From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 8 15:50:23 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5985E1065674 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2011 15:50:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from odhiambo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qw0-f54.google.com (mail-qw0-f54.google.com [209.85.216.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1079B8FC1D for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2011 15:50:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qwc9 with SMTP id 9so2406636qwc.13 for ; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:50:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=GE4NSdj0a/t5zuYD4Ji3Lc1kOUwO6dk+ASOpzUUSax4=; b=LyFjQEpVGHd264YsP98cntOpJVQ5JMorIg6FpYkatCGDWTVH1hZGWHmO0oS08C80MQ RL6YwU6Vcj9JOIOIpEafllVSFnRDi7qXY3mWjGxQvEsN2q9rQFmj2iD/66/puRg5gNjV VY5NSI+ONYV7bhVHap7X44Jj+yb1tb2dybWmw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; b=f7TIu1exsdG3weHr+m4wTnD6hNvDfADC/B5fJmrW6CZkHiatwTolKGZZBvXeTsPWQN gf5N94DnRWCxNogp1ALQgczbo/sWJvMLl60OYGdTr/sLhWm1R0mdRnz4nmut5WsqYZ5o 6mvYaf1JZmgb29k87twfcZenVHGmkZV7kvtiM= Received: by 10.229.67.16 with SMTP id p16mr1930111qci.99.1302277822093; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:50:22 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.101.196 with HTTP; Fri, 8 Apr 2011 08:49:42 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Odhiambo Washington Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 18:49:42 +0300 Message-ID: To: FreeBSD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Linksys-E4200 Wireless N-router X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:50:23 -0000 On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 18:05, Carmel wrote: > On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 14:03:57 +0300 > Odhiambo Washington articulated: > > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 13:55, Carmel wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 07:56:00 +0300 > > > Odhiambo Washington articulated: > > > > > > > It may void the warranty yes, but dd-wrt has more features than > > > > stock firmware. > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > 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. > > 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. > > One day, when you come to appreciate the power of Unix (open Source), you;ll wish you tried dd-wrt earlier (now!) :-) -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!