Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:06 Post subject: WN2000RPTv2 support
Hi,
I just got my hands on an older Netgear wn2000rptv2. If I compare the hardware of this device to the normal wnr2000v3, they seem to be the same (except a missing wan port). More information can also be found on the openwrt wiki.
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 23:15 Post subject: Running DD-WRT on wn2000rptv2
Hi,
You are absolutely right that the wn2000rptv2 is just a wnr2000v3 with a missing WAN port.
And therefore it can also run DD-WRT.
You can use it as an access point - but of course not as a router because of the missing WAN port.
The biggest issue is to get past the first firmware flash. You cannot use the web based flash as it refuses to flash anything that's not the original Netgear firmware.
So you have to use TFTP.
The trick is to hold keep the "Restore Factory Setting" button pressed while you power on the device.
At first one of the leds will blink Orange - this indicates that it has reset to factory defaults - keep pressing it down and after a while it will flash green. At this point you can let go - it is now ready to receive a binary over TFTP.
Plug in a network cable between your PC and one of the WN2000RPTv2's LAN ports
Set up your PC to use a static IP in the 192.168.1.x range, e.g. 192.168.1.2
The router will have the IP 192.168.1.1
Download the files from ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2012/03-19-12-r18777/netgear-wnr2000v3/
At first you need to flash either wnr2000v3-factory_WW.img or wnr2000v3-factory_NA.img - WW is the world wide version, NA the North American one. I don't think it matters which one you use - it's just for the real wnr2000v3 router when flashing via the web interface - the router expects the new firmware to match the model it runs on.
run this:
TFPT -i 192.168.1.1 PUT wnr2000v3-factory_WW.img
(or use the NA image - again I think either will work)
WAIT....
The TFTP command will end pretty fast - hopefully successfully saying it transferred the file.
The lights of the device will go out... be patient. Within a minute the device will restart by itself and you can now access the webinterface at http://192.168.1.1
Define a username/password and go to Administration->Firmware upgrade.
Choose "After Flashing, reset to": Reset to default settings.
Now browse for the wnr2000v3-webflash.bin and flash that one.
That's it basically.
The WN2000RPTv2 will look at behave like if it was running on a WNR2000v3.
I recommend you disable the WAN port, set it up as an Access Point (AP), disable the DHCP server and then connect it with a cable to your main router if possible. Alternatively you can of course set it up as a WiFi extender, but the cabled AP will give you better performance.
If you already have WiFi enabled router, give the WN2000RPTv2 the same SSID and security settings, place it just outside the main WiFi coverage area and you have a large WiFi area with automatic roaming for your devices.
A last hint: Wireless -> Basic Settings -> Check the "Advanced Settings" -> Choose your country from the dropdown and set the RX/TX Antenna Chains to "1+2+3".
Once saved/applied, go back to the same page and now set channelwidth to "Turbo" or "Dynamic" for maximum performance.
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 20:47 Post subject: Re: Running DD-WRT on wn2000rptv2
casthle wrote:
run this:
TFPT -i 192.168.1.1 PUT wnr2000v3-factory_WW.img
First of all, thank you, it is great to find someone who has done exactly what I want to do, and then they took the time to explain the steps.
I was able to flash the first step, and it is running.
The only issue that I had was the instruction on TFTP. The client that I used was the one installed from Raspian linux. Here is what works, if the previous instructions didn't work for you:
tftp
tftp> connect 192.168.1.1
tftp> mode binary
tftp> put wnr2000v3-factory_WW.img
@Sash: I'd love to write a guide in the wiki, however I am unable to create an account there (the forum credentials do not work) and there is no link to "create account" in the wiki pages (that I can find).
@bleeisme: Thanks for pointing that out. My instructions for TFTP were for Windows based computers - I forgot to mention that
I am attempting to do this as well, though I have never installed dd-wrt on anything before. I have read through all the suggested documentation and understand how to do this properly. The wiki for the wnr2000v3 states that later firmware updates were able to detect and stop third party firmware installations and to bypass this you needed to downgrade the Netgear firmware before it would accept the dd-wrt "killer."
It would make sense to me that the WN2000RPTv2 would also have this protection built into its firmware as well, does anyone know for sure? The problem is the WN2000RPTv2 only has ONE Netgear firmware download so there is no official firmware to downgrade to and attempting to downgrade it to some old WNR2000v3 firmware could be dangerous.
I did try to tftp the Brainslayer image for the WNR2000v3 numerous times without luck. I kept receiving transfer timeout errors even though I'm starting the transfer immediately after the first ping. It's hard for me to believe my timing could be wrong 20 times in a row.
Anyways, I thought I would post my concerns here and see if any of the successful people could shed some light on this.
You are right the WN2000RPTv2 does have this protection as well and there is only one firmware available.
So there is no way to change the firmware via the web interface.
So what I did is I discovered how to enable it to accept flash files over TFTP by holding down the factory reset button for a long period of time after powering the device on.
When you flash over TFTP, the device will accept anything you throw at it. I am guessing this is basically how they flash the device initially at the factory when there is no pre-existing flash.
It's also a way to re-flash the device in case you brick it, i.e. you can use this method to put the original firmware in place should you ever want to do that.
tried to flash my WN2000RPTv2 (using this guide: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/TFTP_flash#Mac_OS_X_2 and yours from this topic) to get IPTV working, but I get stuck at the FTFP step. First of all I'm using a mac ^^. If I change the DNS (Router IP) to 192.168.1.1 I can't access the extender neither through ftfp (host down) nor via webpage. If I let the dns as like the DHCP DNS (192.168.1.250) I can access the extender via the webpage, but unfortunately I get a "Transfer Timed Out" at ftfp :/
I have some questions to what you are doing:
1: Do you have a direct cable connection from your mac into one of the 4 ports on the wn2000rptv2?
2: Did you set up a static IP address? You mention something related to changing the DNS? That makes no sense to me in this context. **
3: Did you put the wn2000rptv2 into tftp mode by turning it off, holding the reset button down while you power it back on and keep holding the reset button until you see the led starts flashing in a green color?
If you cannot answer yes to all of the above, then that's where your problem is
** Set your static IP to e.g. 192.168.1.2. Set mask to 255.255.255.0. Set default gateway/router to 192.168.1.1. DNS and other settings do not matter. Once you have the wn2000rptv2 ready, you set your Mac's IP back to the old settings - typically using DCHP to auto configure all.
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 15:27 Post subject: Pics of wn2000rptv2 board
Hi,
I was not actually sure if this post was for me.
James3 was asking for support of the WN2000RPTv1.
I have the wn2000rptv2 and here are some pictures attached.
It is unfortunately quite difficult to read the numbers on the Atheros chip.
The dd-wrt firmware reports:
CPU Model: Atheros AR7241 rev 1.1 (0x0101)
CPU Clock: 360 MHz
