Linksys EA6500 V1

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Overview

EA6500 v1
Specifications
Release date / price 28 August 2012 / $199
CPU Broadcom BCM4706
CPU Speed 600 MHz
Flash ROM 128 MiB (Samsung K9F1G08U0D)
RAM 128 MiB (Hynix H5PS5162GFR-Y5C × 2)
Radios 2.4 GHz bgn: Broadcom BCM4331

5 GHz an+ac: Broadcom BCM4360

WLAN Protocal a/b/g/n/ac
WLAN Max Speed 450 Mbps + 1300 Mbps (1750 Mbps)
Antenna Location Internal
Bands 3x3:3 MIMO x 2
Switch 4xGigE LAN, 1xGigE WAN

Broadcom BCM53125

USB 2 x USB 2.0
Power 12VDC, 3A

Barrel type connector

Stock bootloader CFE 1.0.37 BCM947XX
Stock firmware kernel Linux 2.6.22
Default SSID/IP/passwd CiscoXXXXX

192.168.1.1, <blank>:admin

OUI C8:D7:19

WARNING

  • THIS PAGE IS FOR THE EA6500 V1. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS OF THE EA6500 ROUTER AVAILABLE, THE V1 AND V2. THE CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE CANNOT BE USED AS A GUIDE FOR THE V2. IF YOU HAVE A EA6500 V2, CHECK THE HARDWARE SPECIFIC PAGE OR THE FORUMS FOR SUPPORT

  • YOU SHOULD NOT BE INSTALLING DD-WRT UNLESS YOU HAVE DONE SUFFICIENT READING ON THE PROCESS, DRAWBACKS AND RECOVERY PROCESS LISTED THROUGHOUT THIS PAGE AND ELSEWHERE

  • THE DD-WRT FIRMWARE FOR THIS ROUTER, AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS PAGE, IS STILL IN BETA, SO EXPECT THINGS TO BROKEN


Known issues

  • GigE doesn't work at full speeds

Pre-installation

Read the following before attempting to install:

OEM Firmware files

Linksys Original FW
Version Download Checksum Hashes
1.1.27 Link MD5: CCFBEA9CE39524E35ED2AB4A1683BF86

SHA-256: E2A95AA4133C5B5F28D92FE0543CB5486301BCD83A23BF354A74E3B7FCD5162C

1.1.28 Link MD5:5C8723F9E158A08617B8953BBA9D1D4F

SHA-256: E100D438BBB535B8A4827E26BD7522615B195A80DE8F758D89466C554C976F54

1.1.29 Link MD5: 8E0BBB275331A60D48E45AD2AF0E02AB

SHA-256: 90E3E68E1C61850F20C50E551816D47D484D7FEB46890F5BC0A0E0DAB3E3BA0B

First-install recommended firmware files

Recommended DD-WRT FW for first-install
Version Download Checksum Hash
fractal r22524 Link 1

Link 2

MD5: 4116608B9A1D2616FCF3551C9AF0837C

SHA-256: 64CF74E346549805A3AD13943FB3C15B0F3931A992EB9B60CE6543085AD21552

bs r23082 Link 1

Link 2

MD5: 80FB817C2DAA19BF120F2E86A52171E5

SHA-256: FE295CC120722D77A95A80E9C55C81E2ECF37047567AA1FAB0AE2862573D3FB8

Build from the source

Installing DD-WRT

Prerequisites

  • Ethernet cable to the router
  • Static IP set on your computer

Upgrade from the web interface

It is highly recommended to upgrade to a newer version of DD-wrt after your initial install. Be sure to Reset to Default Settings before doing so and perform this step over a wired connection

  • At the time of writing this page, r32170 was the latest firmware that was stable
  1. Go to Administration > Firmware Upgrade
  2. Select Reset to Default settings from the drop down menu and select the firmware you wish to upgrade (or downgrade) and click Upgrade
  3. Wait a few minutes, do not turn off or reboot/reset the router until done
  4. You should be greeted with a Username and password change page that appears after your first-install

Upgrade from the CLI

  • NB: wget was broken for HTTP/HTTPS links at the time of writing this page, use FTP links and verify MD5 before upgrading
  1. SSH/Telnet into your router
  2. Change directory from ~ to /tmp by: cd .. or cd /tmp
  3. Download firmware by: wget <ftp/http/https link to your desired firmware file>
  4. Wait for download to complete (no progress bar) and check the MD5 hash of the file by: md5sum <filename>
  5. Upgrade firmware by: write <filename> linux. Do not turn off or reboot/reset the router until done
  6. Erase NVRAM by: erase nvram
  7. Reboot: reboot

Restoring to OEM firmware

Troubleshooting

Downgrading to an older firmware

Bootloops

Useful commands, links and scripts

Contribute!

If you would like to contribute to this particular page, then feel free to do so or leave a comment on the EA6500 thread

References

  1. https://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486