Joined: 14 Dec 2015 Posts: 774 Location: 127.0.0.1
Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 7:49 Post subject:
Hmmm, all of them...
Telnet/SSH, Remote firewall/kernel syslog forwarding, full control over the wireless settings, additions of packages, not limited to 3 static IP addresses, VPN client AND server, very quick security updates, bandwidth monitoring (and even more with YAmon). That's just a quick few off the top of my head. _________________ Tutorial for flashing WRT series WRT Installation,Upgrade & Basic Setup–Cliff Notes
r52242: WRT3200ACM, WRT1200ACv1 & 1 Velop in bridge mode(IoT subnet), r52242 WRT1900ACv1 AP
Velop:2 WHW0101, RE6500, RE9000(AP)
Spectrum - 1000/50
SysLog Watcher 5, New security Onion box coming soon, Fingboxes, PiHoles, NEMS, Cacti, rpisurv
Honestly, I've never really used the stock firmware except to upgrade to DD-WRT. That's the only feature of stock that I've used!
I use my DD-WRT install for full control over IPTables. I manage all NAT, port forwarding, and policies via FWBuilder that can export the custom rule set right into DD-WRT. I also use DNSmasq for internal DNS lookup, external forwarding & caching, as well as its DHCP service for wireless devices only (for both private & guest wifi networks). I have another DHCP server on the LAN, so I was able to control having DD-WRT provide this service for only wireless devices. I also like that it can show real-time bandwidth usage as well as usage over time. I too use it to SSH into in order to check status or run tests (including iperf testing).
It is much more customizable and flexible, which I have enjoyed using since my old WRT-54g days.
