cdbma
DD-WRT Novice
Joined: 04 Aug 2012
Posts: 1
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 Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 13:14 Post subject: WRT54G v4 vs. v6 |
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Greetings,
First-timer here. I grabbed a WRT54Gv6 for a great price (free!) a few days ago so I could experiment with DD-WRT. The documentation was terrific and the installation was flawless. I now have it running as an AP along with another WRT54Gv4. However, as you all know, the v6 has some memory limitations and the status page says I've managed to use most of it. I purposely did not try to install DD-WRT on my v4 until I was sure I knew what I was doing - it's my Internet "lifeline."
I am considering DD-WRT on my v4. My question is, quite simply, is it worth it? Do I gain anything (features? performance?) by doing this? I know the v4 is feature-limited with the micro install on the v6, but not sure how much I'd gain with an install on a v4.
Finally, if I go with DD-WRT on the v4, do you recommend that I return to OEM firmware on the v6? I'd just use it as an access point, supplementing the v4 router.
Thanks in advance.
Chris |
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Murrkf
DD-WRT Guru
Joined: 22 Sep 2008
Posts: 12675
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No one can answer this for you. If the v4 is working fine with stock firmware, leave it on. DD-wrt will often cause a performance decrease from oem firmware.
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