Flash WRT54GS with DD-WRT

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How to Flash and Upgrade your WRT54GS Router's firmware safely and Install DD-WRT Firmware (100% Success Rate)meaning NO chance of bricking it leaving it useless. any questions or comments feel free to leave them and I'll respond
since its somewhat blurry I'll write some instructions
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How to Flash and Upgrade your WRT54GS Router's firmware safely and Install DD-WRT Firmware (100% Success Rate)

Files needed
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befsx41_Tftp
dd-wrt.v24_micro_wrt54gv8
vxworkskillerGSv7-v3
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Prep Instructons for the computer side
First open up your "control panel"

Double click "Network and Internet Connections"

Open up "Network connections".

Right click "Local Area Connection"

Under the general tab click "Internet protocol (TCIP/IP)" and then click properties.

Click the circle next to "Use the following IP address" and fill in the information below with the following:
IP address: 192.168.1.100
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1

Click Ok then Ok again on the "Local Area Connection" window.
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Flash instructions for the WRT54GS Router

Open INTERNET EXPLORER and go to 192.168.1.1

After you login Give user/password admin admin to login into Router

Click on the "Administration" tab then the "Upgrade Firmware" tab.

Click on Browse, select vxworkskillerGSv7-v3.bin and click Upgrade

After it says upgrade complete wait a minumum of three minutes before you click reset.
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DD-WRT Installation instructions

Close all windows then open the "befsx41_Tftp" program we downloaded.

Input the following information:
Write Server: 192.168.1.1
Password: admin
file dd-wrt.v24_micro_wrt54gv8.bin

When you are done click upgrade and wait three minutes again (NO LESS).

Now if WLAN light is ON ,then you can finally breathe and you didn't brick your router AKA you are successful.

Open Internet Explorer and go to 192.168.1.1 username



root & password
admin (you can change these anytime)
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Congratulations and enjoy your fully functional linux based Firmware.
































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Flash WRT54GS with DD-WRT

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  • the WRT54GS only ...

    the WRT54GS only came stock with 1.0 firmware, I've created this guide after ive installed with most recent and oldest, worked on both.

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  • this isn't the ...

    this isn't the right firmware for all versions

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