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DD-WRT is exhibiting some unusual behaviour: If I'm in the same room as the router or the room directly above the one where the router is I have problems with links opening with one click. When I'm anywhere else it's fine.

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Hello Everyone.

I am having trouble here. I can do a 30/30/30 (hard) reset and I upload the appropriate factory ddwrt firmware, and the emergency room page says Everything is fine. But after that I cannot access the router at all in order to flash the next file. everytime i enter the routers address IE says 'cannot display the webpage'
I have even tried flashing the official d-link firmware, and exactly the same thing happens.
I know its probably a laymen mistake, but I cant figure out whats going wrong.
Any help would be gladly appreciated, as my girlfriend is getting very angry with me over our poor wifi signal, and I need a bridge!

I am running Vista, flashing a DIR-615 D2 with 'dlink-dir615d-factory-webflash.bin' ddwrt firmware

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The router IP will have set to 192.168.1.1 so if your on a different subnet on your PC (ie 192.168.2.x) then you won't be able to 'see' it.

Make sure your IP is set correctly (Hopefully you know how to do this)!

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I set my laptop to a static IP of 192.168.0.2, then I get the emergency room on 192.168.0.1, but after that I cannot log on to 192.168.0.1, I just get 'cannot display this page'
I have tried putting my IP back to automatic, and I have tried changing the gateway and DNS to 192.168.1.1
I have tried doing soft resets and hard resets after flashing, but still the same problem

I have also tried changing my static IP to 192.168.1.2 after flashing

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As Acathla says just check your ip address again, in my case it was a newly assigned address and i assumed it was still on the old ip address. I checked the ipconfig and then realised.

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I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean I should go into ipconfig and enter the ip address I find there to get to my router settings or set it as my static IP?
Sorry if thats a stupid question, but im having to teach myself IT through forums and tutorials

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Can you actually display your routers home page this is what opens it. http://192.168.1.1/. You then log into your router with username and password. Click on the setup tab at the top of page which then opens up into Basic setup. On this page is displayed your Network Setup and also Network Address Server Settings (DHCP).

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No I cant. I can get to the emergency room after a 30/30/30 reset, and I can apparently succesfully upload the factory.bin, but then every time I try and display the routers homepage i get 'IE cannot display this page'

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Maybe I'm doing this completely wrong. I'm trying to upload the factory.bin onto a router straight from virgin, and it sounds like that .bin is for uploading to a device that already has ddwrt on it?

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I'm also setting the static IP in (TCP/IPv4) and leaving (TCP/IPv6) alone.

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Ok, now i've really confused myself.
I ran IPconfig, and it said my ipv4 is 192.168.2.3, so I went into the belkin wifi router I always use and set it to 192.168.1.1
That then changed my ipv4 to 192.168.1.2 but apparently i cant have the same ip on 2 connections, so i changed the LAN to automatic.
Nothing worked.
Basically, what i'm asking is should I be connected ONLY to the device im flashing, or do I need to stay connected to the internet through the belkin?
I hope I haven't confused you as much as I have confused myself!

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Did you actually follow my guide on Post 1 and use the files that I attached?
You flash factory then webflash.

If you can get to emergency room then you should be able to flash the factory firmware - Do you get IMAGE UPLOAD SUCCESS? Leave the router till it reboots.

You should then be able to connect to the default dd-wrt page (The default IP for a new flash is 192.168.1.1) - you have to ensure you give your PC a static IP of 192.168.1.2 (as on post 1).

You don't need to worry about IPv6.

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Only connect to the device you are flashing.

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I've done it!
here's what i was doing wrong.
I had to disconnect from the wifi network i usually use, then click 'connect to a network'. i found an unsecured network called 'dd-wrt'.
I connected to this network and changed the IP to 192.168.2.1, the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0, the default gateway to 192.168.1.1 and the DNS to 192.168.1.1
I could then log in to the router home page on 192.168.1.1! hoorah! now I have to just figure out how to set it up as a repeater bridge :/
so im sure i'll be screwing around with this for another 6 hours! (just think, if i'd have just worked for this amount of time i could have bought 2 bloody bridges by now! sometimes I amaze myself with my false economic stupidity!)

Sorry to the people that tried to help me. But it was never clear that I had to connect to ddwrt wifi network instead of my existing wifi network.Another lesson in the facinating, time consuming an often irritating world of IT! thank you for writing this guide though. If you have a link to a good tutorial on how to now set this ddwrt router up as a repeater bridge that would be greatly appreciated

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Word of warning - you should really never flash over wifi :)

As for a repeater bridge, these are my settings:

Setup / Basic Setup:
Connection Type: disabled
Local IP Address: 192.168.2.201
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.2.1
Local DNS: 192.168.2.1

Setup / Advanced Routing:
Operating Mode: Router

Wireless / Basic Settings:
Wireless Mode: Repeater Bridge
Wireless Network Mode: <as per your wifi>
Wireless Network Name (SSID): <as per your wifi>
Wireless Channel: <as per your wifi>
Channel Width: <as per your wifi>
Wireless SSID Broadcast: Enabled
Network Configuration: Bridged

Wireless / Wireless Security: <as per your wifi>

Services:
DNSMasq: Disabled

Security:
Untick Block Anonymous WAN Requests (ping) and Filter IDENT (Port 113) then - SPI Firewall: Disabled


That *should* be the minimum of what you need to do. Obviously your IP settings will differ depending on your setup.

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Thanks. how do I then get the ddrw router to talk to the belkin router? I assume I connect to the ddrw network?

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Thanks for giving me those settings. I've entered them and i'm not sure what i need to do now to get the bridge up and running. I can still happily connect to the original wifi network, and the ddwrt network has dissapeared in the 'connect to a network' window, which suggests to me that the 2 networks have 'merged'. The front of my ddwrt router has green power light and green wifi light, but the internet light (a little earth shaped light) is dark.
Does this mean that the bridge is working invisibly?
Also, how do i set some security on it, as i do a bit of internet banking? I still have 64bit WEP on the primary belkin router

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hmm... now i'm thinking i've made this more complicated than it needs to be. internet seems to be a little faster after doing this (might just be wishfull thinking though) but i just tried wiring my xbox 360 to the ddwrt router, and it couldnt find a connection. what i would really like is for my laptop to connect to the ddwrt over wifi and connect my xbox 360 to ddwrt wired. but I would be happy, if it were simpler and better, to connect both the laptop and xbox wired to the ddwrt router. I' thinking that i dont actually want a repeater bridge in this case, but just a simple client bridge? (or have I completely fabricated that from my imagination?)

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Build 14684 was released a couple of days ago. I haven't installed it yet, but it's getting a mixed response on the DD-WRT forums.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/o...ink-dir615d%2F

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I installed build 14684 last night and initially the Wi-Fi connection seemed a bit quicker than 14594. I played some Xbox Live over wireless without any problems before going to bed, so I will use the connection more tonight and see how it goes, as it was late in the day when I did the upgrade. I still had the issue of some links not opening with one click when the laptop was in the same room as the router though.

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Hi Guys, first post here, been reading this forum alot and finally joined up. Anyways, i just noticed that a new version firmware of DD-WRT is out for my D-Link 615 D4 router , its version r14815. Im going to flash my router now with it and i shall report back to tell my results..

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Well ive installed it and my interent seems very stable. Web pages open instantly and my download speed (1.1 mbps) is still good and true. I have not got a wireless device here right now so i cant test the wireless side for you all, but so far so good.

Build 14815
 

I was just going to post that another new build is out.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/o...ink-dir615d%2F

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSla...dlink-dir615d/

After some further tweaks to the settings, build 14684 is running really well for me at the moment, so I'm going to stick with it.

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Ive tested this for 2 days now, it works great. I am really happy with my internet now and my web pages come up straight away.Wireless works well too, my friends laptop works well too, no drop outs :) I have to give this firmware 10 out of 10 :)

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I didn't see any mention of this on a quick scan of the thread; but many will have noticed that upgrading to DD-WRT turns the router's WAN light orange, and the wifi setup button red. To correct this, you can go to Administration > Commands. Paste the following into the box:

Then hit the 'Run commands' button and wait a moment. VoilÃ*, the lights are fixed. :)

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if you guys are saying wireless is better on latest version now then I will flash my sister's tommorow night when I go there.

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link shows build 14815 this is the wrong one?

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Yes, thats right, 14815 is the very latest version that im using on my Dlink 615 hw ver-d4

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Im about to flash a friends router with this firmware. Do i have to flash her router using the FACTORY one first or can i just go straight to the dir615d-revb-ddwrt-webflash one like i did with mine ?

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The lights have been correct on my D2 since build 14594 and possibly the one before, so no need to run any commands. I'm pretty sure they still weren't quite right on the recommended build 14311, but it has been a while since I used this build now and the router's out of sight anyway.

You need to use the factory file first to correctly prepare the router for DD-WRT, but after you've used the factory file once, you don't need to use it again, even if you revert to D-Link software and then back to DD-WRT again.

30/30/30 reset > power cycle router > access Emergency Room > factory file flash > 30/30/30 reset

30/30/30 reset > power cycle router > access DD-WRT's admin pages > Administration > Firmware Upgrade > revb file flash > 30/30/30 reset

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Thanks mjpartyboy. With my own router though i have just flashed the dd-wrt firmware on it first , i didnt flash it using the FACTORY version at all, and its working a treat. Why do peole have to flash the factory one first, seeing as i did not do this, many thx for your help. ..

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I have just tried DD-wrt on my DIR-615... everything running great so far - I am impressed with the features it adds!

Is it really required to use the second file as it does work without it and just the 'factory' file you originally use to get rid of the junky VM firmware?

I haven't added the second file yet, just wondering why it is needed.

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Once you've installed DD-WRT for the first time, you just need to use the revb-ddwrt version of new builds to upgrade from within DD-WRT's admin pages, and not the factory version. I don't know what's different, but these are the instructions from the creators. It seems you use the factory file when upgrading to DD-WRT from D-Link's own firmware or when installing it for the first time via the Emergency Room.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/DIR-600

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Thank you, I will get to that when our network is quiet again tonight... don't want to disrupt my mums facebook... :D

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I went from the virgin firmware straight to the ddwrt revb firmware , flashed it using the admin/upgrade page and not having any problems. I take it im safe or do i need to flash using the factory and then put the ddwrt revb one on again ?

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I wasn't aware there was a later build, I simply followed the router database and downloaded build 14311, you're right. Where can I find the later builds? The main downloads section simply throws me back to the router database so I'm going around in circles. :p:

Thanks in advance. :)

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Hi, i got mine from here : http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/other-downloads .Hope this help :)

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I upgraded to build 14815 last night, with a 30/30/30 reset, and so far it appears to be the best build I've used on the D-Link DIR-615 D2. Things feel more responsive than ever. I didn't use my laptop in the same room or the room above to see if I still had the click more than once issue on some links though, so will check this tonight.

To be more specific:

http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/o...-V24-preSP2%2F

There is also an FTP site:

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/

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Now I've been running build 14815 for a little while I've noticed that I still have issues with certain links requiring more than one click to open when in the same room as the router or in the room above. Anywhere else in the property and the 14815 is really slick. D-Link firmware doesn't have this problem.

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Ive not had one problem. Wireless works well and all my web pages open straight away. :)

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The installation of dd-wrt worked fine for me. However, I can't get internet access. Do I have to do any special configuration in dd-wrt, especially with regards to Virgin Media? I have fiddled around with the Network settings but without luck. The default is:

Local IP Address:192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask:255.255.255.0
Gateway:0.0.0.0
Local DNS:0.0.0.0

I also experimented with activating the MAC address clone, but it didn't seem to make much difference.

If anyone could help me troubleshoot this for use with Virgin Media it would be much appreciated!

RM

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try to clone your mac address in your router settings, see if that helps. Also set up IP setting to AUTO in windows networking. Dont forget to reboot your pc,router and cable modem too :)

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Thanks for the reply. I did try all that, but no joy. It's frustrating - everything seems to be working but there's no internet. I'm just trying to get it to work via LAN at the moment.

I have attached a screenshot of my settings - does anyone have any idea how I can troubleshoot this? Note that although I did try to clone the MAC address, the one shown on the status page is different.

Many thanks!

RM

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...8&d=1280268269

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You shouldn't need to clone your MAC.

Disable MAC clone and reboot cable modem (power out for 30 secs, blah, blah).

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Thanks, but I did initially try it without a MAC clone. I have just tried it again, and rebooted everything.

The cable modem has lights flashing for send/recieve and ethernet and the D-Link router has a light flashing for internet (the world symbol) and illuminated for LAN and wireless.

Yet Windows networking tells me I have a problem with the DNS server and I can't connect to it either in the command prompt:

C:\Users\Administrator>nslookup
Default Server: DD-WRT
Address: 192.168.1.1

> google.com
Server: DD-WRT
Address: 192.168.1.1

*** DD-WRT can't find google.com: Query refused


I should have internet but I don't. (I'm plugging to LAN directly into the cable modem to come here and write these posts).

Is there perhaps a log which might help me to pin down the problem? And I definitely don't have to put in anything for Gateway and Local DNS for the Network setup in dd-wrt?

Thanks for all your help!

RM

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Can you access your cable modem pages at 192.168.100.1

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I can when connected directly to the cable modem via the LAN, but not when connected to the router (with the router connected to the cable modem). I definitely have the router and cable modem connected (the world symbol is illuminated).

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I dont reccomend cloning the pc mac, when I did it I had an outage on every dhcp renewal.

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Hi all, whats the latest firmware for this router?

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I have put the 4.11 firmware back on it as per instructions here: http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=10285.0

Everything is back how it was and I can access the cable modem page at http://192.168.100.1/. So absolutely no idea why it didn't work with dd-wrt.

Thanks for your help nonetheless.

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At the time of this post DD-WRT build 14815 is the latest, with 14311 being the recommended one in the router database. Personally I'm getting much better results with 14815.

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New firmware out today Here

r14896

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is there no changelog so we know what has changed between the builds?

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seems not, I asked the same question some time ago and the answer was check the cvs logs. Of course cvs logs are messy and very technical rather than info about what features have been changed, whether its stability improvements etc.

What I will say is the original firmware posted on this site was not beta, all the 14xxxx ones are beta pre-release.

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Been running 14896 for 48 hours now and both wired and wireless connections are fine (so far).

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New firmware got released earlier this week.

08-12-10-r14929

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSla...-12-10-r14929/

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hi guys im having a bit of trouble with dd-wrt. basically i have installed it all fine (build 14929) and my lan is working perfectly. my wifi is also working but not very well. the major problem i have is with my iphone and ipod touch. i can access webpages through safari but i fail to download apps or stream videos. in fact accessing webpages can be difficult at times too. i havent changed any major settings to dd-wrt and im wondering if i should have done so? i am with virgin broadband 10mb.

also if all else fails how can i downgrade back to my original 4.11 firmware? i tried doing that through the dd-wrt page but i keep getting an upgrade failed notice (in both IE and firefox)

thanks

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You'll need to do this through the Emergency Room. Unplug the router and push the reset button on the back with a small pointy object and keep it pressed while you plug the power back in and after several seconds the power light should blink. Now when you access the router, I think this resets it to http://192.168.0.1, you'll be in the ER.

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Hi guys,

I tried updating the firmware on my router from the VM firmware to DD-WRT and got it all working perfectly. I then realised that I had infact used an older firmware version for the DD-WRT, so I went into the console (192.168.1.1) and went to Administration>>Firmware Upgrade and tried updating the firmware..about halfway through the update I realised I needed the D version but I was infact uploading the E version!

Basically now, the router does not work for wired and wireless connections, I cannot access 192.168.1.1 with it connected to roll back the firmware, what the hell can I do?? :(

Re: [GUIDE] Dir-615 to dd-wrt
 

Ive reverted back to an older build again - the latest ones were failing after a few days (all connectivity failing until router re-booted).

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I'm still using build 14815 because it's performing the best out of all the builds up to that one for me. I haven't tried any of the later ones because I'm happy with 14815 for my needs.

See my post above yours about accessing the Emergency Room. It's also worth doing a 30/30/30 reset before and after changing the firmware in the ER.

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Has anybody had any success deleting DHCP Clients in Status > LAN using the trash can icon?

Every build I've used, nothing happens when I click this icon. The page just reloads with the item host tried to delete still in the list.

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Just wanted to signup and say how helpful this thread has been, especially Acathla's original post. Great instructions. I managed to rescue my brand-new, unused DIR615 and extend my wireless network.

I followed instructions elsewhere to create a repeater bridge -- does anyone have any expertise in this area? When I do a "site surveyor", I cannot see my main router, which is a little bit puzzling. I think this is preventing me from joining the network, so although my network is extended, I have to jump to a different SSID. Any pointers in the right direction will be gratefully appreciated.

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I'm still running build 14815 and haven't tried any of the newer ones, but I noticed recently that 14896 has been added to the supported build list in the database, in addition to 14311.

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New build is out: 15279

http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/o...-V24-preSP2%2F

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I'm still puzzled as to why there is so many firmware builds for this router, there cannot be that much of an improvement if any in the router. My linksys had probably 2 a year if that and now stopped any more upgrades.

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It's an ongoing project and is always getting tweaked for the various hardware and chipsets it works with, with the idea being it should get more stable with each build, not that I've come across a bad build for my needs.

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It's the worst router I have used.

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I still cant get my phone to connect to certain things using DDRWRT on the D2 Version of this router! loads of others have similar issues.

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I went for it and upgraded to build 15279 today and so far so good. The wireless speed is very fast, my HTC Desire is more stable than it already was, Xbox Live is fine, and I'm going to test streaming to the PS3 soon, because this has suffered disconnects on every build I've used, whereas streaming to the 360 is solid (the PS3 delivers better video quality than the 360 when streaming).

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My HTC Desire is working fine with this new build. Was terrible with the previous build. I was going to take it back today, bit of luck having the new build come out. Now downloads and streams from web and my server without problem. Xbox 360 streaming over WiFi bridge works great. So long as the routers have been rebooted within a few days of trying to watch something. Some memory leak probably the cause of this.

Have 2 of these routers, they do need a lot of manually rebooting, at least once per week. Hoping this build fixes that also.

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what baffles me is the VM firmware gives proper wireless N speeds, this is half the speed.

For this reason I still route all wireless traffic via my adsl router.
Also the dhcp spoof issue and lack of proper logging in gui.

Other then that the router seems ok.

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Sometimes I set the router to reboot daily in the early hours, just before I wake up, but recently I've turned this feature off (I don't care about having a long up-time, but this seems to bother some people). I'm sure you can also set it to reboot on a specific day each week, if you would rather automate this process. Check it out in: Administration > Keep Alive

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:mjpartyboy

It is set to reboot it's self every weekend. It never recovers fully from a soft boot. Only a manual hardware reboot does the trick. Hence me using the term Manually.

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To save me reading through so much info, I changed to dd wrt a while a go but I cant remember how to log in to the router. I can get the page up but cant get past the log in screen. Any ideas for user name and password? Thanks

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should be "admin" is all you need to log in

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tried admin, user root password admin, Admin. No joy :(

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DD-WRT's default login credentials are:

User: admin
Password: leave blank

For some reason they've removed build 15279, although it's still working great for me, and there's now a new build up: 15334.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/o...2-10-r15334%2F

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i think i read somewhere that 15279 was removed because of a security flaw dont know if this is true tho.

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Latest version

10-12-10-r15437

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/

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I put build 15437 back on today and whilst browsing is quick and speed tests get the expected results, downloads aren't very good.

Downloading one of Virgin's game files is a good test and I usually get around 1,200 KB per second on my connection when it's working well, but with this build I get around a third of that speed, even when my connection is performing as well as it should.

http://gamefiles.virginmedia.com/blu...42/demo/win32/

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I did some more tests tonight and whilst I'm getting the speed test results I expect at the moment, Xbox 360 Marketplace downloads and Virgin game files are very slow. It took at least five minutes for a 35 MB Zune update to apply. The strange thing is, I've seen torrents max out my connection with this build.

This problem is bad enough that I'm probably going to revert to stock D-Link firmware, which is a shame because I much prefer DD-WRT's feature-set and the recent builds have been working much better than older ones, apart from this download speed problem.

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This router is the worst I've ever had.

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I'm getting close to replacing it.

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on wired this is the fw I have now been using for many weeks.

build 14815, however I dont use it for wireless and still note it has half the speed of the stock VM firmware.

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I had some success with build 14815, but my HTC Desire would intermittently drop the connection and then reconnect instantly.

Apart from the download speed issue, build 15437 is the best one I've used so far.

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Latest version

18-10-10-r15471

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/

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I installed 15471 tonight and my HTC Desire is having a nightmare time with it. :(

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Both the links in the original post are dead Acathla

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If you're referring to the two build links in the opening posts, that is an old build and you can find all new builds in the following DD-WRT locations:

http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/o...-V24-preSP2%2F

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/

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Build 15471 has now been pulled and is in a new folder called 'broken'.

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/

I better put 15437 back on later then.

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Latest version

25-10-10-r15501

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/

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New links if you still need them:

dlink-revb-factory-webflash.bin
dir615d2-revb-ddwrt-webflash.bin

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I'll install the new build tonight.

Edit: On second thought, I think I'll give it a few days in case this one gets pulled too. There has been a few broken releases in the last few weeks.

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Latest version

26-10-10-r15506

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/

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Hi,
First post :)
Anyway I usually use tomato or dd-wrt in all my routers. The guide that started this thread is excellent.
A couple of things to note though.
You should always have the router re-boot, prefferably at a time when you are asleep. I set mine for 7AM EVERY DAY!

More importantly, the links are somewhat outdated in the original post. The version of DD-WRT ending in d i.e. "dir615d-ddwrt-webflash.bin" covers D2 as well as Virgins D4.
Hope this helps, and please keep testing.

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Anyone tried this?

Latest version

26-10-10-r15506

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/

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I'm using R15506.
I've been using it this week and it appears to be stable. I haven't tried all functions yet though, but it works well as a standard router.

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im using r15506, seems to be a problem as im getting hardcapped at 5mbit downstream using a wired connection for some odd reason.
my qos is switched off and i cant seem to find the offending setting...
any help would be much appreciated =x

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Who is your ISP?
Have you done the 30/30/30 reset and set to default in the firmware before using it?
I'm currently getting 20Mbit using this version and hard wired.

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Ive been running 15506 for about a week, no issues. I have found that setting it to reboot once a day [7am in my case] helps stability with any version.

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That's what I do too. Worth doing especially if you happen to download or torrent as DD-WRT has more open ports (4096)that can stay alive for quite some time.

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yea i have, flashed it from stock VM firmware. maybe i shld try a reflash?

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You can adjust the TCP and UDP timeout interval in the Administration tab.

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Just wondering, I've upgraded my DIR-615 D4 to the firmware on there, all is working well - actually really well http://www.speedtest.net/result/1014090376.png - and I was about to update to a newer firmware but really, are there any advantages?

Of course stability might become an issue, it's only been about 30 minutes since I upgraded to DD-WRT, but unless that happens I'm tempted to avoid upgrading and enjoy some speed for a change.

Thanks.

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I used to always use the scheduled reboot feature, but when I last updated the build I turned it off and the router was stable for nearly two weeks constant up-time, which is when I upgraded the firmware.

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Apologies if this is too much of a tangent, but can anyone give any pointers as to the best settings for Virgin Media (E.g. what to do about QoS) or are the defaults fine?

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the average user has no need to play with QoS, that more depends on what your household does eg. if you have kids using p2p a lot you can use QoS to make p2p lower priority, however I would expect QoS to only be effective on uploading.

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Latest version

06-11-10-r15693

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/