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

Installing from stock firmware

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 for busybox v1.26.x, 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

Follow the same steps from #Upgrade_from_the_web_interface

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