DD-WRT

DD-WRT
Developer(s)Sebastian Gottschall / NewMedia-NET
Initial release22 January 2005; 19 years ago (2005-01-22)[1]
Stable release
v24 SP1 (Build 10020) / 27 July 2008; 16 years ago (2008-07-27)
Preview release
3.0 rolling beta[2]
Repository
TypeRouter operating system
LicenseVarious proprietary and free software
Websitedd-wrt.com Edit this at Wikidata
DD-WRT was originally designed for the Linksys WRT54G series, but now runs on a variety of routers.

DD-WRT is Linux-based firmware for wireless routers and access points. Originally designed for the Linksys WRT54G series, it now runs on a wide variety of models. DD-WRT is one of a handful of third-party firmware projects designed to replace manufacturer's original firmware with custom firmware offering additional features or functionality.

Sebastian Gottschall, a.k.a. "BrainSlayer", is the founder and primary maintainer of the DD-WRT project.[3] The letters "DD" in the project name are the German license-plate letters for vehicles from Dresden, where the development team lived.[4] The remainder of the name was taken from the Linksys WRT54G model router, a home router popular in 2002–2004. WRT is assumed to be a reference to 'wireless router'.

Buffalo Technology and other companies have shipped routers with factory-installed, customized versions of DD-WRT.[5][6] In January 2016, Linksys started to offer DD-WRT firmware for their routers.[7]

  1. ^ "Alchemy branch v16 by BrainSlayer". FreeWRT.Narod.ru. 22 January 2005. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. ^ dd-wrt.com:downloads:3.0 rolling betas
  3. ^ "About DD-WRT". dd-wrt.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ^ "What is DD-WRT?". DD-WRT Wiki. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Buffalo Partners with NewMedia-NET" (Press release). 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
  6. ^ Gottschall, Sebastian "BrainSlayer" (29 October 2007). "Congratulations on the partnership w/Buffalo!". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
  7. ^ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J. (5 January 2016). "DD-WRT Linux firmware comes to Linksys routers". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.