I love it! Lots of reading beforehand so as not to brick the router and all went fine. I have had UMA drop to EDGE a couple times but seems much stronger now. It's nice to have all the different settings (even though I don't know what to do with many of them :oops:)
Also, better help files in the DD-WRT than with the Linksys firmware. |
I am using the Thibor variant of HyperWRT on a WRT54GS...
I think it would be interesting to see what the settings are on one of the T-Mobile/Linksys routers. I wonder if they utilize these same settings and if there are any other settings that could be optimized based on those models. [update] I have set this on both the WRT54GS in Mesa and the DIR-655 here in Phoenix and it does seem to make the voice more clear. I did not have a problem keeping connected before, but the voice would get messed up, now it does not. I do live in areas with quite a few other routers neighboring me, so maybe the lower settings make it deal with interference better. Maybe this should be a sticky. :) |
Just installed DD-WRT on my WRT54GS and it has enabled me to use it as a wireless repeater. Just what I needed as I have now got my whole house WiFi enabled.
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Rivvie...or anyone else...Are there settings in DD-WRT that optimize battery life on the wireless device? It seems like my battery is taking a bigger hit with the DD-WRT. I have WMM enabled but left all the defaults in all the settings because I didn't really know what they all meant.
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I saw in another thread that Channel 3 is recommended by Linksys for UMA so I added that to Rivvie's post. We also have all this here.
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wow this setting work great so far.
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I have notice, after changing it to this setting. Everything has been stable, but when I changed it to Channel 3, UMA started dropping again, so I changed the channel back to 6.
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Hmmm...Channel 3 has been very stable for me, so far. Whatever works best.
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I'm happy with the adjustment though, it seems to connect to UMA instantly. |
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Here's a 5-second survey at my house: Code:
Cell 01 - Address: 00:03:93:ED:4C:6D |
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One possible outside shot (I don't think it is this, but it's a valid premise) is that the encryption/decryption code is not as clean as in the stock Linksys code, so perhaps while using WEP/WPA/whatever the device's need to encrypt/decrypt is somehow affected and it has to do more work. You could try using the MAC limiting features of DD-WRT then turning off encryption completely, so all the work (MAC matching) is done by the router and the phone is just pumping out bits, unencrypted. YMMV and every other acronym that means "I'm drinking coffee in my jammies and haven't tested any of this". :) |
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Alright I finally got to changing these settings. All set up, will report up and let you all know :) Only weird thing I had to do was delete my saved router and re-add it. It wouldn't connect back, but after I did that I'm back on UMA. Props for finding these settings rivviepop!
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Can somebody please explain how I enter those settings into my Linksys
WRT54GS router, also how do I install that other software DD-WRT, and where to find it, you guys are installing in your Linksys Routers as well. ( Will these new settings screw up my Xbox 360 Settings in my router?) I really don't want to add the TMO D-Link router |
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Main: http://dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php Wiki (start here) http://dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page |
The settings worked for me with 4 APs. The handover between the APs works better now that I reset the beacon to 50.
As for installing DD-WRT, the directions vary depending on your hardware revision. The firmware website has directions that worked for me and two different hardware revisions. Follow the directions precisely, don't skip steps, and keep a copy of the original firmware just in case you may need it to recover. |
I read over the instructions for doing the flash quite a few times before actually doing it. I read instructions from several different places, one of which I posted above. You can just google DD-WRT and TONS of hits will come up. There are several good ones on the first page of results. Again read through the process, pay attention to the version you are downloading as it varies quite a bit by model. I noticed that for most routers you flash the mini version of DD-WRT first then when that is successful, you flash the full version. Don't get in a rush and follow the instructions carefully. If you do it right you'll be very pleased with the results.
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EDIT: for completeness I should mention there are some routers which can only run the Micro version due to limited flash memory in them, but that's not what I'm referring to here. |
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