Well now that we have a set IP we can TFTP the DD-WRT image to the router. To do this we need to open the Linksys TFTP tool we downloaded earlier. When you open it you will be presented with this:

We need to enter the Server name as 192.168.1.1 and the password will be blank. The file is the dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin that we downloaded earlier, or the update micro generic version you downloaded from the DD-WRT website. Go ahead and leave the retry to 3 times, when you have all the info in it should look like this:

With that all in go ahead and click upgrade. DO NOT REBOOT OR POWER CYCLE THE ROUTER. It will do so itself after it has upgraded. It will take anywhere from 1-10 minutes to complete the flashing process. If the power is interrupted before the router reboots itself, you've got a 60 dollar paperweight. After the router reboots itself, you will have access to the DD-WRT interface at http://192.168.1.1. The default login and password for DD-WRT is User : root and Password : admin . After doing this proceedure you can update to future versions of DD-WRT with the DD-WRT web gui, much the same way we uploaded the first file in the Linksys web gui. At this point you should revert your IP address settings we changed earlier to Obtain an IP address automatically. Well have fun with your new linux running Linksys WRT54G!

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Matias From:192.168.1.xxx | 2006-09-27 22:24:25 hi, im flash my wrt54g with this tutorial but, after de first reboot my wrt54g dont boot up and the power led is flashing. what happen? i kill it? have i a new brick?? Please help me! Reply | Quote

Frederico Melo From:192.168.1.xxx | 2006-09-27 22:25:03 Man, it worked greately. You missed a detail, though: In my specific case, I had to power cycle the router again at this point (I've got the version 6 one), otherwise the IP 192.168.1.1 would not reply. Try this out if you've got all the leds on but the router won't reply. Reply | Quote

aase - re: From:193.19.234.xxx | 2006-11-08 08:05:08 Frederico Melo wrote: Man, it worked greately. You missed a detail, though: In my specific case, I had to power cycle the router again at this point (I've got the version 6 one), otherwise the IP 192.168.1.1 would not reply. Try this out if you've got all the leds on but the router won't reply. Reply | Quote

Mettlog From:192.168.1.xxx | 2006-09-27 22:26:19 Hi, it's funny because it shouldn't be so difficult, but I have a WRT54G V5.1 Firmware 1.00.6 here where even the first step, flashing 'vxworks_prep_v03.bin' doesn't work. I can choose the file and start flashing, but when I power cycle the router I'm back in the original Linksys firmware, so there's no chance to proceed. Is that a problem with the 1.00.6 firmware? Any ideas? Reply | Quote

thefirstM - HTTPS From:71.76.162.xxx | 2006-10-22 08:29:43 Reply to Mettlog: This could be because you are accessing the router over HTTPS. You cannot upload firmware or settings to a WRT54G v5 over a HTTPS connection unless you have Linksys firmware v1.00.9 or later. Try accessing it using just plain HTTP. Reply | Quote

mAineAc From:192.168.1.xxx | 2006-09-27 22:26:52 I installed and it seemed to go great but when I make changes it goes to a white screen and no changes are saved. Any ideas? Reply | Quote

dp - Re: white screen and no change From:206.248.157.xxx | 2007-02-21 13:06:56 I had the same issue, I was using firefox. Try using IE 6.0 i think firefox doesn't recognize the .cgi. Works great now. Excellent tutorial btw. Reply | Quote

Adam - Re: white sceen (apply.cgi) From:207.190.65.xxx | 2008-01-19 09:12:19 I had this issue too, but there was no way I was going to use IE every time I wanted to access my router. After looking at the FAQ on dd-wrt.com wiki, I figured out it was stale cookies or cache in firefox. So, clear your browser cache / cookies and it started working fine for me! Reply | Quote

Sam - IE.. Never From:217.207.82.xxx | 2008-11-26 08:01:53 I haven't started this yet. But with only Linux PCs all around my house there is no option of IE(there is ies4linux, but do not want to use it). I'll stick to firefox. Reply | Quote

Zork From:192.168.1.xxx | 2006-09-27 22:27:11 I'm having a difficult time just trying to find a list of actual features this new firmware has. I just want to see what all it has compared to other one so I'll know which suits me, but the site seems horribly designed, and completely lacking in documentation. Reply | Quote

Shawn From:192.168.1.xxx | 2006-09-27 22:27:40 Now, are you saying my website seems horribly designed or the dd-wrt.com website is horribly designed. I make no claim as to documenting this firmware or anything, I just provided a, in my opinion, rather simple, step-by-step tutorial on how to install it. If you would like any documentation for the firmware try http://www.dd-wrt.com. Shawn Reply | Quote

Luc - vxwork_prep does not work From:84.72.82.xxx | 2006-09-28 12:28:43 Hi! I have a v5.1 and tried different times to upload the prep file. After the browser get blank and a power cycle, there is still the usual linksys firmware, not the maintenance mode for firmware upgrades.... What did I made wrong? rgds Luc Reply | Quote

Luc - re: vxwork_prep does not work From:84.72.82.xxx | 2006-09-29 14:52:35 Luc wrote: Hi! I have a v5.1 and tried different times to upload the prep file. After the browser get blank and a power cycle, there is still the usual linksys firmware, not the maintenance mode for firmware upgrades.... What did I made wrong? rgds Luc I was too impatient, after powering down the router for longer time it worked. The next problem was the imagetool. The created image failed to upload. After using the generic one, it worked perfectly. Thanks a lot for the great work! Reply | Quote

mnemonix From:213.105.224.xxx | 2006-12-13 20:31:36 You shouldn't go to the https site Reply | Quote

giwrgos - i forgot to change mac adress. From:87.202.156.xxx | 2006-10-01 18:04:13 i change the firmware from ap wrt54g v5 and i forgot to change mac address now what happen? can i change it now? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-01 18:28:25 1) reset to factory defaults a) administration>factory defaults, or b) hold reset button for 30 seconds 2) telnet 192.168.1.1 default username is root, default password is admin or 2a) go to administration>commands 3) enter these commands: nvram set et0macaddr=(mac on bottom of router) nvram set il0macaddr=(mac on bottom of router + 1) nvram commit note: replace the mac address in the 1st line with the mac address that's stamped on the bottom of your router... for the 2nd line, increase the last number by 1 but keep the rest the same. 4) exit telnet or exit the admin page and wait 5 minutes 5) reload the config page (192.168.1.1 and look for your mac address. it should be there. if its not, unplug the router, wait a minute, plug it in, wait a few minutes, and reload the page. it should be there. Also you should note that everytime you do a hard reset on the router (the reset button on the back for 30 seconds) you will have to redo these settings. Hope it helps Shawn Reply | Quote

spawn27 - WRT5G v5 Firmware 1.00.6 From:59.92.54.xxx | 2006-10-02 03:05:31 Hi, I must say the instructions are very easy and simple. However I have this one question before proceeding further, like the Mettlog's post, my firmware is 1.00.6, he had mentioned that the 'vxworks_prep_v03.bin' does not work. Is there any update on this issue? if there is I would be obliged if an update provided. thanks Spawn Reply | Quote

admin - Sorry . . . Super Administrator | 2006-10-02 07:05:07 To tell ya the truth, I am not sure. I looked around dd-wrt.com and on the wiki and I didn't see anything relating to this problem. You might try a different browser, or perhaps using the TFTP program to send that file instead of the web-admin flashing util. Let me know how it pans out. Sorry for my lack of help. Shawn Reply | Quote

Walt Scrivens - Cant get TFTP to work From:74.231.200.xxx | 2006-10-02 13:28:13 I followed teh suggestion here and returned my WRT54GS and got a WRT54G. All I could find was version 6. I followed the instructions at bitsum and scorpiontek - they are essentially the same, but I cross-checked my work between them as I went along. Everything went fine until the point ot TFTP'ing the actual router software. I used dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin, and I tried both the GUI and the command-line version. The GUI tried 3 times and failed. The CL version gave a "Timeout occurred" message. I power-cycled the router before each try. I have set a fixed IP address on my NIC, and set it to 10/half, and disabled the firewall. Currently the router power LED is blinking, the Ethernet port 1 LED responds to connections, and I can ping the router. Help, please. I know this isn't bricked, but at this point it may as well be, for me. I need help to try whatever is next, either to get the DD-WRT software working or to restore the Linksys firmware so I can return it. TIA Walt Reply | Quote

Matt - uhhh.. From:67.220.7.xxx | 2008-08-03 13:21:42 awesome guide, thanks! Reply | Quote

Walt Scrivens - Fixed It! From:74.231.200.xxx | 2006-10-02 14:43:52 Well, I'm answering my own post. Maybe this will be useful to others. I decided (in my frustration) to try using another PC to flash the ROM. The original PC was Windows XP Pro, SP2, with all updates installed. It is running IE6, although I tried other browsers to no avail. As I said, I turned off the firewall, used a fixed IP, set the NIC to 10/half... I moved the router to an old laptop I use for network management - it is running Windows 2000, also up to date with patches, and also IE 6. The TFTP went perfectly in a couple of seconds, and the router re-booted with the new firmware. So all I can say is, if you're having trouble with an XP machine, try Windows 2000, or Linux and you may have better results. Walt Reply | Quote

Dan - TFTP for Windows XP SP 2 From:71.143.15.xxx | 2006-10-02 21:36:37 Something about that TFTP tool in the download link for me as well. Windows XP SP 2 has a tftp.exe with it, no need to download that if you have Windows XP... Simply follow this step 1. Create Command Prompt Shell (Start - Run - CMD.EXE) 2. Change directory to the location where you have downloaded the DD-WRT image 3. Type this command (where %Filename is the DDWRT image) tftp -i 192.168.1.1 PUT %filename% 4. Allow a few seconds and wait ... the router will reboot on its own, back into DDWRT... worked for me Thanks for everything else - this is great Reply | Quote

admin - True Super Administrator | 2006-10-02 23:40:33 This is true, I just used the GUI program for simplicity in explaination. Its alot easier for most users to understand instructions for a GUI than type this command and this command. Thank you for the additional information, it will probably be useful for some users. Shawn Reply | Quote

Shawn G - Same thing happened to me From:216.195.166.xxx | 2008-10-22 10:49:24 I had the same symptoms as described above. Only I did not have a machine that I could use that had linux on it. My only linux box at the moment is my PBX system. Anyway I tried it from another machine running xp with all the updates and it worked fine. Reply | Quote

Shawn G - re: Fixed It! From:216.195.166.xxx | 2008-10-22 10:52:43 Walt Scrivens wrote: Well, I'm answering my own post. Maybe this will be useful to others. I decided (in my frustration) to try using another PC to flash the ROM. The original PC was Windows XP Pro, SP2, with all updates installed. It is running IE6, although I tried other browsers to no avail. As I said, I turned off the firewall, used a fixed IP, set the NIC to 10/half... I moved the router to an old laptop I use for network management - it is running Windows 2000, also up to date with patches, and also IE 6. The TFTP went perfectly in a couple of seconds, and the router re-booted with the new firmware. So all I can say is, if you're having trouble with an XP machine, try Windows 2000, or Linux and you may have better results. Walt I had the same symptoms as described above. Only I did not have a machine that I could use that had linux on it. My only linux box at the moment is my PBX system. Anyway I tried it from another machine running xp with all the updates and it worked fine. Reply | Quote

VN - good job! From:24.240.26.xxx | 2006-10-03 07:15:17 Your instructions are fantastic! Thanks. I installed DD-WRT 23/SP2 micro on a WRT54G v6. Couple of comments: 1. I first tried installing dd-wrt.v23_micro_wrt54g.bin which I got from http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/dd-wrt.v23 SP2/micro. For some reason that did not work. Then I tried dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin as suggested in your writeup and that worked perfectly. I am a little perplexed though. 2. It may be a good idea to suggest (as a setup step) a wired connection between the router (with no internet connection) and the computer with a static IP (your step 3). Thanks again -- your instructions were very useful. Reply | Quote

Ken - passwords From:24.83.90.xxx | 2006-10-04 00:04:04 I did not reset my Router before I flashed mini files. I reboot the computer. Now I could not get in administration. I also reset on my router many times but still will reset. I also used command and still won't work. Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-04 01:59:13 What exacly are you asking? You are supposed to use the dd-wrt micro build, and the default login/password for the admin is root/admin. Shawn Reply | Quote

Louis - Router Rebooting constantly From:69.163.102.xxx | 2006-10-05 00:57:04 Thanks for the great guide! I encounterd a problem after the flash though. I noticed that the router reboots itself every 17 min. I tried setting up the scheduled reboot to 1 a week but it will still reboot at 17 min on the dot. Is this a firmware related problem? If so is there any work arounds? Reply | Quote

ljheidel - re: Router Rebooting constantl From:66.65.68.xxx | 2006-10-31 17:35:29 Louis wrote: Thanks for the great guide! I encounterd a problem after the flash though. I noticed that the router reboots itself every 17 min. I tried setting up the scheduled reboot to 1 a week but it will still reboot at 17 min on the dot. Is this a firmware related problem? If so is there any work arounds? Check to see if the watchdog timer is enabled. I'm not sure of what's behind it, but with my watchdog timer enabled, as soon as it's sleep process died (at 1000 seconds...16:40), it would reboot even when the watchdog IP was reachable. I suspect that the lack of the ping binary in the micro firmware might be the culprit, but I haven't looked into it any further. Reply | Quote

Rahul - can we load tinypeap From:158.144.49.xxx | 2006-10-05 23:19:07 This is a great site. Shawn u r a amazing person. Thanks. I would be obliged if u can answer a query of mine. Actually i wish to load Tinypeap (as i want inbuilt RADIUS feature on my router) and not DD-WRT. Can i do it. Hope i can. Thanks in advance. Rahul Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-06 00:44:31 Actually I did some digging around and Tinypeap is no more. They violated the GPL, they used open source in a closed source project. The tinypeap.com domain is dead. I couldn't find anything about wether or not the image would fit on a WRT54G v5 or not, but if it is around 1.5~1.7 megs it should. Sorry for my lack of assistance. Shawn PS. DD-WRT has a radius server in it I believe. Reply | Quote

Dave - Unable to save any changes From:24.131.164.xxx | 2006-10-07 17:22:39 The tutorial is great! I have a WRT54G v6, I followed the steps perfectly, waited longer than i needed to for the reboots and the software loaded fine. Im having the same problem someone else was having, I cant save any changes. I change the routers IP, click save get sent to a white screen wait a minute, powercycle the WAP and the IP is still the old address. I cant seem to change it to client bridge or change the router password either! Suggestions? Reply | Quote

Dave - Fix for unable to save changes From:24.131.164.xxx | 2006-10-07 17:35:22 I was able to save the settings using Internet Explorer, i was unable to save using firefox! Reply | Quote

Thinkpad - Can i install standard dd-wrt? From:60.50.84.xxx | 2006-10-08 02:38:54 Hi is it the installation with chillispot? can i install standard dd-wrt? thanks Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-08 14:38:21 The only way to install dd-wrt standard is to have a version 4 or older wrt. The newer ones simply do not have enough memory to store the standard or mini versions of dd-wrt. Sorry Shawn Reply | Quote

Anonymous From:69.242.29.xxx | 2007-02-15 21:02:12 you ekk saying that only has 2 MB of mrmory but mine shoows this in web interfacce Total Available 6.2 MB / 8.0 MB Free 0.5 MB / 6.2 MB Used 5.6 MB / 6.2 MB Buffers 0.3 MB / 5.6 MB Cached1.4 MB / 5.6 MB Active1.1 MB / 5.6 MB Inactive0.6 MB / 5.6 MB Reply | Quote

Thinkpad - Chilispot From:60.50.87.xxx | 2006-10-09 04:17:45 After in installing the micro.. is it sufficent if im installing chillispot manually?.. or there is not enought for any other sofware additional installation? thanks Reply | Quote

Rahul - loading Tinypeap From:158.144.49.xxx | 2006-10-09 07:30:21 Hi Shawn, Well i luckly got to download Tinypeap from a site after doing lot of searching. U too can download it from there. http://www.wrtrouters.com/firmware/wrt54g/ Please let me know if i can load this tinypeap firmware on my router without any proplems by following ur method. I suppose lot of people like me are waiting for ur reply. Thanks in advance Rahul Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-10 06:36:01 Unfortunately you will not be able to install TinyPEAP on a WRT54G v5-6 the image itself it 3.1 megs and the v5-6 only has 2 megs of flash. Shawn Reply | Quote

Thinkpad - Chilispot From:60.50.87.xxx | 2006-10-10 07:09:01 Shwan, If im installing micro image.. is it possible for me to install chilispot manually?.. please advised.. thanks in advance Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-10 22:44:41 Unfortunately I don't believe it is possible to install chillispot. The router just simply doesn't have the storage space to store it. Shawn Reply | Quote

Howie69 - Czar From:148.64.202.xxx | 2006-10-11 02:41:12 Ah, for this reason, we can only use the micro flashes ( the fact they only have 2mb of flash? ) and cannot use the full flashes ( MRT54G v5, v6)? Reply | Quote

jackmunch - master of none From:67.33.58.xxx | 2006-10-11 22:46:31 I don't care about my ip address since I'm in a hotel room, but is it cool for everyone else's addresses to be showing in their posts? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-12 00:27:37 In all reality it doesn't matter. If you really want to avoid your ip being revealed, sign up for an account. Takes a whole 20 seconds. Then it says Registered or something of the likes. Really though, your ip addy being revealed on a comment system like this isn't much of a security risk or anything. There are numerous ways to obtain someones ip addy. Shawn Reply | Quote

Rahul - Radius Server From:158.144.49.xxx | 2006-10-12 05:06:06 Hi Shawn, Thanks for pointing out the practical difficulty of loading Tinypeap on my router. At the same time is it possible for u to suggest any firmware which has the inbuilt feature of Radius Server in it. This is the ony thing i need...... AN Inbuilt RADIUS SERVER in a firmware. Thanks Rahul Reply | Quote

Newcomer - Thank you. From:68.116.249.xxx | 2006-10-13 15:58:37 If you hit apply and nothing happens, it's because Firefox doesn't work very well with dd-wrt. You need to use Internet Explorer to apply new settings. Thank you very much shawn for making a very easy to read and follow guide to run linux on my piece of shit WRT54G Ver. 6. I had a version 2 that I RMA'ed recently and they sent me a V6 instead. So this guide is seriously a life saver. And, there are so many options in DD-WRT it makes it a very elite router. Reply | Quote

Haz - Great stuff From:69.172.65.xxx | 2006-10-14 21:12:12 I have one question, I have a wrt54gs-v6 and i flashed it to the latest dd-wrt v23 sp2 micro but now im trying to upgrade the firmware to a standard dd-wrt v23 sp2 firmware, but everytime i do it, it still shows me that it is still micro. The question is can i use anything else other then the micro for v.6? Any help is greatly appreciated. thx.. Reply | Quote

Davil - Works Perfectly!!! From:201.231.74.xxx | 2006-10-14 23:07:32 The process work perfect with the router. Thanks!!! Reply | Quote

Jan - Problem with WRT54GS V5.1 From:80.164.27.xxx | 2006-10-16 13:17:09 Same problem as Haz. Have installed DD-WRT SP2 micro and can not upgrade from this? So is it a one way upgrade? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-17 01:18:58 Allright, ya see the thing is that anything after v4 or the G or GS is castrated to be blunt. They only have 2 mb of flash. This is about half of what the standard distro of DD-WRT needs. Sorry folks, but if you have a V5, 5.1 or 6 or the G or V5 or 6 of the GS your stuck with the micro version. Check ebay or something for an older one. The best version is a GS version 3. It has 32 mb of ram and *i believe* 8 mb of flash. If you really want a powerhouse router go and drop about $100 on an Asus WL-500G deluxe. That is really about a good as you can get for DD-WRT unless you want to go the MagicBox route. Shawn Reply | Quote

fw - save settings problems From:83.81.23.xxx | 2006-10-17 10:14:42 had a lot of problems before with a vpn connection. Now all is OK! Also had problem to save settings in the router with the new firmware using mozilla. Problem does not occur with IE. thanks Reply | Quote

Ide Bugalla - Good!! From:205.200.57.xxx | 2006-10-17 23:08:47 Did as described and worked great! Thx!! Reply | Quote

braza - syslog problem sp2 micro From:200.159.101.xxx | 2006-10-18 09:54:39 The syslog not found on SP2 micro.... I have downgrade to SP1 and found ...BUG ? I have setup LOG=HIGH all 3 options is on and remote syslog set to my IP LAN CARD ! BUG! BUG ! help me ! Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-19 22:05:07 wow killer slow down. You have to have a linux box for syslogd to work, and if you wanna view the actual log file, telnet to the router. You can do this by going to start, Run ... then running 'telnet 192.168.1.1' . Login and then type 'cat /var/log/messages' This will display the log files. I've never been able to get it to display the log files in the web interface. Shawn Reply | Quote

turpindm - Me too - syslog problem w/SP2 Registered | 2007-01-22 09:43:47 I installed v23 SP2 micro on a WRT54G v6 router this past weekend. The upgrade went flawlessly. I also installed WallWatcher on a Windoze machine to monitor router logs. When I look at the logs, there is plenty of info about router status, but nothing about in/out connections. In/out logging is enabled on the router and the level is 3. I was going to look at the logs in router memory as suggested above, but telnet wouldn't accept my username/password. I tried both the username/password that I had [successfully] used to configure the router via the web interface and I also tried root/admin. Neither worked. So, I have two questions: (1) Will the micro version of DD-WRT generate and send connection log info to a syslog server? (2) What could be wrong with telnet authentication on this box and how can I fix it? Reply | Quote

jurgencachia@gmail.com - "Management Mode Firmware Upg From:194.158.46.xxx | 2007-03-15 13:23:42 mine is stuck on any solutions? pls msg me on jurgencachia@gmail.com Reply | Quote

jurgencachia@gmail.com - "Management Mode Firmware Upg From:194.158.46.xxx | 2007-03-15 13:25:20 mine is stuck on"Management Mode Firmware Upgrade" any solutions? pls msg me on jurgencachia@gmail.com Reply | Quote

Alan - Fixed a brick from ebay! From:12.201.44.xxx | 2006-10-20 17:28:59 I got a WRT54G v5 on ebay, but when I turned it on for the first time I was presented with the "Management Mode Firmware Upgrade" screen! I found your instructions and realized that the person I bought this from must have tried this and thought they failed... So I downloaded your utilities and the latest dd-wrt-micro-generic, and voila! Wow! Awesome, thanks! Reply | Quote

Jon - You're awesome! From:24.141.225.xxx | 2006-10-24 13:10:04 Worked just like you said it would! You rock my linksys-free firmware rooter! I love you! Reply | Quote

Ken - half a brick From:64.233.221.xxx | 2006-10-25 09:26:26 I flashed my WRT54G v5 and everything went great. Until I tried using the wireless-no signal. Everything shows up in DD-WRT, but whether you turn the wireless on or off, it stays lit and no signal. I tested with both my laptop & a wifi finder-no signal. thanks, Ken Reply | Quote

Eddy From:202.133.87.xxx | 2006-10-25 21:32:37 Hi Admin, Thanks alot to you .. It works great .. the tutorial is great too. My WRT54G now runing in dd-wrt firm. Thank you so much Reply | Quote

Anonymous From:195.71.190.xxx | 2006-10-26 01:03:32 Thanks a lot from Germany. It works fine with WRT54G-D2 v5.1 At first i created a vxkillmac.bin for WRT54GS and my upragde failed. I sweated a lot, but recognsied my mistake. Thanks. bye jackieLan Reply | Quote

steve - Power Mw output adjustable in From:68.169.8.xxx | 2006-10-27 02:29:21 Hi, Shawn my biggest question is can these v6 WRT54G's utilize the feature that allows you to crank up the transmitter output? I didn't see that listed in the comparison chart but I am not familiar with all the terms either. I baiscally wanted to try to make my first point to point wireless bridge using 2 of these WRT54G's as access points. Am I going to be able to do all of that with these and a few 24dbi antennas? Hoping you might know. I haven't opened the package on these routers yet, because after reading all this stuff about i wasn't sure if micro would have all the features I'm going to need to crank up the wattage. Thanks for info you can provide. Steve Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-27 03:54:10 Absolutely! With the micro you can adjust the output of the wireless device. I will caution you on going above 100 mW without proper cooling. After 100 mW or so the router will burn itself out because of the excess heat output of the wireless chipset. With 2 good 24DBi antenna and a good LOS you can send a wireless signal for atleast 3 or 4 km. These routers are perfect for what you are wanting to do. Shawn Reply | Quote

steve From:68.169.8.xxx | 2006-10-27 10:15:04 Thanks alot for your help. have you ever built any point to point long distance stuff? What kind of directional antennas would you recommend for further distance? Do the mesh parabolics go further that the Flat Patch (square) ones go? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-30 02:30:58 Well, i have never did any point to point long distance links, but have researched the idea fully before DSL was available in my area. If you want a decent cheap solution, I would try to use old directv dishes. There is a guide here They managed to see AP's as far as 8 miles, but I don't know how far you can get a reliable link with it. I'm assuming 2 of these pointed at each other would provide a decent link over the course of several miles. Shawn Reply | Quote

paradizelost - For those who's routers come From:64.68.169.xxx | 2006-10-27 16:59:54 I fixed this issue by doing a hard reset, telnetting into the router, and doing an erase nvram and rebooting it Reply | Quote

kanLiDaL - a big thanks From:213.224.83.xxx | 2006-10-28 08:29:56 I would like to thank the dd-wrt team for their excellent firmware that made my internet experience better... metin Reply | Quote

kd1ca - wrt54gs v6 From:68.15.39.xxx | 2006-10-28 20:43:23 I did not see wrt54gs v6 as an option in the vximgtoolgui.exe tool. It only had wrt54gs 5.0 and 5.1. What to do for v6? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-29 01:37:13 Just use the V5 or 5.1 option. It will work. Shawn Reply | Quote

Andy From:71.114.94.xxx | 2007-12-05 20:09:12 Will it work on the new v8? Reply | Quote

Anonymous From:212.129.174.xxx | 2006-10-30 13:55:30 when i try to upgrade the firmware (step1) the progress bar restarts after approx 3/4 of the way. are there any known problems with v7? please advise admin, thanks Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-30 16:41:59 Whoa buddy, sorry to inform you, but a V7 IS NOT compatable with DD-WRT. Sorry, but its based on a completely different chipset. Your best bet is to send it back or take it back and goto your local wallyworld, and pickup a V6. Sorry for the bad news pal! Shawn Reply | Quote

fw From:212.129.174.xxx | 2006-10-30 16:19:43 I just bought a new linksys WRT54G Firmware Version: v7.00.0 tried to reflash to vxworks_prep_v03.bin and dd-wrt.v23_micro_wrt54g.bin. the firmware upgrade starts but re-starts after 3/4 is finished. is there a problem with upgrading the latest linksys version thanks Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-10-30 16:42:43 See above reply! Reply | Quote

Jeff Noyes From:208.54.209.xxx | 2006-10-30 22:02:16 I have the same problem that Walt Scrivens had. I tried his suggestion but to no avail. have tried two different computers one with XP pro and one with 2000 pro. On both when I cycle the power and upgrade with tftp it flashes in about 1 second, but nothing happens. The power light flashes on and off but will not reboot. I can still ping the router and still show connected. Anyone have any suggestions? Reply | Quote

Jeff Noyes From:208.54.209.xxx | 2006-10-30 22:45:54 Tried a second router. Both version 5 same problem. I can still ping router and show connection. Not gonna do another untill I figure out what I did wrong. Are there any other linksys routers that I can try to upgrade. I have several other models. Reply | Quote

Wayne From:206.192.44.xxx | 2006-10-31 14:30:52 I followed instructions exactly and my network's up and running smoothly. The only problem I have now is that if forgot to save a copy of my dhcp clients list before flashing new firmware, I'll have to call some folks later to get their wireless macs. Thanks for taking the time for writing good instructions. Reply | Quote

Jeff Mahan - Can't access router via LAN c From:207.63.10.xxx | 2006-11-01 10:58:48 I have a weird problem. I flashed my version 5 WRT54G with the latest micro firmware and I can access the web admin console when I am connected via wireless, but I can not ping the router or access the interface via a cable connection. Has anyone else had this happen? If so I need a fix!! Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-01 23:16:41 You might want to clear the NVRAM, you might have some old settings in there from the Linksys firmware that is conflicting with dd-wrt. Shawn Reply | Quote

Brian - NA From:24.14.220.xxx | 2006-11-03 16:09:27 For some reason, I am getting an access violation error when I hit upgrade in the Linksys TFTP tool. Ideas why this is happening/what I can do to fix it? Thanks Reply | Quote

gAm3z - Same Prob From:24.200.136.xxx | 2007-03-28 00:10:04 all the update was fine, but i dont have internet :-( I am connected with cable (provider=videotron) with the normal firmware, i had just to plug my cable and i had internet on all computers connected to the router, no configuration needed : Auto DHCP i want internet with this superbe firmware thx to reply Reply | Quote

Alvarow From:200.162.106.xxx | 2007-03-29 12:15:38 try these 2: 1) power cycle your cable modem and try again 2) if 1) didn't work, try setting the MACs from the bottom of the router and then power cycle the cable modem again. See posts above on how to change the MAC addresses. Option 2) worked for me, I had the same problems. Reply | Quote

Corn Flakes - Internet not working From:68.144.103.xxx | 2006-11-06 22:39:41 hey gang I did the upgrade everything went well but now i cannot browse the net HELP Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-06 23:46:27 What kind o net connection do you have? DSL, cable? Are you sure all the settings are correct? Shawn Reply | Quote

Alvarow From:200.162.106.xxx | 2007-03-29 12:15:48 try these 2: 1) power cycle your cable modem and try again 2) if 1) didn't work, try setting the MACs from the bottom of the router and then power cycle the cable modem again. See posts above on how to change the MAC addresses. Option 2) worked for me, I had the same problems. Reply | Quote

Paotristan - Restored From:203.82.37.xxx | 2006-11-07 04:29:05 Hello is there any other way to restored a default firmware if you are not successful of upgrading? can i backup first the original firmware? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-07 14:59:05 There is a way to restore the default firmware: Here What do you mean by not successful in upgrading? Shawn Reply | Quote

bigbaza - mac addresse From:86.20.43.xxx | 2006-11-07 10:40:44 hi in your guide you say copy the mac add from the sticker on the bottom of the router.should this be the same as in the config management in the router? the last 2 on the sticker is 68 but in config it says its 69 . am i missing somthink? cheers barry Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-07 15:05:08 There are actually 3 mac addresses that the wrt uses. The first one is from the bottom of the router and the others are automatically derived from the first. You'll be fine using the one on the bottom, even if it doesn't match the one on the screen. Shawn Reply | Quote

Brenda From:24.137.117.xxx | 2006-11-07 11:59:29 I'm trying this for the first time and get this error mid-way through putting in the vxworks_prep_v03.bin file: Quote: You tried to access the address http://192.168.0.1/upgrade.tri, which is currently unavailable. Please make sure that the Web address (URL) is correctly spelled and punctuated, then try reloading the page. What's up?????? Reply | Quote

Brenda From:24.222.205.xxx | 2006-11-07 12:45:27 And now my router won't work at all...crap.... Reply | Quote

Paotristan - Restored From:203.82.37.xxx | 2006-11-08 02:15:47 Hello shawn unsuccessfull meaning may router is Brick.. what if im not successful to ugrade may firmware from default to DD-WRT, can i restored it to original setting load the default system.. is this posible? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-08 18:00:49 Are you sure it is a brick? If you bricked it the only way to get it back it a JTAG cable or some risky pin shorting. What caused it to brick on ya? Shawn Reply | Quote

dr. - UPGRADE FW From:194.212.39.xxx | 2006-11-09 04:55:26 Hi, i have Linksys with ddwrt micro and i need upgrade this fw to new ver. Is good, when i use web gui from DDWRT? Or i must use complete instruction.... PS:sry for my eng Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-09 05:14:22 Just use the webgui. Shawn Reply | Quote

Genesis - is it worth it? From:74.116.102.xxx | 2006-11-09 11:02:04 im using the latest firmware from linksys on my v6 just wondering if it's worth it to upgrade to DD-WRT firmware? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-09 16:48:11 Absolutely, you get several more features, plus DD-WRT is more stable than the linksys firmware. Shawn Reply | Quote

0t1 - client mode From:200.88.99.xxx | 2006-11-10 10:10:55 Hi, i upgrade my router and it works perfectly, but i want to now if it really works on client mode, cus, my internet connection is tru an ap router in client mode, and i want to use the linksys router..... Reply | Quote

paotristan - restored From:203.82.37.xxx | 2006-11-11 01:14:38 hello shawn i successfully upgrade it to DD-WRT. now found out that the micro doesnt support chilispot, iwant to restored again to original linksys firmware, but when i follow your instruction of uploading squasfx.trx unable to send tftp cant connect, i can ping a router and access thur web, i also use tftp built in in xp. but unseccess.. Reply | Quote

Hunter - Mac Address From:203.82.37.xxx | 2006-11-11 01:17:32 hi can i change may mac address of may router? unfortunately i entered a wrong mac address instead of B i entered C now my MAC address Is D beacuse of + 1, can i edit it? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-11 15:01:21 I don't really mean to be a dick, but why don't you read the other comments before you ask a question, because the answer to your question is in them. Shawn Reply | Quote

Gigaboo From:71.54.21.xxx | 2007-02-11 16:24:56 Reset your computer IP address to 192.168.1.1. You can set it back to your old address after this process. Password remains the one that was there before, it will be chaged as described in this process. Worked for me. Reply | Quote

Prahsant - The TFTP program doesnt work From:71.246.112.xxx | 2006-11-13 12:21:33 I did all steps as per the website and was successfull in all the attempts, but the tftp program simply doesnt work. it shows unable to get responses from the server. Reply | Quote

narin - help From:71.58.101.xxx | 2006-11-13 15:32:41 Hey, i followed all the instructions and everything seemed to go successfully. But, I waited over 10 minutes and am still not able to access the router settings at http://192.168.1.1. Also, my machine shows that I have limited or no connectivity, and has no internet. the funny thing is, the wireless signal is being broadcasted. Reply | Quote

narin - re: help From:71.58.101.xxx | 2006-11-13 15:58:51 hey, i realized what i did. I went through all the steps and mistakenly used the incorrect mac address. This probably explains what went wrong. Is there any way to edit the mac address? I've tried to telnet 192.168.1.1 after holding the reset for 30secs but it could not connect. have i bricked my router? Reply | Quote

checo - user/abuser From:24.140.109.xxx | 2006-11-14 13:55:25 I have WRT54GS ver.6 and when I go to upgrade with the 'vworks_prep' file I get "Upgrade are failed" with continue button. Tried the 'tftp' program to upgrade and it says "Invalid Code Pattern". any ideas? Reply | Quote

Anonymous From:80.57.214.xxx | 2006-11-14 14:24:49 Problem 1- "update are fail" - solved by resetting to factory defaults before you go through this tutorial Problem 2 - "after upgrade unable to save any settings in the web interface" This only seems to be a problem with firefox. Its a javascript thing i suspect, but do not know where to report it and cannot fix it. Reply | Quote

checo - user/abuser From:24.140.109.xxx | 2006-11-14 14:37:58 Reset router to default settings still same error message. Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-15 16:14:03 For the GS you have got to use different files, check the forum. Shawn Reply | Quote

anyone - anywhere From:85.195.123.xxx | 2006-11-16 07:51:55 Shawn, Thanks for the guide. Couldn't be simpler. I didn't even bother to reset the WRT54G V5 to defaults. The only "gotcha" is forgetting about browser cache (IE7), so after you've flashed to dd-wrt the Linksys page comes up... For those contemplating, get to it. dd-wrt 2.3 SP2 is far superior than Linksys v1.01.0, albeit slow at re-booting. WLAN performance is dramatically better. Reply | Quote

micken - re: re: help From:195.195.38.xxx | 2006-11-16 08:48:34 narin wrote: hey, i realized what i did. I went through all the steps and mistakenly used the incorrect mac address. This probably explains what went wrong. Is there any way to edit the mac address? I've tried to telnet 192.168.1.1 after holding the reset for 30secs but it could not connect. have i bricked my router? I doubt that you've bricked your router. For GS models use these http://www.bitsum.com/files/vxworks_prep_gs_v03.zip http://www.bitsum.com/files/vxworks_killer_gs_v08.zip Thanks to Admin for the instructions, great site Reply | Quote

Anonymous - re: user/abuser From:195.195.38.xxx | 2006-11-16 08:53:18 checo wrote: I have WRT54GS ver.6 and when I go to upgrade with the 'vworks_prep' file I get "Upgrade are failed" with continue button. Tried the 'tftp' program to upgrade and it says "Invalid Code Pattern". any ideas? Sorry, hit the wrong post and didn't check ......... doh! I say again. I doubt that you've bricked your router. For GS models use these http://www.bitsum.com/files/vxworks_prep_gs_v03.zip http://www.bitsum.com/files/vxworks_killer_gs_v08.zip Thanks to Admin for the instructions, great site Reply | Quote

Juman From:125.22.39.xxx | 2006-11-16 15:54:06 Hi, I have followed the instructions and installed the dd-wrt on my wrt54g v5. However i'm not been able to connect to the internet since. I connect to the internet via an ADSL modem. The ADSL modem has the IP of 192.168.1.1 and assigns IP via DHCP. I am sure it has got to be a configuration issue. But i've wasted a lot of time trying to figure out how to get this work. I would really appreciate any help / pointers in this regard. Otherwise I plan to revert back to the Linksys firmware itself. Thanks. Reply | Quote

anyone - anywhere From:85.195.119.xxx | 2006-11-16 18:51:40 For Juman. Your problem is very easy to solve. There are numerous ways to set up your two devices. You're probably running double routered, first via your ADSL modem, then WRT54G. The conventional solution is to configure your ADSL modem to operate in bridged mode (& disable DHCP) & use PPPoE via the WRT54G to connect. Second, have you ADSL modem connect via PPPoA, enable DHCP/NAT/SPI & set DMZ for the WRT54G (connect via its WAN port). Third is to set up the WRT54G as AP only, by connecting via one of the LAN ports & disable WRT54G DHCP. Shawn, feel free to delete this post as there are numerous guides available. Reply | Quote

Juman From:61.246.61.xxx | 2006-11-16 23:29:38 Thanks. It worked. Reply | Quote

Anonymous From:198.237.190.xxx | 2006-11-18 20:02:21 I just updated my WRT54G ver.2 to the latest ddwrt ver23sp2 mini. The default user name and password do not work from the web gui. I can use the defaults via telnet though. How do I reset the gui user/pass?? Thanks. Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-18 20:57:32 Login via telnet and at the prompt: nvram reset This will reset the nvram and allow the defaults to work. Shawn Reply | Quote

Solidsnake - Bandwidth issue From:68.50.158.xxx | 2006-11-18 22:06:04 I have run into one issue. My connection isn't running as fast as it should. It is usually around 26Mbits down and 384Kbits up. It is only running 16Mbits down and 242Kbits up. The download is fine, but the upload is def a problem. Any ideas? Is there a setting I should change? or should I perhaps consider increasing the clock speed of the router? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-19 23:33:45 Your bandwidth issue prolly has something to do with the router only having 4 mb of RAM. The V6 WRT54G had problems with my 7/1 DSL connection. I upgraded to a WRTSL54GS with 32 ram/8 flash and it works better than ever. It could possibly help to overclock the cpu, but if you do this wrong you'll brick your router and have to unbrick with a JTAG or some tricky pin shorting. Shawn Reply | Quote

lencuff Registered | 2006-11-19 16:11:21 Many thanks. Upgraded fne. No problem. What a difference! Reply | Quote

naji - easy,,,,,,,,thnx From:65.94.147.xxx | 2006-11-19 21:58:10 works at 1st try Reply | Quote

Anonymous From:80.186.198.xxx | 2006-11-20 05:48:22 I can only get to where I am about to upload the dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin file, but I keep getting the message "Unable to get response from server" Please help!!! Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-20 08:13:37 What version of the router do you have? Also did you do the steps to set a static IP on the machine doing the flash? Shawn Reply | Quote

checo - user/abuser From:24.140.108.xxx | 2006-11-20 10:24:23 Ok, I used the correct files vxworks_prep_gs_v03.zip & vxworks_killer_gs_v08.zip. I then used the vximgtool to create the bin file for the mac address and went to browser and selected that file under 'Management Mode' and applied that file, I get upgrade failed'. Any ideas as to what might have gone wrong? I grabbed the MAC address from under the router like they said. Reply | Quote

blstradius - Had the same problem, but figu From:72.179.58.xxx | 2007-09-25 22:24:54 So if you get upgrade failed, you need to change the version from 'v5 or v6' to 'v5 or v5.1'. Should work fine from there Reply | Quote

Elmo Stonehands Registered | 2006-11-21 15:56:17 As a computer tech, I'm a really, really good guitar player. Despite knowing almost nothing, this procedure worked on my WRT54G V5 for me first time, no problems. On behalf of the middle-aged computer-challenged everywhere, I thank you Reply | Quote

Muadeep - re: anywhere From:190.10.175.xxx | 2006-11-22 12:23:13 anyone wrote: Shawn, Thanks for the guide. Couldn't be simpler. I didn't even bother to reset the WRT54G V5 to defaults. The only "gotcha" is forgetting about browser cache (IE7), so after you've flashed to dd-wrt the Linksys page comes up... For those contemplating, get to it. dd-wrt 2.3 SP2 is far superior than Linksys v1.01.0, albeit slow at re-booting. WLAN performance is dramatically better. Dear Sir, Did you did the Page 2 of 4 of the Mac Address? this part is what I'm confuse! you use the file vxworks_killer_g_v06.bin or the one created with the vximgtoolgui.exe, I have wrt54g V.5,thanks for your help Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-22 15:46:08 To make it easier, just use the vximgtoolgui.exe . Using the vxworks_killer_g_v06.bin will flash it with a generic MAC address. Shawn Reply | Quote

Anonymous - Upgrade from Generic? From:216.191.164.xxx | 2006-11-22 14:57:04 I'll be Following the instructions tonight to get my GSv6 up and running. Couple of questions though: - It's a wrt54gs-ca V6... note the "-ca" I believe it means that the linksys firmware has some french available in there some place... hope it works or uh.. well I'd have an excuse to go shopping. - As I understand from reading here this will get me to dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin. Going to the DD-WRT site I see there is also: dd-wrt.v23_micro_wrt54gs.bin Why not go direct to this? What would it get me? Thanks RMC Reply | Quote

Anonymous - re: Upgrade from Generic? From:216.191.164.xxx | 2006-11-22 15:23:16 Anonymous wrote: - As I understand from reading here this will get me to dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin. Going to the DD-WRT site I see there is also: dd-wrt.v23_micro_wrt54gs.bin Why not go direct to this? What would it get me? Thanks RMC Further reading tells me from here and the bitsum site to ONLY flash the generic versions onto the G(S) V5/6 hardware. I will let folks know how the Canadian version works. Reply | Quote

Georgie - Problems after updating with D From:194.34.223.xxx | 2006-11-23 06:55:36 I updated my 2 month old Linksys WRT54G v5.0 from the VxWorks firmware to DD-WRT micro as detailed in the instructions. It went off sucessfully and I was able to use both the LAN and WLAN for about 45 - 50 minutes. Post DD-WRT flashing, I noticed that the ADSL modem would drop the ADSL signal every 10 minutes or so. I shrugged this off and waited for the Linksys router to force the modem to reconnect via PPPOE after which it would be fine for the next 10 minutes or so. After about 40 - 50 minutes of the above, I noticed that all the LEDs on the router were suddenly lit, including the ones for ports 2, 3 and 4 even though there were no PC's connected to these ports. I also lost wired LAN connectivity. However, I was able to access the router's DD-WRT settings on http://192.168.1.1 via WLAN. The router was also not being detected by the ADSL modem. Could you please advise as to what has happened here and what I should do to restore it to working condition? Any help is appreciated :-( Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-23 13:18:05 I'm not quite sure if it will work, but Under the Administration tab, there is a sub tab called commands. Under that tab there is a large text box that is labeled command shell why don't you try nvram reset Then reboot the router to see if it makes a difference. Shawn Reply | Quote

checo - abuser From:24.140.99.xxx | 2006-11-23 21:07:23 I appreciate all the helpyou guys have been. I finally got my WRT54GS ver.6 upgraded to dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin firmware installed and works great. Very cool stuff. Just a couple of questions. When I used the gui tool to create the file and tried to install it I got errors, so I just used the generic file and using the generic MAC address. Is there a way to change the MAC address to the router's actual address. Also, is the dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin the latest and best for the router that I have. thx Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-24 02:04:30 Check the FAQ's on this website. Shawn Reply | Quote

paotristan - GL From:203.82.37.xxx | 2006-11-24 04:17:00 Hello shawn your tutorial is the procedure with the WTR54GL router? Reply | Quote

hYpe - Some Hints From:81.5.238.xxx | 2006-11-24 09:09:08 1.) if there no words displayed on "vximgtoolgui" start it in WinME-compatibility-mode. 2.) if u screen is white after theflash with "vxworks_prep_g" or"_gs" delete u temponary internet files inklusive the offline files. retyp again 192.168.1.1 and it runs perfectley! mfg joe Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-25 04:12:29 Dude, I hate to say it, but upgrade from WinME. Seriously, or even downgrade to 98. It may be older but its a helluva lot more stable. If you want some LEGAL cd keys for 98, shoot me an e-mail, i've got 3 i'm never going to use. Shawn Reply | Quote

Paotristan - GL From:203.82.37.xxx | 2006-11-24 22:03:31 Hello shawn your tutorial is same tutorial for WRT54GL? can you link me for GL upgrade for DDRWT standard thanks Paolo Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-25 04:10:10 To install on the GL all you have to do is goto www.dd-wrt.com and download the mini firmware image, flash that, then download the standard and flash it. The only reason you have to do the mini first is because Linksys decided to, in the firmware, limit the size of uploads to like 2 megs or something and the mini is 2 megs, but it doesn't have the limitation. So once you load it your free to upload the full blown standard install. Shawn Reply | Quote

Frog_Tech - Perfect From:88.218.38.xxx | 2006-11-26 05:49:28 I did it and works perfect!!! My only problem is that the new environment is a little complicated but really functional to!! But that’s no problem I'll search to Internet for info regarding DD-WRT!! I have a WRT54G v5. Reply | Quote

Tom - THANK YOU From:216.27.190.xxx | 2006-11-28 21:45:59 Your instructions worked great for me. I had to run the "management mode firmware upgrade" twice...for some reason it did not take the first time. Also, make sure you use IE...I tried using Firefox and it did not work consistently. FWIW: the web gui also seems to run better with IE. Reply | Quote

Ace Barricade - Many thanks From:65.90.112.xxx | 2006-11-30 01:24:36 awesome tute, kudos. default user/password on virgin WRT 54G is linksys admin got my V.6 (sn CDFD) purring now. Too bad the party is over w/ the new chipset- V.7 whole thing took 15 minutes, including microwaving and eating a burrito. Reply | Quote

Joey - Problem after upgrading WRT54G From:74.12.224.xxx | 2006-11-30 11:38:24 Hello, OS: XP Router: WRT54G ver 6 I followed your instrustions to the tee and at the end everything seemed to complete successfully. Problem now is that when I try to access the router thorugh a browser at http//192.168.1.1 I just get the "Management Mode Firmware Upgrade" screen. I can't get into the router now. 1) Any ideas on what I can do? 2) Do I need to try and restore the routers original firmware and start again? Thanks for your help. Joey Reply | Quote

Joey - IT WORKS!!! From:74.13.146.xxx | 2006-11-30 11:58:58 Sorry Shawn. Scratch the last post. My router is working beautifully now. Not sure what I did but thanks so much for the instructions! I guess I needed to be more patient. Joey Reply | Quote

Joey From:74.13.146.xxx | 2006-11-30 12:31:50 Hello, I set "xMit" to 70 and wasn't really impressed with the signal strength. While it is stronger, I was able to walk outside with my laptop and still get a signal 3 houses down, it's less than impressive. I wasn't able to get a signal at the bottom of my street (let's say about 300 feet). This is obviously way shorter than the 3 or 4 km (or 2 mi) that is claimed. Am I doing anything wrong? Are there any other settings I should change? Thanks so much for your help. Joey Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-11-30 16:53:20 Where exactly do you see a claim for 3 or 4 km? You would be able to achieve that with a directional link, but an omni directional antenna, 300 feet is about it. Shawn Reply | Quote

Edwin H. Kluge Jr. From:24.127.201.xxx | 2006-11-30 20:31:27 It really works - I have a wrt54g v6 - followed the instructions to a tee, no problems whatsoever - And I am really impressed at the signal strength.....all the bars are lit up almost all the time, where the signal would cut in and out before.....WOW & THANKS!!! Reply | Quote

Joey - :) From:74.13.210.xxx | 2006-12-01 15:32:36 Hi Shawn, I forget where I saw it but I did read it somewhere. Anyways... thanks for everything. Its working well. I appreciate your site. Joey Reply | Quote

Frank - :) From:65.78.194.xxx | 2006-12-01 17:02:14 I just went an bought a brand new G v6 from walmart followed the instructions and BANG working like dream. QOS is what I really needed! By chance do you know about or how to install the RF Flow Collector? Thanks! Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-12-02 00:04:29 The RFlow Collector is for the mini and standard versions of the firmware only sorry! Shawn Reply | Quote

John Staffini - If you belive it's bricked - From:70.71.9.xxx | 2006-12-02 12:27:18 I have to share this because other people may run into the same issue as I did. Here is the story: 1-I uploaded the vxvorks prep image - ok 2-I uploaded the vxworks killer image -ok 3-I uploaded the ddwrt micro generic via the gui tftp - failure ! 4-The router has now the power light flashing, the other ones are off. 5-It doesn't respond to ping or http. At this point I thought it's bricked. What went wrong? Well, here is what I figured out: A - With my initial linksys firmware I had my PC mac cloned and saved in the nvram for ISP reasons - I needed to keep my IP identical B - When I created the vxworks killer image I cloned my PC MAC (as per http://www.bitsum.com/openwiking/owbase/ow.asp?WRT54G5%5FCFE#h14) thinking that it will be saved into the WAN mac of the router. WRONG MOVE! By doing this I created TWO IDENTICAL MAC addresses on the same LAN ! So, from that point on, whenever I was trying to access the router from my PC I didn't get any response from the router. What was the solution: 6- I removed my 1st PC from the LAN 7 -I used a different PC to flash the DDWRT via TFTP - ok 8 - I was able now to connect to the DDWRT via http:/192.168.1.1 9-I changed the MAC address of the router via telnet by doing nvram set xxx.xxxxx nvram commit 10- reboot the router 11 - I brought back on the LAN my initial PC 12-everything works fine ! Reply | Quote

TKuehhas - Can't do the 1st Step Registered | 2006-12-02 15:14:33 Hi, I have not been able to successfully complete the first step, upgrading to vxworks_prep_v03.bin, and I have tried from two different computers using http, not https, as pointed out in a previous post. Also, Symantec Firewall and Antivirus were disabled and nothing was running in the background. My WRT54GL is v1.1 and the firmware is v4.30.7. Is it possible to skip this step? Any ideas would help. Thanks. R/TK Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-12-02 15:36:58 You have a GL, this tutorial doesn't apply to this. Its a 1.1 also, just goto dd-wrt.com and download the standard images and upload it. Shawn Reply | Quote

kevin - works From:76.178.241.xxx | 2006-12-03 13:25:35 well it worked for me i applied everything that the instructions said and it works better then it ever has Reply | Quote

untitled10101 - Cant connect to Router From:74.113.182.xxx | 2006-12-05 00:23:30 I followed all steps carefully...and everything worked successfully until the end....i am not able to access the internet at all, or access the router either....can any1 help please! I am running windows vista ultimate, with cable internet (i think that what you guys call dsl), I have the v.5 router. p.s.: i dont think running vista has any problems with it, cuz i tried it with the laptop running xp sp2 as well. Thanks in advance! Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-12-05 03:50:04 Calm down there. Did the router reboot after you flashed it? What kind of light activity do you have on the router. I need a little more detail before I can help you. Shawn Reply | Quote

untitled10101 - RE: Cant connect to router From:74.113.182.xxx | 2006-12-05 06:09:45 Yes the router did reboot, and after 20 mins or so i decided to do a power cycle thing just to make sure....the power light is flashing and the light for the port that im connected on (lan port 4) and the internet light are is on as well Reply | Quote

Jeff From:71.93.0.xxx | 2006-12-05 04:18:15 Hi, I've got a WRT54G V6. I'm having a problem similar to Jeff Noyes and Walt Scrivens......... After using the tftp tool to upload dd-wrt mini, I got a success message however the router did not reboot... After waiting a while (10 min's or so) I finally figured something was wrong and power cycled it. Thinking I had bricked my router and was now screwed. .... I tried all de-bricking procedures I could find, including voiding my warranty and touching pins together. Unfortunately , I'm still stuck. Somehow, I'm still able to get a ping and upload firmware but the router itself will not reboot. The power button is continually flashing... Any suggestions? Do you think a JTAG cable would do the trick? Reply | Quote

Kasimodo From:82.236.80.xxx | 2006-12-05 06:45:29 It's not the DD-WRT Mini you must use but DD-WRT Micro! Reply | Quote

Kasimodo - re: RE: Cant connect to route From:82.236.80.xxx | 2006-12-05 07:33:41 untitled10101 wrote: Yes the router did reboot, and after 20 mins or so i decided to do a power cycle thing just to make sure....the power light is flashing and the light for the port that im connected on (lan port 4) and the internet light are is on as well Just do an long reset (30 sec). I mean you have to press the reset button during 30sec. then ... you should acces the web page. Reply | Quote

untitled10101 - re: re: RE: Cant connect to r From:74.113.182.xxx | 2006-12-05 12:06:11 No its still not working!...I did everything as followed, no problems occurred during the process. Same files, same everything was used..why wont it work!....my brothers gonna kill me... i know its not "bricked"..i have faith in my router! Reply | Quote

Kasimodo From:82.236.80.xxx | 2006-12-05 13:04:36 Can you access Internet (and not the 192.168.1.1) or nothing? Reply | Quote

untitled10101 - cant access anything From:74.113.182.xxx | 2006-12-05 13:42:03 i cant access anything at all Reply | Quote

David From:72.134.54.xxx | 2006-12-31 00:33:30 ROFL that was pretty funny....yea everything went good for me till the end...ive been waiting for a good 20 min for the power light so stop flashing Reply | Quote

Kashif - Process works on WRT54Gv6 From:68.7.127.xxx | 2006-12-06 08:39:40 OK I tried all steps and my router is now running dd-wrt! The one thing I did before beginning the process is reset my router back to factory defaults. And for those ppl who can't seem to upload the vxworks killer image, try downloading firefox /w fasterfox plugin and disable all net optimizations like http pipelining, prefretching, etc. Reply | Quote

mkblackmart - When stuck at tftp... From:209.153.50.xxx | 2006-12-07 11:58:05 I too was stuck at trying to upgrade with the new firmware with tftp: power LED flashing, ugrade fails all three time, etc. I knew, however, that my LAN connection was not using the static TCP/IP address I had assigned. It was conflicting with another device on the network. I thought I had disconnected every other workstation or shut them down. But NO, I had forgotten the network printer. After unplugging the ethernet cable for the printer, the TCP/IP settings finally would change to 192.168.1.101 and the upgrade worked perfectly after that. If you have a similar set up, check to make sure ALL network devices (not just workstations) are disconnected before trying to assign the static TCP/IP address. Additionally, I too could not save settings on the new firmware using FireFox. Had to go to Internet Explorer to do that. Thank you for the excellent tutorial!!! Reply | Quote

heru minandar - is wrt54g v.7 supported device From:222.124.176.xxx | 2006-12-07 22:13:04 hallo, I have wrt54g v.7 and want to try upgrade with dd wrt firmware, is it supported device? wich firmware of ddwrt will supporting this router? thx a lot Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-12-08 16:04:19 The WRT54G v7 is NOT a supported device. It runs an atheros chipset and it not compatable with DD-WRT. This may change in the future. Your best bet is to return it and look for a v5/6. Shawn Reply | Quote

solv3nt - dd-wrt From:24.21.204.xxx | 2006-12-09 11:56:48 dd-wrt has just recently updated their v23 sp2. The new files are as follows: micro, mini, standard, and I'm assuming that voip and vpn are no the correct ones. Are we supposed to use the standard or the micro version? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-12-09 13:43:20 Micro Shawn Reply | Quote

Stephen From:84.83.27.xxx | 2006-12-10 09:03:30 Thanks! It works! Great! Reply | Quote

Bobby - upgrade to v23 sp3 micro on wr From:24.196.9.xxx | 2006-12-10 23:33:55 Any suggestions? I had it all working and figured I could go to the latest sp3 v23 on a wrt54g version 6.0. The upgrade went fine and it rebooted but afterwards DHCP won't serve an IP and if I hard code I can't ping 192.168.1.1. Lights on it are power, wan and the ethernet port. Any suggestions on how to recover? Also I can't connect to it via wireless and a hold of the rest button for 30 seconds hasn't helped. Thanks, Reply | Quote

Richard From:68.110.247.xxx | 2006-12-11 14:29:32 I went ahead and went through the upgrade process and didn't have any problems up until the end. It states that the upgrade was successful, but yet all I see when I go to the normal configuration page is a blank screen. I can ping the router, but I can't access it. Did it somehow become a brick, or is there something that I can do. As far as I understand, it should be working properly atm. Also, if I have to just one of those cables to fix this problem, what do I have to do to fix it. Thanks, Rich I will check back regularly. Reply | Quote

untitled10101@gmail.com - patience From:74.113.182.xxx | 2006-12-11 17:14:47 hi guys..its me the guy who claimed that he followed every little piece of detail but still ended up screwing his router up... i found the solution...after loading the final image with the tftp program, you are suppose to wait at least 1-10 minutes for the router to reboot...i didnt do that... now my router is working fine with the new firmware...thanks! Reply | Quote

Skeeter - XMIT power V6 Registered | 2006-12-13 18:46:17 Wow Thanks for the flawless install. Save a few obvious reboots it was a piece of cake! What is the maximum Xmit setting without any cooling modifications? I set it to 150 mw so far with no ill effects except having to move it further away from a CRT because of interference. Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-12-14 01:58:48 I believe its around 100 or so. After that you might need cooling to keep it from burning itself out. Shawn Reply | Quote

ede - How I made TFTP work From:68.187.188.xxx | 2006-12-16 00:15:03 Just wanted to post this in case anyone runs into trouble TFTP-ing their v5... Everything was going smoothly until I went to TFTP it. I had a manual IP set up and everything, but I didn't turn off ZoneAlarm Pro firewall. Right in the middle of the TFTP flash, ZoneAlarm popped up saying it found a new network and asking what to do with it. I quickly hit OK, but the TFTP was already interrupted, and came back with a "cannot connect to server" kind of error. I tried again and again, using 2 different computers, to no avail. Having read the warnings in teh guides, I was afraid to power cycle it. But after at least 30 minutes of screwing around, I got fed up and power cycled it. I then tried the TFTP again and it worked perfectly. I'm NOT saying pull the plug if your TFTP doesn't work right away, but I am saying: if your TFTP gets interrupted and you've waited much longer than 10 min, don't be afraid to power cycle it and try again. Good luck. Reply | Quote

Miney - Big ploblem with my wrt54g v5 From:203.144.160.xxx | 2006-12-17 00:58:39 i'm success upgrade wrt54g v5 and playaround with my router and bad thing happen when i'm disable firewall function i can't access router anymore. i try to reset every method hard reset . i wonder it is bug with firmware ? Please Help MEEE.. Regard,.. Reply | Quote

PeGi - Hi From:81.225.43.xxx | 2006-12-17 14:11:39 Used this simple tutorial and came up with a router that will not answer neither on http or telnet. Got through all the installation step with a glance but I cant communicate with my WTR54G v5 after the last step? I seem's to work thou The LED's reacts if I put networkcables into it and the "Cisco Systems" button lights up white when I press it and yellow if I press it a second time. Any ideas of what have gone wrong? Tnx Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-12-17 14:35:17 can u ping it? Shawn Reply | Quote

PeGi From:81.225.43.xxx | 2006-12-17 15:42:45 Used "ping 192.168.1.1 -t" to ping it continously and it gave me 3-4 replies each time I push the reset button for more than 5 sec. Otherwise it seems to behave. When I cycle power the power LED starts flashing and all Ether LED's flash up once and the ones connected continues. Then Power LED gets a steady light and a short while after the WLAN lights up. Per Reply | Quote

PeGi From:81.225.43.xxx | 2006-12-17 18:02:53 Because my WRT54G v5 is somewhat fucked up I started doing some testing to see if I could get it better... so I idid the hole thing from the start after I eventually ,after alot of trying, got vxworks_prep_v03 into the box. Recycled power and suddenly there was no problem pinging it anymore and "arp -a" gave me "192.168.1.1" and the box serialnumber as mac? No luck getting in to the webinterface thou Made a new vxworks_killer_g_v06 with my desired mac address and used TFTP to upload it. No problems. Still no problems pinging it and "arp-a" gave the same results eventhough I changed the macadress. Went on uploading dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic. No problem here either. Waited for det router to reboot and ten more minutes and thing where back to exactly was it was. No connection with the router whatsoever. "arp -a" somtimes comes up with 192.168.1.1 and all zeroes in the macadress? Didn't seem to do any harm doing it all again but who am I to know? Hope someone else knows better Reply | Quote

kieran hervold From:63.170.82.xxx | 2006-12-17 19:07:25 A quick note on my experience. If i may paraphrase John Staffini, 1-I uploaded the vxvorks prep image - ok 2-I uploaded the vxworks killer image -ok 3-I uploaded the ddwrt micro generic via the command-line tftp - failure ! However, in my case, the micro_generic upload failed with a "timed out," and the problem turned out to be in my laptop computer's Ethernet settings. That machine on which tftp is run HAS TO be set to 10baseT / half-duplex. The default setting on my Macbook, "autodetect," seems to attempt to connect to the router at 100Mb, and the result is that nothing, including a ping, gets through. Once i'd set my ethernet settings to 10Mbps / half-duplex, i could upload the image. Hope that helps someone, kieran Reply | Quote

Dan From:210.207.211.xxx | 2006-12-18 22:16:27 If anyone has my problem, and has fixed it - please let me know: I have flashed the prep image, and the killer image, and the power light is flashing. I can upload the ddwrt-micro-generic image, but the router fails to reboot afterwards. I have checked the eth. settings, and all is correct. I can ping the router up until after i have sent the ddwrt image to the router, but again, it fails to reboot and let me in to configure it. Any suggestions? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2006-12-19 01:55:12 Patience? Shawn Reply | Quote

pavel - help please From:200.104.126.xxx | 2006-12-22 17:34:45 Hi there. i 'm having some issues. I' allready got mi router to work, but wi fi is not working. The only thing i realised so far is that the wireless packet info is geting errors(in the menu of the router). The REceived bar is ok, with 0 errors. But the transmited(tx) doesn't stop counting errors. I already can catch the signal with mi laptop, but the only thing i get, is " "waiting for the network to be ready". CAn you help me please! thanx a lot Reply | Quote

philly - generic MAC From:68.224.116.xxx | 2006-12-23 19:17:34 please, is it worth setting a unique MAC in the router firmware, or can I just keep the generic. I haven't seen anywhere that explains the difference! Reply | Quote

RS - WRT54G v6 pingable & not acces From:59.94.208.xxx | 2006-12-23 22:55:52 My WRT54g v6 is messed up such that it is not accessible through the web interface. However, I can ping it consistently. So, I installed the prep firmware using tftp. After that went through, the WRT was still pingable. However, no web interface still. Tried the remaining steps. However, at no time does the web interface becomes available. After having installed the "generic_micro", the WRT behaves weird & does not answer PINGs except one when it is just rebooting. I'd greatly appreciate nny help to get out this situation. Thanks Reply | Quote

RS - Follow-up on previous post From:59.94.208.xxx | 2006-12-23 23:01:22 After having finished installing the 3 binaries (prep, killer & generic-micro), I do get a solid green power light for a few seconds....but then all of the eth-LINK lights flash & the power flashes for a while. Then the power becomes steady green & the same cycle repeats.... I am using the SP2 generic-micro. Does this sound like a case of the WRT rebooting spontaneously after having been properly flashed? Please advise. Thanks Reply | Quote

LinuxFire - No SSH From:74.71.59.xxx | 2006-12-28 21:16:04 I just flashed my router with no problems and man it is fast out performs linksys firmware hands down. I myself use slackware linux and want to ssh into the router if need be. But I do not see the sshd under the admin services tab. Not sure if this is due to the micro version or not. Im running the linksys wrt54g V5 router with the V23_generic-micro SP2. Also was looking at the DD-WRT wiki and that also says that you can enable it in the admin services tab. Maybe Im missing something but any help would be great. Thank You ! Reply | Quote

johnboy00 - Working great From:24.163.115.xxx | 2006-12-28 22:47:02 Was looking for a good client bridge that supported WPA2, but couldn't find one. I happened to have a WRT54G V5, and after following your guide, I now have my client bridge w/WPA2. Picked up another WRT54G at Wal-Mart, and now I'm in business. Thanks! Reply | Quote

David - still blinking From:72.134.54.xxx | 2006-12-31 00:19:20 ok well i got to the end and flashed the router....the linksys flash thing said that it went through......but all it does is flash at me...been going for like 10 min now...any ideas?, i can ping it also Reply | Quote

David - WOOO IT WORKS!!! From:72.134.54.xxx | 2006-12-31 00:41:23 ok i did some reading and saw that i was using the wrong dd-wrt flash....i was using the mini and i needed to use micro, thanks a lot!!!!!! Reply | Quote

TomCat - Flash back to vxWorks From:68.229.236.xxx | 2006-12-31 18:15:11 Ok, the tutorial was smooth and very easy to follow, kudos Shawn! Can I revert back to the vxWorks OS and Linksys firmware if I wanted to get rid of the router? Any answers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2007-01-01 23:57:25 Heh, ya might try looking around first. http://www.scorpiontek.org/portal/content/view/31/36/ Shawn Reply | Quote

hutch - Excellent From:71.208.81.xxx | 2007-01-01 13:35:33 Exactly as you described. For router luddites like me, the screenshot tutorial made all the difference, and despite my hesitation, I trusted your confidence and experience. A good start to the New Year and best to you. Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2007-01-01 23:57:44 Thanks Shawn Reply | Quote

opinion8d - bricked my v5 From:24.141.183.xxx | 2007-01-03 02:28:53 Made it through loading dd-wrt v23 sp2 micro but got giddy and tried from the command page: nvram set sdram_init=0x0A nvram set sdram_ncdl=0 nvram commit reboot Waited and waited 2 hrs of not being able to ping it before power cycling. Now I've got a brick (power blinking and all ports solid on). No recovery I guess?? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2007-01-03 15:08:56 G or GS? It might need a JTAG, but you can try the procedure I outlined here I dunno if it will work or not. Shawn Reply | Quote

opinion8d - G v5 bricked From:24.141.183.xxx | 2007-01-03 17:37:34 I was super careful getting micro loaded then didn't realize the unlocking of 2nd 8MB was only for GS. Reply | Quote

HypnotiX - What now? From:70.188.225.xxx | 2007-01-04 12:29:37 Ok did everything up to flashing firmware, and the GUI Fails, and DOS says it cannot acces the file, wtf am i gonna do? Reply | Quote

HypnotiX - NVM From:70.187.59.xxx | 2007-01-04 12:44:30 Just turned my firewall off and it worked, THNX MAN, how can i load the Xlink Kai engine on it now? Ive heard about it and am tired of using my computer to see the games and such! Reply | Quote

dakwest - Cannot access web interface From:70.253.250.xxx | 2007-01-05 15:00:34 Bought 2 WRT54Gs-Version 6 and followed the directions to a "T" . The first router that I use as an AP seems to be working correctly. The second which I want in Client Bridge mode is giving me problems. When I follow the directions for bridging, I get to the part where you select "Shared Key" and all goes arye. The Web interface drops out. I thought it was a back router so I got another one and the same thing happened. If I hard reset, I still cannot access the Web interface, however I can see the router acting as an AP on my site survey of the first router. I cannot access the web interface at all which renders it useless at this time. Any suggestions. Reply | Quote

dakwest - Correct my error From:70.253.250.xxx | 2007-01-05 15:02:35 On the previous post, I have "back router: .... it should be "bad router" Reply | Quote

jojo - upgrade From:203.160.187.xxx | 2007-01-05 21:06:28 why my router when i finished the upgraded was continously blinking the power led?? Reply | Quote

bigticket - Thanks From:68.42.73.xxx | 2007-01-06 06:14:03 The tutorial that is given is the I MEAN the BEST even for a novice it is great........ Reply | Quote

breeze - upgrade are failed From:89.241.136.xxx | 2007-01-07 10:34:15 Ive read the posts on it reset to defaults tried both vxworks_prep_v03 and vxworks_prep_gs_v03 still get a "upgrade are failed" i have a wireless - g 2.4ghz model number WRT54G v2.2 Thanx in advance to help guys! Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2007-01-08 02:33:59 If you have a version 2.2 this guide is useless to you. All you have to do is download the micro, mini, or standard build and tell the router to upgrade its firmware via the web interface, and tell it to use that file. Shawn Reply | Quote

rainrox - awesome! From:210.213.193.xxx | 2007-01-07 22:07:17 thx for the guide! Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2007-01-08 02:34:11 No problem! Shawn Reply | Quote

bigticket - newer version From:68.42.73.xxx | 2007-01-08 02:40:54 Again thanks Shawn for this tutorial, but just to comment that there is a newer version wrt54g.v23 SP3 that has some cool features added to it. Just wanted to let it be known. Reply | Quote

Michab From:194.138.12.xxx | 2007-01-08 08:29:43 Thanks for this great tutorial. I was able to upgrade my WRT54G v5 without any problems and it's like a brand-new router now. Much more stable especially for P2P usage. Reply | Quote

GRRRRRR - Thank you sooooooooooooooooo From:74.116.8.xxx | 2007-01-09 20:53:13 Thank you veryyyyy much your work, now i am using 23sp2 on my 54GS V6. It works really good ! i can watch stream vedio now. but i have some question. In DD wrt web control panl under system infromation : MemoryTotal Available14.1 MB / 16.0 MB Free5.1 MB / 14.1 MB Used9.0 MB / 14.1 MB Buffers1.0 MB / 9.0 MB Cached3.3 MB / 9.0 MB Active2.6 MB / 9.0 MB Inactive1.8 MB / 9.0 MB i heard 54GS V6 only has 2 MB memory, how come it appears 16MB here? thanks again !!!!!!!! Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2007-01-09 22:05:04 The WRT54GS v5/5.1/v6 has 2 Megs of FLASH memory, and 8 Megs of RAM memory. I'm not quite sure where it gets those stats from? Shawn Reply | Quote

grrrrrr - i met some issues From:74.116.8.xxx | 2007-01-09 21:46:05 It has been 1 hour i used 23Xp2 on my router 54GS V6 I don't know, but i felt it is getting slowerr even completely freezes at some point when i using internet.. And the problem is solved by pulg out power and pulg it in again. did it happen to you guyz? does any one know how to slove this problem besides pluging out power? Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2007-01-09 22:08:10 Lower your UDP and TCP timeouts under the Administration . . . Management tab. They default to 3600 seconds, which is an hour. You should try something around 120-150 seconds. You also may want to up the Maximum ports, that defaults to 512. I generally run the maximum,4096. Give this stuff a try and see what happens. Shawn Reply | Quote

Grrrrr - Thanks From:74.116.8.xxx | 2007-01-09 22:34:15 let me try, and i ll post later... Reply | Quote

GRRRRRR - hehe From:74.116.8.xxx | 2007-01-10 08:41:52 I tried UDP to 300 and TCP TO 90, AND I also lowerd MTU to 1372, it works not bad .... i ll post later see if it runs longer... Reply | Quote

GRRRRR - thank admin!!! From:74.116.8.xxx | 2007-01-11 01:05:03 everthing works well now, but can i ask, how to set up router in order to speed up P2P downloading. and can you suggest a best torrent program to me .. Reply | Quote

grrrrrr - I M CURRENTLY USING UTORRENT From:74.116.8.xxx | 2007-01-11 01:31:35 IS THIS A GOOD TORRENT CLIENT? BUT I DON;T KNOW HOW COME IT IS SO SLOW ONLY 9kb /S Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2007-01-11 13:29:57 Thats what I use, now could you please stay on-topic. Shawn Reply | Quote

baldy8000 From:69.249.99.xxx | 2007-01-11 20:53:10 Thank you very much for putting this tutorial together. I greatly appreciate it being available. Chalk up another successful transition of a WRT54G v6 to DD-WRT v23 SP2 micro firmware Reply | Quote

Singular - Singular From:74.130.231.xxx | 2007-01-12 20:35:19 I just got done doing it, and everything seems to be working fine. My next question was if I could upgrade from the generic to the basic or voip for more features. If I can what do I do, just go to the upgrade thing and do it. Reply | Quote

Andre Simeon - stupid "upgrade are failed" From:65.190.139.xxx | 2007-01-12 21:58:18 I just can't seem to get anything to upload through the web browser GUI. Everytime I try to upload something it's "upgrade are failed" after two bars. help would be appreciated! Reply | Quote

Scotty B - OS X From:203.220.22.xxx | 2007-01-14 21:57:35 Hey guys, just did most of this via my G4 Powermac. Just a hint 'cause it took me a while with the TFTP bit.... Go to the terminal Type in tftp -e 192.168.1.1 it will then give you a prompt tftp> enter put /...path..../dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin let it go for a couple of mins then try and log onto it. As a user said before, firefox isn't great, but I've had no troubles using Safari. enjoy Reply | Quote

Jose Canepa - So you think you are bricked? From:189.152.65.xxx | 2007-01-16 14:20:49 There is a post above this one: "John Staffini - If you belive it's bricked - " And I would too like to share this with you in case you feel are in trouble. First let me start by telling that if you are reading this post, this means you are by now very very well informed about how to do this upgrade and the many hurdles people have come across. Let me say that the instructions are clear and flawless and if followed EXACTLY as told you should be in and out with no trouble whatsoever. Then again, if you at some point, like me, are stumbled by something, reading, reading, reading will help you solve the issue. Believe me I was tempted to start shorting wires on the router, but maybe I think that would be a last resolve after perhaps a jtag try. So in a nutshell, read and follow instructions. My story is very similar as Johns, except for the fact that rather than getting out of my lazy chair to copy down the EXACT mac address beneath the router, while still in its original prestine condition, accesed the administration page and copied the first mac address that I saw. Needless to say, the mac address that I jotted down was the ethernets pci lan card of MY computer, instead of the mac address from the router itself. 1- I uploaded the vxvorks prep image -ok Managment screen poped. 2- Created the image with vximgtool program and WRONG mac address -WRONG DOING- Read, read, read, follow, follow, follow instructions! 3- I uploaded the vxworks killer image -ok 4- Tried to ping 192.168.1.1 from my nics static 192.168.1.2 and nobody answered ... at this point power led blinked but ethernet ports off, blinking just the one the cable was connected to. This is what holded at the back of my head to think it was not yet bricked, because of all the previous reading, in case you have not, that bricked routers show power led flashing and all 4 ethernet ports (i just realized all 4 of them) lit steady connected or not equals bricked. YET... I am no guru, and did not kept reading (because I did not have the need) but perhaps there is a way around to your particular problem quicker than shorting out pins and jtaging :-S 5- I uploaded the ddwrt micro generic via the gui tftp - failure! Hey dude! There is NOBODY there to answer... can you hear the ping? So up to this point if any of you are stranded, it could be because you are, (like we were) with two devices sharing the same mac address. I jotted the mac address down before creating the image, and compared it later with the puters nic (doing "arp -a" in DOS"hell" from another computer on the lan). We can figure out two things up to here, NOT using the original mac address on the router DOES NOT brick it if you flash it and TWO devices with same mac address will never talk to each other. As Joe Steffani puts it: "By doing this I created TWO IDENTICAL MAC addresses on the same LAN ! So, from that point on, whenever I was trying to access the router from my PC I didn't get any response from the router." Enough, on with the solution. Easy, get a laptop, another computer, get off the lazy chair, configure 192.168.1.x to its nic, connect only the router to it, ping it... you will be relieved, I was :-) its alive and well and keep going with the instructions after "loading the vxworks killer image". You know, the ftp thing. Once you have everything nice and dandy DO try Shawns "i forgot to change mac adress" post to put your macadress into the router. Kudos Shawn and thanks for your instructions. Kudos Joe Steffani, for taking the time to post your hurdle, it helped me cross mine. Jose Canepa Reply | Quote

lcalert99 Registered | 2007-01-17 09:31:25 Hey! I installed the DD-WRT @ my wrt54gs v5.1and its working very good! Thank you! Reply | Quote

Yogui - Success using Linux OS From:201.130.199.xxx | 2007-01-18 09:31:34 I just wanted to thank you for this very helpful tutorial and to report that I was successful in installing the DD-WRT on my WRT54G v6 from my Slackware 11.0 Linux box. I ran the VXWorks Killer image tool and the Linksys TFTP tool under Wine and they both worked perfectly, except that when I ran the VXWorks Killer image tool under Wine, I had to type in the path where I wanted to save the output file, in Windows (or MS-DOS) format (c:\whatever\whatever). Otherwise it would give me an error message. Also, contrary to what other users have reported, I was able to change the settings on the router using Firefox (v1.5.0.9) with no problems whatsoever. Thanks again. Reply | Quote

snus Registered | 2007-01-18 14:17:43 Thanks guys, it worked well for my Linksys WRT54GS. The only thing you've missed is the last screen of TFTP with the green circle - that means ev'rything was flashed successfully. Note for beginners: sometimes it takes a minute or more to wait until the flashing takes effect. Be patient after each step and may the glory shine on you )) Reply | Quote

Cpt. Potatator - Issues after installing VXwork From:69.144.4.xxx | 2007-01-19 00:36:26 I created an image with the router's unique MAC using VXworks killer image tool. When I went to upload it using IE6 I got a "Page could not be displayed" error after maybe 5 seconds. I can still access and ping the router at 192.168.1.1. Whenever I do I see the "Management Mode Firmware Upgrade" window. I can ping the router as well. It just seems that I can't upload the vxworks image. Also, if I try to use the tftp utility to flash the Micro firmware it gives me success after 1 second. However I can still access the "Management Mode Firmware Upgrade window". Any ideas? Reply | Quote

Vilhelm - No Internet From:66.161.34.xxx | 2007-01-19 10:53:00 I went through the instructions and didnt get any errors. I know have DD-WRT installed but my router will not get an WAN IP. I have Cox Cable and its supposed to pull from DHCP but no matter what I do it wont grab an IP. What Can I do? I have the WRT54G V6 Reply | Quote

azn From:69.248.83.xxx | 2007-01-20 01:57:27 just a quick question so i get more on this. if you don't mind, how is the procedure here different from yours? it seems easier. http://www.wrtrouters.com/guides/upgradetolinux/ not sure if i want to flash yet. Reply | Quote

edenrog - greatttt !!! From:83.141.144.xxx | 2007-01-20 05:16:32 thanks you very much for your work my wrt v5 is now running with ddwrt yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ps are you a wizard ..... Reply | Quote

Ben - IP Address From:68.63.61.xxx | 2007-01-20 07:27:08 I need a little help. I did everything as follows I just need to know how to get an IP address put on the router. The firmware is on it and everything. I can access the dd-wrt interface but there is no IP address on the router. I need that to be able to have an internet connection. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated, I don't mind being pointed to another forum for the info, I just need the info. Thanks. Reply | Quote

Schnippi From:88.76.179.xxx | 2007-01-20 16:06:31 super klasse läuft echt cool Reply | Quote

MikeJett - Help? Please? From:76.185.167.xxx | 2007-01-21 23:55:44 Hey, what's up? So I tried flashing my router ad I get to the point where you have to use the tftp utli to actually send the file over and it keeps giving me an "unable to get response from server" message. I tried pinging the server, no luck. I tried accessing it through IE, no go. I've power cycled a few times, I've restarted my computer, still nothing. What am I doing wrong? Is there a way to take a step back or start over? My power light is blinking and only the first port is lit up so I hope it's not bricked. Any help would be great. email: mikejett@gmail.com Reply | Quote

Bryan - Brick? From:76.167.24.xxx | 2007-01-22 16:14:56 I followed all steps by the book and my power button is flashing and my ethernet port is solid. what happened? I have a WRT54G ver.6 everything went as described, i TFTP'd dd-wrt.v23_generic.bin (instead of micro) and waited about 30 minutes. i power cycled and no results. any ideas? Reply | Quote

Chris - help From:199.247.51.xxx | 2007-01-23 03:49:37 followed all instructions to a T. got to tftp stage uploaded micro version (I have a v5 router) got green circle right away BUT now the power led just continuously flashes. just one ethernet port led is solid (yhe one I am plugged into). hopefully not bricked, but have no idea what to do next. HELP! Thanks! Reply | Quote

dan - Upgrade to v24? From:68.38.29.xxx | 2007-01-25 18:14:02 I have DD-WRT v23 installed on a Lynksysy WRT 54GL v1.1, but want to upgrade to v24 (beta). Should this be done with tftp, or can I just use the "firmware upgrade" page in the DD-WRT Control Panel web gui? Also, is it necessary to set a static IP address for my PC when doing this? If so, what static IP address should I use? Or will DHCP be ok? Reply | Quote

Uns3en - Many Thanks Registered | 2007-01-25 18:19:56 Done everything to my WRT54GS v5.1. Just what the doctor ordered! Also upraded to 16meg ram. The bleeding thing is flying now This little tutorial is perfect. Thanks a million Reply | Quote

phinn - why bother? From:24.149.243.xxx | 2007-01-26 00:58:34 If your gonna go through all this trouble trying to mod a V5-6 why not just get a damn WRT54GL? They only cost about $10 more than these piece of junk and have a lot more RAM to put everything on? The WRTSL54GS is awesome too Reply | Quote

phinn - continued From:24.149.243.xxx | 2007-01-26 01:00:44 I didn't intend for that to be a flame, but a serious question. You people going out and buying these crippled, POS, routers are just giving Linksys more reason to lower their quality further. Personally, I would ban V5-V6 and stick with the linux ones and send Linksys a message. Reply | Quote

Scott - why bother? From:203.196.53.xxx | 2007-02-19 06:26:06 Simple. I bought it because I didn't know about the V5 V6 crippling issue at the time. Had I known I'd have bought a GL (have done so and now have two routers both running variations of dd-wrt). Either way it doesn't matter, flashing the V5 router I have was pretty damn simple and has all the functionality I want / need. If I had known what I know now.... I'd have bought 2x GL's, but I'm hardly disadvantaged as it is. Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2007-01-29 04:58:43 Defineatly with WRTSL54GS. I personally went out and got a WRT54G because I had heard you could change the firmware and make it better. I went and bought one, came home to change the firmware and then figured out that it wasn't going to work as planned originally. Shawn Reply | Quote

Gopal - Worked like a charm on WRT54Gv From:68.100.47.xxx | 2007-01-30 23:45:30 Carried ou the steps exactly as outlined. DD-WRT micro edition installed without any problem. Took precautions and waited longer - 2 minutes - before each physical recycle and then, allowed 1 minute to recycle. Had no issues whatsoever. Note that in the very first step where we upgrade firmware using linksys's own GUI , instead of a white blank screen, I got a page not found error. Excellent work! Keep up the good work! Gopal Reply | Quote

Gopal - on WRT54Gv6 From:68.100.47.xxx | 2007-01-30 23:47:03 Gopal wrote: Carried ou the steps exactly as outlined. DD-WRT micro edition installed without any problem. Took precautions and waited longer - 2 minutes - before each physical recycle and then, allowed 1 minute to recycle. Had no issues whatsoever. Note that in the very first step where we upgrade firmware using linksys's own GUI , instead of a white blank screen, I got a page not found error. Excellent work! Keep up the good work! Gopal Note: worked fine on WRT54Gv6 Reply | Quote

David Rodal - Dont update other version ddwr From:189.135.148.xxx | 2007-02-01 15:19:39 hi, im flash my wrt54g v6.0 with this tutorial and working perfecty whit ddwrt micro but when i wish flash with ddwrt vpn dont work the update and continue the firwareddwrt micro Reply | Quote

Jeffro2k - Same thing From:75.138.80.xxx | 2007-02-02 23:59:22 I have the same problem. I have the micro firmware installed successfully, but cannot get any other firmware to load now, it says successfull but still shows micro. Reply | Quote

admin Super Administrator | 2007-02-04 06:11:41 You can't use anything but the Micro firmware in a v5-6 because it doesn't have enough flash. The micro is 2 megs, and the other ones range from 3 - 3.7 megs, wayy to big for the 2 megs of flash on the WRT to hold. If you want to use VPN or Standard DD-WRT then you will have to purchase a WRTSL54GS or an older WRT. Shawn Reply | Quote

David Rodal - same From:189.135.148.xxx | 2007-02-05 11:20:08 what version the wrt did you recomend? Reply | Quote

kark - tomato firmware From:58.136.98.xxx | 2007-02-02 01:28:36 can i use tomato firmware instead of dd-wrt Reply | Quote

Readytorock - WRT54GS-CA v6 Registered | 2007-02-03 14:48:44 The Canadian version of the GS has a french language capability - thus the GS-CA. I don't see what difference it should make, but to be on the safe side, I would appreciate any input before attempting to flash my WRT54GS-CA v6. Has anyone done this? The way we get stiffed price wise for everything here in the great north, I would hate to brick it. Thanks to one and all. Reply | Quote

Srich123 - From Bad to Good From:208.104.20.xxx | 2007-02-04 16:36:39 Shawn, I was ready to post on here another sob story about a flashing power that would ping but not respond to the upgrade. I got through every step with no problem including flashing with the DD-WRT firmware. Then ... nothing.. flashing power light could not connect. I read all the posts on this page and decided to try and start over. I REREAD every step exactly when I realized that I had been using the micro 54g file instead of the micro generic file. I uploaded the generic file and it works like a champ now. Just a reminder to everyone to make sure you are following the instructions to the LETTER. Thank you Shawn... i was able to create a CHEAP Xbox Live connector. Reply | Quote

ASHOK From:71.1.216.xxx | 2007-02-04 20:12:20 can i upgread to my wrt54g ver 3.2 to DD-WRT IF ANSWER IS YES CAN YOU GIVE ME MORE INFO HOW TO WHAT I WANT TO DO IS DISCLAMER WITH GATWAY THANKS IN ADVANCE Reply | Quote

apat From:76.4.222.xxx | 2007-02-05 00:14:06 can some one tell me how to buffalow wbr g54 to dd wrt v23sp2 Reply | Quote

Alko - probs From:83.91.38.xxx | 2007-02-05 16:17:20 I have install firmware dd wrt v23sp2 on my WRT54GL and now i can logon my router what can the problem be ?? Reply | Quote

jman From:67.9.149.xxx | 2007-02-06 15:28:12 excellend tutorial!!! worked great Reply | Quote

AL - Great Tutorial From:71.127.245.xxx | 2007-02-06 20:03:08 Hey I just picked up 5 G Routers today on sale for 50 bucks each to resell to clients, I was worried when I saw Ver .6 on the routers. Thanks man , everything went perfect on the first one!!! Hopefully the rest will go the same!!! Al Reply | Quote

Douglas - WRT V6 From:64.146.225.xxx | 2007-02-07 00:29:40 works wonderful thanks Reply | Quote

Jaspal - wrt54g v5 sp2 v23 From:207.164.152.xxx | 2007-02-08 20:47:25 [color=blue][b]Everything works great but the router reboots every 7 days, is that normal?? Please and thanks in advance![/b][/color] Reply | Quote

Ilios - Faulty firmware install From:62.103.88.xxx | 2007-02-09 06:23:27 Hi , i am glad and also sorry i found this cite a litle late,i tried to change firmware and i started from the linksys administrative menu.From the firmware upgrade form i browsed and loaded the dd-wrt.v23_wrt54g.bin . the router loades it and after few minutes it a appeared a message "succesful upgrade" now the rooter gives ip address and the radio also works but i cannot acces it. Is there any way that i can repair it? thanks in advance! Reply | Quote

Ilios From:62.103.88.xxx | 2007-02-09 06:23:37 the firmware upgrade form i browsed and loaded the dd-wrt.v23_wrt54g.bin . the router loades it and after few minutes it a appeared a message "succesful upgrade" now the rooter gives ip address and the radio also works but i cannot acces it. Is there any way that i can repair it? thanks in advance! Reply | Quote

Checker From:24.119.254.xxx | 2007-02-10 09:25:18 I upgraded my wrt54g v5 and it went smooth. Great instructions. The problem I am having is the internet goes down frequently. I dont have a Connect on Demand option and the Keep Alive option doesnt allow me to change the time. Is this the wrong version? Firmware: DD-WRT v23 SP2 (09/15/06) micro. Thanks Reply | Quote

Eagle Eye From:68.126.219.xxx | 2007-02-11 03:11:06 I upgraded my wrt54g ver 5.0 router to DD-WRT micro generic according to your instructions and everything works great. I do not need very many features (home network with a couple of computers & printers) so the micro generic version works fine for me. BEFORE the upgrade, my router was continuously crashing. It required several power off, power-on cycles every day (quite often several per hour!) to keep it running. I could easily crash the router with normal browsing by having IE7 and/or Firefox running with several tabs. AFTER the upgrade was installed, I haven't had to reset the router at all yet. It has only been 2 1/2 days since I upgraded, but my router has never lasted that long before, so I am already a very satisfied customer. I will be even more satisfied if the router "keeps on ticking" for a few more days. I went from being a very dissatisfied customer of the wrt54G to a satisfied one . . thanks to DD-WRT. Reply | Quote

theunf - Lost password Registered | 2007-02-11 09:45:38 I followed the guide and had successfully used v23 SP2. Using the shell interface is lacking of LS command so i tryied to downgrade to SP1 just using the upgrade firmware and resetting the config. After some problems with WPA/TKIP i decided to upgrade to SP2 again but forgot to check the RESET CONFIG option. The system was downgraded fine, wifi access is working with the same previous config, but no telnet/web gui access. Any help? Reply | Quote

Martin - Using DD-WRT v23 standard firm From:217.37.163.xxx | 2007-02-12 04:20:36 Hi, I have made my wrt54gs v5.1 running dd-wrt v23 micro firmware. I also changed memory size to 16 MB. Does it mean I can now put dd-wrt 32 standard firmware into my router? Thanks a lot Reply | Quote

ABMJR Registered | 2007-02-13 03:21:58 Question..I have a wrt54g v6 CDFD. I have read the tutorial and am going to follow it. Where do I get these files vx_works, etc..the ones that are listed in the first page? Thank You Reply | Quote

theunf From:201.52.68.xxx | 2007-02-13 16:19:29 First page contain links to the files... just save them into your PC and extract what is needed. In my opnion dd-wrt v23 SP1 is more stable than SP2 but v24 is about to be released. Be sure to use micro generic ... do not use that with wrt54g althought it seems so obvious to be the best ;) If you still dont believe, see post above of 2006-10-03 07:15:17 . Reply | Quote

gershon From:24.189.26.xxx | 2007-02-15 14:24:00 piece of cake! thanks shawn Reply | Quote

terryzom From:69.249.154.xxx | 2007-02-15 18:02:33 Does anyone know if SSHd can be installed as an "add-on" to the DD-WRT v2.3 Micro kernel? Reply | Quote

Anonymous From:72.187.200.xxx | 2007-02-16 00:16:00 FUCKING BEAUTIFUL! Worked Like A Charm Reply | Quote

Dan - OMGz Help From:65.190.72.xxx | 2007-02-16 21:26:59 I have a Linksys WRT54G v6, and i followed the steps up toward the TFTP part, i tryed to send the dd-wrt, but it freezes at erasing flash and its unable to get a response from the server, 192.168.1.1 my router. Ive maunel ly set the computer's ip (XP) toward 192.168.1.X and ect. Still cannot send. I cant even ping the router due to a unreached host. The Power Light is flashing, and WAN/LAN/Internet is not even on/execpt for port 1. I just wanted to know if its bricked or not. So i can soak my wallet for another of these. Please Help :/ Reply | Quote

Fiddich - Password problem From:74.101.173.xxx | 2007-02-17 12:07:56 I am able to telnet to the router but cannot use the same username/password on the web interface. Is there some way I can sync these two? Reply | Quote

MW - Considering this Installation From:66.72.194.xxx | 2007-02-17 13:12:13 I am considering installing DD-WRT,because of stability problems, but I would like more information before I do. Does anyone know how the DD-WRT connection stability compares to the more recent firmware versions of Vxworks (1.51.0 or 1.52.0)? What features do you lose (if any) when going from VxWorks to DD-WRT micro? What features do you gain when going from VxWorks to DD-WRT micro? Thanks. Reply | Quote

fgp - I have a wrt54g cdf7 v2.2 From:71.218.87.xxx | 2007-02-17 14:44:41 After getting an update failed, I read your post saying to just use the generic.bin for this linksys version. I wonder if I need to reset to factory default before updating or I could just go ahead and keep my current ip configuration. Thanks for all your help! Reply | Quote

fgp - The support in this website is From:71.218.87.xxx | 2007-02-17 17:00:52 I follow the steps in http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/WRT54G_v4_Installation_Tutorial and the questions in this website and everything worked just great!! It was worth the while, it is much better than the original soft. Reply | Quote

bcr Registered | 2007-02-20 12:33:04 Thanks for making the walkthrough, everything works great. Ditto what someone said earlier on waiting a little while on the last power cycle, that held me up for a few. Reply | Quote

Homer89 - Thank you for the creator of t From:66.50.236.xxx | 2007-02-22 11:09:09 Thank you for the creator of this tutorial. I bought this WRT54G V5 to have WIFI around the house but since I upgraded my ISP, my new modem already has integrated WIFI so i did not need it anymore. I always had to throw cables around the house to be able to play my favorite ps2 games online but now I looked for solutions on how to convert my WRT54G and I found it!. I played a few rounds on Burnout Revenge and It seemed to work flawlessly. Please keep this guide up to date as I want to follow and install any firmware updates that get released. Thank you, homer89@gmail.com Reply | Quote

haribol - none From:67.85.44.xxx | 2007-02-22 21:18:17 excellent job - works perfect !! - thanks a million Reply | Quote

Luca - WebGUI on one PC ok, on other From:195.28.224.xxx | 2007-02-26 01:50:42 Hi. Linksys WRT54g v5.1 and DD-WRT v.23 sp2 micro The WebGUI works perfect on one PC (home), but if I try in the office, the WebGUI won't respond. Back at home I can see, that it gave me an IP address at work. (?) This is really weird! Any help is really appreciated, as the router should work at my workplace, not at home... Thank you. Reply | Quote

ed - micro version From:205.143.204.xxx | 2007-02-27 10:54:06 what exactly does this micro version give? ... i can no longer view incoming or outgoing logs.... is there a way to upgrade from micro o the next level up Reply | Quote

foggys916 - ..and I even turned the router From:81.159.160.xxx | 2007-02-27 14:14:11 Well, used the; vxworks_prep_gs_v03.zip vxworks_killer_gs_v08.zip files for my WRT54GS Version 6. First two stages went fine, but the power light was flashing for over an hour after flashing with the micro generic file recommended on the BITSUM page. Guessed it hadn't flash the DD-WRT micro generic - V23 file. I then switched the box off. I know, silly! Next day thought I'd try on a Win2000 PC (had been using a Win XP SP1 machine) and with the V23 SP2 file noted here. I thought I'd be out of luck....but flash was sucessful and guess what...it works! So switching off didn't leave me with a 60 quid (thats pounds in UK!) paper weight! Steve. Reply | Quote

Harmonix - Mr From:207.13.77.xxx | 2007-03-01 11:14:21 I have a New Router and work with Linux Thanks Reply | Quote

Ken - Worked as advertised From:207.252.112.xxx | 2007-03-01 17:07:17 Good work on this. After reading all the posts that said using dd-wrd on Version 6 router was impossible, I almost bought another. Reply | Quote

Joe - Upgrade From:206.248.181.xxx | 2007-03-01 18:35:03 Hi all, I want to upgrade my ver6 GS from a 2.3 SP2 version of firmware over to the SP3 version. Do I need to go through the process over again or can I just upgrade via the web GUI? Thanks! Reply | Quote

Joe - Nvm From:206.248.191.xxx | 2007-03-01 21:08:41 Nvm, I got my answer... yes you can. Reply | Quote

Andy - Linksys upgrade worked perfect From:216.203.122.xxx | 2007-03-02 00:04:47 I highly suggest anyone having troubles connecting to their work network through a VPN using a Linksys router to upgrade!! Upgrade process was well defined. Reply | Quote

Dr.Modding - Hardware links From:189.166.187.xxx | 2007-03-02 15:56:22 Hi there!! I had to thank you for the invaluable info of your website. Now my rwrt54g it´s working perfect . I had found a lot of places that show how to make some "mods"to many versions of wrtg54g (like serial input, sd memory) but i dont found anything about version 5. Do you know if exist any mod for version 5 Reply | Quote

bud - worked From:67.142.130.xxx | 2007-03-04 23:03:26 It worked flawlessly. I am working from the router right now. I am currently running it as a client bridge. Now I need to know how to setup as an access point. So other wireless devices can connect to this router. Any Ideas. Reply | Quote

GeoffM - Upgrade for V7? From:165.21.154.xxx | 2007-03-05 20:10:32 I've just bought a WRT54G V7 and having no end of trouble with VPN and dropouts. Will this process also work with V7? Thanks. Reply | Quote

Anonymous - Revert? From:69.70.204.xxx | 2007-03-06 20:34:55 Is it possible to revert to Linksys soft... Just in case? Please guide me throught! Thanks Reply | Quote

John -