Hacking TP-Link WR1043ND Part 4

To Tweak the OpenWRT for Pure Performance there is no other way than editing config files from Terminal so I hope you actually read Part 3 before.There are 4 parts to Tweaking the PerformanceWireless PerformanceWired PerformanceWeb PerformanceQoS (Quality Of Service)Tweaking Wireless Performance:Setting to Wireless N with G backward compatibilityThe TP-Link WR1043ND Hardware has a 3 Transmit 3 Receive Radio that is only Single Band with 20/40MHZ ...

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Hacking TP-Link WR1043ND Part 3

I will only be posting HOW-TO not found in OpenWRT Pages, if you need to config a particular setting please refer to the Well-Documented OpenWRT HOW-TOs here.Useful Wiki on OpenWRT include Getting 3G Modem workingVPN (not complete)Files and SettingsNFS Network FileSharingIt is troublesome/pointless to rewrite well-documented resources.Reading the How-To is a must have for all OpenWRT newbies! First you need to set a Router Config Page Login Password.Otherwise...

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Hacking TP-Link WR1043ND Part 2

Part 2: Upgrading to OpenWRTFirst of all what is OpenWRT?It is a niche Linux Distribution meant for Routers.Which means after installing it you can add packages onto the Operating System to expand its capabilities.Much like any Linux Distribution it maintains a package repository for end-users.It will help alot if you have prior knowledge on Linux Terminal Commands because OpenWRT run Linux.Why OpenWRT out of so many Third Party Firmware? OpenWRT...

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Hacking TP-Link WR1043ND Part 1

This is a series of blog post detailing about how to hack the TP-Link WR1043ND to maximize its potential.I will try to be as noob friendly as possible.My Mods are in no way original, it is just a collection of existing mods combined into a few articles for easy instructional reading.Special Thanks to the guys @ OpenWRT who made this possible.The hacks done are as follows:Upgrade the Internal DDR RAM from 32MB to 64MB.Upgrading the firmware from TP-Link...

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