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-== Information on the Buffalo WBR2-G54S 125mbps Highspeed Cable/DSL Router == 
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-'''Router:''' Buffalo WBR2-G54S (*125mbps Highspeed Cable/DSL Router) 
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-'''Original Firmware Ver.:''' V2.30 
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-'''DD-WRT Firmware Ver.:''' dd-wrt.v23_generic (Standard) SP2 
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-'''Cost:''' $29.50 CAD ([http://www.infonec.com]) 
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-'''Information:''' PDF of the router's specification[http://www.buffalotech.com/files/downloads/WBR2-G54S%20Data_final.pdf] 
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-== DD-WRT Installation: == 
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-There are a couple of ways of doing this, you can either use the router's HTTP firmware update utility or tftp it. I'll cover both since you might need to TFTP the firmware if you brick your router.  
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-What you'll need:  
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-- dd-wrt.v23_generic.bin (the stanrdard version)  
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-- ddadder (its a utility that adds a hex header to the bin file)  
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-- CAT5 RJ45 cable (any length, short the better though)  
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-- Windows XP SP2  
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-== HTTP Installation: == 
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-Place both files into your directory of choice (its best to put them on your desktop). Then before you start, click on start > run > (type) cmd  
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-Then run the ddadder utility on the bin file you downloaded:  
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-ddadder dd-wrt.v23_generic.bin wbr2-g54s  
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-It'll produce a file that says dd-wrt.wbr2-g54s.bin (or something like that). Now connect your computer to the router using the RJ45 cable and plug in the power for the router.  
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-'''Don't use firefox, it has been known to cause problems with the firmware'''  
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-Go the the administration section and '''make sure you set the username and password to: root : admin''' . This is just a fail safe to make sure that you don't encounter any problems after the flash. Some users can't access the router using the default username : password after flashing to dd-wrt v23 sp2.  
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-Now goto the firmware update section and select the bin that you modded earlier with the ddadder program. The whole firmware update process should take a couple of minutes. Once its done, unplug the power and then power it up again. You should be able to access the router @: 192.168.11.1  
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-At this point, you should be able to access the control panel for dd-wrt with the username and password of : root : admin. At this point you should be ready to go.  
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-== TFTP method: == 
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-Get into the HTTP administration area of your router. Go the the administration section and make sure you set the username and password to: root : admin . This is just a fail safe to make sure that you don't encounter any problems after the flash. Some users can't access the router using the default username : password after flashing to dd-wrt v23 sp2.  
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-Click on Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area Connection> Properties > Internet Protocols (TCP/IP)  
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-Now instead of obtaining the IP address, click on the button that allows you to manually obtain the IP address. Change it to: 192.168.11.2 (192.168.11.1 is used by the router). click on OK and then on OK for the Properties again. The address should now be applied.  
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-Now goto Start > Run > cmd  
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-the defailt directory should be the user's my documents folder. type: "cd Dekstop".  
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-Back on the Windows GUI Dekstop, make sure the dd-wrt.v23_generic.bin is moved onto the dekstop display.  
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-Plug the RJ45 cable into the router, but '''don't plug in the power to the router yet!!'''  
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-Go back to the cmd prompt window and type: "tftp -i 192.168.11.1 PUT dd-wrt.v23_generic.bin" '''don't press enter yet'''  
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-*Special note:  
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-- To get the tftp process working, you have to plug into the power and then as soon at the diagnostics light turns on red, hit enter (within 1-2 seconds of having plugged in the power). The transfer of the file will take approximately 2-3 minutes, '''don't interrupt the file transfer process!!'''  
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-If all goes according to plan, you get a reply prompt saying the file was successfully copied over and the size file. If it failed to copy over, you'll get a prompt saying "time out".  
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-The default username / password should be: root : admin  
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-Once the tftp process is successfully copied over, you should be able to access the control panel via internet explorer: 192.168.11.1  
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-== Trouble shooting: == 
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-Some people might have flashed their routers with newer versions or the mini versions and think that they have bricked their units. This is actually not the case, you can still do the TFTP method to reflash the older dd-wrt.v23_generic.bin back onto the router  
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-If you flashed the router with the mini version of dd-wrt, don't use Lan port 1 oe 2, try 3 or 4. I personally used port 3 to flash the router when I tried the mini version of SP2. Some people recommend that you try out the SP3 or SP4 beta versions, but they don't seem to work too well. I personally recommend using the dd-wrt standard generic SP2 version, it works fine for me and doesn't seem to require too many modifcations in the control panel.  
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-Some people after a flash have issues with accessing the control panel because the username : password don't seem to work. One way to deal with is to do a factory reset via tha button at the back of the router (hold and press for about 5 seconds). Although some guides state that the router's base IP address will change to 192.168.1.1 (from 192.168.11.1, this was not the case for me). 
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-Anyways hope this helps someone out, I had to figure this out on my own because there isnt' a specific guide for my model. 
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---[[User:M3chen|M3chen]] 00:52, 16 May 2007 (CEST) 

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