Configuring The NET Module, continued…

I know it hasn’t been the next day, but late is always better than never. So lets continue from this post.

There a few guides out there for you to use to configure your NET module with the wifi home network, but there are a few flaws that I found. So, for your reading pleasure, I am going to post a new complete guide for configuring your wifi modem/bridge/router/network to work with your NET. Here we go…

1. You need to flash your router with a free software called DD-WRT. For your router’s software to work with the wifi bridge (explained in the last post), you have to be able to forward your ports in the router’s software.  To check if you can flash your router, look here, and report back. If the answer was a no, then check inside your router’s software if you can port forward (single ports, not port ranges).
2. If you are allowed to flash your router, proceed here to see what files you need to download. For this guide, I used a Linksys WRT54G.
3. For this router (and any router that you use), I needed to see what version of the S/N (serial number) that I had, to match up with the right files that I needed to use. Here is a list of all the versions of this router.
4. After finding the right version of the router, it led me to a guide (some of those guides are not properly written, causing you a lot of reverberating expletives). Note that each router would have its own set of files. Just look for them on the site, under your router’s section. Be sure to download all files before starting to flash your router.
5. Here are the files that I needed:  vxworkskillerGv8-v3.bin, dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin
6. Once you got all of your files, you can start to change the local Ethernet address. Unplug your Ethernet cable from your PC (or Mac) and plug your router’s Ethernet cable into its place.  At this point you will have the router hooked up directly into the computer. Leave nothing else plugged into the router, so that you are not running any wireless Internet connections.
7. Change the settings in your PC (Under TCP/IP) to 192.168.1.100, subnet 255.255.255.0, and gateway 192.168.1.1
8. Now we are going to power reset your router. Unplug the power cord from it, and press hold the reset button. Keep the reset button held for 20 seconds while you plug the power cord back in.
9. Once the router is back on, go to your browser (IE, Firefox) and type in 192.168.1.1 You will be prompted to flash your router. I used vxworkskillerGv8-v3.bin. You should locate your file that is associated with your router.
10. Now wait at least two to three minutes before continuing.
11. Now it will ask you to reboot your router. Go ahead and do so. Get it back powered on.
12. Now its time to flash the router. Find the second file. My file was dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin. Yours will be slightly different depending on the router and its version.
13. If you are in windows, go the the command prompt screen (go to Run, and type in cmd). Now type in “tftp -i 192.168.1.1 put dd-wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin” (the last part in the syntax will be different based on the file you used). Apparently Vista users have to install TFTP first before typing that syntax in.
14. Now the router will do its thing, and will reboot the router. Once rebooted, the router has been successfully flashed. You are now ready for stage two.. configuring it to communicate with your bridge in wifi.
15. Go back to the TCP/IP settings on your computer, and change them back to ‘Auto Detect’. This is to go back to the original settings of your computer. Also plug the original Ethernet cable back into the computer.

To save your eyes from burning due to heavy reading, I am going to post the rest tomorrow. I promise