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| − | [[OpenWRT]] | + | == Summary == |
| + | This is a quick overview of the very easy process of installing the [[OpenWRT]] open source firmware into a LinkSys WRT54GL. Several much more detailed sources of documentation exist on this [http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Installing] [http://wiki.openwrt.org/InstallingWrt54gl], but we include the bare essentials here for simplicity's sake and also because the bulk of OpenWRT does not interest us--it only provides us with a working open-source implementation of an embedded operating system on the router. | ||
| − | + | == Before Starting == | |
| − | # Connect to the LinkSys web interface by visiting its address (default 192.168.1.1) | + | |
| + | === Download OpenWRT Binary === | ||
| + | Get the latest OpenWRT binary from http://downloads.openwrt.org/whiterussian/newest/bin/. The correct file is <tt>openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin</tt> | ||
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| + | == Steps to Install OpenWRT == | ||
| + | # Connect to the LinkSys web interface by visiting its address (default 192.168.1.1) in a web browser. | ||
# Upload the OpenWRT file as a "firmware update". | # Upload the OpenWRT file as a "firmware update". | ||
# Watch as your router magically transforms into an OpenWRT-running box. | # Watch as your router magically transforms into an OpenWRT-running box. | ||
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| + | == What to do next? == | ||
| + | First it is a good idea to play around with the OpenWRT installation and get a feel for its web interface. You can also login via ssh to the router and poke around its directory structure. | ||
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| + | The next big step towards a custom operating system on the router is covered in the next HOWTO in which we will [[HOWTO:Modify the Linksys hardware|modify the LinkSys hardware]] | ||
Revision as of 00:28, 6 March 2007
Contents
Summary
This is a quick overview of the very easy process of installing the OpenWRT open source firmware into a LinkSys WRT54GL. Several much more detailed sources of documentation exist on this [1] [2], but we include the bare essentials here for simplicity's sake and also because the bulk of OpenWRT does not interest us--it only provides us with a working open-source implementation of an embedded operating system on the router.
Before Starting
Download OpenWRT Binary
Get the latest OpenWRT binary from http://downloads.openwrt.org/whiterussian/newest/bin/. The correct file is openwrt-wrt54g-squashfs.bin
Steps to Install OpenWRT
- Connect to the LinkSys web interface by visiting its address (default 192.168.1.1) in a web browser.
- Upload the OpenWRT file as a "firmware update".
- Watch as your router magically transforms into an OpenWRT-running box.
What to do next?
First it is a good idea to play around with the OpenWRT installation and get a feel for its web interface. You can also login via ssh to the router and poke around its directory structure.
The next big step towards a custom operating system on the router is covered in the next HOWTO in which we will modify the LinkSys hardware
