buffalo wzr-hp-g300nh open wrt failsafe mode
I recently ugpraded my router's (buffalo wzr-hp-g300nh) firmware from dd-wrt to open-wrt due to problems with installing packages to dd-wrt's lates version.
Looks like open-wrt now is more up to date and works better.However it is easier to break.
After playing with it's GUI to configure network I easly bricked the router and needed to recover it.
What I found is failsafe mode in open wrt.To achieve this with buffola wzr-hp-g300nh, simply unplug the rooter
wait for red diagnostic light to turn of , when the green light starts blinking immediately press the wireless button.
This will put the open-wrt in fail safe mode.To be able to access failsafe mode , you should be connected to your router over cable
and your ip address should be set to 192.168.1.2 (static).
Once you are in , just telnet to 192.168.1.1 and you will be logged in.
first mount the file system so that you can write it by typing:
mount_root
when you do this , FS will be writable.
I found default configs stored in this directory:
/etc/defconfig/
find your routers name or if not there choose generic
and copy the network file under it to your current config.
cp /etc/defconfig/wzr-hp-g300nh/network /etc/config/network -f
This will override the corruped network file with the default one.
Finally, type this
reboot -f
This will reboot the router and you should be able to access your router with default settings.
Looks like open-wrt now is more up to date and works better.However it is easier to break.
After playing with it's GUI to configure network I easly bricked the router and needed to recover it.
What I found is failsafe mode in open wrt.To achieve this with buffola wzr-hp-g300nh, simply unplug the rooter
wait for red diagnostic light to turn of , when the green light starts blinking immediately press the wireless button.
This will put the open-wrt in fail safe mode.To be able to access failsafe mode , you should be connected to your router over cable
and your ip address should be set to 192.168.1.2 (static).
Once you are in , just telnet to 192.168.1.1 and you will be logged in.
first mount the file system so that you can write it by typing:
mount_root
when you do this , FS will be writable.
I found default configs stored in this directory:
/etc/defconfig/
find your routers name or if not there choose generic
and copy the network file under it to your current config.
cp /etc/defconfig/wzr-hp-g300nh/network /etc/config/network -f
This will override the corruped network file with the default one.
Finally, type this
reboot -f
This will reboot the router and you should be able to access your router with default settings.
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