No official FW update since 2015 - any benefit from DD-WRT?

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meccs
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:58    Post subject: No official FW update since 2015 - any benefit from DD-WRT? Reply with quote
I have a TL-WDR3600 V1 router that was last updated by TP-Link in mid 2015. Would I benefit from DD-WRT in terms of security? I am asking especially because of the current WPA2 flaw/problem where my router will most likely never receive an official update when this gets fixed.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 13:18    Post subject: Reply with quote
ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/betas/2017/10-10-2017-r33492/tplink_tl-wdr3600v1/
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meccs
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 13:49    Post subject: Reply with quote
B@R wrote:
ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/betas/2017/10-10-2017-r33492/tplink_tl-wdr3600v1/

Yes, thank you. I did find it already. My question was rather besides more functionality, would I gain something in terms of security if I use DD-WRT when the last firmware my router received was in 2015.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 14:33    Post subject: Reply with quote
short answer yes


various security vulnerabilities have been patched and will be patched soon.

most serious is the WPA2 vulnerability (KRACK Attack), which will be patched shortly for all upcoming DD-WRT releases ...

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/severe-flaw-in-wpa2-protocol-leaves-wi-fi-traffic-open-to-eavesdropping/

and it has been added about an hour ago to the latest internal dd-wrt build

http://svn.dd-wrt.com/changeset/33525

just watch out for the next release ....
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meccs
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 21:15    Post subject: Reply with quote
hebeda wrote:
short answer yes


various security vulnerabilities have been patched and will be patched soon.

most serious is the WPA2 vulnerability (KRACK Attack), which will be patched shortly for all upcoming DD-WRT releases ...

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/severe-flaw-in-wpa2-protocol-leaves-wi-fi-traffic-open-to-eavesdropping/

and it has been added about an hour ago to the latest internal dd-wrt build

http://svn.dd-wrt.com/changeset/33525

just watch out for the next release ....

Ok, that sounds good. Thank you!
I did update and everything works except the wifi on my iPhone is slow. No problems on Android though. I will do some research and see if I can fix it.
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