[GUIDE] Dir-615 to dd-wrt - Page 8

simporis · 07-07-2010, 10:59

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

royaltiger · 07-07-2010, 13:17

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).

simporis · 07-07-2010, 16:15

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!

Acathla · 07-07-2010, 16:19

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.

simporis · 07-07-2010, 16:43

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

Acathla · 07-07-2010, 16:50

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.

simporis · 07-07-2010, 21:20

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?)

mjpartyboy · 08-07-2010, 09:30

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

mjpartyboy · 15-07-2010, 11:24

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.

KILLERDOG · 16-07-2010, 12:39

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.

mjpartyboy · 18-07-2010, 11:15

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.

KILLERDOG · 18-07-2010, 12:03

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

RainmakerRaw · 19-07-2010, 15:32

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:

Code:

gpio disable 9; gpio enable 8; gpio disable 12; gpio enable 14 ; sleep  15 ; gpio disable 11 ; gpio enable 13

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

Chrysalis · 19-07-2010, 16:54

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?

KILLERDOG · 20-07-2010, 01:29

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 ?