mine no reset hole.

got reset button.

tried the 30/30/30

no diff...

model ?

V2 have a small reset hole though...

This post has been edited by chuahcs79: Apr 28 2013, 09:07 PM

3420 v2.1

there is a small reset hole at the back though,

the reset is a button..

Click here please

i refer to the small hole beside the right hand side external antenna, not the reset button at left hand side though

refer to the red highlight, not the black highlight



This post has been edited by chuahcs79: Apr 28 2013, 10:23 PM

Hi everybody!

I've been playing around with my TL-MR3420 v2.1 with OpenWRT for a few months already. I'm trying to make an "ultimate download machine" without using my main PC with this little machine - BitTorrent, aria2, eMule/aMule, or MLDonkey...

Did anybody here trying this sort of thing?

I believe you've bricked it. See this post:
If this is the case, then you may need a serial console cable to debrick it (if the uboot partition is still working).

Else, you may need to send back to manufacturer (for warranty), asking them to flash for u. Or asking around if anybody have a flash programmer to flash the chip with a working firmware.

This post has been edited by iOnicStorm: Apr 28 2013, 11:07 PM

black highlight is the power button

red highlight is the reset button

wah piang..sian lei like dat..lol...

haiz....

if send back agent, must pay or not since basically its user's fault

This post has been edited by enrell: Apr 28 2013, 11:30 PM

No worry, debricking isn't difficult. First, check that if OpenWRT safe mode is still working:

1. Turn off then on.
2. Wait until the System LED lit up (2nd from left) and flashing slowly.
3. If System LED start blinking slowly already, quickly press & release the reset button at the back.
4. If System LED blinking fast.... Congratulations! OpenWRT safe mode could be working!
5. Next, plug in LAN cable from computer to WAN port (blue one) on your TL-MR3420 v2.1
6. Manually set IP of LAN port on your computer to 192.168.1.2
7. Start command prompt on your Windows machine, type: ping 192.168.1.1

If you get something like: Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=63
Then telnet to it & proceed to upload & flash the correct firmware.

[quote=iOnicStorm,Apr 28 2013, 10:53 PM]
Hi everybody!

I've been playing around with my TL-MR3420 v2.1 with OpenWRT for a few months already. I'm trying to make an "ultimate download machine" without using my main PC with this little machine - BitTorrent, aria2, eMule/aMule, or MLDonkey...

This is interesting man. All i knoe is that Asus RT N-16 is capable of doing it by default FW, but MR3420 with 8MB of flash memory possible ?

Have you tried on a 8MB flash memory TL-WR1043ND yet ?

Interesting indeed.......

But these TP link routers only have one usb port , how to plug in usb modem and external HDD at one shot ?



This post has been edited by digilife: Apr 29 2013, 07:32 AM

Same here, my mobile devices will face frequent delay like after key in the link in browser, it will lag about 2 or 3 second before it starting to load, first I though is my iPhone lag but it occur on my iPads and other android phone too, when with laptop, the response is great, the page is loaded immediately unlike my mobile devices.

Space limitation can be easily overcome with Rootfs on External Storage (extroot). The main constraint I came across now isn't with storage space, but with the limited RAM soldered onboard... planning on upgrading it to 64 MB... Ahhh... my soldering skill
This is a little capable machine, although a bit old, but is well supported by OpenWRT and Gargoyle firmware.
Check this out: OpenWRT Built for TP-Link WR1043ND
By adding USB hubs (USB 2.0), you can do more with OpenWRT. For e.g:
1. Wireless surveiliance camera
2. USB bluetooth
3. More USB WiFi adapters, connecting to some other AP's (station mode) and acting as an AP at the same time, WDS, etc ...and... aircrack-ng
4. USB audio - play mp3 music wirelessly! See this youtube video
5. Many other uses, as long as there's OpenWRT driver support for the hardware!

PS: Theoretically USB 2.0 can support up to 128 devices connected at once, with hubs!

yea happen to me too, after i adjust to wireless G and auto in channel , my mobile device is fine,.

[quote=digilife,Apr 29 2013, 07:30 AM]
[quote=iOnicStorm,Apr 28 2013, 10:53 PM]
Hi everybody!

I've been playing around with my TL-MR3420 v2.1 with OpenWRT for a few months already. I'm trying to make an "ultimate download machine" without using my main PC with this little machine - BitTorrent, aria2, eMule/aMule, or MLDonkey...

This is interesting man. All i knoe is that Asus RT N-16 is capable of doing it by default FW, but MR3420 with 8MB of flash memory possible ?

Have you tried on a 8MB flash memory TL-WR1043ND yet ?

Interesting indeed.......

But these TP link routers only have one usb port , how to plug in usb modem and external HDD at one shot ?



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u need a usb hub 2.0 above with high external AC power supply adapter type

wonder what is happening but the speed is still superb

BTW huntsman 04-30 is out

yeah the older huntsman 4-19 have very hard time to reconnect after it disconnected. And hopefully this 4-30 huntsman fixed this issue, and the auto detect wrong port of communication issue too. Will try it later on. Have you try? How's it perform for you?

just flashed with 04-30, but the wan cant connect... try few time, if not flashing back to 04-23

i think the issue of auto detecting the right communication port is still bug. And very sure you'll need to manually decrease or increase it. That's why i am stick to openwrt altitude adjustment . Manually setup the 3g-wan. At least i know it would auto reconnect once it disconnected though.

yeah don't know its bug or what, the wan keep disconnect and reconnect itself, flashed back to 04-23, too bad still noob for altitude adjustment