Linksys E2000

From DD-WRT Wiki

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
Revision as of 01:41, 10 January 2011 (edit)
Buddee (Talk | contribs)
m (Some useful tips - txpower settings)
← Previous diff
Revision as of 01:43, 10 January 2011 (edit) (undo)
Buddee (Talk | contribs)
m (Some useful tips - more txpwer info)
Next diff →
Line 72: Line 72:
I have noticed with these style of linksys units, cooling can be very important to its performance, thus I have done a nice easy mod that will allow air flow for under the unit. Check this post for details. http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=475684&highlight=#475684 -buddee I have noticed with these style of linksys units, cooling can be very important to its performance, thus I have done a nice easy mod that will allow air flow for under the unit. Check this post for details. http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=475684&highlight=#475684 -buddee
-After further study, I have also found that since the E2000 has an EIRP rating of 17dBm it is best to run these units at a TxPower setting 50mW instead of the dd-wrt default 71mW. 50mW = 17dBm+After further study, I have also found that since the E2000 has an EIRP rating of 17dBm it is best to run these units at a TxPower setting 50mW instead of the dd-wrt default 71mW. 50mW = 17dBm Which can be adjusted in the webgui under the tabs Wireless > Advanced Settings enter 50 in the Tx Power entry. This should make for less Tx/Rx Errors and help the unit run cooler.
[[Category:Linksys]] [[Category:Linksys]]

Revision as of 01:43, 10 January 2011

Contents

E2000 Hardware Specs

CPU Broadcom BCM4717A
CPU Speed 354 MHz
Flash ROM 8 MB
RAM 32 MB
Radio 1x 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz selectable
WLAN Support a/b/g/n
WLAN Max Speed 300 mbps
Antenna Location Internal
Switch 4x GigE + 1 WAN


Flashing instructions for the E2000

1) Disconnect all cables and wireless clients.

2) Do a 30/30/30 reset on router

3) Connect 1 Lan cable to pc doing the flash.

4) Log into Web Interface and flash the firmware ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/others/eko/V24-K26/svn14853/dd-wrt.v24-14853_NEWD-2_K2.6_std_usb_ftp-e2000.bin

5) Wait 5 minutes until WAN light turns on.

6) Power cycle by unplugging E2000 for 30 secs.

7) Plug E2000 back in and wait about 5 minutes until it finishes booting.

8 ) Do a 30/30/30 reset on router.

9) Wait 3 minutes and log into web interface.

As of July 2010 you can only use the trailed builds with the e2000 name in it for initial flashing and nothing else, using other bin's without the e2000 name in it for initial flashing may result in a bricked unit! After you have dd-wrt installed to your unit, you can then use the e2k-e3k.bin's for upgrading to newer builds.

DD-WRT E2000 Build information

The latest builds for this unit can be currently found in the FTP. Support was added in 14826 and on.

Eko K2.6 NEWD-2 Builds

ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/others/eko/V24-K26/

Brainslayer added E2000 Support from 14929 and on and builds are to be found in the broadcom_K26 folder of his build branch.

ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/

Also it has been asked about the builds with e2k-e3k name in them, these builds are for if you already have those units flashed with dd-wrt, you can simply use one of those builds to upgrade, but the initial flash should always be done with the trailed build (build with the unit only name in it) linked above.

Some useful tips

I have noticed with these style of linksys units, cooling can be very important to its performance, thus I have done a nice easy mod that will allow air flow for under the unit. Check this post for details. http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=475684&highlight=#475684 -buddee

After further study, I have also found that since the E2000 has an EIRP rating of 17dBm it is best to run these units at a TxPower setting 50mW instead of the dd-wrt default 71mW. 50mW = 17dBm Which can be adjusted in the webgui under the tabs Wireless > Advanced Settings enter 50 in the Tx Power entry. This should make for less Tx/Rx Errors and help the unit run cooler.