Linksys WRT54g v8 firmware

Hello, I have a Linksys WRT54g wireless-G router. I know that this router supports 3rd party firmware, however all of the firmware I have found does not state support for version 8; most only state that they support versions 1-4. What I need is firmware that will output bandwidth usage and possibly support bandwidth limiting for each mac address/port because one of my roommates is hogging all of the bandwidth doing god knows what.

If anyone has the version 8 router with 3rd party firmware that contains those features, or if you know of firmware that supports v8 (I don't feel like bricking my router by trial and error) I would appreciate your input. Thanks!

 

I did some checking for you, and the only thing I could come up with was this,unless you have a JTAG (I think its some kind of cable) it looks like your out of luck, it looks like the firmware is still in beta.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Index:FAQ#I_have_a_Linksys_WRT54G_version_8_router.

 

Yeah, that JTAG stuff looks like a foreign language to me. I definitely wouldn't feel comfortable flashing the router by that method. I guess I am stuck with the Linksys firmware. Thanks for your help though!

 

If you fail a flash and can pop on a XP (See the PS if you cant get ahold of a XP computer easly) computer you can flash the router as follows just incase you try it and mess up. Though this works on V3 of that router I dont know if it works on V8 mabe try to initily flash it like that cus if it works one time then it should always work.

1. Set static IP of. 192.168.1.100
2. open CMD: Ping -t -w 10 192.168.1.1
3. Prepare a TFTP: TFTP -i 192.168.1.1 PUT BIOS.BIN (Put your bios in BIOS.BIN area)
4. Unplug Router wait 10 secs plug back in.
5. When your router registers as pinging hit enter on the TFTP Command Prompt. This must be done fast and is easy to miss. You only have about 6 pings showing up before it goes away. If you do it right TFTP will send and the router will send you pings longer than if you miss it. May take a couple of trys.
6. You just flashed it. I had some fun with my friend when I found a way to crash the damn router and did that to upload OpenWRT WhiteRussian. Lan party's are so fun...

This should make it pretty hard to brick your router. I mine sit bricked for 1yr because I didn't know this.

PS. Vista network connection dosnt work fast enugh to detect that the router is live to do this... =( You can do it from Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 if you need to as it has direct hardware control unlike VMWare. And if you troll around MS's website you can find free copy's of XP for download on there website there just time limited to when they expire. There generally for "XYZ BETA" that you can get them.

 

My firmware upgrade for my WRT54g v8 router failed. I have followed your instructions to fix the brick. The router responds to the ping. However, TFIP -i 192.168.1.1 PUT BIOS.BIN entered at the command prompt gets the response TFIP can't read from local file 'BIOS.BIN'. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

 

Is the file name you flashing "BIOS.BIN" or a different name. And v8 can only run the mini version.

Use the dd-wrt forum, they can help you out.

 

You've got be working within the folder that you saved the .BIN file.

Use the 'cd' command to navigate to that folder before using tftp.