Which DD-WRT file to use?

[SoulAssassin]

So I've got a WRT-54G v2 and a Buffalo WHR-G54S running DD-WRT v23 SP2 in a WDS config and I was thinking about upgrading to v24SP1 just simply to be running the latest and greatest and to fix a couple security holes (http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3.../24-dd-wrtv24sp1.html). I remember going through this during the initial setup, it's a pain in the ass to figure out what firmware binary I need.

If you go to http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/dd-wrt/downloads.html and then browse to v24-sp1/Consumer/Buffalo/WHR-G54s I'm guessing it is dd-wrt.v24_std_generic.bin. I'm totally confused what to get for the WRT-54G. Under v24-sp1/Consumer/Dlink/ there is DIR-330 and -320 with files that at first glance appear to be exactly the same. Is the same dd-wrt.v24_std_generic.bin file what I need for everything?

Really don't want to brick either of these as it was a PITA to get the WDS stuff up and running, need to keep the config through the upgrade without losing any settings.

Any advice?

 

[kevnich2]

WRT-54G V2 - http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2...rt.v24_std_generic.bin

WHR-G54S - http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2...rt.v24_std_generic.bin

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Really don't want to brick either of these as it was a PITA to get the WDS stuff up and running, need to keep the config through the upgrade without losing any settings.
Any advice?

If it were me, I would reset to factory defaults both before and after the flash, just to be safe. Write down all of your important configuration information.

I know how you feel though, it took me some time to get my Motorola WR850Gv2 and my LinkSys WRT54Gv2 to talk to each other in WDS mode. The moto is running v6.x firmware (added WDS feature), and the LinkSys is using a slightly-updated LinkSys official stock firmware, which as it turns out has LAZY_WDS enabled in the NVRAM, and is supported (though not explicitly exposed by the GUI) in the stock LinkSys/Broadcom firmware.

Both are running WPA-PSK (AES) mode for security over the WDS. Works well.