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I don't really see what you're talking about. I've flashed all of my routers and _never_ had a problem. Maybe the thing that took me the most time was to decid

by Faaak 5y ago

I don't really see what you're talking about. I've flashed all of my routers and _never_ had a problem. Maybe the thing that took me the most time was to decide which version to use or whether I should use openwrt vs tomato vs other competitors

ramphastidae 5y ago
Your post history says you use Dvorak and Vim, and were tinkering with your school’s network at 15, so I think my point stands :)
- tomc1985 5y ago
  Everyone should strive to this level of competence, and I like that some of the posts here (like advice for installing OpenWRT) kind of force it Breaking stuff and then fixing it is the fast track for learning If you're not a smart computer guy then maybe this isnt the forum for you
  - D13Fd 5y ago
    Being efficient is part of being smart. Sadly the older you are the less time you have to spend time trying to fix things that you don't care about, and the less the knowledge you gain is worth to you (simply because you have less career- and life-span left to use it). Yes, I've flashed routers in the past, including the Linksys WRT54G, and in some cases I've even built a dedicated PC to run as a router, back when that was a bit more in vogue. But is it worth the time to do it yet again? Probably not. I'd rather get an Apple-like router that works perfectly out of the box, with sensible defaults and little configuration necessary, and which is regularly auto-updated with security fixes. That way I can spend my time on new things.
- yladiz 5y ago
  I would second the parent, I installed and use OpenWRT on my router without much issue. Flashing and configuring was quite easy, and really the most difficult part was actually getting the router because the local shops (MediaMarkt) don’t have many/any compatible routers.
  - MandieD 5y ago
    If somewhat recently, which model, because MediaMarkt is also my main local option (RIP, Conrad)
- Faaak 5y ago
  Well, indeed you're right on this point but on the second hand flashing a router is just selecting the firmware and clicking on "Flash". I never had a bricked router. I didn't flash a lot, but at least 6 or so. Maybe I was lucky
karmakaze 5y ago
Tomato, is that still going strong? I remember using it for its MLPPP capability. The QoS never worked that well with it as I recall.

by Faaak 5y ago

ramphastidae 5y ago

Your post history says you use Dvorak and Vim, and were tinkering with your school’s network at 15, so I think my point stands :)

tomc1985 5y ago
Everyone should strive to this level of competence, and I like that some of the posts here (like advice for installing OpenWRT) kind of force it Breaking stuff and then fixing it is the fast track for learning If you're not a smart computer guy then maybe this isnt the forum for you
- D13Fd 5y ago
  Being efficient is part of being smart. Sadly the older you are the less time you have to spend time trying to fix things that you don't care about, and the less the knowledge you gain is worth to you (simply because you have less career- and life-span left to use it). Yes, I've flashed routers in the past, including the Linksys WRT54G, and in some cases I've even built a dedicated PC to run as a router, back when that was a bit more in vogue. But is it worth the time to do it yet again? Probably not. I'd rather get an Apple-like router that works perfectly out of the box, with sensible defaults and little configuration necessary, and which is regularly auto-updated with security fixes. That way I can spend my time on new things.
yladiz 5y ago
I would second the parent, I installed and use OpenWRT on my router without much issue. Flashing and configuring was quite easy, and really the most difficult part was actually getting the router because the local shops (MediaMarkt) don’t have many/any compatible routers.
- MandieD 5y ago
  If somewhat recently, which model, because MediaMarkt is also my main local option (RIP, Conrad)
Faaak 5y ago
Well, indeed you're right on this point but on the second hand flashing a router is just selecting the firmware and clicking on "Flash". I never had a bricked router. I didn't flash a lot, but at least 6 or so. Maybe I was lucky

karmakaze 5y ago

Tomato, is that still going strong? I remember using it for its MLPPP capability. The QoS never worked that well with it as I recall.