Upgrading firmware LINKSYS on a Mac

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emanlaer69
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 10:33    Post subject: Upgrading firmware LINKSYS on a Mac Reply with quote
I am a mac user and have no access to WINDOWS other than a Virtual Machine i set up of Windows 10 ... I have a Linksys WRT54G router wireless-g and I really can't wait to unlock the potential of this router. but as of now i am just using the router/ethernet box that AT&T U-verse has provided me. but i really want to tap into this Linksys WRT54G as i hear that it has VPN capabilities and such, i haven't had the luxury of using before. cant' wait. But im not sure how to upgrade the firmware using a MAC, or using a VIRTUAL MACHINE through a mac... i mean. is it even possible? please someone guide me into the right direction!!!

Let me know of anything else you need from me.

I'm on running iOS 10.13.6 on a 21.5 inch mid-2011 w/ 16 G/RAMAppleBCM5701Ethernet.kext
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 11:25    Post subject: Reply with quote
It is a very old and very slow router with only 16 MB RAM and 4 MB flash.

In theory it should support OpenVPN but it will be very slow (and it could be it is even broken at the moment) so do not get too excited

You can flash via the command line (telnet): https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation

For very useful general information see the forum guidelines with helpful pointers about how to research your router, where and what firmware to download, where and how to post and many other helpful tips:
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=324087

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