DD-WRT
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DD-WRT's web interface
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| Developer(s) | Sebastian Gottschall / NewMedia-NET |
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| Initial release | 22 January 2005 |
| Stable release |
v24 SP1 (Build10020) / 27 July 2008
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| Preview release |
Constantly being updated in beta form in forums
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| Type | Router operating system |
| License | Various proprietary and free software |
| Website | www |
DD-WRT is a GNU/Linux-based firmware for wireless routers and access points. Originally designed for the Linksys WRT54G series, it now runs on a wide variety of models. DD-WRT is one of a handful of third-party firmware projects designed to replace manufacturer's original firmware with custom firmware offering additional features or functionality.
The firmware project's name was taken in part from the Linksys WRT54G model router, a home router popular in 2002–2004. "DD" are the German license-plate letters for vehicles from Dresden, where the BrainSlayers development team lived. "WRT", also used by the OpenWrt router firmware project, comes from the generic abbreviation for "Wireless RouTer", which may have been the original Linksys meaning.
Buffalo Technology and other companies have shipped routers with factory-installed, customized versions of DD-WRT. In January 2016, Linksys itself started to offer DD-WRT firmware for their routers.
DD-WRT includes such features as support for the Kai network, daemon-based services, IPv6, Wireless Distribution System, RADIUS, advanced quality of service, radio output power control, overclocking capability, and software support for the hardware addition of a Secure Digital card. The complete feature set depends on the version:
Over the past years, DD-WRT became popular among VPN users due to its support of OpenVPN protocol. This provides an ability to use various VPNs on a DD-WRT in order to secure the whole network. As a result all traffic which passes through DD-WRT router gets a VPN protection.
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