Moded Linux routers

Introductions

Some SOHO routers can be reflashed with an alternative Linux version to offer additional features

Hardware

List of Linux-based, hackable wifi routers

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices

http://wiki.openwrt.org/oldwiki/tableofhardware

Linksys

• Linksys (OLD WRT54G) and WRT54GL
• The Open Source WRT54G Story
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_WRT54G_series
• http://linksysbycisco.com/EU/en/products/Routers
• Note: The most recent WRT54G v5.0 ("CDFB" serial number prefix) and WRT54GS v5.0 ("CGN7" serial number prefix do not run Linux, and the size of their flash memory has been reduced to 2MB.
• WRTP54G (most of the WRT54G series featured mostly Broadcom chipsets; this router features a Texas Instruments chipset. Texas Instruments chips are common to almost all current Linksys VOIP products.)
• WRT150N/WRT300N (successor to the WRT54G series; have a Linux-based operating system and several versions accept the DD-WRT firmware)
• WRT120N, WRT160N, WRT160NL, WRT320N, WRT610N

Asus

Asus WL500g premium

http://www.wl500g.info/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus_Routers

Buffalo AirStation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirStation

Netgear

• RangeMax WNR3500L (MyOpenRouter)
• http://netgear.com/Products/RoutersandGateways/WirelessGRouters/WGR614L.aspx
• OLD WGT634u

DLink

DSL-604GT+

DNS-323 (NAS)

Roku

http://www.roku.com

Software

OpenWrt

http://openwrt.org

DD-WRT

(Based on OpenWrt code. Paid and free versions available)

http://www.dd-wrt.com/

X-Wrt

Extension of OpenWrt with a web-management console

HyperWRT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperWRT

Tomato

HyperWRT-based firmware

Resources

• Wi-Fi Planet痴 Greatest Hits: DD-WRT
• How to: Build a Wireless Bridge Using DD-WRT By Aaron Weiss
• How to: Build a Wireless Bridge Using DD-WRT, Part II
• Linux on Linksys Wi-Fi Routers by James Ewing inHardware
• http://brunogirin.blogspot.com/2009/01/tuning-wi-fi-router-with-linux.html
• http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/