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DD-WRT Notes

Adventures in DD-WRT. These are my notes. They may or may not mean anything to you. YMMV.

== Time Issues ==

ntp server: pool.ntp.org

setting date from shell: (busybox) 
<pre>
date -s  hh:mm[:ss] or [YYYY.]MM.DD-hh:mm[:ss] or YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm[:ss] or [[[[[YY]YY]MM]DD]hh]mm[.ss]
</pre>
* the format is -s MMDDHHMMYYYY on some builds
* -s YYMMDDHHMM on others (Kong et al)

* Where is the confidential info relevant to this topic located?
     nb305:~/doc/vpn  [not reachable via Internet]

* insert date command into startup script

== Cisco E4200 ==

== Cisco E1200 V2 ==
* E1200 v2 page http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_E1200v2
* Adding OpenVPN after the fact: https://www.vpnreactor.com/ddwrt/tutorial/openvpn_dd-wrt_guide.pdf
* script for above https://www.vpnreactor.com/ddwrt/ddwrt_openvpn_vpnreactor_install.txt
* Telnet/SSH and the command line http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Telnet/SSH_and_the_Command_Line#Basic_Commands

== Asus RT-12B1 ==

Model ASUS RT-N12B1

CPU: BCM5357 chip rev.2 (300Mhz)

Ram: 32MB DDR

FLASH: 8MB

This router is an excellent candidate for DD-WRT because it has a firmware boot intercept routine that allows you to, using a web browser on 192.168.1.1 (!!), reload the firmware if the router won't boot. This makes the router effectively un-brickable. It also makes it simple to restore the Asus firmware. I don't personally know of any other wireless router with this feature.

The router 

* A good article with OpenVPN as te objective: http://www.leanmes.net/solutions/openvpnwithddwrtasusrtn12b1.html

* Current wiki recommendation for initial flash: ASUS RT-N12 B Firmware - Special image for initial flashing 	dd-wrt.v24-16785_NEWD-2_K2.6_mini_RT-N12B1.trx 	2011-04-21 	3,31 MB

== DD-WRT BusyBox ==
BusyBox is the dd-wrt operating system. [need useful links]

=== BusyBox Startup ===

* http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=84013
* http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Startup_Scripts
* http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Script_Execution