Ok got myself into deep SXXX after flashing my Linksys WRT54G V5 with the DD-WRT firmware. Follow the intruction like this:

http://www.bitsum.com/openwiking/owbase/ow.asp?WRT54G5%5FCFE

1) First i press the reset button at the back for 30sec. This step does not include in the guide, but i read it from this forum.

2) After reset, open the router's web GUI, i see only "Management Mode" which only allow me to flash firmware. So the first file that i flash is the "vxworks_prep_v03.bin". I waited for a half minute and the GUI said "Success". So i turn off/on the router.

3) Then this time i flash with "vxworks_killer_g_v06.bin", and this time the flashing is fast about 10sec. When i saw the word "Sucess" i power cycle the router again.

4) This time after power on, my router power led keep blinking, the port 1 ( Which i am currently connected ) is stable without blinking. But the problem is i cant access the router WEB GUI page any more. I tried using explorer and Maxthon to no success.

I havent even start to flash the third files "dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin" so i really dont know whats wrong. I read the troubleshoot and they mentioned change my IP to 192.168.1.99 and the gateway is the same 192.168.1.1. And change my adapter speed to 10MB Half Duplex, did but still no luck. Below is what i did to try solve the problem.

1) Restart and reset the modem. No

2) Restart my PC. No

3) ipconfig shows that the gateway is 192.168.1.1 & my ip is correct too. When ping its shows that the router reply my ping 1ms. So ip address no problem.

4) Change to dynamic ip. No ping reply at all.

I am curious if i really need to flash the first 2 files. Since it had never been mentioned in the forum at all. Or all need to do is just flash the "dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin" only. And then do i need to flash to the standard version?

And is my router "Kong"? If so do i need to flash back to the Linksys official firmware, or directly to the "dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin" ans since i cant access my GUI page, perhaps i will need to use TFTP, which i have no idea how to use it. But if someone can guide me through, i think i can do it.

Million thanks...

Flash to the "dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin"? And do i need to flash the standard version
"dd-wrt.v23_wrt54g.bin " which is 3.3MB or this one "dd-wrt.v23_sp2_standard.zip" which 20MB? And is it ok to use a program call TFTP2.exe?

Thanks...

Ok, successfully flash to the "dd-wrt.v23_micro_generic.bin". Now confused with some setting. Guess have to do some digging.

Edited:
Sorry 1 more question, i am running Zone Alarm with XP Service Pack 1. It use to block hundreds of access a day before i got this router and still running on bridge mode with my ZTE modem. But since i started using this router, Zone Alarm wouldnt block any access due to the router mode. I disable the firewall in WRT54G thinking of reducing the load from it. But even after disable it, my Zone Alarm still wouldnt block anything. i am wondering if my PC is open for any kind of attact like trojan or virus. Please advice...

This post has been edited by tong1774: Oct 15 2006, 03:08 AM

Got it. But let say i want to disable DHCP server and running on static ip on both of my PC which is what i am doing now. But when ever i disable DHCP, i cant log into sytreamyx because the streamyx ip 202.188.0.133 will be grey out if i do that and i will not be able to log in.



So perhaps there are some setting like "Use DNSasq DHCP/DNS" or "DHCP-Authoritative" that i should play with.

Thanks again.

This post has been edited by tong1774: Oct 15 2006, 01:56 PM


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I use the micro_generic version, so far so good. The only problem i have now is that the power led keep blinking, but i can still go online and can even access the router GUI. So what is the blinking indicates?

Ok u are using WRT54G V5 right? If yes then u have no choice but to stick to all micro version in the future, because the V5 has limited memory to accomodate mico version. Dont try to use the standard version as it may brick your router. If u are using GS V5 and above, u can still unlock the other 8MB momory before u flash to mini or may be standard version. Google around to see how to free the other 8MB. Good luck...

I think they wont bother to check, thats Malaysian style. I once screwed up my Aztech dsl600E and go directly to the Aztech service center in Kelana Jaya, even without any reciept and the warranty period had already expired. But the technician just inspect it and found out that i screwed up the firmware, and he just change the board for me FREE OF CHARGE"! Thats the only good thing about Aztech here, other than the lower price tag than any other brand here in Malaysia.

My linksys sometimes won't auto re-connect after being disconnected by tmnuts. Anybody have this issue too? Or its tmnuts doing something that make the linksys won't auto re-connect?

I am using the normal G version 7 since my last version 4 kaput. So now i cant flash it, and i am having problem auto re-connect after streamyx got disconnected. I will have to do a hard reset to be able to connect again. I try to set the idle timeout to 20sec and nothing change. Anybody can help?