wireless conection/router

[FlashLight]

Re: wireless conection/router

thanks man, will definitely try it out....
... and post what happened, next week....

[venture37]

Re: wireless conection/router

fuck the sveasoft firmware, dd-wrt will do all that plus more

http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php

[neoee]

Re: wireless conection/router

fuck the sveasoft firmware, dd-wrt will do all that plus more
http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php

Looks interesting but I'm still trying to figure out what more dd-wrt does? It looks like the configs are all done from a prompt. With sveasofts things like vlan configs are done from the web page (though you can still use a terminal).

I started using sveasoft a while ago because WDS was non-existant with the others at the time. I see dd-wrt now has it now but I'll probably stick with the path that i've gone so far.

[Kamal]

Re: wireless conection/router

No they have a firmware that is available to the public as well, its only the development versions that you have to pay for. Here's a link to the publicly available firmware:

http://www.sveasoft.com/modules/phpBB2/dlman.php?func=select_folder&folder_id=14

Here's the ones they make you pay for:

http://wrt54g.thermoman.de/

Keep in mind this is all under the GPL, so what sveasoft is doing by charging for it in the first place is questionable.

FYI there are many other people doing this too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G#Third-party_firmware_projects

And he was referring to "bricking" the router. Basically as with any device that you reprogram the flash on theres always a chance (be it because you selected the wrong version or somehow interrupted the programming) that you can brick it, or make it useless. I have a total of 4 linksys routers all of which have been re-flashed many times (when new versions become avail) and have never had a problem. Even if you do lock it up there a procedure on how to bring it back, trust me the additional features are worth the risk (if your a geek like me)

Note: if you do run the sveasoft firmware disable spanning-tree if you are using this as your gateway router w/ Comcast since the router has a problem getting an address when its on.

I dont wanna register to download it, do you wanna email me the software sunny ? kamal@mercurynation.com

I'm using the WRT54GS (forget my firmware version - if that makes a difference in using this firmware)

[neoee]

Re: wireless conection/router

^^^ They are all posted by some very nice person here: http://wrt54g.thermoman.de/

Like I said what sveasoft is doing is questionable (by charging people for GPL software) so guys like above have made it available the way it should be.

Be sure to match your version (on the bottom of the router is a v1-4). If the firmware is specific to that version that is.

This is probably the one for yours: http://wrt54g.thermoman.de/FreemanBa....4_wrt54gs.zip

[Kamal]

Re: wireless conection/router

excellent, cheers boss will try it out today

[neoee]

Re: wireless conection/router

Cool. Oh yeah I should probably tell you that once you flash it the username might not be blank anymore (can't remember what version this took place)- its going to require the username 'admin' and then whatever password you had set on it.

Report back on how you like it or if you have any questions.

[Digger]

Re: wireless conection/router

ey mate....i just bring my computer to my friend house..he has this "switch" where i can connect my compu also to the internet truth his internet connection....the problem is that i cant download from slsk....

any ideas?

this is the switch of my friend and i have no idea of how to configure it...as is not a router i guess ?....

[Kamal]

Re: wireless conection/router

you cant download from slsk ? Usually you cant log onto the console of a switch, it's pretty self automated. His switch must be connected to his router, which you will need to access to ensure that the ports that slsk is using are not blocked.

[karaquazian]

Re: wireless conection/router

does this 900% boosting apply for 802.11 a routers as well?? and does this really work???

[neoee]

Re: wireless conection/router

So I had a chance to try out the dd-wrt firmware and I gotta say I'm pretty impressed with it. Its got a few things the sveasoft can do but you have to do additional things to make it work. The hotspot feature and the dd-wrt collector thing is really kick ass. I had to try this on my dad's routers since the wrt54g v5 is currently unsupported by sveasoft but dd-wrt has it covered. Otherwise its pretty much the same but like I said, impressive (and free).

[Kat]

Re: wireless conection/router

I hate my router!!!

I'm using NETGEAR wireless ... and the thing is that theres a series of disconestions happening for an hour or so - looks like one minute I'm connected the next one I'm off and after awhile its all ok. - I'm no computer wizard so bare with my stupid explanation - the odd thing is that while this is happening the router settings show me an excellent signal, and for the modem conected to the cable net also says its about 98% so I cannot reason why theres this sequences of disconnection - last week I was trying to be a smartass and tried to repair whatever problem there could be so I dl-ded some software and messed things up so badly that I deleted one .dll windows was using and I had to format my HD and reinstall everything all over again - after that the connection was fine until today so this pisses me off!!!!

I dont know how to ask a question and even if I knew I wouldnt mess with any settings any more couse I proved myself dumb last week .... so this is just my rant of the day!!

[Kamal]

Re: wireless conection/router

Sevan, I used the software you mentioned on my WRT54GS (V4) and now I cant access my admin panel. Worst is I cant even reset my fuckin router (it just doesnt do anything)

Any ideas ?

[Kamal]

Re: wireless conection/router

ok its official, I've fried my router last night

[KinKyJ]

Re: wireless conection/router

Mmmmm, tandoori router

Get a Linksys router Kamal