Linksys WRT600N v1.0

From TechInfoDepot
Jump to navigationJump to search
multiple revisions of this device, use caution
abgn (AN600)
Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link
Linksys WRT600N 01.jpg
Support
Wikipedia
InfoDepot Wiki
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt
OpenWrt
Status Unknown
Tomato any flavor
Status Unknown
Gargoyle
Status Unknown
Platform
BrandModelRev
Linksys WRT600N v1.0
FCC ID
IC ID
Type
wireless router
CPU1
Broadcom BCM4705
CPU1 Type
MIPS BMIPS3300 (R1)
CPU1 Speed
300 MHz
Flash1 Chip
Samsung K8P6415U0B
Flash1 Size
8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br /> (Parallel)
RAM1 Size
32 MiB33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip
ProMOS V58C2128164SBI5 x 2
nvram Size
32K
ETH chip1
Broadcom BCM4705
Switch
Broadcom BCM5397
Ethernet Port Count
1-1GbE-WAN
4-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard
IEEE 802.3/3u/3ab
Port-based vlan

802dot11 OUI: 00:1D:7E (10 E, 14 W)
Ethernet OUI: 00:1D:7E (10 E, 14 W)

Stock bootloader
CFE
Expansion IF types
Mini PCI, USB 2.0
Mini PCI slots
2
USB ports
1
USB Hub Compatible
Untested
Power
12 VDC, 1.5 A
Connector type
barrel
Flags:
Dual Radio, Simultaneous Transmission
Other

Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
the IP 192.168.1.1 is used by 1310 additional devices
of which 153 are Linksys devices
Default login user: blank
Default login password: admin
blank:admin credentials used by 267 additional devices
of which 134 are Linksys devices

Manuf/OEM/ODM
3rd Party Firmware Support
DD-WRT • (List)
Retail
Availability End of Life
FCC approval date 23 April 2007
UPC 745883573134
(UPC DB, On eBay)
ASIN B000WG3ZU4 Flag of the United States.svg
multiple uses
Country of manuf Taiwan
Physical
LEDs/Color
amber and green
Dimensions
7.5" x 7.0" x 5.7"
Radio 1 (eth1 (wl0))
Radio1 module
Radio1 module IF
Mini PCI (long)
Chip1
Broadcom BCM4321
Chip2
Broadcom BCM2055
Chip3
SiGe SE2528L
Wireless interface OUI
00:1D:7E
Antenna Connector Type
U.FL, Fixed
MIMO status
2x3:2
Wireless Standard
IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n
up to 300 Mbps
802.11g
up to 54 Mbps
802.11b
up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency
2.4 GHz
Radio cor_rev
11
Radio Capabilities
ap sta wet led wme pio 802.11d 802.11h rm cqa mbss4 afterburner ampdu amsdurx amsdutx acktiming
Radio 2 (eth2 (wl1))
Radio2 module
Radio2 module IF
Mini PCI
Chip1
Broadcom BCM4321
Chip2
Broadcom BCM2055
Chip3
Skyworks SKY65230-11
Wireless interface OUI
00:1D:7E
Antenna Connector Type
U.FL, Fixed
MIMO status
2x3:2
Wireless Standard
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
802.11n
up to 300 Mbps
802.11g
up to 54 Mbps
802.11b
up to 11 Mbps
802.11a
up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency
2.4 or 5 GHz
Radio cor_rev
12
Radio Capabilities
ap sta wet led wme pio 802.11d 802.11h rm cqa mbss4 afterburner ampdu amsdurx amsdutx acktiming
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio2 chip1 brand
Linksys WRT600N v1.0BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom
Linksys WRT600N v1.1BroadcomBroadcomBroadcom

For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.
SiGe not currently documented.
Skyworks not currently documented.

For a list of all currently documented Linksys device with specifications, see Linksys.

300 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.),
300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AN600 class

Overview

WRT600N v1.0 serial numbers appear to start with ANR0 or MNR0.

Confirmed Numbers

What's my hardware version - this is confirmed data. It has been said that some of the v1 routers may have been referbished with v1.1 boards.

User FCCID Model Serial Power
barryware Q87-WRT600NV11 WRT600N v1.1 MNR0 ?
DarkShadow Q87-WRT600NV11 WRT600N v1.1 ANR0 12VDC, 1.5A
Iceron Q87-WRT600NV1 WRT600N v1.0 MNR0 12VDC, 2A

Links of Interest

00:1D:7E OUI on (at least some) label(s)

Reviews

2.4GHz: Gemtek WMIB-212GN (PAM: SiGe SE2528L)
5GHz: Broadcom BCM94321MP (FEM: Skyworks SKY65230-11)

Flashing

Flashing dd-wrt

 

Supported by dd-wrt as of = RC7 - 9140

  1. Read the peacock announcement found here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486
  2. Reset to defaults in the GUI (It has been reported that Hard reset or 30/30/30 does not work on this router).
  3. Set a static IP on your computer to 192.168.1.7. Subnet mask should be 255.255.255.0.
  4. Connect the lan cable from your computer to a LAN port of your router. Make sure your router is plugged in. Nothing should be connected to your computer or the router except the lan cable between them. Turn your firewall and any wireless computer connections OFF.
  5. Power cycle the router (uplug the power from the router for 30 seconds and then plug it back in)
  6. Open your browser to 192.168.1.1 by putting that in the browser address window of your browser. You should open the linksys webgui and NOT a page that says Management Mode. If you see management mode, power cycle the router again.
  7. Leave the username blank and enter "admin" as the password
  8. Go to administration and firmware upgrade
  9. Navigate to the folder that you are using, and select dd-wrt.v24_mini_wrt600n.bin
  10. Hit upgrade
  11. When you get a success, wait FIVE FULL minutes.
  12. If you don't get success, repeat from steps 6 up to this one. If you still don't get success, clear your browser cache. Try using a different browser as well, to navigate to 192.168.1.1.
  13. When you can access the dd-wrt webgui using a browser at 192.168.1.1, power cycle the router.
  14. When you can again access the dd-wrt webgui using a browser at 192.168.1.1, Reset to defaults in the GUI (It has been reported that Hard reset or 30/30/30 does not work on this router) on the router.
  15. At this point you can choose to put a different build on, depending on what you needs are.
  16. Reset your computer ethernet connection to auto IP and auto DNS

Upgrading

Updating DD-WRT

If dd-wrt is already on the router follow these instructions. If stock firmware is on the router follow the flashing instructions.

  1. Check for recommended builds here first.
  2. Set your computer to a static IP of 192.168.1.7. (or to whatever subnet the router is on) Disable all firewalls and security. Disable wireless on your computer and only have the router connected to the flashing computer by the ethernet cable between the two.
  3. Hard reset or 30/30/30 (If the router supports it, if not, reset to defults in the GUI) prior to flashing. Wait. Check for password page on re-login and change password.
  4. Flash firmware. You can use the webgui except if you have a belkin router. (For belkin use tftp.exe to flash)
  5. Wait...at least three minutes. Lights should return to normal. See important2, below. Failing to wait is how most people brick their routers.
  6. Do a power cycle of the router. (Unplug the cord, count to 30 and plug it back in.)
  7. Wait for the lights to return to normal usually about 2 minutes.
  8. Hard reset or 30/30/30 again (If the router supports it, if not, reset to defults in the GUI). Wait. Check for the password page and re-login to change the password. Then you can reconfigure your settings manually.
  9. Once configured set your computer back to autoIP and autoDNS.

Important1: This Hard reset or 30/30/30 works fine for Asus router, but you do have to power cycle after the reset.

Important2: After you flash the firmware, and before you do the hard reset, the router will be building some nvram settings. YOU MUST WAIT FOR THIS TO FINISH PRIOR TO DOING ANYTHING WITH THE ROUTER INCLUDING A HARD RESET. Usually, you can tell when this process is completed by the WAN light coming on, but it does take several minutes. Go have a beer. There are starting to be more and more people who BRICK their routers by not waiting until the nvram is rebuilt, PRIOR to doing a hard reset. YOU NEED TO WAIT!

Reverting

  1. Read the peacock announcement found here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486
  2. Reset to defaults in the GUI (It has been reported that Hard reset or 30/30/30 does not work on this router).
  3. Set a static IP on your computer to 192.168.1.7. Subnet mask should be 255.255.255.0.
  4. Connect the lan cable from your computer to a LAN port of your router. Make sure your router is plugged in. Nothing should be connected to your computer or the router except the lan cable between them. Turn your firewall and any wireless computer connections OFF.
  5. Power cycle the router (uplug the power from the router for 30 seconds and then plug it back in)
  6. Open your browser to 192.168.1.1 by putting that in the browser address window of your browser. You should open the linksys webgui and NOT a page that says Management Mode. If you see management mode, power cycle the router again.
  7. Enter your username and password
  8. Go to administration and firmware upgrade
  9. Navigate to the folder that you are using, and select WRT600N_1.01.36_build_4_20080514_US.bin once you've unzipped it.
  10. Hit upgrade
  11. When you get a success, wait FIVE FULL minutes.
  12. When you can again access the Linksys webgui using a browser at 192.168.1.1, Reset to defaults in the GUI (It has been reported that Hard reset or 30/30/30 does not work on this router) on the router.
  13. Reset your computer ethernet connection to auto IP and auto DNS

JTAG-Serial Info

JTAG

Serial

Serial Pinouts

Antenna's
R  TX  1 o o 2       F
E      3 o o 4  VCC  R
A      5 o o 6       O
R  RX  7 o o 8  GND  N
       9 o           T
   Bottom of Unit

Serial Recovery

Modified Redhawk0 instructions

  1. Print out these instructions for Off-Line use
  2. Connect PC to router with a network cable
  3. Configure PC with a static IP of 192.168.1.10
  4. Connect Serial cable
  5. Start one of the programs from above
  6. Get TFTP ready with file selected
  7. Use dd-wrt.v24 mini wrt600n.bin
  8. Connect power to the router
  9. start a rapid fire Cntl-C as you plug the router to power
  10. type "nvram erase" w/o quotes, hit enter
  11. type "flash -noheader : flash1.trx" w/o quotes, this starts the tftp daemon, hit enter
  12. but have TFTP ready
  13. Click go or start on TFTP
  14. give it 5 minutes after it finishes
  15. then power cycle....Hard reset or 30/30/30...then config
  16. when it stops spitting out txt....hit the enter key...you should get a login prompt...at that point, power cycle it, hard reset...then config
  17. you'll see it boot up


USB Info

DD-WRT USB

  • The USB port is where you can connect an external USB hard drive or flash drive. Which can do a multitude of things. You can use in as a NAS, storage for a FTP server, use Optware to run external programs like torrent software, samba for sharing files to network, share a USB printer with network... The list of possibilities is long, it just takes a little research.
  • ProFTPd, samba, dlna, raid support is included in most the newer builds of dd-wrt. Check the features chart to be sure.

vlan Info

LOM Wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:57 am

The WRT600N and the WRT350N are very special in many aspects, they are made by Gemtek instead of Cybertan and they don't follow Linksys common standards and conventions. Both uses 539x switches and the WRT600N cfe doesn't have the vlan setup routine which all other cfe ( the 350N included) has.

(the vlan config routine in 600N: 

unsigned char bcm_robo_config_vlan (void) 
{ 
return (0); 
} 

that's all  )


They are both known for "leaking" from WAN to LAN during boot because with no config the switch defaults to all ports bridged. The WRT350N has for this reason a nvram variable, read by the cfe, to disable the switch during boot but the 600N doesn't have that variable.

So how come the vlanports nvram variables gets overwritten in the 600N? First thing to know is that a cfe never writes those variables, only reads them in order to configure the switch, and in the case of WRT600N not even reads them. Therefore there must be a program module between the dd-wrt vlan gui which configures the switch and also writes the nvram variables so you get the same vlan config after a reboot. Changing the variables manually via Telnet and then issuing a reboot will cause that program to update the variables before it shuts down. You can change them via Telnet as much as you want but they will always be updated to reflect the gui settings.

do an lsmod and look for something like robocfg or switchcfg, that will be the module configuring the vlans via the gui.

Notes

barryware wrote:

working with lom today.. this is the latest:

[3:43 PM] barryware:

<<< Breaking news....

The facory partition does nothing.. It gets the macs from the radios..

The macs match the origional sticker.. Not the cfe or factory part from the old 600.

Sticker = 00:1d:7E:0d:13:75.... 2.4 ghs radio is the sticker mac
wan = 00:1d:7e:0D:13:77
Lan = 00:~:13:76
5ghz = 00:1D:7E:0d:22:b9 which matched the lable on the radio card!

This is with stock firmware.. have not flashed anything..

There you have it!>>>>

Known Bugs

Initial Flash May Not Work / TFTP problems

Some users may experience "Failed to Upgrade Firmware" messages when upgrading via Linksys web interface, even when using special 600N-specific builds. Also, TFTP may not work after the router has booted (Linksys fw only). The solution to both is to initiate TFTP within 3-5 seconds of power-on.

Resources