Once again, my unused database for my blog went the way of the tasmanian tiger. So again I reinstalled wordpress, perhaps I need to simply be more diligent about maintaining an influx of textual ideas.
It’s a good post to kick off this phoenix from from the ashes event. I’ve been keeping an eye on a little project called DD-WRT for some time now. I was doing some research looking for ways to improve my Linksys router when I came across it google style. DD-WRT is a very streamlined linux kernal that is the new OS for your router, it has many improvements, and a wide variety of features over the OEM software that comes with your shiny new blue Linksys. Of course though, there is a bit of risk in running something like this, there is the possibility of bricking your router and thus rendering it useful for the task of keeping your papers in one location ^_^.
I wanted to try DD-WRT out but the particular router I use for the wireless is a little more costly than the typical version most folks use; so I didn’t really have a need to try it other than “I wanted to”. The need finally came around, when the room I am living in couldn’t pick up the signal with efficiency from the router given the the thick wall construction, and the amount of steel in the house. I had read that DD-WRT can also serve as a Wi-Fi repeater(takes a weak signal, boosts it, then rebroadcasts it). I now had a real reason to try it out. Bearing the price of the current router in mind, I picked up a used WRT54G Linksys vs. 5 for about 30 bucks. A) this was a third of the price of the other router if I nuked it B) this particular model is difficult to brick, c) I had to do it! So I followed the directions, went through the configurations, strategically placed the router, and presto……I went from a weak 2-12Mbps signal, to a very strong 54 Mbps signal. After doing this, I was also able to get my Ubuntu box Wi-Fi working as well, it appears that the previous weak signal was the real culprit for the inoperability for connectivity.
If you’re the tinkering sort go give them a visit http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/
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