Two methods of updating Linksys router firmware

Dec 09, '02 07:41:02AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

You don't need to use Linksys' Windows software to upgrade the flash firmware in your Linksys Router. Unix to the rescue! Here's how:

  1. Download the latest firmware from Linksys, and extract the code.bin file from the archive (usually a zip). Place the code.bin file on your desktop.

  2. Go into your router's configuration screen and remove the password.

  3. Open a terminal and type cd ~/desktop

  4. Run the tftp command with your routers IP number:
     % tftp 192.168.0.1
  5. At the TFTP prompt, type binary.

  6. Send down the new firmware by typing put code.bin and then hitting return. Voila! If there was a short delay while the code.bin was transferred, and no errors are reported, then you are almost done.

  7. Go back into your router's admin screen and restore your password. Bonus: If you don't know your password, it ships from the factory as admin or if you forgot it, you can do a hard reset (see your manual).
You can also, instead of using the tftp command, log into your router's web admin interface and goto the Update.htm page and use the Java upload applet. TFTP lets you rub the fuzzy UNIX underbelly of OS X, and really isn't that what it's all about? ;)

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