this router uses the BCM5357 SoC in Broadcom's reference design and offers 3 LAN ports plus a WAN port. Will existing firmware work, or will customized firmware be necessary to recognize the unusual number of ports (and LEDs)? If there is an existing build that is likely to run, which one is it?
Please also see the first post in this forum.... _________________ SIG:
I'm trying to teach you to fish, not give you a fish. If you just want a fish, wait for a fisherman who hands them out. I'm more of a fishing instructor.
LOM: "If you show that you have not bothered to read the forum announcements or to follow the advices in them then the level of help available for you will drop substantially, also known as Murrkf's law.."
Yes, I'm well aware of the router database, the wiki, and that first posting. And, yes, Tenda is not even on the list of vendors in the database OR the wiki, so I know that it is not "officially" supported (to the extent that anything is). However, because there's firmware for platforms that are very close to the N301 (which, as I have mentioned, is largely a Broadcom reference design), I'm willing to try a version that seems likely to work, completely at my own risk. (If it bricks the router, I'll most likely be able to recover it via TFTP.) So, all I am asking for is ideas as to which version to attempt flashing. Would also be willing to supply one of these routers if the developers would like to play with it. (They may be cheap, but they are at least a nice, clean design.)
Close platform will NOT work. You won't fix it with a simple tftp. This is covered in the first post in this forum. _________________ SIG:
I'm trying to teach you to fish, not give you a fish. If you just want a fish, wait for a fisherman who hands them out. I'm more of a fishing instructor.
LOM: "If you show that you have not bothered to read the forum announcements or to follow the advices in them then the level of help available for you will drop substantially, also known as Murrkf's law.."
Working. I decided to do the same, and it also works, but when I reboot the router, the settings are reset to silence (the native firmware settings are saved). Please advise how to solve this problem.