3. Uses for OpenWrt
ā¢ SSH Tunneling
ā¢ Encrypt your trafļ¬c from a coffeehouse through
your home connection, like a VPN
ā¢ VPN server
ā¢ BitTorrent Client
ā¢ Run Server Software
ā¢ Web server, IRC server, etc.
4. Uses for OpenWrt
ā¢ Trafļ¬c-Shaping and QoS
ā¢ Prioritize some trafļ¬c, limit others
ā¢ Create a Guest network
ā¢ Capture and Analyze Network Trafļ¬c
ā¢ Link Ch 3b
5. Bricking
ā¢ Replacing the ļ¬rmware in a router can render it
unusable
ā¢ It may not even boot up anymore
ā¢ Usually you can recover it through the network
port
ā¢ In extreme cases you'll have to solder in a JTAG
or other hardware component
7. How to Install OpenWrt
ā¢ Via OEM Firmware
ā¢ Using "Update Firmware" option
ā¢ Sometimes it won't work, requiring signed ļ¬rmware
ā¢ Bootloader and Ethernet
ā¢ Via TFTP or FTP
ā¢ Bootloader and Serial Port
ā¢ JTAG