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This model by Linksys is special, in the sense that you can install Linux on it via a firmware upgrade. | This model by Linksys is special, in the sense that you can install Linux on it via a firmware upgrade. | ||
== Original OS | = DD-WRT = | ||
* This firmware, based on OpenWRT, has a nice web GUI. Simple and powerful. | |||
* Multiple versions are provided, with different features per version. | |||
== Installation == | |||
* If upgrading from the original firmware, be sure to select the micro_generic.bin version. Use Opera to upload the firmware to the router; it was said on the Wiki that Firefox had problems. I tried with IE 7 under Windows XP (under VirtualBox) and it failed. | |||
* The default username is root, and the default address for the Web GUI is at http://192.168.1.1. | |||
= Original OS = | |||
The original OS installed on the router is a real piece of crap. Here are however some hints to better cope with it: | The original OS installed on the router is a real piece of crap. Here are however some hints to better cope with it: | ||
* If the router seems crashed (due to a power failure), you can try to reactivate it by renewing the DHCP lease in the Status tab. | * If the router seems crashed (due to a power failure), you can try to reactivate it by renewing the DHCP lease in the Status tab. | ||
Revision as of 13:24, 12 March 2009
This model by Linksys is special, in the sense that you can install Linux on it via a firmware upgrade.
DD-WRT
- This firmware, based on OpenWRT, has a nice web GUI. Simple and powerful.
- Multiple versions are provided, with different features per version.
Installation
- If upgrading from the original firmware, be sure to select the micro_generic.bin version. Use Opera to upload the firmware to the router; it was said on the Wiki that Firefox had problems. I tried with IE 7 under Windows XP (under VirtualBox) and it failed.
- The default username is root, and the default address for the Web GUI is at http://192.168.1.1.
Original OS
The original OS installed on the router is a real piece of crap. Here are however some hints to better cope with it:
- If the router seems crashed (due to a power failure), you can try to reactivate it by renewing the DHCP lease in the Status tab.