Troubleshooting; Notes About K3X; Notes; Upgrading Dd-Wrt - Asus RT-N16 Manual
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Also See for RT-N16:
- Quick start manual (156 pages) ,
- User manual (69 pages) ,
- User manual (66 pages)
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Troubleshooting
IF the router won't provide a Power LED after updating to the K3.x file...then there is a problem with the flash
chip and it needs to be cleared (except the CFE). Issue the following commands via telnet/SSH or the
Commands window under the Admin tab.
mtd erase nvram
mtd erase ddwrt
mtd erase linux
This will clear the flash chip...now start the process again with the K2.6 mini build
This is documented here: [3]
Notes about K3X
Do NOT issue "erase nvram" command from CLI...this unit only has 64K of nvram...the CLI thinks it has
128K and the firmware thinks its 256k...this means doing an "erase nvram" removed other parts of the flash
chip (likely firmware partition "dd-wrt" or "linux")
Note: build 21530 seems to have wireless issues...it broadcasts the ssid...but you can't connect to it...however,
if in repeater bridge mode, you can contact it through the host AP at the router's IP address.
There is a large thread with lots of info on this router here [4]
Notes
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NAT Loopback (Port Forwarding) is broken in builds 15760-19969 (see this thread for a workaround)
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15962, 17990, & 18000 are Recommended Builds which would require this workaround
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Special thanks to Eko for making the initial work on getting the RT-N16 to work with DD-WRT!
Upgrading DD-WRT
If DD-WRT is already loaded on your router, you can flash firmware using these steps
1.
Download firmware from one of the sites listed: Where do I download firmware
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Go to the broadcom_K3X folder and download the ***K3.x-big-RT-N16.trx file.
2.
Open the DD-WRT's web interface in your web browser and open http://192.168.1.1/ (the default).
Upgrading DD-WRT
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