Convert your LINKSYS Router into a powerful, highly configurable router.
With the magic of
DD-WRT, you can turn your old wireless router into a range-expanding Wi-Fi repeater to cover everywhere you need a connection. No Wire and cable to extend your network just a WiFi to WiFi setup.
Note: You must have any idea of flashing this can break your router if you make mistakes.
My Main Router with Internet D-Link my Repeater WRT54GS LINKSYS
WiFi to WiFi Internet Sharing
NOTE TO WINDOWS VISTA AND WINDOWS 7 USERS:
By default the TFTP Client is
disabled and you SHALL NOT PROCEED UNLESS YOU HAVE ENABLED IT. To
enable: click the Start orb and type the following into the
Start Search
field: "features" (Without the " " of course, but you have to tell
some people). At the top of the Windows Start Bar, you will see
"Programs and Features;" click on that. In the left pane of the new
window, click Turn Windows Features on or off. Scroll down through the
Windows Features until you see TFTP Client. Select the option box and
press OK.
Lets Start:
1.Check your Router Model and Firmware at the back of your router I have wrt54GS v7
Sample:
2.Check if there is available generic firmware for your router just input your router model and version
http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database
D-link and other router are supported just check if there is a green yes
3. Click your router model and version and download everything.
Sample i have v 7.0
4. Hard Reset your Router press the small hole at the back in 90 second..
5. After your router boo up make your LAN static IP
Click your LAN status General TAB - Properties - find TCP/IP or IPV4 - click proties set the fallowing IP
6. Open a Browser I prepared Mozilla Firefox type 192.168.1.1 log in as root password admin or look for your router user/pass at
http://www.routerpasswords.com/
7. Go to Administration tab click Firmware upgrade location the firmware you download earlier mostly the small not the big size 1mb wait 5 minutes ... no less!!
After seeing Upgrade Success wait another 5 minutes NO Cheating 5 minutes OK!!
Then unplug then re plug it after 30 seconds.
For WRT54GS V5
Download files
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=58231
Upload Prep firmware wait 5 minutes
After 5 minute unplug the router and replug then open a browser type 192.168.1.1 then you will see Management
Click Browse open the vxImg tools input you router MAC the save any name.bin . upload your anyname.bin
wait 5 minutes the proceed to step 8
8. Now Open the tftp software type the IP address 192.168.1.1 then password root (or leave it blank optional) then browse your generic firmware .
NOTE: Your Firmware must be in direct drive C:/ to make sure this will work and no fails
If success the circle will be in color GREEN
OPTIONAL UPGRADE:
If about tftp software fails open a cmd for windows write the fallowing change the firmware name (RED) according to your downloaded firmware
Donoat press Enter Yet just Type
Ready to press Enter
tftp -i 192.168.1.1 put
dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin
Unplug the router Plug the router back in.
Press Enter if your router is connected
on this one I edit the firmware :) so its a NEWD
9.After the tftp is finished wait and watch the router lights. Open a New browser type the IP add 192.168.1.1 it will prompt you to change user and password if you have error page loading after saving try to use Google Chrome.
SETTING UP REPEATER
1. Go to Wireless Basic Setting Input your MAIN Wireless router SSID (the one with the internet access) click add virtual interface input a SSID name (Repeater) click apply the saved
2. Click the Wireless Security input the Main Wireless Router Password it must be same Security settings and pass click apply then save
NOTE: Same Security on the Main WiFi
Unplug your router and re plug and wait the magic of dd-wrt firmware.
Laptop
Mobile
If You want to change new AP repeater do a hard reset.
The following requires that DD-WRT already be installed on your router, and
Telnet (or SSH) services be enabled and accessible.
Telnet (or SSH) into 192.168.1.1
Issue commands:
erase nvram
reboot
or
mtd -r erase nvram
The mtd method should be used with caution! The erase nvram;reboot method is much safer!
All should be in default settings now.
Default password
After resetting DD-WRT, you need to login with the user name "root" and password "admin".
WRT54GL (L stands for Linux) is in reality the old WRT54G - Version 4. I use it all the time for Hotspots. with the full amount of ram and flash so that linux hackers can do their thing.
- Micro - does not contain: chillispot, nocat, rflow, kaid, samba client, SNMP, IPv6, MMC/SD Card Support, SSH, PPTP/PPTP Client, UPnP. This file is under 2MB in size. While it is aimed at routers with less than 2MB of flash space (e.g., Linksys WRT54G version 5), any router should be able to run this version, including Linksys WRT54G versions before 5. Note that the Micro version is considered in beta, so it has a chance of instability.
- Mini - does not contain: chillispot, nocat, rflow, kaid, samba client, SNMP, IPv6, MMC/SD Card Support.
- Standard - all features but without VOIP
- VOIP - all features (without kaid) + sipath for sip voice over ip routing
- VPN - all features (without radvd, samba, and kaid) + OpenVPN
Chillispot is not in v5 because it is stripped out of the micro version.
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