DD-WRT
Linux-based firmware for wireless routers and wireless access points / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DD-WRT is 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.
Developer(s) | Sebastian Gottschall / NewMedia-NET |
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Initial release | 22 January 2005; 19 years ago (2005-01-22)[1] |
Stable release | v24 SP1 (Build 10020)
/ 27 July 2008; 15 years ago (2008-07-27) |
Preview release | 3.0 rolling beta[2]
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Repository | |
Type | Router operating system |
License | Various proprietary and free software |
Website | dd-wrt |
Sebastian Gottschall, a.k.a. "BrainSlayer", is the founder and primary maintainer of the DD-WRT project.[3] The letters "DD" in the project name are the German license-plate letters for vehicles from Dresden, where the development team lived.[4] The remainder of the name was taken from the Linksys WRT54G model router, a home router popular in 2002–2004. WRT is assumed to be a reference to 'wireless router'.
Buffalo Technology and other companies have shipped routers with factory-installed, customized versions of DD-WRT.[5][6] In January 2016, Linksys started to offer DD-WRT firmware for their routers.[7]