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My WNDR3700 supports DD WRT but I haven added it to the device is it worth it? will my homenetwork be better with DD WRT or should I just leave alone?
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The WNDR3700 is a fine router, and I would leave the Netgear firmware on it if I had one. I say this as someone who has used DD-WRT extensively in the past. There are certain scenarios under which you have to run DD-WRT, but until you hit that wall, you won't likely be disappointed sticking with the standard. I don't know for sure about the performance comparisons, but I have set up one of these for a client and was very impressed with the software running on it. Likewise, I have stuck to the Netgear firmware on my WNR2000, and haven't had a single problem. Netgear's recent firmwares have been very solid and easy to deal with (let's try to forget the atrocious garbage they switched to around the time their first white routers were released).
I currently have a lot of port forwarding set up in my Netgear and have had no hiccups, even when playing Super Street Fighter IV over XBox Live.
I currently have a lot of port forwarding set up in my Netgear and have had no hiccups, even when playing Super Street Fighter IV over XBox Live.
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It depends on what your needs are. Personally, I have the Netgear WNR3500L and I put DD-WRT on it immediately. But my choice was for needs to support my server, and also because I've had horrid experiences with old Netgear firmware and didn't feel like giving them another chance :)
But honestly, if you don't have any real needs to do any tweaking, and it's working fine now, I'd just leave it as is.
But honestly, if you don't have any real needs to do any tweaking, and it's working fine now, I'd just leave it as is.
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