# need some help.

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-help/64633>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [March 17, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-help/64633 "2009-03-17T06:18:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-help/64633/1 "2009-03-17T06:18:46Z")

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im looking to hack my router, its a linksys wrt54gsv.5. im pretty sure its hackable, but ive never done this or looked into it before. thanks to anyone willing to help.

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**Author:** ![ineedacar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/48db29/32.png) [@ineedacar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ineedacar)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-help/64633/2 "2009-03-17T07:03:20Z")

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what do you mean “hack” your router?

If it’s yours, you can just log into it.

She doesn’t love you man, let it go.

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Omerta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Joe\_Omerta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe_Omerta)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-help/64633/3 "2009-03-17T07:09:33Z")

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[http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/dd-wrt/downloads.html](http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/dd-wrt/downloads.html)

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**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-help/64633/4 "2009-03-17T07:29:54Z")

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> [@ineedacar](#):
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> what do you mean “hack” your router?
> 
> If it’s yours, you can just log into it.
> 
> She doesn’t love you man, let it go.

by hack i mean putting non-linksys firmware on it.

> [@Joe\_Omerta](#):
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> [http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/dd-wrt/downloads.html](http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/dd-wrt/downloads.html)

which do i download? total n00b at this, i havent even updated the firmware on the router since i bought it.

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**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-help/64633/5 "2009-03-17T17:39:33Z")

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Total noob at this = be wary as you very well may end up bricking your router due to inexperience.

Any reason you are looking to change other than “bragging rights to friends that you hacked your l33t router”

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**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-help/64633/6 "2009-03-17T17:40:37Z")

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whats the purpose of it?