Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 17:21:42 +0200 From: Maciej Milewski <milu@dat.pl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Carmel <carmel_ny@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router Message-ID: <201104081721.42823.milu@dat.pl> In-Reply-To: <BLU0-SMTP70B8FB679005CB9240214193A70@phx.gbl> References: <BLU0-SMTP822D4E4CF029F1BA9770C993A40@phx.gbl> <BANLkTimrRzsejOvjA5m0J%2BkLiicmihLTfg@mail.gmail.com> <BLU0-SMTP70B8FB679005CB9240214193A70@phx.gbl>
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=46riday 08 of April 2011 17:05:51 Carmel napisa=B3(a): > On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 14:03:57 +0300 >=20 > Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> articulated: > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 13:55, Carmel <carmel_ny@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 07:56:00 +0300 > > >=20 > > > Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> articulated: > > > > It may void the warranty yes, but dd-wrt has more features than > > > > stock firmware. > > >=20 > > > That is like saying "A" is better than "B" without divulging any > > > specific information. It is just a hollow statement. Either point > > > me to the specific documentation explaining the differences in > > > detail or explain them to me yourself. > >=20 > > I did not know I needed a spoon to feed someone, but anyway, the main > > details are at http://dd-wrt.com/site/content/about > > The finer details are only visible once you look at what you can do > > with factory firmware, then flash your router with dd-wrt and > > compare. FYI, you can always revert to factory firmware if dd-wrt > > does not please you. >=20 > That seems like a lot of work for a potential zero gain. I really don't > see any purpose is taking the time and a perfectly good router out of > commission to just experiment. Based on the simple concept of, "If it > ain't broke, don't fix it", I think I will leave it alone. In some circumstances it's worth. Not everyone needs anything above stock=20 firmware but some funcionalities are really useful. Sometime ago it was tha= t=20 stock firmware has issues with their wireless chipsets and waiting for the= =20 manufacturer update was very long - using alternative firmware helped a lot= =20 that time. Does stock firmware support openvpn client? http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/VPN_%28the_easy_way%29_v24%2B What about hotspot functionality? Does stock firmware support it? http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Chillispot Monthly/daily usage statistics etc. for people who have some limits on the= =20 internet access? I think there could be more things that are useful for som= e=20 people. Maciej
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