In continuation of my previous article on installing OpenWRT on a Linksys WRT54GL, I discuss how to set some of the more advanced network configurations of the router, and how to setup a firewall with traffic shaping.
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Linksys really hit a niche when they created the WRT54G line of wireless routers, although unintentional. These particular routers were originally written using Linux which, due to the GPL, requires Linksys to release the source code. Since then, many open source groups have gotten ahold of this code and hacked it to bits. As such, there are many different open source firmwares available for the WRT54G line of routers that you can install. (Warranty voiding of course)

One of the most popular third-party firmware available is OpenWRT. This firmware is essentially a stripped-down embedded Linux operation system with addon packages to allow it to be a wireless router. It’s small, simple, and powerful; though not for the light of geek, as any configuration must be done by CLI.

I recently got a WRT54GL wireless router, which is the same as a WRT54G v4 router. (Linksys changed the model number since v5 does not use Linux and will not run custom firmwares.) In only a few hours, I was able to install OpenWRT and setup a powerful router/firewall for my home network. Here’s how you can too…
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Permalinks are a necessity in today’s online world. With the speed at which information is moving, it needs a way of always being referenced to without it “disappearing”. Permalinks are nothing more then a URL that will always point to the target information, regardless if it moves or not. WordPress has a built in permalink feature for posts and pages which works as intended. Unfortunately, permalinks are permanent, and if you don’t plan ahead, you could be stuck with a permalink structure that you do not like. I initially thought that the permalink structure I had setup on my website was well thought of and practical. However, in practice, I changed my mind and wanted a different permalink structure. I also didn’t want to break any links people had already made to my site. Here’s how I went about it…
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