Here the bootloader is in charge, so getting it to clear the memory for you may have different results. Holding down the reset-button while plugging in the router achieves a different goal than the thirty second reset. If above method did not work at all it probably means resetbuttond is set to disabled. After the network has lost a connection for the second time, the router is usually reset back to firmware defaults. One way of tracking the status of what's happening while holding in the reset button is to leave a network cable plugged in to your computer and the router, then watch the screen on your computer. If you added new non-factory variables they should still be there after this type of reset. What it is supposed to do is return all settings to factory state, or to say it another way, to firmware defaults. Normal behaviour here is for it to not actually clear the nvram, although many people think of it and phrase it that way. Wait for it to return to normal operation (typically power-LED on solid). On different models you may see rapid flashing of an LED, or a red error or diagnostic LED.
OpenWrt The webpage downloads dot openwrt dot org shows last month's release of Chaos Calmer 15.05, so certainly the OpenWrt firmware is extremely up-to-date.
Upgradeability/up-to-dateness - Has the core 3rd party router firmware been updated "fairly" recently?ĭD-WRT While the widely referred-to Peacock Thread-FAQ and DD-WRT forums predominantly suggest sticking to routers' most stable versions, these firmware versions are with few exceptions over a half-dozen years old! DD-WRT updates are found in the Beta router firmware links organized by year, but it can be surprisingly difficult to find out which exact up-to-date upgrade one really needs :/ I might add another category (or subcategory) to the main questions: I'm open also for Tomato if it's the better one. Of course I don't imagine that I will find the perfect firmware and that one is vastly superior over the other.Īlso if there's anyone out there who uses one of these firmwares on a TP-Link Wr1043ND, it would be great to get some feedback about the impact of the changes from the original firmware.
I read that I can install custom packages and do much more than I can with the original firmware. I have a TP-Link Wr1043ND router and I want to install one of these two firmwares: