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WRT54G: Freebee firmware upgrade?

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loic2003

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Hi, I have V2.0 of the Linksys WRT54G and am looking to get some WDS goodness out of it, therefore I'm in need of some sneaky third party firmware.

As mentioned, I'm cheap and am currently unwilling to fork out the $20 to get the Sveasoft firmware. Does anyone know of some decent stable firmware to do as required, and how to get hold of it, perhaps using some kind of torrent or ftp?

Many thanks, networking people!
 
ok, nice one guys.

just one more very minor problem: I've just bricked the bloody thing when upgrading back to the genuine linksys bin file, and have a flashing power light. No worries as I have the handy de-screwing guide provided on linksysinfo.org. However, it requires the linksys auto update app to shove the bin file onto the router, but it doesn't appear to be available any longer from their webshite. Do you guys know where I can get hold of the firmware utility?

I tried using tftp but the router didn't appear to like it.

Any other ideas before I start pulling it apart and whpping out the screwdrivers?
 
oh yeah 😱....


Right, got it back up and running, nice one guys.

Thing is it keeps failing. Apparantly it's because the current firmware takes up too much space and I need to put a lighter version on there first.

Can anyone help? Is there an easier way of getting the above linked firmware version onto the router in a simple fashion? I assume it's the top item in this list:
here

Thanks all!
 
Originally posted by: skyking
OOps, better read your OP first😛
I have not had a v2.0 balk at a flash. It might be a bummer unit🙁
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Nah, on the sveasoft website, it basically says there's a limited space on the flash chip which obviously must hold both old and new versions of the firmware whilst you're uploading the new one. If there's insufficient space to fit the both it will fail. What needs to be done is to install an older (older versions are usually smaller since they have less features) version to free up space on the chip.
This is what I've figured from the various websites, anyway...

Anyone know of where I can get hold of older versions of the firmware?

Also, just checking here, but when you upgrade from Linksys to, say, DD-WRT firmware, do you guys just use the firmware upgrade section within the Linksys router firmware or tftp?

Finally, when using tftp, is it possible to add a password into the command as it always complains of an incorrect password. Perhaps I need to set the password to blank/null?

Thanks, guys!
 
Btw, the stock Linksys firmware will indeed support "Lazy WDS" mode; I current am using a v2 WRT54G along with a v2 WR850G (Motorola) running the 6.14 beta firmware, in WDS mode *with WPA-PSK enabled*. Yes, quite amazing, but it works great. So depending on what other router you are using it with, you might be able to get away with the stock firmware. (Both the Moto and the Linksys are based on the same Broadcom OEM hardware inside. I'm not sure about working WDS support with other mfgs.)
 
Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
Btw, the stock Linksys firmware will indeed support "Lazy WDS" mode; I current am using a v2 WRT54G along with a v2 WR850G (Motorola) running the 6.14 beta firmware, in WDS mode *with WPA-PSK enabled*. Yes, quite amazing, but it works great. So depending on what other router you are using it with, you might be able to get away with the stock firmware. (Both the Moto and the Linksys are based on the same Broadcom OEM hardware inside. I'm not sure about working WDS support with other mfgs.)
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How does lazy WDS differ from regular WDS? What did you need to do to establish a link(eg MAC addresses, etc)?

This is the model of router/modem I am currently using. It supports WDS and requires that I place in a MAC address into it to reach other hardware.

I'm running the latest version of the WRT54G firmware, but haven't had any luck. I was looking to go to the DD-WRT version but this seems to be a bit of a pain to install!
 
Originally posted by: loic2003
Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
Btw, the stock Linksys firmware will indeed support "Lazy WDS" mode; I current am using a v2 WRT54G along with a v2 WR850G (Motorola) running the 6.14 beta firmware, in WDS mode *with WPA-PSK enabled*. Yes, quite amazing, but it works great. So depending on what other router you are using it with, you might be able to get away with the stock firmware. (Both the Moto and the Linksys are based on the same Broadcom OEM hardware inside. I'm not sure about working WDS support with other mfgs.)
Click to expand...

How does lazy WDS differ from regular WDS? What did you need to do to establish a link(eg MAC addresses, etc)?

This is the model of router/modem I am currently using. It supports WDS and requires that I place in a MAC address into it to reach other hardware.

I'm running the latest version of the WRT54G firmware, but haven't had any luck. I was looking to go to the DD-WRT version but this seems to be a bit of a pain to install!
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Hi all, just a quick update:

success! First off I was having trouble fitting the firmware onto the router. To fix this I found the HyperWRT firmware was slightly smaller and could fit onto the router. Once this had been installed I could go ahead with the DD-WRT firmware.

With this installed it was pretty straighforward to get WDS working. Now it's working fantastically, and I love the way it gives you the option to boost the power of the router!

I'm just going to enjoy this enormous sense of well being a little longer... 😀
 
The power boosting, it can backfire on you. If you overddrive the signal, it can reduce the throughput. Bizzare as it sounds, the right amount of power is just enough to get it done.
 
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