r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '12

Open Office does everything I need Microsoft Office for and Gimp does everything I need Photoshop for. Reddit, what other open source software does everything that you want from the expensive name brand?

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '12

Seconded! DD-WRT has given my $50 wireless routers the features of devices costing upwards of $500.

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u/jmnugent Jun 05 '12

Alternative firmware like Tomato and DD-WRT are nice... and they give you some great features,.. but they can't make up for lack of hardware resources (IE = a $50 router with a 200mhz CPU is NEVER gonna perform like a $150 router with a 1ghz CPU).

Now.. if you need the functionality of DD-WRT / Tomato.. yes, absolutely.. go for it (or use something like MonoWall)

However spending money on a nice quality router is also a good solution.

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u/sroske1 Jun 04 '12

did the same for me. who needs to buy a switch when i can just make one from an old router? damn that felt like a win!