4 edits | [wireless] WAP54G Firmware with Power Hack (1.08-based) HERE! Hey everybody,
Here is a firmware I made for my WAP54G. It is based on 1.08 from Linksys (WAP54G v1.0 and 1.1 only) and contains ONLY a power hack.
HOWTO:
1) Update you WAP54G (v1.0 or v1.1 only) with attached firmware
2) Do HARD RESET
3) Login to WAP54G web interface
4) Go to Advanced
5) Go to Advanced Wireless
6) Read and understand the warnings
7) At the bottom of the page set the desired power output
8) Click "Apply" then "Continue"
9) Enjoy your new power setting!
A few words of caution. I have tested this firmware on my WAP54G v1.0 (7 lights on the front panel). I cannot guarantee that this firmware will work on a) another v1.0 b) v1.1. If you're brave enough you're welcome to try it. If it works - great, if it doesn't (your AP starts smoking, hangs permamently, you get fired, your dog dies etc) - remeber: IT IS YOUR FAULT and you carry FULL RESPONSIBILITY for EVERY bad thing which happens to you or others as a result of the installation and use of this firmware on your AP. Sorry. :P
Please post bug reports if any (bugs in the POWER HACK, not other parts of firmware).
I may release a 1.09 version as soon as Linksys posts a GPL source on their site.
I may release a 2.06 version with a downgrade capability and a power hack when I have time, BUT I will not be able to test it since I've barely downgraded my v1.0 from 2.06 back to 1.08 and don't want to test my luck again. |
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| Re: [wireless] WAP54G Firmware with Power Hack (1.08-based) HERE This looks very cool...
Aren't there really people that tried this new firmware????
Mustdie going to be new neo ???? |
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| reply to mustdie6
BTW, the factory default power output on this firmware is set to 22mW (src: www.seattlewireless.com/index.cgi/WAP54G). If the Linksys factory default is different and somebody knows it for sure please post it here, I'll recompile and repost the firmware. |
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 digiblurGot Sipura?Premium
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| reply to mustdie6
Re: [wireless] WAP54G Firmware with Power Hack (1. Its great that one someone else is working on some firmware for the WAP54G! Awesome job!
But I can hear the chants now.... where's the source!? how do we know there isn't malicious code? aren't you violating the GPL by not releasing the source with the binary?
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3 edits | I can give you the source but there are a few issues:
1) The entire source is 40+ megs gziped (have nowhere to post)
2) I can provide only the files I've modified (or diffs) instead - the rest you'll have to get from linksys, including patching, finding proper mkcramfs util, etc
3) If you can't do 2) on your own you won't be able to figure out if the code is malicious or not.
I've posted sources of the files I've changed in the attached. |
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| said by mustdie6:
I can give you the source but there are a few issues:
1) The entire source is 40+ megs gziped (have nowhere to post)
2) I can provide only the files I've modified (or diffs) instead - the rest you'll have to get from linksys, including patching, finding proper mkcramfs util, etc
3) If you can't do 2) on your own you won't be able to figure out if the code is malicious or not.
I know of the issues. I'm just warning you because of all the allegations that Sveasoft's and Wifi box's firmware projects went through. I don't think you want the same happening to you.
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Re: [wireless] WAP54G Firmware with Power Hack (1.08-based) HERE Hi MustDie,
Unfortunately your version has only 11 channels (FCC). May you post European version with 13 channels?
Best Regards,
PiotrC |
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2 edits | Hmm... I'll do better, I'll try to add an option to select the country you're in making the AP universal.
Nope, I won't. The "Regulatory Domain" protection is non-existent, I'll simply enable the other 3 channels |
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| Thanks for prompt reply.
By the way - there is a nasty bug in status.asp web page - counters after rolling over 65535 are going back to zero and doesn't show proper values. May you correct it?
Is it also possible to show signal strength and noise level for associated WAPs?
Best regards,
PiotrC |
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| I'll see what I can do  |
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4 edits | Hello folks, here is the update:
1) From now on firmware files will look like: MustDie_[Linksys firmware version]_r[MustDie revision version].trx
2) I will post the firmware only. If I'll hear a storm of complaints and requests for the source I will post the source (modified files only) as well.
3) For all posts, all revisions (binary and sources) the warning in the first post applies.
4) The firmware in the first post should be considered revision 0.
MustDie 1.08 revision 1
1) Power hack (1 - 84 mW)
2) Channel hack (1 - 14) |
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mjx
join:2003-11-09
Australia | Linksys has already released v1.09 firmware for the v1 and v1.1 of this WAP. Is it possible for you to incorporate those changes into that firmware? |
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| No GPL source for it yet otherwise I would have done it already. |
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mjx
join:2003-11-09
Australia | Ouch... sorry didn't know that |
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| reply to mustdie6
Hi,
Something went wrong with advanced wireless parameters - transmit power field if empty. Also there is additional empty field for Country Tx power,
Regards,
PiotrC |
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| Re: [wireless] WAP54G Firmware with Power Hack (1. Has anyone tried this succesfully on their WAP54G (which hardware version)? |
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| Just uploaded the new firmware to my WAP, crossed my fingers and.. it works.
I selected channel 14 to use with no problem (don't have any idea what is on 2484Mhz in the Netherlands by the way).
I can input the power in mW in the power field and in a country field(!? Don't have any clue on that).
I can't measure the effect of the powerchange, 'cause netstumbler won't recognize my WPC54 at channel 14(!), Linksys utility crashed when channel 14 is used...
So far so good... |
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| reply to dutch_guy
Few pieces WAP54G hardware ver. 1.0. working as wireless bridges. So far so good.
PiotrC |
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Re: [wireless] WAP54G Firmware with Power Hack (1.08-based) HERE said by PiotrC:
Something went wrong with advanced wireless parameters - transmit power field if empty. Regards,PiotrC
Thats why the "HOWTO" in the first post has "2) Do HARD RESET". The other option is to go to "Password" tab and to "Reset to default".
The reason is that the firmware uses "mustdie_txpwr" NVRAM variable which does not exist when the firmware is updated. Reseting defaults adds this variable. |
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2 edits | reply to pfhew
Re: [wireless] WAP54G Firmware with Power Hack (1. said by pfhew:
netstumbler won't recognize my WPC54 at channel 14(!), Linksys utility crashed when channel 14 is used...
Channel 14 is for Japan only, so you'll probably need to use localized version of Linksys util.
Netstumbler started crashing on me on any channel some time ago. You can see the channel number in the Status tab of Linksys web interface |
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