamic DNS updating, do VPN right to the router,QoS rules for throttling traffic and setup my router as a wireless hot spot. Routers with this kind of functionality cost a lot of money. This is very cool and very painless to upgrade and configure.

You can read more about it here at Lifehacker.

9 comments:

Jon said...

Cathie said you needed a "firmware" upgrade.

rudi said...

Are you passing VoIP through this router?

I have the same router and its been giving me a headache to. I would have to reboot it everyday just to get the wireless working, and you can't bridge hosts. I'll try the firmware too.

Jon likes 85 year old women.

Jon said...

Do you not like the elderly? My Grandma is 88 do you have a beef with her?

Unknown said...

There's a VOIP rev on the router firmware.

Unknown said...

Jon, your comment makes no sense.

Anonymous said...

Will you be able to work this magic with my router???? That would be super!

Unknown said...

What kind of router do you have? A linksys?

Anonymous said...

So much for the lyrical gangsta

Anonymous said...

Belkin.....do we leave comments now instead of emails or IMs??