![]() The initial flashing can be done with only the mini version, perhaps later you can move on to bigger versions of it. Then do a 30/30/30 and after that you can flash with DD-WRT Mini. If the router seems to be bricked so that the power light is constantly blinking and pinging the router results in TLL=100 continuously, then there is still a great chance that tftp can help.įirstly you must flash the router with the original firmware available at Linksys homepage since flashing it with DD-WRT probably won't give any result at all. ![]() This should allow for a faster ping reply. If having issues, try connecting a separate network switch between the PC and router, so the PC network port sees a connection before the router port is up. Check out the wikipedia article on CTCP for information on how to check if it is running and how to disable it (both are simple command line entries). But again, even if you have an issue it's not CTCP. I personally just used TFTP on my router with no difficulties, although mine is a Netgear WNDR3700 that was waiting for a TFTP flash and didn't have this race condition at boot as some of these routers seem to. So unless people are specifically turning it on, it isn't running. In order to catch the narrow window for TFTP flash, you should use platforms with simple TCP/IP implementations that don't have CTCP implemented: Windows XP or Linux are reported to work, but some have reported significant problems with Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 2008.Įdit: While some may have reported problems, CTCP is definitely not the issue, because it is disabled by default in Windows Vista and Windows 7. See this wiki page: Asus TFTP Flash Special for Vista, Win7 and Win 2008 Some routers like the Asus WL-500xx series (WL-500G, WL-500G Premium, WL-500W, WL-500G Deluxe), need additional steps to perform a complete and proper initial flash. Read about timing problems below: TFTP flash#Special for Vista, Win7 and Win 2008.If the router isn't responding, it is soft-bricked (use OEM firmware) ![]()
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