I have a 2cd WRT54GL that is hooked up via ethernet to the primary router to extend my wireless network. Recently a storm came through and the long ethernet cable began to fail that ran to it. Instead of crawling under the house and replacing it I decided to install DD-WRT firmware on the router over the Tomato firmware I had been using so I could turn it into a wireless repeater.
I downloaded the firmware from the website, did a hard reset to the router, and then installed it via the Tomato gui. The upgrade was simple and the new controls were easy to set up. I was able to set security and ssid of the repeater independent of the primary router. Also I was able to see how well it was connected to the primary router and to the computers connected to it. Awesome and free.
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