<div dir="ltr">Lisa, I didn't thank you for the link to the instructions. Thank you so much.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>:-)~MIKE~(-:</div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Stephen Partington <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com" target="_blank">cryptworks@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">I do not think it is a benefits thing, but subtle variances in the build of the router. Look up the specific model/version of your router. backup your original firmware and download the stock firmware just to have them handy.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">from there once you pin down the specific one you need use and stick with that.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Michael Havens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bmike1@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmike1@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Are these the instructions? It does seem easy! He says we should the 8.09 but gives us the link to the 10.03. Should I use the 10.03 or look for the 8,.09? What are the benefits of brcm-47xx over brcm-2.4?<br><div><h3 style="margin:1em 0px 0.5em;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:21.5999984741211px;background-color:rgb(85,119,136)"><a name="14939a5ac8f308c8_14939911168b0803_using.the.linksys.web.gui" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Using the Linksys web GUI</a></h3><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21.5999984741211px;background-color:rgb(85,119,136)"><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.75em;padding:0px">It is possible to install OpenWrt directly with the Linksys web <acronym title="Graphical User Interface" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">GUI</acronym>. If you are initially installing OpenWrt use the Linksys web <acronym title="Graphical User Interface" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">GUI</acronym>, this is the easiest way.</p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 0.75em 2em;padding:0px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Download the openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin firmware image from the brcm-2.4 folder to your PC.</div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px">You can find that image at: <a href="http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/brcm-2.4/" title="http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/brcm-2.4/" rel="nofollow" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 18px;background:url() 0% 50% no-repeat transparent" target="_blank">http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/brcm-2.4/</a></div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Actually the safest version to use would be <del style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px">8.09</strong></del>. <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Hmmm, it looks like 10.03.1 is safe but you must use the <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px">brcm-2.4</strong> variant like in the link above</em>. I am not risking bricking my router for the initial flash, so I am going with <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px">8.09</strong>.</div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Open <a href="http://192.168.1.1/Upgrade.asp" title="http://192.168.1.1/Upgrade.asp" rel="nofollow" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 18px;background:url() 0% 50% no-repeat transparent" target="_blank">http://192.168.1.1/Upgrade.asp</a> in your browser or manually go to <a href="http://192.168.1.1/" title="http://192.168.1.1" rel="nofollow" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 18px;background:url() 0% 50% no-repeat transparent" target="_blank">http://192.168.1.1</a> → Administration → Firmware Upgrade</div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Upload openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin</div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Wait 2 minutes. The router will reboot itself automatically after the upgrade is complete.</div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Your router should now be telnettable at 192.168.1.1. The web interface <code style="margin:0px 0px 0.75em;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap">luci</code> is also available at<a href="http://192.168.1.1/" title="http://192.168.1.1" rel="nofollow" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 18px;background:url() 0% 50% no-repeat transparent" target="_blank">http://192.168.1.1</a> . Telnet is disabled and ssh is enabled once a password has been set.</div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Type these commands out in telnet/ssh. This is to ensure that tftp is available, in case your router gets bricked.</div></li></ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.75em;padding:0px"></p><pre style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.75em;padding:0.25em;overflow:auto;border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);max-width:100%;background-image:url()">nvram set boot_wait=on
nvram set boot_time=10
nvram set wait_time=10 #important for some models
nvram commit && reboot
</pre><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.75em;padding:0px"></p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 0.75em 2em;padding:0px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px">You're done!</strong> At this point, you are free to continue using brcm-2.4. However, if you wish to use brcm47xx, proceed below.</div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Download the image openwrt-brcm47xx-squashfs.trx here:<a href="http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/brcm47xx/" title="http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/brcm47xx/" rel="nofollow" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 18px;background:url() 0% 50% no-repeat transparent" target="_blank">http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/brcm47xx/</a></div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Upload using luci at System > Flash Firmware</div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px">OR</strong>, you can simply ssh into the router,</div></li></ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.75em;padding:0px"></p><pre style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0.75em;padding:0.25em;overflow:auto;border:1px solid rgb(170,170,170);max-width:100%;background-image:url()">cd /tmp
wget <a href="http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/brcm47xx/openwrt-brcm47xx-squashfs.trx" target="_blank">http://downloads.openwrt.org/backfire/10.03.1/brcm47xx/openwrt-brcm47xx-squashfs.trx</a>
sysupgrade /tmp/openwrt-brcm47xx-squashfs.trx
</pre><p style="margin:0px 0px 0.75em;padding:0px"></p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 0.75em 2em;padding:0px"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px">Wait for the router to reboot and login! In case you somehow found out that you can't telnet, then ssh should be possible since your previous settings before flashing remained (unless you used<code style="margin:0px 0px 0.75em;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap">sysupgrade -n</code>)</div></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><div><br></div></li></ul></div></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>:-)~MIKE~(-:</div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Stephen Partington <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com" target="_blank">cryptworks@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">I would read through the install, for the wrt its really well known and as long as you do it over the wire its very simple to update and run the custom ddwrt. just like loading a normal firmware update.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Michael Havens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bmike1@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmike1@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div dir="ltr">I can't reset to default. I tried the quick method (press reset for 30 seconds)and the other way (press 30 seconds, while pressing unplug for 30 seconds and then continue pressing and plug back in and hold 30 more seconds). Well, I changed the password to the router and lost wifi connectivity and it won't accept the new password.... or the oldone.... but I don't need wifi off that router because wifi off of the qwest router started working again as soon as I lost connectivity off of the wrt. <div><br></div><div>Lisa,</div><div>I wish that I could bring it to an installfest because I am so afraid of bricking my device; but I live in Cottonwood and work EVERY Saturday.<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>:-)~MIKE~(-:</div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 5:42 AM, Stephen Partington <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com" target="_blank">cryptworks@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">On the plus side you can reset to factory defaults easily without a password. </p><div><div>
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