| HYPERWRT Mission Statement is "HyperWRT
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| | interface with no problems. I was able to
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| is a power boost firmware for the Linksys
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| | VPN into my home network and used SSH to
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| WRT54G and WRT54GS router. The goal of
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| | my Linux box. EWRT has all the latest
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| this project is to add a limited set of
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| | security features such as WPA and WPA
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| features to the last Linksys firmware,
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| | radius. I was able to use TINYPEAP as my
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| extending its possibilities but staying
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| | radius server.. When I started NOCAT
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| close to the official firmware."
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| | splash and connected to the internet I
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| HYPER-WRT - Installing this distribution
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| | did receive an error "NO DATA ON THIS
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| is really a breeze with no head aches.
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| | PAGE" once in a while but that could be
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| Cool features for this distribution are:
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| | my fault some how.
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| With my old linksys firmware I was unable
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| | If you want to start a hotspot for your
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| to VPN into my network. After I installed
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| | business or create free public nodes in
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| HYPER-WRT I had no problem. Also, I
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| | your neighborhood EWRT is for you.
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| usually work off my laptop in the same
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| | DD-WRT
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| area of my house and with the linksys
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| | DD-WRT turns your WRT54G from a cheap
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| firmware I had a "Good" signal according
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| | $60 router into a $200 dollar wireless
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| to windows. After I installed HYPER-WRT
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| | router. It has more features then you can
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| my windows signal jumped to excellent
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| | count so I will just go over the many
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| every time.
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| | highlights. Right now I am using VER.
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| Installing HYPER-WRT was very easy, I
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| | 22, VER 23 is out but I have not
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| reset my router to factory defaults,
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| | installed it yet. VER. 23 is a BETA
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| downloaded the latest HYPER-WRT firmware,
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| | release. VER 23 has a whole new web
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| connected to my router's web interface
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| | interface with many more options that I
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| administration tab and pressed firmware
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| | have listed below. DD-WRT also has
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| upgrade. Then I browsed to the firmware
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| | options for VOIP.
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| bin files and pressed upgrade.
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| | Setup Tab - Everything is pretty much the
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| HYPERWRT turned out to be exactly what
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| | same here with the exceptions of VLANS.
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| its authors intended, an easy to install,
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| | VLANs can divide your physical LAN into
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| power boosting firmware. I would highly
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| | logical LANS. You will want to use this
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| recommend using this firmware for any
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| | to separate network resources or prevent
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| home or business network.
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| | access to resources.
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| EWRT
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| | Security Tab - One of the best features
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| EWRT is distributed by Portless Networks.
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| | of DD-WRT is that the VPN option actually
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| This WRT54G firmware is packed with
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| | works.
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| features meant for creating open wireless
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| | Access Restriction TAB - All the other
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| hotspots for business or neighborhoods.
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| | firmwares have this option but I am using
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| EWRT has many cool features: Drop bear
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| | DD-wrt currently so I will cover them
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| SSH server (This provides secure access),
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| | here. If you like to share your wireless
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| a writeable jffs2 partition to store your
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| | connection with others but don't want it
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| content, great QOS (Quality of service),
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| | abused you will need to set up access
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| and NOCAT splash.
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| | policies. You can block file sharing from
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| NoCat Splash is a captive portal which
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| | exact applications like edonkey, you can
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| lets users connected to the wireless
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| | set times to share your wireless signal,
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| network receiving a dynamic IP address
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| | limit certain days and block websites.
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| but all traffic is redirected to an
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| | Application and Gamming Tab- First you
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| internal web page. The webpage for EWRT
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| | have over 30 slots to configure port
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| just explains that this router is a
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| | forwarding...that's a lot of different
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| wireless hotspot meant for public use and
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| | services. Next on this tab is the QOS
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| don't abuse it, users must accept the
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| | (Quality of Service), here you can give
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| agreement or they won't have access to
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| | priority of bandwidth to certain ports
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| anything. You're not stuck using Portless
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| | and MAC address.
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| Networks web page because you can modify
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| | Administration Tab - If you go all the
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| it for your liking.
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| | way to the bottom you will find the
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| QOS for a wireless hotspot is very
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| | option for enabling WDS/connection watch
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| important for managing how much bandwidth
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| | dog. This service will send out ICMP
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| certain services are using. If a few
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| | messages / ping commands to your given
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| users are hogging bandwidth then others
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| | Access points every few minutes. If the
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| will not have access to the internet thus
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| | access point you specify can't be reached
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| ruining the hotspot.
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| | the router will reboot
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| Portless Networks intention was to create
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| | In my next article I will be reviewing
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| this router as a "Hotspot" in a box and
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| | TINYPEAP, BATBOX and openwrt wrt54g linux
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| they achieved this with flying colors. I
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| | firmware distros.
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| was able to install EWRT through the web
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