Buffalo WLI-TX4-G54HP
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: Adding <code>0x0100</code> is necessary because the hardware doesn't have a WAN port and the firmware is initially configured without VLAN support. I tried this because the hardware is basically the same as the WHR-HP-G54, which supports VLANs. | : Adding <code>0x0100</code> is necessary because the hardware doesn't have a WAN port and the firmware is initially configured without VLAN support. I tried this because the hardware is basically the same as the WHR-HP-G54, which supports VLANs. | ||
- | + | # Reboot. After booting, there should now be a "VLAN" tab under "Setup" and there should be two new interfaces in the "Networking" tab: <code>vlan0</code> and <code>vlan1</code>. | |
+ | : After this point, the remaining steps configure the router to be just like other routers that have a WAN port, with one exception: we map an additional port to the WAN network since there is no WAN port (<code>vlan1</code>). | ||
=== Troubleshooting === | === Troubleshooting === |
Revision as of 17:32, 8 January 2011
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Basic info
- Buffalo product page
- Same board as Buffalo's WHR-HP-G54, but missing a WAN port [1].
Adding a WAN port
It is possible to change one of the 4 default LAN ports into a WAN port. The typical disclaimers apply; messing with this stuff could brick your unit.
Preliminary
This procedure was tested using v24-SP2, release 08/07/10 (SVN revision: 14896), with the VPN build.
Facts you should know:
-
eth0
is the interface to access all physical network ports -
eth1
is the wireless network interface -
vlan0
is the virtual network device that represents LAN ports. It's "real" device iseth0
. -
vlan1
is the virtual network device that represents WAN ports. It's "real" device is alsoeth0
.
Procedure
- Install dd-wrt, turn on the SSH server, and set your public key.
- SSH into the router.
- Update the boardflags from
0x3658
to0x3758
(add0x0100
):
root@wli-tx4-g54hp:~# nvram get boardflags 0x3658 root@wli-tx4-g54hp:~# nvram set boardflags="0x3758" root@wli-tx4-g54hp:~# nvram commit
- Adding
0x0100
is necessary because the hardware doesn't have a WAN port and the firmware is initially configured without VLAN support. I tried this because the hardware is basically the same as the WHR-HP-G54, which supports VLANs.
- Reboot. After booting, there should now be a "VLAN" tab under "Setup" and there should be two new interfaces in the "Networking" tab:
vlan0
andvlan1
.
- After this point, the remaining steps configure the router to be just like other routers that have a WAN port, with one exception: we map an additional port to the WAN network since there is no WAN port (
vlan1
).
Troubleshooting
See also
- Default Configuration Overview - Understanding this will save a lot of trouble. It explains the default VLANs and interfaces.
- More on boardflags. The relevant one for this article is:
#define BFL_ENETVLAN 0x00000100 /* Board has VLAN capability */