Linksys WRT3200ACM to Stock

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ashleyd72788
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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2018 15:09    Post subject: Linksys WRT3200ACM to Stock Reply with quote
Hello,

Please let me know if this is on the wrong board, I apologize if it is!

I would like to restore my Linksys WRT3200ACM back to Stock and am having trouble finding the best solution to do. I followed the instructions below but had no luck:

https://help.hotspotsystem.com/knowledgebase/remove-uninstall-dd-wrt-or-3rd-party-firmware-and-revert-back-to-the-original-firmware

I read through a few older threads and found pretty complex solutions involving Mcdebian; however, I don't feel comfortable with the complexity and don't want to brick my router.

My end goal is to install the ExpressVPN firmware on my router but I was told I have to restore to stock before I can do that.

Any suggestions/help are appreciated!

Thank you,
Ashley
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PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2018 16:14    Post subject: Reply with quote
You better post in the Marvell Forum for that router.

VPN is discussed in the Advanced Networking Forum
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PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2018 14:45    Post subject: Re: Linksys WRT3200ACM to Stock Reply with quote
ashleyd72788 wrote:
Hello,

Please let me know if this is on the wrong board, I apologize if it is!

I would like to restore my Linksys WRT3200ACM back to Stock and am having trouble finding the best solution to do. I followed the instructions below but had no luck:

https://help.hotspotsystem.com/knowledgebase/remove-uninstall-dd-wrt-or-3rd-party-firmware-and-revert-back-to-the-original-firmware

I read through a few older threads and found pretty complex solutions involving Mcdebian; however, I don't feel comfortable with the complexity and don't want to brick my router.

My end goal is to install the ExpressVPN firmware on my router but I was told I have to restore to stock before I can do that.

Any suggestions/help are appreciated!

Thank you,
Ashley

Install latest dd-wrt on your wrt3200 and then grab the Linksys firmware and install it thru the dd-wrt UI just like you were updating dd-wrt. Brainslayer add code in later builds to support this so yes you will find some old info other prior to the BS fix.

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PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2018 15:07    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you want to run a Virtual Private Network such as ExpressVPN - do not return your router to stock.
While there are some routers that have OpenVPN Client as a feature within the stock firmware, I don't believe the WRT3200ACM is one of them. Even so, DD-WRT is far better anyway.

Plenty of good guides on installing ExpressVPN on a DD-WRT router out there.
As mentioned above, the Advanced Networking section of this forum is a great place to start:
https://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=53

The ExpressVPN support site would be another:
https://www.expressvpn.com/support/vpn-setup/manual-config-for-dd-wrt-router-with-openvpn/

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Mark1958
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PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2018 16:39    Post subject: Reply with quote
@myersw Wrote:
Install latest dd-wrt on your wrt3200 and then grab the Linksys firmware and install it thru the dd-wrt UI just like you were updating dd-wrt. Brainslayer add code in later builds to support this so yes you will find some old info other prior to the BS fix.

By doing this it will insure that you have the stock Linksys firmware on one partition, allowing you to flash any upgrades from the Linksys UI with the factory-to-ddwrt.bin, Much safer!!!


@spuriousoffspring Wrote:
While there are some routers that have OpenVPN Client as a feature within the stock firmware, I don't believe the WRT3200ACM is one of them. Even so, DD-WRT is far better anyway.

And yes DD-WRT is a much better platform to run your OpenVPN with much better control and easier to setup than the stock Linksys firmware. JMHO

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