I have problem regarding my wireless networking at my home.

And currently i'm using WRT54G v5 and Aztech 305e as Streamyx modem. Currently i faced the problem that my DSL led kept blinking like mad and suffered very frequently disconnection when i attached the cat5 cable from modem to my wireless router.

And sometimes , when i switch on the desktop power on which connected through wired line to router , the modem will blink blink again.

I wonder if anyone experienced same problem w/ me? Btw i've flashed my wireless router w/ latest firmware version 1.0.0.6 from Linksys

Help me ,i'm bewildered

So you are not using DD-WRT eh ?

No , DD-WRT firmware isnt available for v5

dd-wrt v23 sp1 RC4 came out. Is the firmware less buggy compared to v23?

PS: ddwrt is available for WRT54G V5.
http://wrt-wiki.bsr-clan.de/index.php?titl...ersion_5_WRT54G

This post has been edited by PLYZing: May 13 2006, 05:43 PM

Well, this is a DD-WRT thread. So anyway, you don't experience those problem when you don't connect your modem to the router ?

i've got GS V4 and the Flash size is onli 4MB, but the flash file size from ddwrt website all in excess 4MB, how does it going to fit in there..

even GS V3 or earlier has 8MB flash

pls advice...

You need to flash it to DD-WRT prev23 mini...You need to flash mini. From mini you could upgrade to Standard ,etc. Standard is meant for those who wants IPV6 nad all other extras like Hotspot. The mini itself is pretty good.... At least you would have 200KB of memory [RAM Space] to install some programs for WRT54GS

does the OS of the router execute directly from the flash memory or its uncompressed into the memory (RAM) and then run there ? coz AFAIK the OS in the flash is compressed.

so for a 16MB RAM WRT54GS, the effective memory available would be less than 16MB as the OS is occupying the space.

pls advice.

This post has been edited by jinaun: May 13 2006, 10:26 PM

Just flash , it would store itself in ROM

lets say i've flash to this mini... and then i want to flash it back to the original firmware.. not a problem right?

No problem , should be no problem. But remember, you would have to do a full restart. Trust me , once you're on DD-WRT , you dont ever wish to go back to default linksys' frimware. Please make sure you have BootWait On

how can i know my version of wrg?? and does this help gaming online go faster?

If you have bought WRT54G/GS , series..look at the back of the router it should state what version of WRT54G or GS

Well, using wrt54gv5.. kinda okay, but experience random disconnect even if DCHP disabled. Using WPA2 PSK, would try WEP or no encryption and see how it goes.

MSN would DC randomly, same with network game also.. I would get banned for pull plug if it continues.. Sigh...

Just went to lowyat search for version 1 to 4 for my sister office but they are all sold out only Ver 5 available price around RM 265 for GS and RM 220 for 54G. Hopefully the L version comes out soon.

This post has been edited by MX510: May 14 2006, 04:19 PM

Firmware: DD-WRT v23 SP1-RC5 is not that stable

slow web interface, and when i try to disconnect the broadband connection in the status -> router page, the router reboot*... what the!

*update: the router actually disconnected the wireless connection..( i onli notice after checking the uptime on the router)

This post has been edited by jinaun: May 14 2006, 09:28 PM

i thought dd-wrt is not available for version 5 ?

v5 is available but not officially supported by them. So if you ran into problems, they will not help you.

Flash Your Version 5 WRT54G
From WRT Wiki

As of April 3, 2006, there is a "Micro" version of DD-WRT that fits onto a version 5 of the WRT54G or WRT54GS. The process to get the firmware onto the version 5 is complicated, however. Mainly, it involves using a JTAG cable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JTAG). This linkmay (http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?p=18118180#post18118180) provide some other helpful guidance on performing the procedure below.

The Micro version also works on routers with more than 2MB of flash space. It lacks some functionality of the Mini version (which also lacks some functionality of the full version.). Specifically it leaves out the following: chillispot, nocat, rflow, kaid, samba client, SNMP, IPv6, MMC/SD Card Support, SSH, PPTP/PPTP Client, UPnP and ? (please edit!)

Note: WRT54 v5 routers are not officially supported by DD-WRT. Results are unstable and flashing is not recommended until DD-WRT compatibility improves.

(Expanded directions based on instructions from Piotr Gozdur)

1. If you don't have both a JTAG cable and the most recent version (4.5) of the HairyDairyMaid's debricker tool (http://downloads.openwrt.org/utils/), STOP HERE!
2. Download the generic micro version of DD-WRT firmware (dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin) from DD-WRT SP1 Beta Page (http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php?link=downloads). You should choose the most recent build.
3. Download the cfe.bin file from this directory (http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/index.php?path=wrt54gv5+flashing/). If you are on linux rename CFE.bin to CFE.BIN.
4. Prepare your JTAG flashing environment.
Best practices:
1. unplug router between commands.
2. If you're using Linux, you'll probably need to be root to have rights to the parallel port.
3. Version 4.5 of HDM's debricker tool will auto-sense the flashchip. Explicit chip parameters like '/fc:01' are usually not necessary. If it does not auto-sense, triple-check the jtag connections before trying to force it!
4. If the debricker freezes at any point then exit the executable (ctrl-C), power cycle your router, and try again. If the debricker refuses to go past the "Enabling Memory Writes" then you may need to use the /noemw option.
5. Make a backup of your flash via JTAG with command 'wrt54g -backup:wholeflash'. This will take about 10 minutes.
6. Erase the flash (you did backup your :wholeflash, right?) with 'wrt54g -erase:wholeflash'. This will only take a minute.
7. Now your canvas is blank. From here on, you will need to append '/noreset' to your commands. It's time to flash the CFE.BIN you downloaded earlier (It's originally from a wap54g v3). Use the command 'wrt54g -flash:cfe /noreset'. This will also take about 10 minutes. Note that it is possible to flash the entire firmware to the flash using the debricker tool, but this will take a very long time (like 90 minutes). For this reason it is recommended to use the CFE.BIN then just tftp the whole image over after.
8. Ping 192.168.1.245 to make sure it's responding. If you have troubles you may need to force 10mb/half duplex connection. Either remember the location of the firmware, or copy it to 'c:\code.bin' for ease of use.
9. Upload example micro version of DD-WRT firmware via tftp using command. For example, under Windows use:
tftp -i 192.168.1.245 PUT {path to firmware file; example: c:\code.bin}
10. After uploading via TFTP, just WAIT! Keep waiting. After a few minutes it'll come around on its own if you've done it right. The lights will stop blinking and it'll respond to pings on 192.168.1.1.
11. If your newly flashed v5 router is working properly, you may want to correctly set your MAC addresses. Using a command line, enter 'nvram set et0macaddr=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx' where xx is the MAC address printed on the bottom of your router. Follow that with the commands 'nvram commit' and 'reboot'.

i'm using WRT54G version 2.x and DD-WRT as well.

i can never reconnect connection to internet via WiFi, cos my connection sure go off and have to reconnect.

so most time i do this via RJ45 connected PC.