n17tech

Hacking routers is a fun and worthwhile past-time. One of the simplest hacks is to install the DD-WRT firmware on your router.

Installing DD-WRT on a Netgear R4500 router is easy. However, there is an extra step involved before you can install DD-WRT.

Netgear's R4500 and WNDR4500 routers are the exact same thing. However, Netgear stopped pushing firmware updates to the R4500. This can pose a huge security risk for your home network. In this post, I detail how to convert an R4500 into a WNDR4500 so you can get the latest firmware update from Netgear.