Franz
Mad A
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join:2003-06-24
Saint Louis, MO
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Re: Router that can assign a specific IP by MAC
said by Rob  :The WRT54G stock firmware does not support this. However, the Tomato and DD-WRT firmware for the WRT54G do allow you to assign the same IP to a device based on MAC address. For Tomato, it's under Static DHCP. How safe is this?
Any chance I will "brick" my router?
Will I lose any features?
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CylonRed
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join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
1 edit | 1) Depends on how you define 'safe'.
2) Of course - when flashing to ANY newer firmware (even Linksys) there is a chance at bricking the router. In the Linksys forum here at DSLR there are ways to possibly unbrick the router.
3) Nope - you generally gain a lot more features. Here is a link to the Wiki on versions of DDWRT and their features: »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD-WRT
Info for Tomato: »www.polarcloud.com/tomato |
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sheiker
join:2006-12-05
Prior Lake, MN
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said by Franz :said by Rob :The WRT54G stock firmware does not support this. However, the Tomato and DD-WRT firmware for the WRT54G do allow you to assign the same IP to a device based on MAC address. For Tomato, it's under Static DHCP. How safe is this? Any chance I will "brick" my router? Will I lose any features? DD-WRT can turn your $40-$50 router into a router that would normally cost $150+.
I have a WRT54GL that I bought specifically to put the regular sized DD-WRT on it. It does what you are looking for, plus, oh, so much more!
I HIGHLY recommend it!
And as was already mentioned, there is a slight risk in bricking the router, but its very very slight. If you follow the directions on the DD-WRT site, you will be fine. |
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