All of these routers can be used with DD-WRT instead of their stock firmware. Running DD-WRT, which is free, on a router is very much like using Linux on your computer instead of Windows or Mac OS.

While attempting a DD-WRT flash, I screwed up and bricked a Linksys WRT 1900AC router that I'd like to use as networking for competition hardware for middle school robotics tournaments. It can be ...

To use it, you need to download the latest DD-WRT builds for the new Linksys WRT Series. At this time the firmware is not yet ready for download, but it will soon.

Open source DD-WRT or OpenWrt firmware can breathe new life -- and advanced features -- into your old wired or wireless router.

We compare DD-WRT vs. Tomato vs. OpenWRT on some important parameters and explain the advantages & disadvantages of each.

If you're running alternative firmware Tomato instead of DD-WRT, make sure to check out our previous guide to ad-blocking with a Tomato-enhanced router. What do you think so far?