Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:52 Post subject: WRT54G v.5 (WRT54G5) firmware update
I've got a LinksysWRT54G v.5 currently with v24-sp2 (10/10/09) micro (build 13064) and have been losing connection when downloading large files. I would like to upgrade however am unsure exactly which update file to use. I read the peacock post and see that BrainSlayer is probably the best choice however do I use the generic firmware or the WRT54G? I know there are so many versions of WRT54G that I want to be sure I'm using the right file.
I tried installing both of the above firmware files. First dd-wrt.v24_mini_wrt54g.bin and promptly received the error message "update failed". I then flashed with dd-wrt.v24_mini_generic.bin with success I am now running BrainSlayer Build 14929.
However, the connection remains fairly unstable with the wifi often timing out. What is now new since getting off of build 10364 is that the wired connection now seems unstable and often times out or fails completely requiring a router power cycle.
I am running WPA2-AES and have some ports forwarded but have otherwise done nothing fancy. Thoughts?
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:35 Post subject:
Insignificance wrote:
I tried installing both of the above firmware files. First dd-wrt.v24_mini_wrt54g.bin and promptly received the error message "update failed". I then flashed with dd-wrt.v24_mini_generic.bin with success I am now running BrainSlayer Build 14929.
However, the connection remains fairly unstable with the wifi often timing out. What is now new since getting off of build 10364 is that the wired connection now seems unstable and often times out or fails completely requiring a router power cycle.
I am running WPA2-AES and have some ports forwarded but have otherwise done nothing fancy. Thoughts?
1st.. you either do not have a V5, or you are mixing up "mini" with "micro".
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 13:00 Post subject:
Insignificance wrote:
You are right, I meant micro where I said mini. Micro is what I have installed currently.
Why NEWD over BrainSlayer?
BS uses newd-2 radio drivers. Last weekend, I flashed eko's 18946 k24_std_nokiad to my TM.. I flashed both newd and newd-2 and tested both.
It has been a while since I actually "tested" anything.
These days, if you flash a build and your router is not bricked by the flash, it is considered a good build no matter how it preforms.
With newd vs newd-2, receive signal reported on the router was much better. Inactive clients would not drop.
that means that inactive wireless clients would no longer appear in the status page. If I were to access them, they would "wake up" and then appear. With the newd radio drivers, the clients never disappear.
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