Re: Dude, where's my router?

Kim Clay <kimclay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> hath wroth:

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If you can ping the IP address, the
firmware can be reloaded. See the TFTP proceedure at:
<http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation#TFTP_Flashing_Buffalo_Routers_under_Windows>

The first line at the above url may help:

"For thoroughness, reset to factory defaults by holding the reset button
while plugging in the router. Hold for at least 30 seconds. Unplug the
router."

Well, it's wrong. The way I read that quote is that one does the
reset thing for 30 seconds, and them immediately unplugs the router.
That has trashed at least two firmware loads when I did it that way.
You have to wait until the flashing lights stop (and then some) so
that the fireware is done copying something from here to there or
wherever after a reset or after a firmware upload. My guess is about
a minute wait at least.

On a wrt54g v1.0 I know this is different than just pressing the reset
button. I dunno what the effect will be on your wrt54gl.

I have a wrt54g v1.0 that had Firmware Version: v1.02.1, Mar. 4, 2003
when I got it.
I flashed it to dd-wrt v23sp2 & it was working.
In learning my way around dd-wrt I got lost & wanted to wipe out my
changes & start over.
I used this "power-on" reset.
After the reset the wrt54g v1.0 had Linksys "V1.00.6" firmware!
Reflashing it to dd-wrt v23sp2 & it was all Ok.

kc

Hmmm... Maybe it's something unique to the V1.0 mutation. I have a
WRT54G v1.1 with DD-WRT v23 sp2. I've done the grand reset several
times and it's never reverted to the Linksys firmware. Weird...
Perhaps it's haunted?


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