I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! in D-Link

I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! in D-Link http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r15034139 en Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:28:23 EDT Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:28:23 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18825193 JimF : Although a little off topic, I have frequently advised people with problems with the DI-524/624 to get a MIMO or Draft-N router, which are a lot more stable, compatible, faster, etc. I have had a DI-634M which works great, as do the Trendnet TEW-611BRP and TEW-631BRP, which are comparable to the DI-634M and the DIR-635, respectively (same Atheros chips, slightly different GUI). You can use them as a main router with no problem, and find use for the DI-524 elsewhere as you note.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18825193 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:25:51 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18824277 mitchschaft : I've used mine for a couple years now with no issues. I could play around with the new firmware, but my reasons for upgrading is to go with a gigabit network.
I'm getting in to the whole media center thing and windows home server.
I might use it the 524 for a bridge to separate my game consoles. I'll find a use for it :D.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18824277 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:36:10 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18824260 PamelaTS : With both models seemingly discontinued it would be nice if D-Link would make the source code public. This would allow the community to keep their product alive and well. Oh wait that would take away from sales of newer more expensive equipment.

While I have dealt with the quirks of my DI-524x624 revC for several years I must admit I am contemplating a newer router. If only to get something that is actually supported by the (OEM/VAR) maker.

When I consider I bought it at Office Depot with a rebate that made it nearly free, it has served well.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18824260 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:31:22 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18823064 mitchschaft : I had/have mine at one hour. I flashed back to the 524 after my post earlier and haven't experienced any rebooting. I can try to play with the time intervals.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18823064 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:23:56 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18821305 PamelaTS :

said by mitchschaft

:

getting reboots every few minutes since the upgrade..

What is the frequency of Time updates. I believe that some (like 72 hours is at least partially at fault. I used to have same issue until I changed the time update frequency to 8hrs.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18821305 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:42:04 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18820482 JimF : Yes, it sounds good, but may cause more problems than it solves. I went back to 3.23 for the DI-524 and use it only as an access point. It works great for that, but I would not trust it as my main router. I use a wired one for that.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18820482 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:46:32 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18820415 mitchschaft : Well, I've been getting reboots every few minutes since the upgrade. Oh well. I had plans to buy a new router anyway :D. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18820415 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:36:17 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18790717 lllplus2 : Thanks a lot. That did it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18790717 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:21:57 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18789703 mitchschaft : Hey guys, I signed up just to let you know that I flashed my Di-524 revC last night with the "hacked" Di-624 revC firmware from a few posts back last night and it works flawlessly!
I need to go out and get a 108G adapter for the laptop now!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18789703 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:55:17 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18785847 JimF : Did you try the 2.76 version (hacked) from the above link? I start out with a clean sheet by doing the emergency crash recovery procedure to wipe out the old firmware:
»D-Link Forum FAQ »My DI-5xx/DI-6xx router has crashed and I cannot configure it. What do I do?

Then upload the hacked file, which is the original 2.76 firmware as modified with a hex editor as described at the start of this discussion. It works for me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18785847 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:18:14 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18778045 lllplus2 : I have firmware version 3.23. None of the 624 files work. Is there something special to do to make it work?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18778045 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:29:34 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18602914 jervin123 : thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18602914 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:22:31 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18602888 JimF : Here it is for version 2.76, which is the latest that I have seen. I don't know if they allow links directly to the firmware; it may get removed. But I am using 3.23, which is the latest version for the DI-524, and works fine for me.

di624_revC_2···cked.zip 776,900 bytes
(di624_revC_276_hacked.bin)

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18602888 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:17:54 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18601306 jervin123 : The link is dead I was wondering if someone had this file could they upload it again. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18601306 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:25:56 EDT New firmware broke my port forwarding? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18312332 anon : Hi, maybe one of you may be able to help me with something.

I recently upgraded my DI 524 rev A2 to the latest 1.23 firmware and now my port forwarding seems to be broken.

If I set it up to forward a port, it will display it in the list but won't actually forward the port!

Is there anyway to go back to a previous revision? D-L only posts the most recent (ugh)

Thanks. :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18312332 Thu, 10 May 2007 12:47:00 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18310627 anon : Excellent hack!

By the way how long did it take you to do a diff on the hex?

Assuming that's what you did.

Just wondering if anyone else has done the same?

Regards]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18310627 Thu, 10 May 2007 02:01:05 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18301908 anon : Thanks, my Di-524 has been going down hill for months to the point that the wireless wasn't accessable from a foot away. I just got a linksys so i figured i would have a little fun and see that i could do with a second wireless router. And the network wireless actually showed up again. still don;t fill like risking it as the D-link was resetting at least once a day.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18301908 Tue, 08 May 2007 16:19:09 EDT Anyone? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18260846 uRdoomd : I too, have a wish. Upgrade to the DI-624 from DI-524, but I have revision A2. Anyone know if it is possible to upgrade this one without any problems, or if at all possible?

I hope this isn't TOO off topic but I also have another problem for anyone with an answer. I have a computer hooked up wirelessly to the DI-524, but it cannot obtain the speeds it is supposedly connecting to the router at. It sais 54MBit, but internet download speeds only reach around 200Kbyte/s, give or take, when the actual internet download speed is supposed to be 520Kbyte/s, give or take, which I can reach with the directly wired connected computer attached to the same router.

When trying to transfer files (fairly big ones) from either computer to the other, it reaches a maximum speed of around 120-180Kbyte/s. If anyone knows any info on how to fix this, I would appreciate it.

Router: D-Link DI-524 REV. A2. Firmware V. 1.23.

Wireless Adapter: Linksys WMP54G V.4.1. Driver Version unknown (updated from windows updates).

OS w. PCI Adapter: Windows Vista Business 32bit.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18260846 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:14:30 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18193698 anon : This is exciting news.. I have so many VPN NAT issues with 524. Heard that 624 does not have these issues...

How can I flash my 524 into 624?

My Router details: DI-524 , H/W: E1 and Firmware: 5.10.

Would you please suggest if this works for my hardware too? Most of the posts here talk about H/W: C...

Thanks.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18193698 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:00:50 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18150139 MrPopman : Once you have the DI-624 firmware loaded, you can use the official firmware and normal firmware update procedure.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18150139 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:52:41 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18148436 HEOH : Before 1 year I flashed my DI-524 rev.C to DI-624 version 2.71 . Now I want to renew my firmware version. Were I should take a new version? Should I use official DI-624 v.2.76 or a hacked version?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18148436 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:20:14 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17846409 anon : I just flashed my DI-524 D1 (D2 board on the inside) to the DI-624 D2 using the firmware posted in the link a few posts ago.

The router works, but now when I try to update firmware to a newer revision (the hacked firmware was 4.02, I'm trying to use stock 4.03), once I click "Apply" I get a "Page Could Not Be Found" error in my browser. Anyone got any ideas?

P.S. If anyone knew how to hack the DI-524 into a wireless bridge, I'd love to know. I'd like to connect an Ethernet printer to it to connect back to my DGL-4300 via wireless.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17846409 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:58:30 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17828909 anon : Any chance of this hack working on a DI-524 rev. E? Any way to do the same? The rev. E firmware doesn't have any values at the end of the file, so, i'm clueless.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17828909 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:51:58 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17826499 AmyGrrl : I just updated my DI-524 RevC into a DI-624 RevC... running the 2.76 firmware.. but the router seems to reboot every few minutes.... alot worse than the old 3.32 firmware... I would like to flash back... can anyone tell me how to do that... thanks

Edit: Nevermind, I patched my own firmwares. I'll attach them both for anyone who want to go back and forth with the 2 lastest firmwares...

DI-524 To DI···2.76.zip 776,896 bytes

DI-624 To DI···3.23.zip 791,729 bytes

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17826499 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:01:14 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17725094 rampart51 : FYI...I just updated my modified di-524 to di-624 firmware version 2.76. Seems good so far.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17725094 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:01:14 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17668507 anon : Wow, this worked great!! seems to be a little warm now but no overheating problems. Anyone else use this router for Xbox Live? before the upgrade... it used to SUCK for xbox but now it is a lot better. Still a little lag though... but that may be server side. Anyway I'm very curious to know if anyone else is on Live for 360 with this router]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17668507 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:17:02 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17635793 JimF : Try this from the French ftp site. It appears to be the right one, though I have not tried it myself.
ftp.dlink.fr/Routeurs/DI-524/Firmware/RevC/3.02/]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17635793 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:13:01 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17635399 anon : Does anyone still have the 3.02 Firmware for the DI-524 RevC I can't find it anywhere online, and it looks as if DLink has taken it off their website. Could someone please upload it here or provide a link. Thank you so much.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17635399 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:34:00 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17556263 bsb817 : Sorry I should have read further...used the Emergency Crash REcovery procedure and found my answer!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17556263 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:59:18 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17556027 bsb817 : Hi I used the generic file* to flash my DI-624 and now my question is if I want to flash it back to Dlink with their firmware upgrades how do I do it? If I use the upgrade firmware window in the "108 Mbps" screen I get "The version of setting file is not compatable" message returned. I tried several DLink firmware versions and all return the same message.

*di624c_generic_166b38.bin]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17556027 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:23:11 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17251427 anon : ZeroCool, where did you get the voltage for the fan? Where on the circuit board did you power it from?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17251427 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:10:08 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17224036 anon : Works for me. Reflashed DI-524 with v2.76 firmware for DI-624. WPA2 is improved, everything else works well.

Great thread!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17224036 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 23:24:03 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17211937 anon : I can select the SuperG option (either w/ or w/o Dynamic Turbo) and selecting either option does not create any problems.
But since my notebook is not SuperG-capable, it's still at 54 (the notebook wireless is based on Atheros 5005G which is only XR-capable).
Checking the Atheros Client Utility, it shows my connection has XR enabled but SuperG is disabled.
I guess I can never find out unless I get a SuperG-capable wireless card.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17211937 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:00:53 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17210691 buzzly : anonking

Did you manage the get the SuperG to work in either DI-624 or WBR-2310 form?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17210691 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:27:05 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17210548 anon : DI-524 to DI-624 (stable, better range)
DI-524 to WBR-1310 (stable, no performance increase, more options in the setup)
DI-524 to DI-624 to WBR-2310 (stable, better range, more options in the setup).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17210548 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 14:59:33 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17210230 anon : I have the rev.D (D1 on the box but D2 on the board) & tried both the DI-624 and WBR-1310 w/ good results.
Initially, my 524 would freeze after making any setting changes & required a hard reset every time.
Flashing the firmware to WBR-1310 got rid of that problem.
Went back to DI-524 firmware to try the DI-624 firmware. Turned on the SuperG & XR options. I know XR is working since I have an Atheros 5005G-based card in my notebook and XR is shown as enabled by the Atheros Utility, but SuperG does not appear to be working (maybe possible with a real superG-based card such as 5005GS chipset?).
The router has been very stable w/ both WBR-1310 and DI-624 firmware (latest version for both). I'm sticking w/ DI-624 for now.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17210230 Fri, 03 Nov 2006 14:00:47 EDT Re: Finally stable! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17195116 anon : Ive been getting some overheating issues too. Ive tried everything, firmware updates (including the WBR-1310-A1 firmware), changing settings, standing it on its side... So here's my answer ... 80MM 12v fan top-side. No more overheating :)

Found this bad boy laying around...

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17195116 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:32:30 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17162197 BigPuppy : Thanks buzzly2, I'll take a look.

I only worry about stability (especially for p2p), and quality of VoIP.

I think people tried to Upgrade
DI-524 rev.D -> DI-624 rev.D and
DI-524 rev.D -> WBR-1310

What's your conclusion?
Anybody else tried rev.D conversion?

How about stability (especially for p2p), and quality of VoIP.

Thanks guys]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17162197 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:47:41 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17161330 anon : Check this thread out. Someone posts a hacked firmware for Ver D.

I have tried it, but Super G of any kind is not working for me.

»I Flashed My DI-524 D2 to a DI-624 D2]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17161330 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:19:36 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17160654 BigPuppy : How about DI-524 rev D ?
Thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17160654 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:31:59 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17025874 ziomus : Hello

What you think about di-524 revision b4.
There is written "B4" on the bottom.
Has anybody tested that revision?
Is it possible to reflash into di-624?

I've never seen any firmware for rev.b4. Even for di-524!
What's difference between revisions?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17025874 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:45:47 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16510626 ron860928 : I just flashed di624_revC_BETAfirmware_275b2.bin and it seems to still work :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16510626 Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:25:12 EDT Re: Finally stable! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16174921 JimF :

said by JTS33

:

Have you felt how warm the heatsinks get during idle time and busy time? If they're hot or very warm, they're definitely doing some good.

They are very warm (almost hot) at idle. I don't play games, do long downloads, or otherwise stress the chip very much. In fact, I don't use it as a router at all, but only as an access point. So it could get even hotter at times. But I expect heavy use would affect the controller chip more than the Atheros 802.11 chip that I have the heatsinks on. My controller chip does not get very warm at all, so I don't bother with a heatsink on it. Your use may require one.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16174921 Fri, 26 May 2006 08:04:17 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16174873 sysut1 : Hi,
Just a ?
Why do you guys buy hundreds to bundle?
Thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16174873 Fri, 26 May 2006 07:50:01 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16174690 efjay01 : I spoke too soon, woke up this morning time has reset to April 1 2002. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16174690 Fri, 26 May 2006 06:19:44 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16173399 efjay01 : Just wanted to update; i flashed to the modified firmware and upgraded to the latest 2.71 build. My last reboot (which was due to a setting change) was 4 days ago and speed on the wireless seems to be a bit better. Thanks to the OP for the firmware and others for their input on settings. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16173399 Thu, 25 May 2006 22:50:15 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16124311 efjay01 : I've read through the thread and it seems flashing the latest 624 beta firmware will give a marginal increase in performance, am i correct? I played Ghost Recon online with my xbox360 yesterday and noticed a bit of lag and was thinking this modded firmware will give a boost (however small). ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16124311 Thu, 18 May 2006 16:57:55 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15805420 anon : Greetings all - thanks for the info.
I was getting 250-280kbps down (speakeasy.net speedtest) to my compaq laptop - and not happy about it.
Upgrading f/w to 2.53 fixed the reboot for me, but not speed. Upgrade to 2.70 (after crapping out the DI624 and doing the emergency crash recovery) works like a champ.
Speeds are now 4800kbps down and 350kbps up routinely.

Woo Hoo!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15805420 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 10:13:32 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15796994 davidmac27 : Hi everyone, my company buys hundreds of these DI-524 routers and bundles them with as a solution with some other hardware that we sell. I have found the Rev C hardware to be very reliable. Rev D hardware appears to be a HUGE mistake and one of the shortest lived hardware revisions I have ever seen as Rev E is already out. Rev D will lock up and when you unplug it, wait 5 seconds and then plug it back in, it doesn't reboot - all the LEDs are on. You have to use a paper clip to reset it for it to reboot properly. Stay away from Rev D if you can!!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15796994 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 01:17:35 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15796753 Talon88 : :::

Mine is DI-624 & Hardware is C3......!

»:-) DI-624_Rev_C Modification Photo.

:::]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15796753 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:14:35 EDT Re: Finally stable! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15796162 JTS33 :

said by JimF

:

It looks like we have different versions. I have Rev C1, with the Atheros chip in the front. I can get two heatsinks on it. I use the "Thermaltake A1978 Copper Ram Heatsink Cooler", which is available from NewEgg or ZipZoomFly, with 8 per package. They include a thermal adhesive, so you can just press them onto the chip. I did not cover the metal cage, since it probably has enough surface area anyway to dissipate the heat, and I did not want to block the holes.

Have you felt how warm the heatsinks get during idle time and busy time? If they're hot or very warm, they're definitely doing some good.

Talon88's picture is of a DI-624, which has a different layout.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15796162 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:30:53 EDT Re: Finally stable! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15795719 msucho : My Router DLINK DI-524 REV C1 FIRMWARE VER 3.2,was rebooting more than 5 times each day. Before yesterday, I was connected to my ISP by cable-modem in that way the router never changed the IP address. Yesterday I changed to other ISP connected by DSL modem. In each reboot I renew my IP to other.
I found the solution with your comments in this forum.
Disable the NTP protocol in TIME section was magic.
The router didn´t reboot anymore. At this moment (12hs later of the change) it still operate without reboot.
On the other hand, I opened the router and I'm afraid about the overheat on the Atheros chip, it doesn't look fine in working temperature. Probably I follow your advise and put the dissipative.

Thank You.

MS]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15795719 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:26:22 EDT Re: Finally stable! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15769696 JimF : It looks like we have different versions. I have Rev C1, with the Atheros chip in the front. I can get two heatsinks on it. I use the "Thermaltake A1978 Copper Ram Heatsink Cooler", which is available from NewEgg or ZipZoomFly, with 8 per package. They include a thermal adhesive, so you can just press them onto the chip. I did not cover the metal cage, since it probably has enough surface area anyway to dissipate the heat, and I did not want to block the holes.

DI-524 C1 with heatsinks

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15769696 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:26:27 EDT Re: Finally stable! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15769437 Talon88 : :::

Where do you put the heatsinks?
At AR2313-ES or Hello Kitty.....??
Can you post Photo...?

Thanks.....!

:::

said by JimF

:

I use RAM heatsinks on the Atheros chip, and turn off Super G turbo, and also turn off auto channel select. Good luck.

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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15769437 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:47:33 EDT Finally stable! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15769371 JimF : My DI-524 is now completely stable. I have tested up to 32 hours. It works for both 2.59b3 and 2.71b11, and probably all the other firmware versions also. But I use the DI-524 as an access point only, with the WAN port disconnected, so this may not apply to you.
(1) Leave UPNP enabled (as is well known)
(2) Set the WAN port to PPPoE dynamic with a dummy password.

For those of you who use PPPoE on the WAN port, as with DSL modems, you may get this stability anyway. But if you use the WAN port, I think it may also help to not set an NTP server, since I think it reboots whenever the time resets (or at least set it to a 72 hour interval).

Of course, all the other rules apply. I use RAM heatsinks on the Atheros chip, and turn off Super G turbo, and also turn off auto channel select. Good luck.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15769371 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:33:05 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15763212 anon : Bah, nobody has tested whether you get full 108Mbps?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15763212 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 10:48:06 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15756252 tqhoang :

said by Avenge :

I have downloaded the 271b10 firmware for the 624, but where does one get the 271b11 firmware that is mentioned here?

Thanks in advance.

Try the thread for 2.71 firmwares.
»[Info] DI-624 rev_C firmware version 2.71 beta]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15756252 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 23:58:55 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15756074 anon : I have downloaded the 271b10 firmware for the 624, but where does one get the 271b11 firmware that is mentioned here?

Thanks in advance.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15756074 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 23:22:12 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15750387 JimF : deleted]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15750387 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:33:50 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15748610 taytong888 : I am also using fw 2.71b11. What work for me are the following:

Keep router upright, and attach a Thermaltech RAM copper heatsink to the Atheros chip.

TX 36 Mbps, Transmit power 50%, short preamble, CTS none, WMM disabled, super G disabled, extended range disabled,802.11g only enabled, DNS relay enabled, gaming mode enabled, UPNP disabled, WAN 10 Mbps.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15748610 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:25:48 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15740805 JTS33 : I can go without a reboot for many days on all of the 624 firmware that I've tried on my 524C, as long as I keep uPNP enabled. Once I disable uPNP, it'll reboot at least once a day.

The 2.57b1 and 2.59b3 firmwares gave me trouble with Windows Shares...the shares would disappear after some time and I would have to reboot the router to get them to reappear. 2.71b11 doesn't give me this problem, and is what I'm using now.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15740805 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:21:13 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15737664 JimF : I think every 18-21 hours, but I have not tested it longer. By the way, I have found that the 2.59b3 firmware is the most stable. It will go 21 hours. And I can actually get it to go longer, if you set the clock manually after a reboot. But it always reverts back to "Automatic" time after a reboot, so if you have a brief power outage, you get back into the reboot cycle. I am trying to find a way to fix this, but have not found it yet.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15737664 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:53:58 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15737137 anon : Does it reboot EVERY 18-21 hours or just within the initial 18-21 hours after applying a fw upgrade?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15737137 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:35:55 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15709216 JimF :

said by djmasa

:

Has anyone else had problems running the DI-524 Firmware v3.20 on Hardware C1 Revision? Would upgrading this to the new beta firmware from paul help the situation any? Any answer would be greatly appreciated.

For your first question, the problems with 3.20 are legendary:
»New DI-524 Firmware Available

For the second: yes, the upgrades help, or you can go back to the DI-524 3.02 firmware. But they all still reboot for me within about 18 to 21 hours. Be sure to leave UPNP enabled or they won't get that far. Also, I find that not setting the clock helps. If you need still better stability, my advice is always the same: get a DI-634M.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15709216 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:11:30 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15708960 djmasa : I have a DI-524 Revision C1. The unit reboots all the time. I mean, ALL the time. One way to get it to reboot EVERY time no matter what, was to try connecting to irc.aniverse.com and it would crash, reboot and kick me off.

Has anyone else had problems running the DI-524 Firmware v3.20 on Hardware C1 Revision? Would upgrading this to the new beta firmware from paul help the situation any? Any answer would be greatly appreciated.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15708960 Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:51:14 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15651735 taytong888 : Thank you calloatti and paul248. A positive balance has been credited to your karmic accounts. What's next for an encore performance?

:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15651735 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 21:36:02 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15650750 calloatti :

said by paul248

:

HOLY $#%!

I have a DI-524/C1 at home, and I was reading about the various Atheros chipsets and stuff... long story short, I noticed that the DI-524/C has the same chip as the DI-624/C. Then I came across this thread:

»DWL-G800AP and DWL-G810 interchangeable?

Nice to see that my research and my checksum calculator program where so usefull :):)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15650750 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:08:13 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15648914 peter_m : Not sure if this is the right place but after reading ( »AirLink 108mbps router ) I am wondering if anyone has found a better firmware then D-Links. AirLink101, eusso or Kcoprs???

Peter]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15648914 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:32:04 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15647529 JimF : You can use the Emergency Crash Recovery procedure to get you back to the 3.02 firmware. But I would hold in the reset button for 15 seconds instead of 10 seconds. If that does not work, the router is probably gone.
»D-Link Forum FAQ »My DI-5xx/DI-6xx router has crashed and I cannot configure it. What do I do?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15647529 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:14:42 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15645602 kalkivenk : i followed your instructions to flash by DI-524 with DI624. My toshiba laptop with intel pro builtin wireless card able to detect and connect to the network. However when i enable encryption, it is failing to acquire network address even though signal strength is excellent.

i also tried to level back my firmware to 524 3.02, now that is not working either.

Any help from anyone is greatly appreciated.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15645602 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:31:45 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15640030 JimF : Save all of yourselves the trouble. Even if the time is set to "Manual", it will revert to "Automatic" after a power-off/on reboot. The Time will try to reach the default NTP server, and a reboot will occur at around 21 hours. I think this is true for all firmware versions. That may not be a problem to you, but if so, the solution is simple: Get a DI-634M.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15640030 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:55:41 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15631388 JimF : For not setting the time, it seems to work best to set the time "Manually", but do not enter any settings. When you leave it on "Automatic", I think it still tries to set the clock by a default NTP server, even if you leave the NTP field blank. A reboot may then occur in the 18 to 24 hour time frame. But it seems to depend on the version of the firmware you are using. I am still trying them out.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15631388 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 10:26:35 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15627632 streamer3 : Thanks for the info....I'll look into your suggestions....

As compared to the last 524 load, the internet seems like it got a kick in the pants and my router doesn't seem as eager to drop the wireless connection nearly as often....or maybe it's all an illusion.....

Mind you, I am using it hand-in-hand with the
D-Link DWL-G122 wireless USB adapter.
Hardware Version B1
Firmware Version 2.02 ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15627632 Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:35:24 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15622718 JimF : I was never able to get 2.71 build 11 entirely stable, but leave UPNP enabled and do not set the time for best results. That probably applies to 2.70 also. For complete stability (over 18 hours by my tests), either 2.59b3 on the UK FTP site or the Eusso generic software were the only ones that worked for me.

Each has its advantages, but I like the Eusso best because it will automatically work with WPA2 or WPA (either AES or TKIP) if you select WPA2 security.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15622718 Mon, 06 Mar 2006 09:33:18 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15620632 streamer3 : Just updated my 524C firmware to ver 2.70 DI-624/C firmware.

Seems to be working great....

Any comments out there regarding performance?

Thanks! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15620632 Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:31:04 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15514530 spectre_240 : Has anyone had any luck working with the eusso firmware and SNMP?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15514530 Sun, 19 Feb 2006 20:38:08 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15513539 JimF : Paul248 already applied the hex editor in coming up with his hacked version. It should upgrade from 3.20 without further editing. The technique anthrorules used looks OK to me. He could try a different browser for the upgrade. Or else leave well enough alone. He may have hit on the world's only stable 3.20 version.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15513539 Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:59:38 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15513374 taytong888 : anthrorules,

Please review your Step 2. After flashing from (US DI-524 Rev. C) fw 3.02 to fw 3.20, what exactly did you do? Did you use a hex editor to modify the firmware of DI-624 Rev. C, apply the checksum correction, then flash from 3.20 to the "hacked" DI-624C firmware as paul248 suggested? I used the same procedure for the Canadian firmwares and was able to mod from DI-524C to DI-624C.

:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15513374 Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:31:45 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15511353 anthrorules : "Nope. Sorry, only Rev.C will work."

REALLY?

Didn't work for me...

I tried the following:

1) Flashing from 3.02 (which was the factory default version that came with the Router last year)

2) Upgrading to 3.20 and then flashing

3) Reseting to Factory Defaults and then flashing

None of these methods worked, kept getting "incompatible firmware version" error message.

But good news is that I think that Version 3.20 is finally working as good as Version 3.02. This time I manually re-entered all configurations and stuck with WEP "security" and MAC Filtering. No disconnects with wireless laptop in the past 24 hours. * cross fingers *

I did note that the Wireless JumpStart is a piece of crap and I could not get any of my wireless laptops to connect.
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Strange things happened to my comp in the last 2 days. Yesterday evg when I connected to the Net it was unusually slow and inconsistent, i.e. most sites took too long to load. I began searching for the Sygate firewall icon but it's gone. Couldn't re-install Sygate, since only Uninstall option available. Did a speed test, results 17 kbps down/491 up. I spent a few hours scanning for spywares and viruses in safe mode but there were none. Went to Majorgeek web site to download Sygate Personal Free FW but it turned out this is a Pro version for 30 days trial. Anyhow, this afternoon again I could not get on the Net. Power cycling and restart didn't work. I immediately turned off Sygate Pro but could not get it back. Followed procedure suggested by ubercam hoping to flash firmware to paul248's generic version but failed. Then tried talon88's Crash recovery procedure but still no good. Router's lights indicate normal operation but couldn't use either IE or FF to get to router config page. While I went away for a break, it dawned on me I should have first flashed the firmware to DI624C's hacked version, before flashing to either 2.71b10 or paul 248's generic. So, this time it worked; I chose 2.71b10 for now since generic didn't work somehow. Also lowered TX to 24 Mbps. Had to do a hard reset both at the beginning and at the end, as well as entering the settings twice. What a PITA!

I saw Connect Mode to be "on demand" so perhaps this is why I tend to have problem connecting lately although I remember setting "Always on". I trust some of you can at least benefit from my experience in flashing firmware for a "hacked" DI-524C router.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15494733 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:57:06 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15491886 JimF :

said by trichrome7

:

yep, it's a rev c1, so how do i "flash" it to a 624, i went into the router, and browsed and just installed his firmware, but that didn't work..

Maybe try upgrading from a different version. For example, if you have 3.02, try upgrading to 3.20 first, or vice-versa. Also, I would try a different browser, so if you are using Firefox for example, try Internet Explorer. But I have heard of at least one other case where the generic firmware did not work, so there may be some compatibility problem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15491886 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:57:16 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15490611 trichrome7 : who here has been running it as a 624 smoothly? i see a lot of mixed opinions. I also know that i complain about my 524, so it's probably the same thing]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15490611 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:03:10 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15490604 trichrome7 : yep, it's a rev c1, so how do i "flash" it to a 624, i went into the router, and browsed and just installed his firmware, but that didn't work.. (i must sound dumb)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15490604 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:02:03 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15490585 JimF : Yes, paul248 already edited it with a hex editor, so if you use his edited version, you can upgrade from the DI-524 firmware. But do you have a 524 Rev C? That is the only version that works. Also, I would next upgrade to 2.71 build 10 after that.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15490585 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:58:52 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15490440 trichrome7 : ok, so i tried to hack my di-524 into a 624, but i'm a total newbie as to hex editing... is that firmware already edited by paul248? I tried to install it through the firmware and just used pauls.. i'm guessing that sounds really dumb. can someone please give me a quick step by step guide. and dont worry if i kill my router, i at least can get to the emergency crash recovery page and reset it from there.

i can't get this di-524 to do what i want for the life of me. all i need is to open ports 5900 5800 and 5500 to forward them to my local machine 192.168.0.100 which is set to static ip. it just doesn't work. so i want to try it as a 624 before i go out and buy a linksys... which i'll probably do friday if this doesnt work.

thanks again,
this forum is really interesting]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15490440 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:37:56 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15487041 peter_m : Actually, some one noticed it was linux under the hood and when they exposed Linksys, they had no choice to release it. Nothing voluntary about it. I don't think Dlink would do the same unless they had to. :( But who knows, they might just throw their hands in the air and and say: Hey why don't you amateurs give it try, we the pros, give up!:D

As for winter boots.... mine look like construction boots. I never tried but I'm pretty sure they can boot and reboot pretty much anything :-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15487041 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:01:14 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15485845 taytong888 : I probably don't need to buy any more routers for the time being, since I also have a new DI-624C and a new DI-524 Rev. C which I could hack! Seriously, it would be nice if DLink could release their firmware source codes to the Open Source community. Just look what Linksys did to theirs, and watch their sales!

:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15485845 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:17:57 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15485317 JimF : You could place it on the floor and with the large winter shoes you wear in Canada give a new meaning to the term "reboot".

But the generic firmware works fine for me. Or buy a new WBR-1310 or 2310; they appear to be stable.
»New D-Link Routers Sighted!

The DI-634M is very stable for most people also, including me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15485317 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:12:44 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15485172 taytong888 : I have yet to use paul248's generic firmware. I hope I don't have to go into a meditative state then give the router a spiritual cleansing! I also have a WRT54GS unit on standby!

:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15485172 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:50:44 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15485009 peter_m : Sound like you have it under control. The sad thing is if that doesn't solve it for you, you will probably have to resort to alternative medicine or maybe an exorcism... ;-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15485009 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:26:59 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15484186 taytong888 : peter,

No, I did not know that I should do a "reset to factory defaults" after I flashed the firmware. In any case, the router has been steady for the last 2 days so I am keeping my fingers crossed. Up until now, I have kept the router standing upon its side and selected all the router settings you mentioned. I hope I don't need to open up the router case either to install a RAM heat sink on the radio chip and/or enlarge the ventilation holes on the cover. I also hope not having to wrap the internal cable with an aluminum foil. These measures are supposed to stop the rebooting.

:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15484186 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:39:00 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15484005 trichrome7 : (i posted as "just a question" earlier)

is this stable for anybody??????
i can't stand the 3.20 firmware for the 524, how is the 3.02 ?? or should i just give the 624 a try??

i'm just trying to get VNC working and port forwarding doesn't seem to be working. all i can do is remote access to my router and can't get it to forward me to my local machine (which i gave a static ip). do u think disabling DHCP could solve this problem?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15484005 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:17:43 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15482820 peter_m : Have you done a "reset to factory defaults" after your flashed the firmware? I found i to be a good idea.

Try all the following:
SuperG Disabled completely (less sensitive to radio interference)
Extended range Disabeled
WPA-PSK TKIP (higher security)
DNS Relay: Disabled (uses less router resources)
TX Rate: 12, 18, 24 or 36 (the lower, the less sensitive to radio interference)
Transmit Power: 50% (100% can cause reboots)
UPnP: Enabled (disabled can cause reboots)
Gaming Mode: Enabled (uses less router resources)
Log settings: Disabled everything (could prevent router slowdown when Log is full at 20 pages)

My favorite advice is for you to stand it on it's side so that it's vertical to facilitate cooling.

Good luck]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15482820 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:40:57 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15468126 taytong888 : Hi,

Yesterday I gave firmware 2.71b10 and Super G Disabled a try. At first the router seemed to be steady but this morning when I turned on the computer I had to power cycle the modem and router in order to connect with the Net. Then this afternoon same thing happened. I have just changed TX from Auto to 36 Mpbs as suggested in one of peter m's thread. If DI-624 continues to reboot, I may have to change to paul248's generic firmware. By the way, I have a Linksys on standby but I don't know how the dual high-gain antennas would work for the upstairs-downstairs situation.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15468126 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:48:26 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15456830 coolnat2004 : I just flashed my DI-524/C1 with the 2.70 DI-624/C firmware, and then upgraded to 2.71b10. Everything seems to be working fine, but I'm getting port forwarding conflicts when the 524 3.20 firmware did not exhibit this.

For example, say I want to set up the following forwards:

192.168.0.101
Private: 80
Public: 80

192.168.0.102
Private: 80
Public: 8000

This would work on the 3.20 firmware, but does not work on 2.70 or 2.71b10. It reports a port conflict, since the private port# of 80 is the same. But this should not matter!

Is there any way to get this working with my "new" DI-624?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15456830 Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:27:29 EDT Re: i'm so confused. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15455837 JimF : Wouldn't you set up a virtual server via the DI-524, using 192.168.0.101 as the Private IP address? I would think you would list 5900, etc. as the Private Ports, and the Public Ports would be the same. You would then connect to you real IP of 142.xxx.xxx.xxx.

But why don't you start a new topic to get the attention of some real VNC experts? It has been a long time since I used it, and never through the DI-524.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15455837 Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:36:00 EDT i'm so confused. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15455618 anon : ok, thanks for the quick reply. My other question is, should i get a new router? i just can't get VNC to work from the net. like i said, everythnig is set up properly. i'm so confused... and when connecting with vnc, if my local ip is 192.168.0.101 , and my router is 192.168.0.1 , when using the vnc viewer, do i try to connect to my real ip 142.xx.xxx.xx:1 ? i have all the ports 5900, 5800, and 5500 forwarding to my local ip, and not my router, so in theory everything is set up properly/.... ahhhh why wont it work??]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15455618 Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:59:30 EDT Re: Revert back to a 524? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15455277 JimF : The problems are not just wireless, though that may be a big part of it for some people, especially with portable phones that use the 2.4 GHz band. But my tests were done only through wired LAN connections. The wireless was on, but not being used, and there are no other access points around on that channel. (By the way, find an used fixed channel, and turn auto-select off).

You can change it back to a DI-524. The way I do it is to use the emergency crash recovery procedure in the FAQ, except I would hold in the reset button for 15 seconds instead of 10 seconds.
»D-Link Forum FAQ »My DI-5xx/DI-6xx router has crashed and I cannot configure it. What do I do?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15455277 Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:02:11 EDT Revert back to a 524? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15454957 anon : ok, i'm trying to get vnc running on my computers,.... and the firmware for the di-524 just sucks for it. i swear everything is set up right, i have ports 5900, 5800, and 5500 forwarded to my local ip, but still can't connect. i can only connect through my local network using the local ip and not oever the internet.
my question is, is the firmware for the di624 that paul has posted better for me?
and also, if i change my 524 C1 to a 624, can i change it back?? and this restarting that you all are talking about, is that just wireless causing problems??
sorry for tons of questions, but i've been trying for a week to get this set up and everything is set up right and jsut not working.
i even emailed dlink tech support and they gave me a walk through on port forwarding and it still doesn't work. someone pleasse help me!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15454957 Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:08:23 EDT I fixed it! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15452365 qworster : I have a rev C1 as well with 2.70 firmware on it. When I tried to install the hacked firmware, It gave me an error message that the firmware was the wrong type.

BUMMER!

It's a 624 now..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15452365 Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:46:50 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15450024 JimF : You can go directly to the generic Eusso firmware from the 624 firmware. Use the second version that paul248 provided, the one he modified. I was unable to get either the first version or his modified version to upgrade directly from the DI-524C firmware.

EDIT: I had to use Internet Explorer (rather than Firefox) to set the security in the generic firmware. Otherwise, the changes were not applied.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15450024 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 22:27:38 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15449999 taytong888 : Hi,

Can I go directly to the generic firmware, or do I need to revert to the original DI-524C firmware first, before going to the generic version? Thanks in advance.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15449999 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 22:23:14 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15444542 JimF : The only way I way able to make my DI-524/624 completely stable was to use the generic firmware as modified by paul248 above, and to leave UPNP enabled. It goes for over 30 hours now, which is as long as I have tested it. Otherwise, with any other firmware (either 524 or 624), 18 hours was the limit, often less.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15444542 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:31:53 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15442288 taytong888 : Today my router rebooted again. So, I changed from Channel 10 to Ch. 1 and "Super G Without Turbo" to "Super G Disabled". Hope that this will make the router stable for a long time.

:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15442288 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 21:04:00 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15422598 luminaire : Pick the one with the least amount of users on it then, as channel 11 will interfere with channel 10.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15422598 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:26:36 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15421123 taytong888 : In my neighbourhood, Channels 1, 6 and 11 are already taken. That's why I chose Channel 10.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15421123 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 08:31:52 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15420165 luminaire : Channel 10 is adjacent to channel 11. There will be very few differences in quality between them. There are only 3 real non-adjacent channels, 1,6, and 11. Pick one of them. If 11 was no good, pick 1.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15420165 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 01:23:02 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15419688 taytong888 : Hi pleekmo,

I just did it using Firefox. Previously I used Opera but that didn't work. Thanks for your tip. Now I am keeping my fingers crossed!

:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15419688 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 23:55:54 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15419364 pleekmo :

said by taytong888

:

I tried changing the channel to Channel 10, but after I clicked Continue then checked Status the router reverted back to Channel 11. Would I need to do a full crash recovery, with all the hassles?

Perhaps not. I've noticed that my router changes always take if I use Firefox, but not if I use Internet Explorer. Dunno yet about Opera...

Try another (non-IE) browser.
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HCN: Because you deserve a rest!

I wonder what Spock would have to say (or do) about Omelas?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15419364 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 23:08:40 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15419308 taytong888 : I tried changing the channel to Channel 10, but after I clicked Continue then checked Status the router reverted back to Channel 11. Would I need to do a full crash recovery, with all the hassles?

:(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15419308 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 23:01:16 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15416982 luminaire : From all that I've seen its wireless interference and too many sessions through the router. Disabling SuperG, and changing the channel has always done the trick for me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15416982 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 18:33:35 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15416490 pleekmo :

said by taytong888

:

lately the router seems to be rebooting when I first turn on the computer for the day and connect with the Internet

As I've noted in another thread it appears that many reboot complaints in this forum may be merely due to co-channel interference. (I believe most wireless routers default to a particular channel -- Channel 11, I think.) You may wish to try changing the wireless channel that your router uses.
--
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I wonder what Spock would have to say (or do) about Omelas?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15416490 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:28:50 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15416053 taytong888 : Hi,

About two months ago I changed my DI-524C to DI-624C f/w 2.53 (Canada)and it was rather solid for awhile. However, lately the router seems to be rebooting when I first turn on the computer for the day and connect with the Internet. I am wondering if firmware version 2.53 is not as stable as version 2.42. I appreciate your comments or suggestions.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15416053 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 16:27:44 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15412428 ubercam :

said by LucasMoon

:

I did try to upload under the generic but it wont work.

I changed back to 2.50 actually because it lacked a couple features and MAC filtering did not work at all. I'm currently testing how stable 2.50 is for my own setup, as many say it's the most stable firmware.

To revert, I didn't do anything special, but when changing firmware I always do the crash recovery...

1) Restore Factory Settings

2) Press the reset button on the router with a pen, hold it down. While holding the button, unplug the power. I noticed that sometimes if you don't unplug all the ethernet cables it doesn't properly enter crash recovery mode, so if you're having trouble, try that.

3) Keep holding the reset button, plug the power back in and continue holding the reset button for ~12 seconds.

4) Release the reset button, plug everything back in (if you unplugged it).

5) Go to a wired computer (wireless won't work here), set a static IP for the 192.168.0.x network, where x = anything from 2 - 254. DO NOT make it = 1.

6) Open up IE (Firefox doesn't work well here in my experience) and type in 192.168.0.1. You'll see a very plain site.

7) On the plain site, hit the Browse button, find your firmware (make sure its the right one) and press Upload once you've found it. It doesn't take long to upload (2 seconds MAX), so watch the router's lights. Once the firmware is uploaded and installed, the router resets itself. Watch for this.

8) Once you see the router reset, go back over to it and press down the reset button for about 5 seconds (until it resets). This apparently "locks in" the firmware, but I don't see how this honestly makes a difference... I mean the firmware was just flashed onto the chip, its not going away because you didn't reset the router. That's absurd.

9) Refresh the page in IE, you might have to hold shift to get it to refresh properly. Log in with admin, no password. First thing you should do is Restore Factory Settings.

10) Once you've done that, set it up how you like, and don't forget to change the static IP on your computer back to DHCP if you use that. That's it! No hex editing required!
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--- ClarkConnect 3.2 --- 2× D-Link DI-624 (Rev. A & C) --- HP DV4270 w/ Intel 2200BG --- SMC2532W-B w/ Demarc drivers for Wardriving :) ---]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15412428 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 01:39:33 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15405579 LucasMoon : I like to know I just did that upgrade has a test and I dont like it.
I got the di-624 C and upgrade to di624c_generic_166b38.bin
And I like to know how I go BACK to the dlink firmware..not to good to play around with hex software.
I like to return to di624_firmware_250.bin

I did try to upload under the generic but it wont work.

Your help would be greatfull.

moonwolf25@hotmail.com

Thank you]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15405579 Sun, 05 Feb 2006 00:02:08 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15372395 ubercam : Another observation after having it on all day.

No reboots all day. Last reboot was at 12:45am. That's a good sign. UPnP is enabled as in Gaming Mode.

Roughly halfway through the day, I could no longer connect to my webserver, and when I got home, I couldn't get on the internet, but everything seemed ok and the router's status page showed it was connected to the DSL. I had to go hang up and reconnect to get it to work.

Another thing I noticed was that when you set it to Always Connected, it never connects.

Cheers,
Cam]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15372395 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:53:12 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15370218 JTS33 :

said by ubercam

:

IDENT stealh/closed, more Super G options, and probably a couple more I missed. The only downside is the MAC filtering not working for me, which I'm not willing to try again.

The IDENT stealth feature doesn't work in the generic firmware either. I had to change the setting to "closed" and forward port 113 to a non-existant IP for IDENT to actually be stealthed (like you have to do with the D-Link firmware without the IDENT stealth/closed option).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15370218 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:13:17 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15367512 ubercam : I am trying the Eusso firmware on my DI-624 rev. C.

A couple observations:
1) If you put in MAC Filters, be prepared to do a hard reset. I typed all my MAC's into the router and reset it, and couldn't connect with any computer. I could be wrong, but the MAC filters could be case sensitive. I typed in lowercase, so its possible they should all be in uppercase, or they don't work whatsoever. I'm not trying them again.

2) The lack of static DHCP. I am now forced to use my webserver to handle it since I won't use static IP's b/c I bring my laptop to Uni and I have port forwards set up for BitTorrent and other things. That's ok though, all it does is serve my low-traffic site, so it can spare a couple cycles.

3) The web interface is MUCH faster than the D-Link firmware... and I mean MUCH faster and no ugly D-Link fluff!

4) The UPnP doesn't work the same as the D-Link. With the D-Link firmware, when I open up 'Network Connections' I see the 'D-Link Router' object, and can open it up and see which ports are forwarded and all that. With the Eusso firmware, I either can't see it at all, or only in 'Network Neighbourhood'.

5) The web based interface only works well with IE, unfortunately. Good thing for the IE Tab Firefox plugin! :)

6) Overall, except for the UPnP thing and the static DHCP missing, this firmware has a few more options than D-Link, such as Routing, SNMP, IDENT stealh/closed, more Super G options, and probably a couple more I missed. The only downside is the MAC filtering not working for me, which I'm not willing to try again.

Not a bad firmware, so long as Eusso (or is that Global Sun Tech?) keep updating it and squashing those bugs!

Just as aside... is there any way of disabling the wireless on a DI-624 rev. A? I can't find any option on the router so I just unscrewed the antenna. Any better ideas?

Edit: Another thing I noticed is that the Help IS AMAZINGLY USEFUL!! It's complete! It has a glossary of all terms and explains everything in enough detail for you to actually understand! D-Link take a lesson from Eusso!!!

Cheers,
Cam]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15367512 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:57:04 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15344772 anon : i just tried it on my 524d doesn't work i just wanted to for kicks sucks they didn't send me a 524c oh well.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15344772 Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:58:03 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15301798 cwagner17 : So what is the best di-624 firmware to use on a di-524 rev C?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15301798 Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:38:16 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15244486 funchords : It's been a while, but yes.

I turned off Dynamic Turbo (which didn't work in my neighborhood, anyway), and I ceased having the problem.

I found that mine occurred more frequently doing backups across the network than anything else. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15244486 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:43:11 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15242913 JTS33 : With firmware v2.57 (from D-Link Germany) or v1.66b38 (generic), my Windows shares become inaccessible after a while (I usually notice after a day or so of consistent router uptime). Manually rebooting the router makes the Windows shares visible on the network again. I use static IPs on all networked computers.

Has anyone else experienced this issue?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15242913 Sat, 14 Jan 2006 08:44:03 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15215730 yundesa5 : Thanks for the help.

I had flashed my router to the generic firmware and didn't like it and wanted to change it back to the di-624. I have successfully switched back to the beta of 624.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15215730 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:56:31 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15215135 JimF : You can download it from the third post in this topic:
»DWL-G800AP and DWL-G810 interchangeable?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15215135 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:42:57 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15214834 yundesa5 : Can anyone provide me a link to the dlink firmware checksum program?

Thanks in advance.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15214834 Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:59:48 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15205913 JimF : funchords,

I am using 2.71 and not the alternate firmware, so don't have any static routes, if that is what you are referring to. So I will live without the NTP feature since everything else is stable. Thanks for your emergency reset procedures.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15205913 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:04:31 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15205735 funchords :

said by JimF

:

I tried the reset, but even though it cleared everything out, it did not fix the clock. Maybe if I do it 10 times it will work.

After I posted that, I tested it. NTP doesn't obey the route rules, or I did them wrong (this was using Paul's alternate firmware which has that feature).

It ended when I routed the packets back to the router itself. :o As soon as I get off my lazy butt, I'm going to have to reset it.
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~ Keeper of the D-Link FAQ ~ Did you Search? ~ More features, Free! Join BBR! ~]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15205735 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:41:51 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15205529 Gem : JimF & yundesa5 :

Beats me why it worked. When I modified the router settings afterwards, I totally turned off DHCP on the LAN side and entered a static LAN ip manually in TCP/IP properties.

Also entered my dns server IPs manually in TCP/IP properties.

And disabled the windows DHCP and DNS services.

Whatever the cause, the Dlink router has been working better now than ever. (find some wood to knock on, quick!)

It's still holding the correct time, has not lost connection to the DNS servers, and hasn't rebooted overnight. All of which are somewhat of a record for the router.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15205529 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:09:25 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15205184 yundesa5 : It didn't work for me either. Wondering if the nntp services does require the WAN port to be connected.

From what it looks like, when set to auto, it's not finding anything so defaults to April 1 2002.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15205184 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 12:15:21 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15204762 JimF : I tried the reset, but even though it cleared everything out, it did not fix the clock. Maybe if I do it 10 times it will work.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15204762 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:08:11 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15204536 yundesa5 : I'm actually not using the WAN port either. Maybe I'll see if I can do a factory reset as well.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15204536 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:24:08 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15204089 Gem :
said by yundesa5 :

I flashed mine to di-624 2.71beta and noticed that the nntp will not work.

The time when set to auto will show 2002 and the wrong month.
Yes, my Di524/624 with all the firmwares would not hold the time correctly until yesterday. I reset the thing to factory defaults, then modified the configuration back to the way it seems to work best.

When checking it later to see how it was doing, surprise! Time now works - go figure.

This was not the first time to use the reset to factory defaults option, but it the first time time is working - who knows what happened? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15204089 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:46:59 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15204023 JimF : It doesn't work for me either, but I had assumed it was because mine is operating in LAN mode with the WAN port disconnected. Anyway, I just set it manually using the computer's clock.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15204023 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:33:01 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15203150 yundesa5 : I fashed mine to di-624 2.71beta and noticed that the nntp will not work. The time when set to auto will show 2002 and the wrong month. Anyone else having this issue?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15203150 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 01:22:48 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15186757 funchords :
said by a008 :

Anyone know the differences among AR5002,5004,5005?

Atheros WLAN Chipset Solutions]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15186757 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:07:25 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15183215 a008 : Anyone know the differences among AR5002,5004,5005?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15183215 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 09:08:09 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15178711 JTS33 : DI-624 Rev. C1 and C2: Atheros AR2312 (AR5002-class) chipset

DI-624 Rev. C3 and DI-524 Rev. C1: Atheros AR2313 (AR5004-class) chipset

DI-624 Rev. D2 and DI-624 Rev. D1: Atheros AR2314 (AR5005-class) chipset.

DI-524 Rev. E1: Atheros AR2315 chipset
DI-624 Rev. E1: Atheros AR2316 chipset
Both are AR5006-class chips, but it appears Atheros has started creating a separate Super-G disabled version of their AP/Router chip :(
Bottom of the page in the following link:
»www.atheros.com/pt/AR5006Bulletins.htm]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15178711 Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:41:30 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15176322 paul248 : »https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/cf/ea···arch.cfm

Grantee Code: KA2
Product Code: DI524

I see a little Atheros chip in the internal photos for the D1 and E1.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15176322 Thu, 05 Jan 2006 12:33:54 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15175867 a008 : Good, I was worried that you think my pics is for a D and a E.

I believe Rev D and E are based on Broadcom chipsets and there is no chance it can be hacked into a DI-624. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15175867 Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:30:43 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15172375 funchords : I haven't, personally. The latest I've seen on the shelves is C. But we've had several reports of Rev. E here in the forum.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15172375 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 22:00:40 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15167120 a008 : funchords and black flag. Where did you see the D1 and E1? thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15167120 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 10:36:24 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15164040 black flag :
said by funchords :

said by black flag :

Looks like the 524 has a diversity antenna on the MoBo.

Which one are you talking about?

I see the one for DI-524 H/W D1 ... it's that S-shaped trace.

Yes. That's what I saw as an antenna.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15164040 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:15:48 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15163303 funchords :
said by black flag :

Looks like the 524 has a diversity antenna on the MoBo.

Which one are you talking about?

I see the one for DI-524 H/W D1 ... it's that S-shaped trace.

Rev E looks like it connects to the casing. This is similar to the DI-614+ H/W A1.
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said by a008 :

pictures of DI-624c1 and DI-524c1. The 524 is running slightly hotter than the 624, partly due to the smaller enclousre.

DI-524c1

DI-624c1

On the E1, what does that wire going toward the front corner connect to? That's probably the diversity antenna ... probably on the inside chassis.

Good, I was afraid D-Link made a 1-antenna model.
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DI-524c1

DI-624c1
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15159124 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 11:54:51 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15158265 anon : Can't get the checksum utility to work.

error
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15158265 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 09:17:04 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15157218 paul248 : The only thing I've determined about the DI-524/A is that it has the string "AP22 -01" near the end. The DI-514/C also says the same thing, so maybe those two routers have similar hardware... not that that helps much, since the DI-514 was discontinued.

If there's any hope at all of putting generic firmware on a DI-524/A, then a first step might be to find another router made by another company whose firmware files have AP22 near the end. After that, well, I have no idea, since they don't seem to have the same structure as the other routers in this thread.

By the way, the common structure seems to be roughly like this:
- File size is 917504 bytes
- Looks like an .ARJ archive, containing an NML.MEM file
- Last 4 bytes are some sort of checksum
- Have an identifier of some sort near the end. In the case of the 524/C, 624/C, etc. it's "AP3X-CUS28 -##"

(The 524/A's firmware is a different size, is not an ARJ archive, and the last 4 bytes don't look like a checksum.)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15157218 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 01:19:19 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15157123 Sinbios : Would a Rev A router be able to pull off the generic firmware?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15157123 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:57:28 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15156488 funchords :
said by kartick :

im guessing that rev A won't be able to pull this off.

I'm guessing you're right. :hmm:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15156488 Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:59:49 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15156414 anon : im guessing that rev A won't be able to pull this off.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15156414 Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:49:18 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15155036 JimF :
said by TomerW :

The bottom line -
1. Did anyone manage to achieve 108MBps with an upgraded 524 ?
2. If you dont have super-g products on your network will upgrading still have an advantage ?

I upgraded from 3.20 to 2.71 beta so that I could have both WPA2 and stability for my streaming video. It has worked fine, with no reboots or disconnects. When I turn on Super G without Turbo, it shows up as 108Mbps on the icon in the tray (using Wireless Zero Configuration), and when I disable Super G, it shows up as 54 Mbps. But I have no way of determining how fast it really is. There are other features, such as extended range, and even a check for whether the LAN cables are good.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15155036 Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:34:43 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15154368 anon : The bottom line -
1. Did anyone manage to achieve 108MBps with an upgraded 524 ?
2. If you dont have super-g products on your network will upgrading still have an advantage ?

Thanks.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15154368 Mon, 02 Jan 2006 17:56:08 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15143592 Greywulf99 :
said by sprog123 :
For those of you that flashed your DI-624 with the generic 1.66b38 firmware, how's the stability?

Although I thought it was great at first, I've yet to find a configuration that seems to be quite as stable as D-Link's 2.5. Apparently it just rebooted 8 mins ago, which is about the time I plugged my cable modem back into the WAN port I think. (Having troubles with Comcast) It seems like pretty decent firmware and I like the config screen better, but I'll probably end up going back to 2.5 myself. I should mention though that I forgot to do a factory reset after I flashed it, which I will try before going back to 2.5. Anyway, I'd say its definitely worth it to give it a shot and see how it works for you. It definitely doesn't reboot as much as most D-Link firmware anyway(for me). I know I had an uptime of at least 12 hours at one point.

said by sprog123 :
Also, if you flash with the generic 1.66b38 firmware, can you flash back to a DI-624 firmware as is, or do you need to modify the D-Link firmware file to get it to work? If so, what do you need to change?

I'm pretty sure you would have to modify the firmware in the exact opposite way you modify the generic firmware to get it to take in the configuration screen. (Change the last 2 bytes from 00 to 01 and adjust the checksum accordingly) Otherwise, I'm sure you could do a crash recovery and upload an unmodified D-Link firmware. Hope that helps a bit...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15143592 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 01:14:18 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15143044 sprog123 : For those of you that flashed your DI-624 with the generic 1.66b38 firmware, how's the stability? I just flashed a DI-624 with the 2.71b10 firmware, but noticed it reboots once or twice a day (doesn't matter if UPnP is enabled or not), but the original 2.50 firmware that was on it was solid and had no reboots for weeks.

Also, if you flash with the generic 1.66b38 firmware, can you flash back to a DI-624 firmware as is, or do you need to modify the D-Link firmware file to get it to work? If so, what do you need to change? Thanks in advance for any help.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15143044 Sat, 31 Dec 2005 23:07:41 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15142394 JTS33 : Under Management -> Remote Management in the router config of the 1.66b38 firmware, there is an option for IDENT to be "Stealth" or "Closed." I found that the IDENT port is closed (not stealth) regardless of what you have set here. So you still have to set up your own firewall rule if you want IDENT stealthed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15142394 Sat, 31 Dec 2005 20:58:35 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15137803 funchords :
said by paul248 :

Unless you have any evidence to the contrary, I believe the FF thing isn't a real problem. I can ping the router wirelessly, then do an "arp -g", and it shows a perfectly sensical MAC address

(slaps head)

Thanks Paul!! Perfect and simple! Why didn't I think of that?

-- Robb "Rube" Goldberg
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>ping 192.168.15.10

Pinging 192.168.15.10 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.15.10: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=127

-snip-
>arp -g

Interface: 192.168.15.100 --- 0x2
Internet Address Physical Address Type
192.168.15.10 00-13-46-14-92-64 dynamic
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15135197 Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:11:28 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15125498 funchords : No, :) but try this:

»www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/···arp.html

And Q. 23 on that page explains that MAC address.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15125498 Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:40:06 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15123388 Gem :
said by funchords :

I think that FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF is an ARP broadcast address, so I'd hate to be sending that MAC around.

Would you explain what that means?

Thanks.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15123388 Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:07:47 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15122843 funchords :
said by JTS33 :

Another thing I noticed with the generic firmware is that the status LED on the router stays solid instead of constantly blinking slowly like with the D-Link firmware.

LOL! Mine is off (and not blinking)
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I'm liking the newer, generic firmware. It has more options and info than the D-Link firmware. Although it does lack some features the D-Link firmware has, such as the "Cable Tester" and the ability to set NTP time update frequency.

Another thing I noticed with the generic firmware is that the status LED on the router stays solid instead of constantly blinking slowly like with the D-Link firmware.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15122836 Thu, 29 Dec 2005 03:47:31 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15122755 funchords :
said by paul248 :

Are you sure the FF thing isn't normal behavior? I see all FF's in those status files with both the 2.71b10 and 1.66b38 firmwares, but NetStumbler correctly displays a 00:13:46 (D-Link) MAC address in either case.

Cool, thanks!

I think that FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF is an ARP broadcast address, so I'd hate to be sending that MAC around.
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Also of note:
»support.dlink.com/Emulators/di62···ice.html

The DI-624 status page doesn't even show a WLAN MAC address, so perhaps the generic firmware is just displaying some useless extra information?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15122744 Thu, 29 Dec 2005 03:00:17 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15122638 Greywulf99 : I have the same FF-FF-FF-FF as a WLAN MAC address but it's been working great here with an uptime of 2+ hours at the moment. UPnP is also disabled and Dynamic Turbo is on as a test also, which the router definitely didn't like with D-Link firmware. It didn't detect my WLAN with Static Turbo but I couldn't care less. Also been downloading via P2P with over 300 connections.

Maybe its just me but it seemed to be more effecient at closing inactive connections after shutting down P2P. If so, another bonus for me :)
Oh yeah, my WLAN Mac shown in NetStumbler is identical to my LAN MAC. Didn't notice till paul248 pointed that out.

To add to the list of definite good things: Dynamic DNS FIXED, updated dyndns.org instantly for me.

Update: Just rebooted :hmm: Hopefully better luck with UPnP enabled...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15122638 Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:23:21 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15122442 funchords :
said by paul248 :

Oh, right, here are some files....

Thanks Paul,

I installed di624c_generic_166b3 ...

My DI-624 Rev C is not connected to anything via the WAN port. It's acting only as a wireless AP now on channel 11, connected to a wireless bridge that links to another AP on channel 1.

Does anyone have a wireless sniffer like Netstumbler or Airsnare handy? According to the STATUS / DEVICE INFORMATION page, as well as both dbgout.txt and CHKLST.TXT, the WLAN MAC is bombed.

said by (router ip)/status.htm :

Firmware Version: 1.6.6 , 2005/11/15

LAN
MAC Address 00-0f-3d-5a-da-94
IP Address 192.168.177.250
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
DHCP Server Disabled DHCP Table

Wireless
MAC Address ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff
Connection 802.11g AP Enable
ESSID www.funchords.com-CH11
Channel 11
Authentication WPA-PSK
said by (routerip)/CHKLST.TXT :

F/W = 1.6.6, Build:0038
Date = 2005/11/15
LAN MAC = 00-0f-3d-5a-da-94
WAN_#1 MAC = 00-0f-3d-5a-da-95
CPU BSP: ar531x_wmm, 4.0.0.58, Oct, 27, 2005, build 0005
DRIVER: 1.0.0.0061, Nov, 14, 2005, build 0061
STACK: 1.0.0.1516, Nov, 14, 2005, Build 1516
AR5 WLAN MAC = ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff
AR5 F/W = ar531x_wmm, 4.1.2.56, 19:30, 15 Nov, 2005, Build 1056
AR5 Domain = 0x10, FCC1_FCCA
AR5 SSID = www.funchords.com-CH11
Watch Dog = 1
Restore Default = 0
Checksum = 0x06a881f8
said by tftp -i (router ip) GET dbgout.txt :

Primary instruction cache 16kb, linesize 16 bytes.
Primary data cache 16kb, linesize 16 bytes.
Created Inet main task.
Created clock tick task.
Created PING application task.
Created snmp agent task.
channel = 11, 2462
cipher: ENCRYPTION_TKIP
wmm disabled
Wireless Mode = 0x08, Data Rate = best
wlan0 : abolt = 60
wlan0 : autoChan:0, preamble = 1
wlan0 : apCfgCipherGet() = 5
wlan0 : apCfgAuthTypeGet() = 3
wlan0 : apCfgEncryptionGet() = 1
usrEndLibInit: enet not found.
ar5212GetMacAddr: EEPROM MAC is all 0's or all F's
Created Bridge Aging task.
eth_brdg/eth_dev_add: add the 0th device wls_BSS-0, type = wls device
create wls_BSS-0, dev_num = 0
Created tApIdle task.
wireless access point starting...
wlan0 Ready
Ready
ar5212GetMacAddr: EEPROM MAC is all 0's or all F's
Regualtory Domain 0x10
Initializing 802.11g(A) Interface...OK !
Created wireless led task task.
mux_0g(A) applied.
pkt_send_0g(A) applied.
eth_brdg/eth_dev_add: add the 1th device eth-1, type = ethernet device
WAN port speed = 10M
WAN port duplex = Half
WAN port flow control = On
CPU port flow control = On
mctest init called
Created httpd task.
Created smtp task.
Created ntp task.
Created rad_client task.
System ready ...

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said by paul248 :

Update: Am I really seeing what I think I'm seeing here? I'm using the generic firmware, and when I set the authentication to "WPA", then I can only connect using WPA-TKIP.

BUT, when I set it to WPA2, then I'm able to connect and ping using WPA-TKIP, WPA-AES, WPA2-TKIP, or WPA2-AES. All four combinations work without changing any settings on the router!
So basically, they're treating WPA2 as WPA2-Auto rather than WPA2 strict.

Nice testing on your part! Good to know!
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BUT, when I set it to WPA2, then I'm able to connect and ping using WPA-TKIP, WPA-AES, WPA2-TKIP, or WPA2-AES. All four combinations work without changing any settings on the router!

If this is really doing what I think it's doing, then you can scratch off the first three items from my "Bad" list. This firmware is t3h awesome!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15122367 Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:07:52 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15122158 paul248 : Oh, good call!

I didn't notice, but there's actually 3 different numbers out there. The 524 uses -10, the 624 uses -00, and the Eusso/generic version uses -01. I only tried the 624 -00 version myself, because my 524 already thinks it's a 624. In any case, here's the fixed -10 version, which should work on a nonhacked DI-524/C.

I don't think it's possible to start flashing my previous -01 version onto a DI-524, but just in case, remember that if a flash ever does go bad, these routers have a "crash recovery" feature you can look up.
di524c_gener···ixed.zip 836,449 bytes
DI-524C 1.66b38 (fixed)
(di524c_generic_166b38_fixed.bin)
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15122158 Thu, 29 Dec 2005 00:30:49 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15122009 JTS33 :
said by paul248 :

The DI-524 version is the original "-01" version from the Eusso site, and I modified it to "-00" to produce the DI-624 version.
Wouldn't you need to modify it to "-10" for it to take on a DI-524?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15122009 Thu, 29 Dec 2005 00:01:10 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15121909 Greywulf99 : Sweet... just hacked it myself and applied it to my DI-624 without a hitch. Very much liking the config screen over D-Links. I think I noticed a reboot when there shouldn't have been while I was setting up, but time will tell if it's more stable than my experience with most D-Link firmware. The log screen looks so much more organized :) Hoping I'm able to stick with it. 10 whole minutes of uptime so far *fingers crossed*]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15121909 Wed, 28 Dec 2005 23:45:22 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15121832 paul248 : Oh, right, here are some files. The DI-524 version is the original "-01" version from the Eusso site, and I modified it to "-00" to produce the DI-624 version.

Actually, I say these are for D-Link routers, but really I think they should work on any routers that have "AP3X-CUS28" visible at the end of the firmware file. This includes routers made by Eusso, KCorp, AirLink101, Surecom, and so on. Once again, there's a (partial?) list in this thread:
»AirLink 108mbps router

All those routers are actually the same hardware, with different branding and packaging.
di624c_gener···6b38.zip 836,437 bytes
DI-624C 1.66b38
(di624c_generic_166b38.bin)
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15121832 Wed, 28 Dec 2005 23:31:49 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15121752 JTS33 : Great post paul248! You're a super sleuth. :)

I'm running v1.66b38 off the Eusso site and am liking it so far. I can do without the D-Link eye candy.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15121752 Wed, 28 Dec 2005 23:20:08 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15121541 taytong888 : Reply to paul 248

While I very much appreciated the work you have done for the DLink forum community, especially after I followed your thread and modded my DI-524C into a DI-624C, I don't know what to make of your latest thread. What would have been more useful is the following info on each brand: Equipment type, Model #, Chipset, Firmware, etc. so that members can compare and examine whether it's practical to mod the firmware of one unit and flash it to another, just like what you did marvelously on the first thread.

Just my 2 cents...

:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15121541 Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:51:52 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15121110 paul248 : I've been doing some more research (mostly through the DSLReports forums) and have determined that these routers are actually manufactured by GlobalSunTech. I also managed to track down what I believe to be the stock GST firmware. Check out the UGL2454-RTA on this page:

»download.eusso.com:8080/Download···ware.htm

This firmware doesn't have any kind of branding; it just calls itself "Wireless Router - 108Mbps". As of the time of this writing, the latest on the Eusso site is v1.66b38, and the web config says "Firmware Version: 1.6.6 , 2005/11/15" so this is newer than D-Link's 2.71b10.

Also of interest: the 1.66b38 on Eusso's site is byte-for-byte identical to some firmware on the SureCom site. A post on this page has a list of several compatible routers, but Eusso and Surecom seemed to be the most up-to-date:
»AirLink 108mbps router

Here's some differences I've noticed:

Important for logging in:
- The default IP address is 192.168.1.1, and the username and password are BOTH "admin"

Good Things:
- NAT can be toggled on and off
- SNMP is now available
- Static and dynamic routes can be configured
- Super-G "Static turbo" mode is back again

Bad Things:
- WPA is locked to TKIP
- WPA2 is locked to AES
- WPA2-Auto mode doesn't exist
- Some pages only work properly in IE (notably, the Wireless Authentication page)

I haven't tried to figure out yet if the UPnP bug still exists. Depending on which router you have, you might have to do the same old "-00/-01" trick for it to be accepted.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15121110 Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:45:48 EDT Re: revD? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15114053 nemesisdb : dlink's on a roll ... the rev D lasted almost 2 weeks before the rev E came out :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15114053 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 21:57:38 EDT Re: revD? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15113682 mjf :
said by ktek :

I have a rev D and let me tel you, is a pice of junk.

Care to elaborate? Curious.
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Thanks for checking. Actually I meant fw 2.53, not 2.50, which official USA DLink web page says is for DI-624 Rev. C only. Sine the "mod", my new DI-524C has been stable so for now I don't really need to go from fw 2.53 (CAN) to fw 2.71b10 (US). I may over the holidays try modding another new 524C unit from the stock firmware directly to 2.71b10 (I bought 2 of the last 3 Rev. C units on sale for CAD$37 after rebates)! Here are my settings and speed test results, care to comments?

Super G without turbo, Extended Range disabled, WMM disabled, 802.11g only enabled, SSID broadcast disabled, WPA/PSK enabled, Max idle time 0 minutes, MTU 1450, Cconnect mode always on, DNS Relay enabled, TX rate auto, transmit power 100%, short preamble, CTS Mode Auto, Block WAN ping, UPNP and Gaming enabled, WAN 10 mbps
download 2424 kbps, upload 652 kbps, trans. efficiency 98%.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15093189 Sat, 24 Dec 2005 08:27:03 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15092263 funchords :
said by taytong888 :

Does 2.71b10 work well with DI-624 Rev. C3? I am asking this because official DLink web page warns that 2.50 is for Rev. C3 only.

Yes.

BTW, I asked D-Link Support what was so special about 2.50 ... they couldn't answer me.
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»ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/di624_revC···beta.zip

Going back to the 624, eh?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15091090 Fri, 23 Dec 2005 21:57:45 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15090968 taytong888 : Hi JTS33,

Does 2.71b10 work well with DI-624 Rev. C3? I am asking this because official DLink web page warns that 2.50 is for Rev. C3 only. If it does, how do we get 2.71b10?

Thanks in advance.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15090968 Fri, 23 Dec 2005 21:40:49 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15083881 JTS33 : I've tried 2.50, 2.70, 2.71b7, and 2.71b10, and settled on the newest one (2.71b10). As long as I keep uPnP enabled, it is very stable without reboot problems. SuperG gives me a 10% boost in speeds with my non-SuperG wireless card (Intel Centrino 2200BG), and WPA2-PSK AES works well. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15083881 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:56:26 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15083423 taytong888 : I did it! Converted (Canadian) DI-524C to DI-624C without any stability problems since Monday!

:):D;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15083423 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:45:31 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15083306 darkwish : Has anyone tried downgrading their 624C to a 524C for better stability?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15083306 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:29:31 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15082387 taytong888 : Gem,

You are quite welcome. I don't mind at all. We all learn by helping each other.

:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15082387 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:11:13 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15079506 Gem :
said by taytong888 :

Hi Gem,
I don't quite follow what you're doing. First of all, can you confirm if you are using a DI-524C and converting it to a DI-624C?
Yep, that's correct.

Secondly, I guess that once you got a 624, you want to try different firmwares, i.e. di624_firmware_2.50 and 2.42.bins, to see how it turns out?
Yep, that's correct, too.

To sum up, I am hoping to trace back your steps
That's okay, no need to go to that trouble. It's back at a 524 now and can stay there a while.

Thanks for your help and tips.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15079506 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:10:37 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15078603 taytong888 :
said by Gem :

said by taytong888 :

Whoa! I've been trying different firmwares for the 624 directly without converting the 624 back into a 524. (Does that make a difference?)

The 2.50 firmware downloaded from Dlink http support site flashed fine and shows the turbo G.

The 2.42 firmware was from the Dlink ftp site. I will have to try it again tomorrow. The date was off, too.

In both cases, the firmwares were downloaded over wired connections and the DLink was refreshed to factory default settings before reflashing.

Is anything missing in the above procedures?

The only modded firmware used was the first one for 2.70 that converted the 524 to a 624. All the later firmwares have been the unaltered "624" versions.

Hi Gem,
I don't quite follow what you're doing. First of all, can you confirm if you are using a DI-524C and converting it to a DI-624C? If so, do you mind showing the resulting screenshot for the "first one"? Secondly, I guess that once you got a 624, you want to try different firmwares, i.e. di624_firmware_2.50 and 2.42.bins, to see how it turns out?
To sum up, I am hoping to trace back your steps and see why you do each of the later tests (2.50 then 2.42).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15078603 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 05:21:03 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15077790 Gem :
said by JTS33 :

In the old 2.42 firmware, SuperG setting is in Advanced->Performance as funchords mentioned.
Okay, understand that, now. I will look for it there tomorrow.

Want to give the 2.50 a chance to sit overnight and trying running it a while to see how it does before going back to the 2.42 to test it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15077790 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:19:40 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15077771 Gem :
said by taytong888 :

Did you do a checksum calculation right after changing -0 to -1, then go back to the modified firmware file to change the last 4 bytes in order to reflect/show the same given by the checksum program? If not, you need to do this before flashing.:)
Whoa! I've been trying different firmwares for the 624 directly without converting the 624 back into a 524. (Does that make a difference?)

The 2.50 firmware downloaded from Dlink http support site flashed fine and shows the turbo G.

The 2.42 firmware was from the Dlink ftp site. I will have to try it again tomorrow. The date was off, too.

In both cases, the firmwares were downloaded over wired connections and the DLink was refreshed to factory default settings before reflashing.

Is anything missing in the above procedures?

The only modded firmware used was the first one for 2.70 that converted the 524 to a 624. All the later firmwares have been the unaltered "624" versions.

with 2.50 firmware
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15077771 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:16:08 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15077485 JTS33 : In the old 2.42 firmware, SuperG setting is in Advanced->Performance as funchords mentioned.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15077485 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:33:24 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15077057 Bender_2k : Here's a pic of what it should look like and yah try Taytong888's suggestion since you'res doesn't look right...

Should look like...
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15077057 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:30:33 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15076981 taytong888 : Hi Gem,
PS:
Your second pic looks strange, although Super G with Dynamic Turbo is available in Channel 6 only. Try this: when you are in DI-524C, flash/update its firmware to that of mod'ed DI-624C_firmware_242.bin.

:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15076981 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:16:25 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15076774 taytong888 : Gem,

Did you do a checksum calculation right after changing -0 to -1, then go back to the modified firmware file to change the last 4 bytes in order to reflect/show the same given by the checksum program? If not, you need to do this before flashing.

:) ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15076774 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:43:58 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15076753 funchords : ADVANCED / PERFORMANCE ?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15076753 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:40:55 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15076672 Gem :
said by taytong888 :

Has anyone tried and succeeded with flashing DI-624 c F/W 2.42 into DI-524c in order to get stable Super G with Turbo?:)
It flashes fine into the reincarnated DI624, but the super G turbo seems to be missing here.

2.42 Firmware

Super G turbo is where?
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15076672 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:28:58 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15075934 taytong888 : Has anyone tried and succeeded with flashing DI-624 c F/W 2.42 into DI-524c in order to get stable Super G with Turbo?

:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15075934 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:52:48 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15063849 funchords :
said by JimF :

said by peter_m :

Di-624 always requires a "reset to factory defaults" for the new firmware take full effect and work properly.

I often given that advice myself when there are problems. In fact, that is why I assumed D-Link purposely cleared the settings in the other versions. But it has worked fine for me without it this time.

I think "always requires" is too strong, but performing a factory default reset before upgrading firmware has been a Best Known Method around here for a while.

Where it usually has helped has been those cases where the firmware update wouldn't take, or where the router behaved erratically right after the update.

Another BKM is to avoid the Save and Restore settings feature. Even when it initially works without errors, experience has shown that hand configuring seems to be a way to avoid problems in the future.
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said by peter_m :

Di-624 always requires a "reset to factory defaults" for the new firmware take full effect and work properly.

I often given that advice myself when there are problems. In fact, that is why I assumed D-Link purposely cleared the settings in the other versions. But it has worked fine for me without it this time.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15062864 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:48:33 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15061220 peter_m : Well if you mean pressing momentarily the reset switch, no it won't revert to a DI-524. Same thing for "reset to factory defaults" from the setup page. I you do a crash recovery, then the router will only accept di-524 firmware or Di-624 modified firmware.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15061220 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:44:36 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15061106 taytong888 : peter_m,

If you do a hard reset after modding, will it revert to a 524?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15061106 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:20:51 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15060919 peter_m :
said by JimF :

said by JTS33 :

...Once I loaded the firmware, I had my old settings back again. Not a big deal, but just thought a crash recovery would wipe out everything for you....
That happened to me when I upgraded from 2.70 to 2.71beta. DHCP was still turned off, and the LAN address was still as I had previously set it. This was a little surprising, since I thought they were all cleared when I had updated from 3.02 to 3.20, but it may be my memory that needs clearing.

Di-624 always requires a "reset to factory defaults" for the new firmware take full effect and work properly.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15060919 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 23:52:45 EDT revD? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15050253 nemesisdb : Anyone have news on what the new 524 rev Ds look like inside? It'd be a good deal for a lot of people if you could still buy a hackable 524.

On the plus side, the ebay value of my 524 just went up a lot :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15050253 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:39:49 EDT Any Chance of this working with the A version? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15049849 SimbaTLK1 : Is there a chance that a hex-modified 624/A firmware would work on a 524/A?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15049849 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 13:43:53 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15049787 Gem : you would notice additional items under the "Advanced" and "Tools" tabs.

I believe it would also allow you to use WAP-2 if you ever did go wireless, assuming your 524 does not yet support that.

And I think it only works with ver_C.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15049787 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 13:36:05 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15049489 Vchat20 : Ok. quick question here. My 524 is currently used for mainly the wired network. the only current device ive got that uses the wireless is my nintendo DS which is limited to B and a measely 2mbps TX rate. would I see any improvements or extra features or anything of that sort by reflashing to a 624?
--
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BTW, the latest firmware for the A1 is 1.20]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15048804 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 10:40:47 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15048365 jmycknshk : i too had DHCP issues with the di-624, but after dropping down the MTU size, works flawlessly. also, i use the d-link wired print server and printing was exremely slow(5-7 seconds before firing up the printer) until i lowered the MTU's. now, the print job activates the printer instntaneously. Just as a test, i went from 1500 to 1000 and it worked. i'm sure i can go higher, but it is fast enough for me now and no issues, so i'm not complaining...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15048365 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 08:54:17 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15048351 taytong888 : OreoleO,

I am running DI-524 Rev. A-1, fw 1.05. Just had a look at DI-524_A1 firmwares and it appears they wouldn't work with this mod. You may certainly give it a try but I wouldn't hold my breath.

:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15048351 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 08:48:02 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15048260 JimF :
said by JTS33 :

I did a crash recovery just for the heck of it, and noticed it doesn't clear my settings...just the firmware. Once I loaded the firmware, I had my old settings back again. Not a big deal, but just thought a crash recovery would wipe out everything for you.
That happened to me when I upgraded from 2.70 to 2.71beta. DHCP was still turned off, and the LAN address was still as I had previously set it. This was a little surprising, since I thought they were all cleared when I had updated from 3.02 to 3.20, but it may be my memory that needs clearing.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15048260 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 08:06:56 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047933 JTS33 : I did a crash recovery just for the heck of it, and noticed it doesn't clear my settings...just the firmware. Once I loaded the firmware, I had my old settings back again. Not a big deal, but just thought a crash recovery would wipe out everything for you.

I've seen crash recovery recommended to solve rebooting problems. But I don't think the router would even work if you loaded a corrupted firmware. So it's probably only useful when the router doesn't work, control panel won't even load, etc.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047933 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:54:43 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047893 slicemaster :
said by FrancoisC :

One thing I noticed; if you try to crash-recover it, it will only accept the original di-524 firmware, or the hacked di-624's. If you flash it the "normal" way after modding it, it will take standard non-modified di-624 firmware.

This is because the "crash-recovery" operations are hard written into ROM (Read only memory), probably along with a bootstrap program to actually boot the firmware. The firmware is written onto a flash module witch allows it to be updated but does not store the "crash-recovery" operations for obvious reasons. Other then the different ROM coding for crash recovery, the DI-524 and DI-624 are probably completely identical.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047893 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:32:03 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047700 jeffyjeff777 : nice, I'll have to try this ;)

I had bad results with 3.20, rebooted quite often. Been using 3.02 which seems to be much more stable.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047700 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 02:14:52 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047475 funchords :
said by nemesisdb :

One chipset seems to be having issues though. Neither of my two cards with realtek 8185L chipsets can connect using WZC. They do, however, connect without too much issue with their own utility. With WZC it freezes on "waiting for network to be available" or something like that.
Reboot those computers and, while they are booting, cycle power to the router.
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One chipset seems to be having issues though. Neither of my two cards with realtek 8185L chipsets can connect using WZC. They do, however, connect without too much issue with their own utility. With WZC it freezes on "waiting for network to be available" or something like that.

UPNP: enabled
Gaming: disabled
Chan: 11
broadcast:100%
WPA2 (AES)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047461 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:59:20 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047416 Gem :
said by Bender_2k :

is anybodies DI-524 running a bit hotter after this mod or is it just me? I felt the router and it seems a bit warm....
It seems about the same here and not too hot, just slightly warm.

BTW, the reincarnated Di-624 seems to run noticeably cooler than a prior netgear model - a 614, I think it was - really hot.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047416 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:48:36 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047331 OreoleO : what about us guys with the A1 revision ?
thx]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047331 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:22:40 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047303 Bender_2k : Eh, is anybodies DI-524 running a bit hotter after this mod or is it just me? I know, it's a bit of paranoia but felt the router and it seems a bit warm...not sure if that's normal (first time in a while that I've gone and physically checked the router).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15047303 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:16:09 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15046963 taytong888 : paul248,

Hi. My apology. I have an analytical mind because of my engineering background. ;) In any case, I now understand the procedure having actually used the hex editor and checksum programs to "hack" DI-624xxx270.bin file. However, I will need to install the DI-524C router and flash its firmware from version 3.02 to 3.20 first, before trying the mod. Again, thanks alot Paul for your patience.

:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15046963 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:08:48 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15046679 funchords :
said by nemesisdb :

Francois, what do you mean by 'crash-recover' it?

»D-Link Forum FAQ »My DI-5xx/DI-6xx router has crashed and I cannot configure it. What do I do?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15046679 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 22:06:55 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15046597 nemesisdb : Francois, what do you mean by 'crash-recover' it?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15046597 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:50:42 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15046417 FrancoisC : One thing I noticed; if you try to crash-recover it, it will only accept the original di-524 firmware, or the hacked di-624's. If you flash it the "normal" way after modding it, it will take standard non-modified di-624 firmware.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15046417 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:20:40 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15045899 Gem :
said by JTS33 asked: :

How is 2.71b10 working out for you guys so far? Any reboots? . . .

DI-524 3.02 firmware was rock solid...don't think I ever had an unexpected reboot. While 3.20 rebooted every couple of hours.
This newly created DI-624 is working fine with no reboots so far (12 hours up).

Then again, the reincarnated DI-524(v.C) with the 3.20 firmware was fine here, too.

All that was ever lost was the ability to reconnect to Google.com as a homepage when reopening the browser after it was closed for several hours, but that is fixed with a different homepage.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15045899 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:39:27 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15045848 JTS33 : How is 2.71b10 working out for you guys so far? Any reboots?
I got at least one reboot overnight. I rolled back to 2.71b7 just now and will see how it does.

DI-524 3.02 firmware was rock solid for me...don't think I ever had an unexpected reboot. While 3.20 rebooted every couple of hours.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15045848 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:28:18 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15045072 paul248 : I never really intended this thread to become a lesson in editing binary data, but whatever...

Hex editors have a hexadecimal pane on the left, and an ASCII pane on the right. The left and right panes show you the same data, but in a different form. For example, a 'Q' character on the right would correspond to a 51 value on the left. Each one of those values (a single ASCII character, or a pair of hex characters) is a single byte.

For this particular kind of router, the last 4 bytes in the file are a checksum.

Say that somebody gave you a shopping list, and wrote at the bottom "the total price should be exactly $132.15". Once you get to the checkout, you compare the actual price with the predicted price, and if there's a mismatch, you know that you haven't bought exactly the right stuff.

The checksum value works like the price at the bottom of the shopping list; it's a little mixed up representation of all the stuff that came before it.

If you change the contents of your firmware file, then the checksum at the end will no longer be correct. That's what the checksum program is for. It looks at all the data, except the last 4 bytes, and tells you what the router should expect those last 4 bytes to be.

So, just take the 4 bytes that the checksum program gives you and correct the last 4 bytes in the firmware file so that they match. Since you've only changed a single byte of the file's contents, the checksum should only be very slightly different.

(Oh, and if you run that checksum program on an unmodified firmware file, then the 4 bytes it spits out should exactly agree with the last 4 bytes in the unmodified file)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15045072 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 17:01:48 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15044298 JimF : I flashed my DI-524 to 2.70 and then to 2.71beta, and it is working fine. It solved a problem I was having with 3.20, wherein streaming video to my TV using a Hauppauge MediaMVP would disconnect from the server on my PC after a couple of minutes. It would be nice if D-Link solved the problems with 3.20, and this would not be necessary, for me at any rate.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15044298 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:42:22 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15042192 taytong888 : paul248,

I noticed that the last 4 "pairs" of characters in the US and Canadian DI-524 & DI-624 firmware files are different. I guess these pairs are what you call "byte"? Pardon me for my ignorance since I am not a Computer Sc. grad!

So, what you are saying is that the checksum program tells us what the checksum value is supposed to be, and as long as the value of both the DI-624C and DI-524C files are the same then it's OK to proceed to flashing?

Am I on the right track? Thanks for your replies.
:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15042192 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:53:38 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15042144 JTS33 : Disabling 'SSID Broadcast' appeared to be causing the infrequent reboots for me with firmware 2.71b10. I still have uPNP disabled, and will enable that next if the router reboots again.

It's always an adventure with D-Link firmware. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15042144 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:18:38 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15042139 JTS33 : The D-Link Connection Monitor utility makes it easier to monitor router uptime (i.e. did your router reboot?).

Here is the download link to the latest version 1.6.6:
»/r0/download/9···.6.6.zip

Here is the discussion thread for the utility:
»[Util] "D-Link Connection Monitor" utility]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15042139 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:14:15 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15042002 paul248 : I managed to dig up some Revision B firmware, and the file structure looks nothing like that of the revision C. So, this particular hack doesn't apply to your router unfortunately.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15042002 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:09:11 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041847 Vich22 : I have revision B1... Nothing can be done for me? :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041847 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 02:35:31 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041653 paul248 : I haven't yet experienced any long-term reboots, but the existence of the 60-second problem was just blatantly obvious.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041653 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:31:00 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041619 Bender_2k : Guh, all this random rebooting you guys speak of has got me on edge waiting for it to happen, but hasn't yet so *knock on wood* maybe it won't (uPNP is also disabled at the moment).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041619 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:19:27 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041602 paul248 : Oh, I've confirmed that wireless is working for me. However, the laptop has a Broadcom chipset, so it's not compatible with the Atheros Super-G mode.

WPA2 with AES encryption is working fine, and it's not causing any noticable speed penalty; iperf shows about 22Mbps in either unencrypted or WPA2 mode. (Chances are that the 3.20 firmware would have accomplished the same thing, but meh.)

If you're having random reboot problems, then dig through the threads related to the DI-624 firmware, becuase it's also got some of the same bugs as DI-524 3.20. Most notably, if you try to turn off UPnP mode, it might cause the thing to reboot every 60 seconds. So, leave UPnP turned on.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041602 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:14:18 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041585 JTS33 :
said by funchords :

said by JTS33 :

SuperG with Dynamic Turbo + XR
That's an interesting combination. XR and Turbo are supposed to be mutually exclusive.

With the drop in speed to non-turbo levels, the turbo is probably disabled when both Turbo and XR are enabled in the control panel.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041585 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:09:15 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041574 funchords :
said by JTS33 :

SuperG with Dynamic Turbo + XR
That's an interesting combination. XR and Turbo are supposed to be mutually exclusive.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041574 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:04:41 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041569 JTS33 : It only took another hour for the 2.71b10 firmware to reboot on me, so I decided I might as well play around with the settings before going back to 2.70.

First were the wireless speed settings. Even if you do not have a SuperG-capable card, the download speeds are faster with SuperG enabled "due to packet bursting performance enhancements which are delivered regardless of network environment." (from Atheros FAQ)

Here are the results with my Intel Centrino 2200BG using WPA2-PSK AES:

No SuperG + XR (Extended Range): 19mbps
No SuperG: 20mbps
SuperG without Turbo: 23mbps
SuperG with Dynamic Turbo: 23mbps
SuperG with Dynamic Turbo + XR: 20mbps

So enabling SuperG increases download speeds even with non-SuperG adapters. And enabling XR decreases download speeds.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041569 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:02:58 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041533 paul248 : When you run that checksum program, it doesn't tell you what the stored checksum value actually is, it tells you what the checksum is supposed to be.

If you go change the '0' to a '1', and leave the checksum as it is, then when you try to flash the firmware, you'll get a "checksum error" in your router's log, because the checksum at the end of the file no longer agrees with the file's contents.

So, after you change the '0' to a '1', run the file through the checksum program, and that'll tell you what the last 4 bytes are supposed to be. It seems that when you change a single bit in the file, that causes a single-bit change in the checksum, which explains the change from D5 to D4.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041533 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 00:57:00 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041496 funchords :
said by Bender_2k :

Currently set to:
SuperG Mode: Disabled
Extended Range Mode: Enabled
802.11g Only Mode: Disabled
SSID Broadcast: Enabled
Security: WPA (TKIP/PSK)

Since you have no SuperG products in your network, turn Extended Range Mode to off for greater compatibility/efficiency.

XR is a feature of Atheros-to-Atheros connections.
--
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~ Keeper of the D-Link FAQ ~ Did you Search? ~ More features, Free! Join BBR! ~]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041496 Sat, 17 Dec 2005 00:50:59 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041131 Bender_2k : I rebooted mine a bunch of times (setting up static DHCP and other settings) but can't do any complete power off's/on's at the moment (everybody seems already fed up with me adjusting settings and just want to be left alone to surf).

Currently set to:
SuperG Mode: Disabled
Extended Range Mode: Enabled
802.11g Only Mode: Disabled
SSID Broadcast: Enabled
Security: WPA (TKIP/PSK)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041131 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 23:38:09 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041112 JTS33 :
said by Bender_2k :

I haven't had any sudden reboots on mine...but gonna keep an eye out for that now.

From powering off/on the router a few times and checking the router logs, I consistently get 2 reboots within 5 minutes of powering on the router. Then it appears to be fine after that. I'm going to leave it on overnight and check the logs in the morning to see if it rebooted at all.

By the way, I am using:
SuperG Mode: Disabled
Extended Range Mode: Disabled
802.11g Only Mode: Enabled
SSID Broadcast: Disabled
Security: WPA2 (AES / PSK)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15041112 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 23:34:00 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040971 Bender_2k : I haven't had any sudden reboots on mine...but gonna keep an eye out for that now.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040971 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 23:13:10 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040881 JTS33 : I just flashed my DI-524 Rev. C from 3.02 -> paul248's DI-624 2.70 -> DI-624 2.71b10

And it's working fine. No SuperG devices here to test unfortunately.

I got a couple unexpected reboots so far with the 2.71b10 firmware though. :hmm: So I'll have to monitor that to see how often it happens.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040881 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:57:47 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040701 taytong888 : paul248,

Your post is very interesting. This afternoon I was able to find a DI-524 Rev. C unit, but I am still trying to figure out what you did before actually flashing the modified firmware. What I did and my question follow:

1) Download US DI-524C v 3.20 and US DI-624C v 2.70 BIN files.
2) Ditto for CDN DI-524C v C1 and CDN DI-624C v 2.53 (the latest from Canadian DLink, and besides, your XVI32 hex editor program shows Cdn firmware or .BIN files are a bit different from same US version number).
3) Download & install free XVI32 hex editor program.
4) Download & install your (DLink firmware) checksum program.

This is what you must have done:

1) Use XVI32 to modify "-00" in the US 624 firmware into "-10", as shown in the right window pane of the hex editor.

2) Go to the "Checksum" program, browse to the hacked firmware file and click "Calculate".

I calculated the checksum value of your hacked firmware and it shows 07 CA D5 67. This is the same as the checksum value of the orginal di624xxx270.bin file. However, I am confused because the last rows in left window panes of the 2 files are NOT quite the same:

Original US di624xxx270.bin file:
DFFF2: 20 20 20 2D 30 30 00 00 00 00 0(zero?)7 CA D5 67

Your resulting hacked firmware:
DFFF2: 20 20 20 2D 31 30 00 00 00 00 0 (zero?)7 CA D4 67

Please note 31 and D4 in the last row of the hacked file.

My question: How come the two files appear somewhat different but have the same checksum value? I would appreciate your explanations before I flash the Canadian firmwares. Thanks.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040701 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:23:00 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040557 Bender_2k : Yep, I just updated right now to the latest official DI-624 and it still does not appear to be showing all the DHCP users on the LAN. However, I just use static IP's on everybody and disregard the DHCP (easier to organize and forward ports when you know which IP each computer is always supposed to have).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040557 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:55:46 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040471 JTS33 :
said by Bender_2k :

Just tried it on mine and she's working great too :D. No SuperG products here either but the firmware itself does work atleast and she reports back as a DI-624 now.

DHCP is still buggered (seems that way on alot of Dlink products) but was still able to hook up my other PC's via WPA and everything appears to be working properly.

Have you tried updating to the DI-624 2.71 Build 10 firmware afterwards? (see 2nd post in this thread).

This is the latest version known in this forum, and some DI-624 owners reported that it fixed the DHCP issues for them.

Here's the link:
»ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/di624_revC···beta.zip]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040471 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:40:44 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040422 Bender_2k : Just tried it on mine and she's working great too :D. No SuperG products here either but the firmware itself does work atleast and she reports back as a DI-624 now.

DHCP is still buggered (seems that way on alot of Dlink products) but was still able to hook up my other PC's via WPA and everything appears to be working properly.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040422 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:31:41 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040325 Gem : Let us know how it works!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15040325 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:16:28 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15039383 FrancoisC : Maybe it bring 108mbps connection... I'm buying a dwl-g132 just to test it out tonight.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15039383 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:55:11 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15039303 Gem : What does the 624 firmware get the user in addition to WPA-2?

What other options does it provide over the basic 524 firmware?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15039303 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:40:46 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15037887 peter_m : Hell, if d-link can cut cost by using the same hardware in two products, I guess it's only fair that we can save a little money as well...:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15037887 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:39:09 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15037630 w00ters : Well this is good news. I bought a DI-524 and was unimpressed with the firmware update frequency. I will definately try this when I get a chance! Thx Paul.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15037630 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:13:22 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15035998 FrancoisC : I tried it just now, and it seems to be working here too! I just don't have any other super-g card to test it out.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15035998 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:13:39 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15035001 JTS33 : Way cool. :) Finally...someone with the brains to figure this out. And from 2000 miles away too!

The DI-524 Rev. C and DI-624 Rev. C both use the Atheros AR2313A-00 SoC (System-on-a-Chip). If this chip is what's responsible for the SuperG support, then there's a good chance of SuperG working on the 524 with paul248's trick.

Compared to the 624, the 524 Rev. C is neglected when it comes to firmware updates. So being able to use 624 firmware would be especially nice even if only for a stable WPA2 firmware.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15035001 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 07:47:44 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15034651 peter_m : Very cool! Do let us know:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15034651 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 04:43:43 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15034547 paul248 : I admit it's probably not best practice to hack the firmware on a device that's sitting 2000 miles away, but I was too impatient to wait the extra 3 days before getting home :-)

We're currently using the router as an access point only (it's connected behind a Vonage/Linksys RT31P2), so nothing's plugged into the WAN port, and DHCP is disabled. On the Time page, I put in the IP of an ntpd on the LAN, and the time hopped from 2002 to 2005, so that much is working.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15034547 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 03:17:17 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15034351 peter_m : Are you able to see any clients requesting IP through DHCP?
Did the time and date adjust it's self in router?

Could give you indications on how well it like the Di-624 firmware...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15034351 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 02:09:04 EDT Re: I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-6 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15034275 paul248 : Update: I just flashed the DI-624 271b10 firmware onto the router. So, it looks like once you turn it into a 624, it will accept pure 624 update files without complaining.

I suspect that if you wanted to turn it back into a 524, you'd just have to get some 524 firmware and change the "-10" to "-00", then fix the checksum and flash it again.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15034275 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:44:06 EDT I *THINK* I just flashed my DI-524 into a DI-624! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15034139 paul248 : HOLY $#%!

I have a DI-524/C1 at home, and I was reading about the various Atheros chipsets and stuff... long story short, I noticed that the DI-524/C has the same chip as the DI-624/C. Then I came across this thread:

»DWL-G800AP and DWL-G810 interchangeable?

The same technique can be applied to put DI-624 firmware on a DI-524.

Beware that I've only half-tested this... my family just put in a $20 DI-524, and I'm on the other side of the country at the moment, so I did the update remotely because I just HAD to know if it was possible!

I've now got full access to the "DI-624" web interface, with all the extra options visible, and all seems well as far as I can tell. I can't test the wireless tonight, because everyone's asleep over there.

Anyway, if you open the 524 and 624 (revision C) firmwares side by side in a hex editor and scroll to the end, you'll see a "-00" in the 624, and a "-10" in the 524. I changed the 624 firmware to say "-10", and used the checksum program in the link above to get the correct checksum value. Only 2 bytes total had to be changed.

Anyway, here's my resulting hacked firmware:
»web.ics.purdue.edu/~pmarks/files···_270.bin

Use it at your own risk, of course. I'll have to call home when people are awake to make sure I haven't broken anything. Time will tell if the speedbooster actually functions properly, and whether WPA2 support is more stable than the shoddy DI-524 3.20 firmware.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15034139 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:16:00 EDT