Unleash the Power of Your Router!

Step 10 Additional Firmware Options!

 

Several Instructable members have requested that I add another slide that lists some additional alternative free firmware releases. I have also been accused of working for DD-WRT. I assure you that I have absolutely no affiliation with any of the firmware release teams.

For your additional free firmware requests,

Ask and you shall receive!

 

**WARNING**

Changing the firmware on your router is a risky procedure which if done incorrectly, can result in permanent damage to your hardware! Do not attempt to flash your router to another version of firmware if you are already satisfied with its performance, and do not need addition capabilities that you will never use! ALWAYS thoroughly and extensively research the firmware in question before attempting ANY upgrades/ downgrades sideways or the likes!! Failure to understand the risks involved will almost definitely result in damaged hardware!

 

Router Firmware Releases

 

DD-WRT

 

Tomato

For those of you who have accidentally lost portions of their memory with failed/ incorrect flashing with DD-WRT in the past, Tomato firmware has a setting to do a complete erase of NVRAM!

 

OpenWRT

 

Gargoyle

 

HyperWRT + Tofu

(HyperWRT +Tofu is a Linksys WRT54G/GL and Linksys WRTSL54GS firmware based on stock Linksys firmware + HyperWRT + added extras.)

If you have another firmware version that you would like to add, please let me know in the comments section, or send me a PM!