[ian2000t]

I'm not new to DD-WRT, I've been using it on some old WRT54Gs and a WDR3600 for years.

I've bought a WRT32X to replace the WDR3600, but I'm finding conflicting info.

After reading things about bad wifi on DD-WRT, I tried OpenWRT. Didn't find the UI as easy, and had a really weird issue with web pages taking ages to load.

But, I've read other things since, saying DD-WRT is better than OpenWRT on this model. But, other conflicting things. Hoping you could answer a few questions:

- What build will give good stable wifi? I've read that 2019 build r40134 is good - https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=320527. Also been told any May 2020 builds are good, but no specific build number suggested.

- Where do I download it from? I tried the FTP site ftp.dd-wrt.com, but I can't seem to get a directory listing for 2019 or 2020 in Explorer , Cmd, Chrome, or Filezilla?

- Can I switch back to Stock firmware, from DD-WRT? Post 3 on this link suggests that DD-WRT is great, if you never want to go back to stock?
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=323291

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[ian2000t]

Thanks for the advice guys. I've done lots of reading, but the problem is you're never sure who to trust, as many things you read contradict - i.e. OpenWRT apparently has more stable wifi on WRT32X than DDwrt....


Anyway, I've installed r42015 as I saw lots of posts about this being a good "goto build" for many users. It's a bit older, but thought it was a good start to get things setup right. But, something is really not right. The DDWRT UI is so slow and unreliable for me that I can't actually connect to it long enough to configure anything anymore. It feels like the device might be constantly rebooting while I'm trying to configure it, but I can't be sure.


I followed the guide and used the FW_WRT32X_1.0.666_DDWRT.img to flash from the Linksys FW - so this flashed the partition 2, and then booted into it. I haven't yet installed the "full" build yet, I was going to stick to the minimal one just to prove that Internet/Wifi speeds work well first.


After I first installed it, the DD-WRT UI was VERY slow and unresponsive - meaning I had to click on tabs several times before it would load properly, which is odd, but I managed to configure Wifi and get a device connected to it (same responsiveness on LAN or Wifi). Also managed to turn on SSH and practice checking the current partition, and rebooting to the alternative partition (1 - still linksys FW), and then back again. All fine so far, apart from the slow UI.

Today, I can't even reliably get on the UI. Also many settings seem to have reverted, including SSH being disabled again. So, now I'm stuck with a WRT32X with Linksys FW on part 1, DD-WRT on part 2, however I can't use DD-WRT even enough to re-enable SSH. Therefore, I can't switch back to partition 1 to start over.

Can't to see anyone that's had similar issues.

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Try Firefox ESR, Pale Moon, Waterfox, Opera, Safari, IE, or something non-Chromium-based with no extensions or add-ons loaded.

[ian2000t]

Thanks, will do!

I also found that 3 failed boots will fail over to the other partition, so I could use that to get back onto stock and try again.

[ian2000t]

So I managed to get back to stock through 3 failed boots. Then installed DD-WRT again.

Then I've been using Firefox ESR freshly installed to acces UI. I've still had a few times it's almost like it's timed out, and won't respond again until i close and reopen the browser. But much better experience than last time.

I followed the guide and upgraded to full DD-WRT on the same partition. All good.


Set up 2.4 and 5ghz access points and pointed it to my current router for gateway. All working fine. I'll use that for a bit to check wifi stability and speed, before i swap it over to Pppoe and replace my current router with it. That can then go into the garage as an access point.

Thanks for your help guys!

[ian2000t]