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Topic: WRT54G v2.0 bricked? (tftp and failsafe not working)

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Post #1
biboscura
18 Feb 2008, 00:05

I am using a Linksys WRT54G v2.0, with firmware OpenWrt Kamikaze 7.09 (squashfs)
I changed the Network config and i set wan and lan config to DHCP bridged.

Now the router is not giving me any IP address (i dont now why), so i cannot connect to the router to reconfigure it.

I tried the failsafe thing, but after I press the reset button for 2 seconds when DMZ light is on, it does not seem to work. DMZ light never blinks 3 times and there is no way i can get into the router using failsafe. It seems like the reset button is not working.

I tried tftp, but the router is not getting the image. I set the computer address to 192.168.1.10 and i ping the router. After the reboot, the router gives me back a reply for the ping 1 time and then the ping is in timeout.

Timeout
Timeout
[router boots][DMZ light ON][sends the UDP package for pressing reset button]
ping reply from 192.168.1.1
Timeout
Timeout...


The thing is...the router is not getting the tftp image. Maybe boot_wait was not enabled? I did not see the option to enable it when i upgraded the firmware...



Any help (besides CFE and JTAG) will be appreciated. Thanks.

Post #2
biboscura
18 Feb 2008, 00:10

Ok, wiresharking the net i realize that the router was looking for a DHCP server inside the LAN...
I set up a DHCP server from my computer, I gave the router an IP and i could finally enter...

So this thread is solved (although i do not know why failsafe or tftp did not work)

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