Les Cargill <lcargill@cfl.rr.com> hath wroth:

>I realize this is not a dd-wrt support forum, but is there a blurb
>on the website which helps navigate which branch of that release is
>most appropriate for what platform?

Not really. You can lookup your specific model and mutation in:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation>
but the option of which version to install is often missing.

With your WRT54G v8, you're limited to only the micro version.
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_WRT54G/GL/GS/GX#v8>

I don't have a magic formula for optimizing the firmware release for
specific routers. I tend to use the "no-kaid" version, because I
don't need to play game server and can use the extra RAM.

>I suspect the "generic" is
>the right answer, but I can't really defend that suspicion :)

Nope. It varies by model number and version.
Downloads -> Release Candidates (the lastest) -> Version ->
Broadcom -> Linksys -> WRT_54G_v8 -> dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin
This organization is new, but is a big improvement over the previous
muddle.

>I get nothing on the main machine hooked wired Ethernet directly to the
>router that is the DHCP server. :( That path does not include the dd-wrt
>box at all.

Hint: I have no clue what machine you have, or which one is the
"main" machine. Try to be less ambiguous.

>The machine that cannot DCHP wirelessly can DHCP wired.

Is that the "main" machine, Widoze machine, Knoppix machine, or
something else? You see the problem?

The DHCP query tool usually works. It even works on my desktop, which
is setup for a static IP address, but can query the DHCP server to see
if an IP is available. It also works with multiple DHCP servers, will
overlapping addresses, but makes a bit of a mess.

Good luck.

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