I have all services on the device disabled now and I use it only as a wireless ap. It works just fine, but why leave something with so much potential to sit and do relatively little? I'd rather it sit and do relatively little with dd-wrt on it!!! ha ha. At least then it has more potential anyway. Thanks for your help and thoughts. On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > HI Nathan, > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Nathan England > wrote: > > I have an Actiontec PK5000 Qwest DSL modem that is no longer being used > as a > > DSL modem. I would like to continue using it for a wireless access point > as > > it has a detachable antenna and I can connect it to my 12 dbi antenna > > outside. I currently have a netgear WG602 which is a real piece and it is > on > > its last leg. The netgear however is running dd-wrt. I would love to put > > dd-wrt or something similar on the actiontec, but I cannot find any > custom > > hacks out for it. Are any of you doing anything special with one of these > > modems ?? > > This Actiontec PK5000 is advertised as "functionality as good as a > WHR-HP-G54 running Tomato or DD-WRT" in all the literature. > > dd-wrt: > > Currently there is no port of dd-wrt for the Actiontec PK5000. > > http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7807 > > It is running busybox so you have telnet available to look around. > It has a similar CPU to Avila, but there has been scant effort to port it. > > I believe there was an issue with Qwest proprietary portion of the > firmware and copyright, as well as memory utilization precluding a > swift port. > > tomato: > > No port available. > > Sorry! > > You might be able to upgrade your current firmware to the latest and > greatest: > > > http://portforward.com/routergui/Actiontec/PK5000_-_Qwest/Upgrade_Firmware.htm > > > Nathan > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > -- > (602) 791-8002 Android > (623) 239-3392 Skype > (623) 688-3392 Google Voice > > HomeSmartInternational.com > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nathan England I believe in the Constitution and the 4th Amendment. I am innocent and have nothing to hide, but NO agent of the state crosses my threshhold without a valid warrant signed by a judge and properly submitted. If we fail to exercise our rights, we lose them.