Prep for Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH2
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 2:40 pm
Can I to upgrade my Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH2 to Gargoyle router. Please see my router info below. Sorry, I am new in this field.
1. Can I use your link below to successfully install Gargoyle to my router?
http://www.gargoyle-router.com/wiki/dok ... -hp-g300nh.
2. How do I backup the current firmware in case I need to revert back?
3. Can I install Gargoyle on the top of existing firmware?
Router Name DD-WRT
Router Model
WZR-HP-G300NH2
Firmware Version DD-WRT v24SP2-MULTI (10/31/11) std - build 17798
CPU Model
Atheros AR7242 rev 1.1 (0x1101)
CPU Clock
400 MHz
Memory:
Total Available 95% 62100 kB / 65536 kB
Free 72% 4844 kB / 62100 kB
Used 28% 17252 kB / 62100 kB
NVRAM: 21.15 KB / 64 KB
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Your instruction:
Introduction
Step-by-step instructions for the non technical person who wants to install Gargoyle on a Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH.
Requirements
Factory stock Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH router and upgrading it to Gargoyle
Upgrade to DD-WRT
Use the Buffalo setup to switch from the “user friendly” firmware to the Buffalo factory default “Professional” firmware (DD-WRT)
Set Password
Logged into DD-WRT at 192.168.11.1 and set a new password and wrote it down.
Telnet
Install Telnet
Installed Telnet on Windows 7 from control panel.
Login with Telent
Opened Telnet and entered:
o 192.168.11.1
prompted for user name and password
used “root” for user name (regardless of user name specified when installing DD-WRT)
Use the password set when configuring DD-WRT.
After successful login, copied and pasted these commands to telnet
Upgrade to Gargoyle (do I copy from cd/tmp or wget)
Buffalo router has to be connect to internet?
cd /tmp
wget http://www.gargoyle-router.com/download ... pgrade.bin
After the wget command, the screen showed a download progress bar and then completion
mtd -e linux -r write gargoyle_1.3.14-ar71xx-wzr-hp-g300nh-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin linux
After mtd command, screen showed several commands, then nothing for a long time. Be patient.
Finally, the screen said “lost connection”
Gargoyle
Gargoyle changed the default IP address to 192.168.1.1
Opened a browser and entered 192.168.1.1
Got the Gargoyle login screen. The default password is “password”
Changed the Gargoyle password. All ready to configure and use!
1. Can I use your link below to successfully install Gargoyle to my router?
http://www.gargoyle-router.com/wiki/dok ... -hp-g300nh.
2. How do I backup the current firmware in case I need to revert back?
3. Can I install Gargoyle on the top of existing firmware?
Router Name DD-WRT
Router Model
WZR-HP-G300NH2
Firmware Version DD-WRT v24SP2-MULTI (10/31/11) std - build 17798
CPU Model
Atheros AR7242 rev 1.1 (0x1101)
CPU Clock
400 MHz
Memory:
Total Available 95% 62100 kB / 65536 kB
Free 72% 4844 kB / 62100 kB
Used 28% 17252 kB / 62100 kB
NVRAM: 21.15 KB / 64 KB
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Your instruction:
Introduction
Step-by-step instructions for the non technical person who wants to install Gargoyle on a Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH.
Requirements
Factory stock Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH router and upgrading it to Gargoyle
Upgrade to DD-WRT
Use the Buffalo setup to switch from the “user friendly” firmware to the Buffalo factory default “Professional” firmware (DD-WRT)
Set Password
Logged into DD-WRT at 192.168.11.1 and set a new password and wrote it down.
Telnet
Install Telnet
Installed Telnet on Windows 7 from control panel.
Login with Telent
Opened Telnet and entered:
o 192.168.11.1
prompted for user name and password
used “root” for user name (regardless of user name specified when installing DD-WRT)
Use the password set when configuring DD-WRT.
After successful login, copied and pasted these commands to telnet
Upgrade to Gargoyle (do I copy from cd/tmp or wget)
Buffalo router has to be connect to internet?
cd /tmp
wget http://www.gargoyle-router.com/download ... pgrade.bin
After the wget command, the screen showed a download progress bar and then completion
mtd -e linux -r write gargoyle_1.3.14-ar71xx-wzr-hp-g300nh-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin linux
After mtd command, screen showed several commands, then nothing for a long time. Be patient.
Finally, the screen said “lost connection”
Gargoyle
Gargoyle changed the default IP address to 192.168.1.1
Opened a browser and entered 192.168.1.1
Got the Gargoyle login screen. The default password is “password”
Changed the Gargoyle password. All ready to configure and use!