Linksys WRT160N v1.0



CSE0 serial prefix

Links of Interest

 * On the OpenWrt Wiki
 * Reviewed in a router round-up on SmallNetBuilder
 * Listed on the 'Linksys routers' page on Wikipedia
 * On VectorMM (RU)

Flashing DD-WRT

 * On DD-WRT Wiki
 * 1) Read the Peacock Announcement
 * 2) Download THIS Newd_Mini file. dd-wrt.v24_mini_generic.bin.
 * 3) Ensure you have a physical ethernet connection to your router, and disable your wireless adapter, antivirus/firewall protection, and any software that makes strong use of your network (BitTorrent, Streaming Audio/Video, etc).
 * 4) Perform a hard 30/30/30 reset.
 * 5) Navigate to http://192.168.1.1/ in your web browser of choice.
 * 6) Enter no username, and the password "admin".
 * 7) Go to the administration tab. Click on firmware upgrade.
 * 8) Browse to the .bin file you downloaded in step 2
 * 9) Click on the upgrade button and WAIT for the upgrade successful message.
 * 10) Power cycle your router . Wait until you can see the DD-WRT password screen at http://192.168.1.1/.
 * 11) Perform another 30/30/30 reset on your router . Wait until you can see the password screen at http://192.168.1.1/.
 * 12) Set a new username and password, and continue on to configure your router like normal.

You can now upgrade to any generic DD-WRT build except Mega and Micro. Be sure to always do a hard reset prior to flashing another build, do a power cycle followed by another hard reset after flashing, and NEVER re-use a configuration file from a previous build or another router. Always reconfigure from scratch.

Flashing TomatoUSB

 * Support Chart at Bottom

Serial Pinouts
—JP2—  VCC 1 o  TX  2 o  RX  3 o N/C  4 o GND  5 o

Serial Recovery

 * On VectorMM (RU)

Pictures
Cisco's Images

Hardware Modification

 * Linksys WRT160N Modified with External Antenna