b0N3z Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Im looking at flashing open-wrt to my secondary wifi router because I don't use it much and want to pretty much see what I can do with it. Using the Pineapple Nano ive kinda got an idea of open-wrt but im sure its a little different when it comes to a router thats not a Pineapple. I want open-wrt because that is what the Pineapple uses and I want to familiarize myself with it more. 1,) I dont want to brick the router trying this 2,) Is there any advantages to running DD-WRT over OPEN-WRT 3,) If I brick a wifi router (Netgear WNR2000 V1) can I flash the stock firmware and revive it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry99705 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Due to the general population not using terminology properly, let me fix a definition for you. If you brick the router, it's trash, the only use for it after that would be a brick. If something is "unbricked" then it wasn't bricked in the first place, it just got messed up and was difficult to fix. I don't know where this "unbricking" term came from, but it's annoying... Now, for the real answers to your questions. #1 Anything is brickable if you try hard enough! Don't do that. #2 I don't know of any real disadvantage between the two if you're just going to use it as a router. I think dd-wrt has better GUIs. #3 That model isn't supported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0N3z Posted June 25, 2016 Author Share Posted June 25, 2016 3 hours ago, barry99705 said: Due to the general population not using terminology properly, let me fix a definition for you. If you brick the router, it's trash, the only use for it after that would be a brick. If something is "unbricked" then it wasn't bricked in the first place, it just got messed up and was difficult to fix. I don't know where this "unbricking" term came from, but it's annoying... Note taken!! :) And yes I have come to realize that very quickly but I have my other router that is, I might just mess with that and see what one I like best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry99705 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 When I was still messing around with reflashing routers, tomato was probably one of the better versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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