Flash Linksys WRT54GL with DD-WRT Firmware

Vwaju · External Since: Mar 04, 2009 Posts: 4

I am running Slackware 12.2 on a small home LAN. I would like to
replace my current wireless router with a still-in-the-box Linksys
WRT54GL v1.1 Wireless G Broadband Router and upgrade it with DD-WRT
firmware.

On line, there are a number of step-by-step guides for doing this.
However, for a person of my limited experience there are a few gaps in
the explanations, and some conflicts among them. Also, the guides I
have seen seem to be somewhat dated (or of indeterminate date).

Is there anybody who has done this upgrade recently? If so, it would
help me a lot if I could ask you a few questions before I begin.

Thanks & Best Regards
Vwaju
NYC

Keith Keller · External Since: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 478

On 2009-09-17, Vwaju <lou DeleteThis @manhattanhandyman.com> wrote:
> I am running Slackware 12.2 on a small home LAN. I would like to
> replace my current wireless router with a still-in-the-box Linksys
> WRT54GL v1.1 Wireless G Broadband Router and upgrade it with DD-WRT
> firmware.

Just for the record, your question is not on-topic for
alt.os.linux.slackware, no matter what OS you are running on your
desktop/laptop/server machines.

DD-WRT has a forum for questions, which is probably a better location
for your question. But if you really have a WRT54GL, you might give
OpenWRT a try. I use OpenWRT, and I am extremely happy with it. It
supports both v1.0 and v1.1 of the WRT54GL, and the documentation is
very good.

--keith

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Vwaju · External Since: Mar 04, 2009 Posts: 4

On Sep 16, 8:13 pm, Keith Keller <kkeller-use....TakeThisOut@wombat.san-
francisco.ca.us> wrote:
> On 2009-09-17, Vwaju <l....TakeThisOut@manhattanhandyman.com> wrote:
>
> > I am running Slackware 12.2 on a small home LAN. I would like to
> > replace my current wireless router with a still-in-the-box Linksys
> > WRT54GL v1.1 Wireless G Broadband Router and upgrade it with DD-WRT
> > firmware.
>
> Just for the record, your question is not on-topic for
> alt.os.linux.slackware, no matter what OS you are running on your
> desktop/laptop/server machines.
>
> DD-WRT has a forum for questions, which is probably a better location
> for your question. But if you really have a WRT54GL, you might give
> OpenWRT a try. I use OpenWRT, and I am extremely happy with it. It
> supports both v1.0 and v1.1 of the WRT54GL, and the documentation is
> very good.
>
> --keith
>
> --
> kkeller-use....TakeThisOut@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us
> (try just my userid to email me)
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Keith --

I apologize for posting off-topic. I'll be more careful in the
future.

That said, thanks for your advice about OpenWrt. I reviewed the
documentation, and it did seem like a better way to go. The
installation went smoothly. I have some quesitions about
configuration but, of course, I will direct them to appropriate forum
this time!

Best Regards,
Vwaju
New York City

Keith Keller · External Since: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 478

On 2009-09-18, Vwaju <lou.TakeThisOut@manhattanhandyman.com> wrote:
>
> I apologize for posting off-topic. I'll be more careful in the
> future.

Good. Please don't multipost either (i.e., post the same message
multiple different times to multiple different groups). If you feel you
must reach multiple newsgroups (which is generally unnecessary)
crosspost instead.

--keith

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Hodges · External Since: Sep 19, 2009 Posts: 2

On Sep 18, 1:18 pm, Keith Keller <kkeller-use....TakeThisOut@wombat.san-
francisco.ca.us> wrote:
> On 2009-09-18, Vwaju <l....TakeThisOut@manhattanhandyman.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I apologize for posting off-topic. I'll be more careful in the
> > future.
>
> Good. Please don't multipost either (i.e., post the same message
> multiple different times to multiple different groups). If you feel you
> must reach multiple newsgroups (which is generally unnecessary)
> crosspost instead.
>
> --keith
>
> --
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I fail to see how you would be confused. You just go into the web
interface and point it to the new binary to flash it with.

Loki Harfagr · External Since: Feb 05, 2009 Posts: 24

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:10:54 -0700, Hodges did cat :

> I fail to see how you would be confused.

Not a lot here will fail to see why you should be confused Wink

> You just go into the web
> interface and point it to the new binary to flash it with.

OK, as you seem to want to master some 'point and cblicpkpbflofst'
interfblfacbles you may like to study how to post with
on Usenet groups through G-G interface quoting properly
and eventually get read.

The sessions about actually incorporating a content in the posts
will come shortly after you'll get read at all ,^)

BTW, welcome to Usenet Wink