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Title: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on June 13, 2010, 05:20:39 AM
DISCLAIMER

This is NOT a D-Link sanctioned guide. The information you will find in this post does not represent official D-Link recommendations (in fact, quite the contrary) and I am not employed by the company. Changing a device's firmware, although generally safe, is not without risk to the device, especially if not done properly. Therefore, read everything carefully first and then decide if you're up to the task. You have been warned.

Intro

Hello everyone,

Reading this forum one can only reach one conclusion - that people are unhappy with the factory firmware supplied by D-Link for its DIR-615 routers. Which is sad, because in terms of hardware, DIR-615 is a solid product, capable of good performance.

It's true that some problems are solved with a firmware update, when one is available, but more often than not, users are stuck with issues that severely impact their Internet experience and no fix in sight. However, before starting throwing routers out and spending money on new ones (yes, I've read a lot of people saying that), users should be aware that there is another option at their disposal, in the form of a custom open source firmware called DD-WRT.


What is DD-WRT and things to know before running with it

DD-WRT (http://dd-wrt.com) is a custom open source firmware for routers, based on the Linux kernel, which is developed and maintained by a community of programmers. Originally written for the extremely popular WRT54G Linksys router, the software has since evolved to support a wide array of devices from many manufacturers.

DD-WRT is very powerful and unlocks access to advanced networking features that factory firmwares don't provide. It is so popular that some home networking equipment manufacturers like the UK-based Buffalo Technology pre-install a custom version of it on their routers. All of this sounds appealing? Good, but first you should be aware of a few things.

For one, installing a custom firmware on a D-Link device theoretically voids the warranty. I say theoretically, because practically if the router is not completely fried, you should be able to flash the factory firmware back and chances are no-one will tell the difference. Even if it's completely dead I doubt anyone will attempt to repair it and see what you had on it. Chances are, your supplier will just replace it, but don't blame me if that doesn't happen.

Second thing you should know is DD-WRT exposes a lot of settings the average user has no idea about. My advice is not to mess around with anything you don't know and then complain that it doesn't work as expected anymore. Of course, set WAN, wireless security, port forwarding and the usual stuff, but for the rest I learned that default settings work best.


Where do I get DD-WRT from?

Well, it's not that straight-forward as you might think. The DD-WRT developers release individual builds for each router model and/or hardware revision (that's a lot I know). A particular router model/revision is not "officially" supported and added to the DD-WRT database until someone donates such a device to the DD-WRT dev team for development and testing purposes. However, there are unofficial builds for many models/revisions that are tagged as "work in progress" and much of the time they are stable enough to use without any concern of critical bugs.

So now, back to our model of interest - the mighty DIR-615, which D-Link should be congratulated for, because it's a very decent product (hardware-wise) for a very good price. The DIR-615 comes in many "flavors" (hardware revisions or versions). Amongst the ones that I know are: B1, B2, C1, C2, E1, E2, E3, E4, D1, D2, D3, D4, H1, H2, I1.

Here is where to get the DD-WRT build for your particular revision.

B1, B2:  Sorry. No build for you guys. :'(

C1: ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/[most_recent_date]/dlink-dir615c1/ DO NOT flash r16454! Read warning.

C2: Try the one for C1. It might work, but I don't have confirmation. If you test it and it works post on this topic so I can update this info. DO NOT flash r16454! Read warning.

D1, D2, D3, D4: ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/[most_recent_date]/dlink-dir615d/

E1: ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/[most_recent_date]/dlink-dir615e1/

E2: Might work with the one for E1 (above) or the one for E3 (below). Please confirm on this topic if you get it working.

E3: ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/[most_recent_date]/dlink-dir615e3/

E4: ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/[most_recent_date]/dlink-dir615e4/

H1, H2: ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/[most_recent_date]/dlink-dir615h/

I1: ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/[most_recent_date]/dlink-dir615i1/

Note: The [most_recent_date] is at this time 07-20-12-r19519, so the folder you should be looking in is ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2012/07-20-12-r19519/. However, new builds are constantly released so check the most recent date folder in ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/ regularly.

WARNING: DO NOT flash r16454 from ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2011/03-17-11-r16454/ or your wireless controller will stop working.


How do I install DD-WRT?

In each of the folders corresponding to your router's revision, you will find two or more files. The ones with "factory" in their name, like dlink-dir615d-factory-webflash.bin are for initial flashing from D-Link's factory firmware to DD-WRT. The flash should always be performed over a WIRED and not wireless connection. You can do it in two ways:

1. From the D-Link firmware's Web interface. Go to Tools > Firmware and under "Firmware Upgrade" press Browse, select the DD-WRT file and hit Upload.

2. From the router's Emergency Room Web interface. To access the Emergency Room Web interface follow these steps:


If the DD-WRT flash works, reboot your router and set your Ethernet adapter to obtain IP automatically then try to access http://192.168.1.1 .


How do I update to a new DD-WRT build?

In each of the folders corresponding to your router's revision, you will find a .BIN file that does NOT contain "factory" in its name. This file is to be used for update if you already have an older DD-WRT build installed on your router.

From the DD-WRT interface go to Administration > Firmware Upgrade. Hit browse, point to the file, hit upgrade and wait. When it's finished check out the build date in the upper right corner to make sure it updated.

Warning: Leave "Don't Reset" option alone if you don't want all your settings to be reset to defaults.


How do I restore the original D-Link factory firmware?

Obtain the latest firmware for your revision from D-Link's support site for your region. Go into the Emergency Room Web interface using the steps provided above in the installation section of this guide. Flash the firmware file from the Emergency Room Web interface.


Frequently Asked Questions

This will be updated in time with answers to your most common questions.


PS: Excuse my spelling and/or grammar mistakes. English is not my native language. Suggestions and comments are appreciated.

Changelog:
Oct. 11 2012 - Updated the guide with links to the DD-WRT builds for H1, H2 and I1. Also updated the most recent date for DD-WRT releases and the link to the folder.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stonetownmike on June 13, 2010, 07:39:56 PM
@skello: This is a great resource for anybody who wants to try dd-wrt firmware. Thanks for all your hard work. FWIW, I've been using dd-wrt for several weeks on my C1 router. It's been rock solid so far.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: kukubau on June 14, 2010, 04:02:52 PM
skello you have toooooo much freee time ;D
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on June 14, 2010, 11:56:59 PM
@skello: This is a great resource for anybody who wants to try dd-wrt firmware. Thanks for all your hard work. FWIW, I've been using dd-wrt for several weeks on my C1 router. It's been rock solid so far.

You're welcome :) and glad to get confirmation for C1. I can confirm a stable experience for D1.

skello you have toooooo much freee time ;D

Not really :) I had the idea of posting such a guide here for quite a while now. I finally found some time to do it after about two weeks.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: tukya96 on June 15, 2010, 07:29:39 AM
why you writed so much
and what do you mean with that you writed hahahahah
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: opopper on June 23, 2010, 10:40:24 AM
No matter what I do, I cannot flash any firmware :(

I get the message "The uploaded firmware file may not be correct. You may have uploaded a file that is not intended for this device, or the uploaded file may be corrupted."

I previously upgraded to 3.10 (which d-link says one cannot downgrade from), but when I had VOIP problems I downgraded back to 3.01 by adding two bytes with 00 (30 30 hex) before the AP... model number at the end of the .bin file.

Now that DD-WRT has a version that could work, I try flashing it but get the above error. I try flashing other d-link firmwares and get the same error. I am running DIR-615 C1 with firmware 3.01 which was modified as above by adding two bytes.

How can I get DD-WRT onto this device????? Help!!!!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: carbonic on June 23, 2010, 11:39:51 AM
No matter what I do, I cannot flash any firmware :(
...
Are you sure you are using the .bin file with Factory in the filename?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: hilyerb on June 23, 2010, 02:52:33 PM
I am getting the same thing, I can't upload the "factory" version to the router.  Any pointers?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on June 23, 2010, 09:45:23 PM
I am getting the same thing, I can't upload the "factory" version to the router.  Any pointers?

Use this file: ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/06-12-10-r14594/dlink-dir615c1/dir615c1-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin and flash from the Emergency Room interface. Use the instructions to access it in the "How do I install DD-WRT?" section above.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: hilyerb on June 24, 2010, 04:46:13 AM
I used NEO for windows and changed the HEX value of the model number at the end of the .bin file, once I changed that I was able to upload it on the ER screen.  Works like a champ...Thanks for you help Skello!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stereo55 on June 24, 2010, 08:26:38 AM
I successfully flashed my C1 to the latest DDWRT build a few weeks ago . Iam using the 615 as a bridge (from my 655) for streaming Amazon and Netflix to my Sony s370 Bluray . Everything seems to work great , but I  completely loose connection randomly and have to restart the 615 (unplug power). at least once aday . I run full N speeds (no mixed mode) with WPA2  , and have tried various other settings (20/40 , 40 , tx power, changed channels , etc) to no avail . Iam only running the 615 about 30' from the 655 through two walls , with no other 2.4 devices in the house (minus kitchen microwave) . Connection is FIOS 25/25 .

Anyone else running bridge mode and have suggestions ? Ive read that running tomato firmware may be better for bridge mode on the 615 , anyone care to chime in ?  

Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on June 24, 2010, 01:31:09 PM
@stereo55

Try updating to the latest build. Use the ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/06-12-10-r14594/dlink-dir615c1/dir615c1-firmware.bin file to upgrade from the dd-wrt interface.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stereo55 on June 24, 2010, 02:21:42 PM
@stereo55

Try updating to the latest build. Use the ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/06-12-10-r14594/dlink-dir615c1/dir615c1-firmware.bin file to upgrade from the dd-wrt interface.

Boy , another update already ... cool . Updating now .

Much thanks Skello .  ;)

I'll report back my findings .
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: bbrouter on June 30, 2010, 12:20:05 AM
I was able to flash an E1 yesterday. Had to use the emergency room.
Currently on 14594 and just noticed I have no wireless tab!  Anyone else
seen this, or have any ideas how to enable wireless?

I had turned off wireless in the dlink firmware prior to flashing, so went back
to the dlink firmware and turned wireless back on, and then flashed again to dd-wrt,
but still no wireless in dd-wrt. :(
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: jabetcha on June 30, 2010, 11:40:45 AM
Boy , another update already ... cool . Updating now .

Much thanks Skello .  ;)

I'll report back my findings .

I am also seeing random disconnects on my C1 set as a wireless bridge with the 14594 version. I have reported the issue on the dd-wrt forum and got some suggestions for settings, but it is still happening, although it has been > 1 day since I had to unplug the bridge. Letting it soak a while to see if it stays up.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stonetownmike on June 30, 2010, 12:33:50 PM
A new 06-30-10 release has been posted at the dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/ download site if you're feeling adventurous (I'm not). Note that these are test builds. The last release recommended on the dd-wrt database (http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database) is the 14311 beta build.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stereo55 on June 30, 2010, 08:57:03 PM
Boy , another update already ... cool . Updating now .

Much thanks Skello .  ;)

I'll report back my findings .


I am also seeing random disconnects on my C1 set as a wireless bridge with the 14594 version. I have reported the issue on the dd-wrt forum and got some suggestions for settings, but it is still happening, although it has been > 1 day since I had to unplug the bridge. Letting it soak a while to see if it stays up.

Reporting back on my C1 ... unfortunately same status for me still even with the new version ; unknown random disconnects as before . Tried various settings again all N speed (no mixed mode being used)  Again tried 20/40 , 40  , differant anttena settings , the whole gambit possibilities , etc .

Funny thing is , once a disconnect has happened and the router is powered down and back up  and I USE the connection , Iam fine for the whole time Iam using the connection ; its when the connection is NOT being used (sits idle) is when the disconnect happens at some point .

One thing Ive noticed too (maybe my lack of using "bridge" knowledge) , but I can only use channel 11 , there no other options/channels available as in say in a normal router or AP mode . I know 20/40 or 40 limits you in that reguard ; just was surprised that only one channel shows in bridge mode (normal ?) , as my 655 gives me afew channel options in those modes .  
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: skyml on July 05, 2010, 02:59:48 AM
Hello Skello.

I purchased DIR-615 with firmwvare version E4 and upgrade with emergency room web interface.  After 100% complete message, nothing happened.   I tried this with Explorer and Firefox and it's the same symptom.   Could you share your experience about the symptom and any solutions?

Thanks
Jake.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: carbonic on July 06, 2010, 02:01:15 AM
Skyml.
If you want people to use their time to help you, you have to use time yourself to write a proper description of what went wrong.

"I installed it, nothing happened" isn't really enough
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: simporis on July 06, 2010, 01:00:51 PM
Hello Everyone.

I am having trouble here. I can do a 30/30/30 (hard) reset on my DIR-615 D2 and I upload the latest firmware, and the emergency room page says Everything is fine. But after that I cannot access the router at all. everytime i enter the routers address IE says 'cannot display the webpage'
.
I know its probably a laymen mistake, but I cant figure out whats going wrong.
Any help would be gladly appreciated, as my girlfriend is getting very angry with me over our poor wifi signal!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: carbonic on July 06, 2010, 03:08:37 PM
Simporis:
Are you using http://192.168.1.1/ ? that's the default address for accessing DD-WRT flashed routers.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on July 06, 2010, 10:49:57 PM
Unfortunately I didn't have too much time lately to check back and help everyone. However, for people who are reporting that nothing happens after successful flash from ER, here is a quote from my guide:

If the DD-WRT flash works, reboot your router and set your Ethernet adapter to obtain IP automatically then try to access http://192.168.1.1 .

I cannot stress that enough.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Aenslead on August 01, 2010, 12:22:40 PM
@ Skello:

YOU SIR, are a genius. Thank you for suggesting DD-WRT. I flashed my DIR-600 and can finally access my VPN through Cisco's AnyConnect.

D-Link has constantly lowered their standards and I wouldn't have gotten this router unless my ISP gave it to me for free. I used to be their product manager, now I only use Linksys.

Thanks again!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: fike on August 02, 2010, 12:46:17 PM
Are you sure this will work for the Dir-615 v4.00 (updated to v4.11 already) D1? because on the site it says it isn't supported..(in the router database)
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: carbonic on August 08, 2010, 02:37:06 AM
It says it isn't supported because DD-WRT have not received a D1 router to test the firmware on. It doesn't mean it doesn't work, just that they can't say that it does.

I myself have a DIR-615 D1 that originally was 4.00 updated to 4.11/4.12 that now has DD-WRT installed.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Hoborg on August 13, 2010, 02:48:33 AM
Quote
C2: Try the one for C1. It might work, but I don't have confirmation. If you test it and it works post on this topic so I can update this info.

yeah its c1 version works great with c2 rev too... it's about 5 months i'm using dd-wrt's latest versions on my c2 and had no problem, but wan led; it doesn't change to orange color when there's no internet access and it's always green! that's not important... the most important thing is that dd-wrt works great and is too far better than d-link's firmware...!

everybody don't forget that for the first time use emergency room and dir615c1-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin . if you had any problem with that file just hex edit its last line to 00AP81-AR9130-RT-070614-02 (using for example NEO hex editor on windows) and try again using emergency room (how to get through the emergency room : http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=10285.msg72088#msg72088 )...

for the next times first go to Administration > Backup on your dd-wrt firmware and backup all of your router's data and then go to Administration > Firmware Upgrade and upgrade your dd-wrt with that dir615c1-firmware.bin file...

Have a good time with the great DD-WRT
Always update to the newest version

--------------------

DD-WRT Version 24-sp2 std (SVN revision 14929) released yesterday (08-12-2010) for rev C1/C2 :

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/08-12-10-r14929/dlink-dir615c1/

for other revisions : ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/08-12-10-r14929/


always be up-to-dated : ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/

 :)
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Dukenukemx on August 19, 2010, 11:46:15 PM
I know that the B2 is not supported by DD-WRT, but what about other alternatives?  Like Open-WRT?  Anything other then the stock firmware. 
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: JATG on August 23, 2010, 03:22:15 PM
Hello people!

I flashed my DIR-615 rev D1 with sucess but I can not acess to the Internet. Then I restore the original D-Link factory firmware v4.11 and I acess to the Internet again.


Do you know why I can`t acess to Internet with DD-WRT firmware?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on August 24, 2010, 09:27:14 AM
I know that the B2 is not supported by DD-WRT, but what about other alternatives?  Like Open-WRT?  Anything other then the stock firmware. 

DD-WRT is based on Open-WRT. So basically if Open-WRT would have support for whatever wireless chipset is in B2, then DD-WRT would have it too.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on August 24, 2010, 09:31:27 AM
Hello people!

I flashed my DIR-615 rev D1 with sucess but I can not acess to the Internet. Then I restore the original D-Link factory firmware v4.11 and I acess to the Internet again.


Do you know why I can`t acess to Internet with DD-WRT firmware?

Thanks!

What kind of Internet access do you have? Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: JATG on August 24, 2010, 03:45:28 PM
What kind of Internet access do you have? Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE?

Dynamic IP.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Dukenukemx on August 24, 2010, 09:02:11 PM
DD-WRT is based on Open-WRT. So basically if Open-WRT would have support for whatever wireless chipset is in B2, then DD-WRT would have it too.
When I bought this router a couple of years ago, I was assuming that DD-WRT was supported.  I have it installed on my old Belkin router.  I use the router still, but the stock firmware sucks.  The mac address filtering page filled up rather quickly.

Why?  Cause some stupid chipset manufacturer didn't release the code.  Now I hear it is released, but nobody decided to pick it up. 

This sucks...
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: johnwbyrd on September 09, 2010, 09:20:07 AM
Just a note to confirm that the BrainSlayer builds of dd-wrt work great on the DIR-615 E1; far more stably than the stock firmware.  I highly recommend for owners of this hardware.

Flashed with the web version of the firmware through the standard web interface; didn't use the fancy tftp method.

Router Model D-Link DIR-615-E1
Firmware Version DD-WRT v24-sp2 (08/12/10) std - build 14929
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: a25105 on September 09, 2010, 09:22:03 PM
johnwbyrd, you said this was more stable, can you let me know what settings you changed from the default?  Many thanks!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: piboy on September 09, 2010, 11:44:21 PM
So i Flashed a DIR-615 E3 Firmware 5.10. It worked just fine once i was able to get it into recovery mode     (Emergency Room). Just download the file via the ftp and it worked great! Now i have 3 more to do.

Flash with the file below from with in the D-link Emergency Room.

ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/08-12-10-r14929/dlink-dir615e3/

Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: nikitue on September 17, 2010, 05:11:23 PM
Hello all , new among users here , i have a dlink 615 Rev D1 and just upgraded it to DD-WRT build 14594 . i'm experienceing the next problem . when i download from internet (www sites, not p2p , torrent ) with full speed ( 100 mbps ) the router doesen't works anymore . it hangs and needs reboot to work again . any suggestions ? thanks in advance
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on September 24, 2010, 10:09:09 PM
Hello all , new among users here , i have a dlink 615 Rev D1 and just upgraded it to DD-WRT build 14594 . i'm experienceing the next problem . when i download from internet (www sites, not p2p , torrent ) with full speed ( 100 mbps ) the router doesen't works anymore . it hangs and needs reboot to work again . any suggestions ? thanks in advance

Get the one from here: ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/08-12-10-r14929/dlink-dir615d/

Use dir615d-revb-ddwrt-webflash.bin if you plan to update from the DD-WRT web interface or dlink-dir615d-factory-webflash.bin if you use the emergency room method.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: spkno on September 28, 2010, 09:43:45 AM
Hi.
Got the DIR-615 D1 w/the original 4.11 firmware.
How can I flash to DD-WRT?

Did this with a Linksys G-router a long time ago, hopefully the method is not as painful anymore (it's bricked now, but I can't remember why :D)
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: carbonic on September 28, 2010, 02:07:58 PM
I upgraded my D1 without any problems.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on September 28, 2010, 02:23:51 PM
How can I flash to DD-WRT?

What do you mean? Have you actually bothered reading the first post? It contains all the instructions you need to flash DD-WRT on D1.

If you have trouble understanding a particular aspect of the process, then try to be more specific please.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: JATG on September 29, 2010, 02:30:16 PM
Hello!

I flash my D-Link 615 D1 to DD-WRT but I lost the internet acess...

I have a cable connection (Arris modem) connected to two routers. One (Asus RX3041) is to broadcast via cable network RJ45 and the other (D-Link DIR-615) to distribute a wireless signal.

When I install the DD-WRT firmware, I can`t acess to the internet.

One print of my Asus Status page:
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8076/asus2o.jpg)
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8076/asus2o.jpg)

One print off DD-WRT Status page:
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/516/ddwrtrouterstatus1.jpg)
(http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/360/ddwrtwanstatus.jpg)
(http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/9138/ddwrtlanstatus2.jpg)

Can anyone tell me why I can`t acess to the internet qhen I install the DD-WRT firmware?


Thanks!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on September 29, 2010, 10:37:22 PM
Can anyone tell me why I can`t acess to the internet qhen I install the DD-WRT firmware?

I identified several problems from your screenshot.

First of all your LAN settings on the modem use 192.168.1.1 and have DHCP enabled, but your DD-WRT uses Static IP. Maybe you want the router to always have the same IP on the modem - router LAN, not like it would matter, but fine. Then why keep DHCP server enabled? Anyway, this is not such a big deal.

Now, from what I can see your DD-WRT WAN settings have no DNS server specified. This means domains won't resolve. Either set your DD-WRT WAN Connection type to "automatic configuration - DHCP" so it can get the DNS from the modem automatically, or set a DNS server manually under Setup > Basic Setup > Network Setup > Local DNS.

This gets us to the next problem on the DD-WRT router. Your LAN subnet conflicts with the WAN one. I see your home computers are also 192.168.1.*, that's not how it works.

It must be a different subnet. So, once you have 192.168.1.* between your modem and router, where your modem is 192.168.1.1 and your router is 192.168.1.2, but it can be whatever on that subnet.

Your LAN settings for router should be a different subnet, like 192.168.2.1 or different entirely 10.0.1.1 for router. This is set from Setup > Basic Setup > Network Setup > Local IP Address.

If you don't understand something from my hasty explanation, feel free to ask.

Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: uuriasu on October 09, 2010, 04:14:21 AM
Hello ...
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I have dynamic IP.
I need help to make a LAN and wireless connection.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Jasu on October 09, 2010, 12:09:17 PM
uuriasu: You don't have the IP address for WAN interface. DHCP seems to be enabled so that's OK. I guess you have already checked the lights on modem and Dir-615 so I would suggest to check that iptables is not blocking the incoming DHCP packets from WAN: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Iptables_command#Firewall_blocks_DHCP_renewal_responses
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: uuriasu on October 09, 2010, 02:15:49 PM
uuriasu: You don't have the IP address for WAN interface. DHCP seems to be enabled so that's OK. I guess you have already checked the lights on modem and Dir-615 so I would suggest to check that iptables is not blocking the incoming DHCP packets from WAN: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Iptables_command#Firewall_blocks_DHCP_renewal_responses

On WAN the ip is dynamic,i need to put the ip from the provider...
Ya YA but that WAN setup is for internet,i can't make the LAN work

And that doesn't work i hit the line iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 68 -j ACCEPT on the command and nothing.
I have net from "UPC" provider...The ip is dynamic,and i set the WAN to automatic
Look :

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And..

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What i need to change to work the LAN connection and WAN,now is working only the wireless
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Jasu on October 10, 2010, 01:00:18 AM
Are you going to use the router as router or gateway? Do you want all the computers to have a public IP or private one? It seems you are now mixing the two. You allocate private IPs with your DHCP but try to route the public ones.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: uuriasu on October 10, 2010, 02:34:37 AM
Are you going to use the router as router or gateway? Do you want all the computers to have a public IP or private one? It seems you are now mixing the two. You allocate private IPs with your DHCP but try to route the public ones.

router as router,i need to make a network with automatic ip like 192.168.0.100-150,a normal wireless router
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Jasu on October 10, 2010, 02:54:39 AM
If you want to use 192.168.x.x IP-addresses you can't set router operating mode to "router". It has to be "gateway". You should also leave the static routing empty.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: uuriasu on October 10, 2010, 03:23:52 AM
Dynamic Routing
Interface

1.Disable
2.WAN
3.LAN & Wlan
4.Both

and i leave on static ip no address...
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: rainz3 on October 19, 2010, 08:01:03 AM
I just flashed to the latest build earlier today and everything went smoothly but when I try and transfer any files from one desktop to another I am only getting 1MB/s transfers. This seems extremely low to me. Any advice on fixing the issue?

Current setup is

DIR-615 C1
Wireless Mode N only
Channel Width Turbo(40mhz)
Channel 11
Control Channel Lower
WPA2 AES

Under STATUS --> Wireless it shows TX Power of 13 and that doesn't change no matter what I try to set it to and rate of 75MB/s though thats higher than usually as it has been at or around 30 all day

first pc
DWA-552 latest driver
Win 7 x64

Second PC
TEW-623PI latest driver
Win 7 X64

Thanks for the help in advance
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on October 19, 2010, 12:30:14 PM
@rainz3

My Wireless Network Mode is set to Mixed and Channel Width to 40 Mhz and TX Power says 71 mW (300 Mb/s)

Try mixed mode and try leaving 20 Mhz for channel width too, there are some controllers that don't support 40.

Also what protocol are you using for file transfer? Windows file sharing? Can you try FTP (get filezilla server just for test)?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: rainz3 on October 19, 2010, 01:21:08 PM
I am using windows to transfer over. Just dragging and dropping from one folder to another. I tried setting to mixed but that takes away 40mhz and can only be set to 20mhz now. Also no matter what I set TX to it stays at 17 under status.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on October 19, 2010, 01:37:31 PM
Have you played around with other settings?! I mean more advanced ones, not basic wireless security stuff.

Another idea would be to try different channels. Some times there can be interference on some. If this fails too, try resetting everything to defaults and start over with settings fresh. See what the TX is by default.

I have a D1. I think it has a different chipset than C1. Maybe someone with a C1 working properly can tell us the build they use, what settings they have and what is their their TX.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stonetownmike on October 19, 2010, 03:34:51 PM
Several posts on the dd-wrt forum (http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/) report bugs in the latest builds. The last stable release listed on the dd-wrt database (http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database) is build 14896. I've been using it in my C1 router without any problems since it was released in August. I used the settings recommended for the Atheros chipset in the dd-wrt wiki at http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Atheros/ath_wireless_settings (http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Atheros/ath_wireless_settings). YMMV.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: rainz3 on October 19, 2010, 03:51:47 PM
thanks for that! I will download and flash that ASAP to see how it goes. One last question before I do since I have the latest build do I just flash over it or should I flash back to factory?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stonetownmike on October 19, 2010, 05:45:39 PM
I can't guarantee it, but you should be able to flash over it. One other thing: Make sure you set your RX and TX antenna chains to 1+3. C1 routers are picky about that.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: rainz3 on October 19, 2010, 06:51:10 PM
alright I have reflashed did the 30/30/30 reset and redid the settigns as per that wiki and set the rx tx to 1+3. My transfer rate of the file is now a blistering 1.5MB/s!!! PROGRESS! :)

In all seriousness the only thing that really seems to have changed is under wireless status it says the rate bounces from 70MB/s - 250MB/s which is much much higher than before but no noticable change in the actual transfer speed :(. Also I my Wireless card says it's only connected at 130Mbps on both computers wpa2/AES MIXED NG mode and 40Mhz
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stonetownmike on October 20, 2010, 06:17:56 AM
Have you tried bypassing the router and setting up a peer-to-peer network between the two PCs? What transfer rate do you get then?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on October 20, 2010, 07:49:23 AM
Here are a few questions you should try and answer in order to troubleshoot this:

1. Do you have any security product installed on the computers that might be scanning the traffic in real time and therefore limiting the speed? These are usually Internet Security type suites with firewall modules, or stand-alone firewalls. If the answer is yes, then disable them

2. What is the transfer rate when connecting the two computers together directly? (make one of the adapters an access point).

3. Is it only over wireless? Check transfer speeds for wired connections between the two computers, with the router in between.

4. Have you tried other file sharing protocols, such as FTP?

5. Have you tried switching the wireless connection channel? Don't go for 11, try different ones between 1 and 10. See if that changes anything.

6. What is the position of the antennas? Best position is like here (http://images.dlink.com/new/products/DIR-615/DIR-615_front.png).

7. Do you have local peering (over the Internet) with anyone, which allows you to download with high speeds from them (over 2 MB/s)? That would be great for testing.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: rainz3 on October 20, 2010, 11:00:45 AM
1. Everythings disabled, firewall and spyware. No antivirus on either computer
2. I haven't tried this as currently it would be very difficult to get them close enough to try
3. Yes it's over just wireless and I have tried with one comp on wired to the router and the other wireless but right now its a very big hassle to try both wired
4. No I haven't tried FTP I should give that a shot when I figure out how
5. Yes I have tried several channels Currently on channel 1 because every other wireless connection around are on either 6 or 11(mostly 11)
6. Thats how I always keep the antennas :)
7. Do you mean like torrent? I have utorrent on both comps but I don't know how to set it up where I can share via it. In fact I am going to try and look that up now!

Thanks so much for the replies and help trying to get this work, I really appreciate it
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: rainz3 on October 20, 2010, 11:40:24 AM
Alright I figured out the whole torrent thing! :) Sharing a movie from one comp to the other via utorrent at 2Mb/s twice as fast as before! Not nearly what I was hoping for but much better! Also, I now have to figure out why one keeps dropping from 300 to 130 then down to 30 and fluctuates constantly while my other desktop further from the router stays steady at 300. Oh well, so much work for simple file transfer!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: neko259 on November 04, 2010, 10:41:55 PM
I have a DIR-615 E4 router. Of all dd-wrt firmwares only e1 14311 works for me. All the latest can't connect to the L2TP or PPTP connection of my ISP. When I press 'connect' , it re-connects the LAN as it does usually, but L2PT connection stays 'disconnected'.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on November 07, 2010, 08:08:29 AM
I have a DIR-615 E4 router. Of all dd-wrt firmwares only e1 14311 works for me.

Have you tried the one here: ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/11-06-10-r15693/dlink-dir615e4/ ?

Get dir615e4-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin and upgrade through emergency interface (instructions in first post of this thread)
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: neko259 on November 07, 2010, 09:40:08 AM
Have you tried the one here: ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/11-06-10-r15693/dlink-dir615e4/ ?

Get dir615e4-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin and upgrade through emergency interface (instructions in first post of this thread)

I tried this firmware, but not through emergency interface. I upgraded it through the 'firmware upgrade' page of dd-wrt.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on November 07, 2010, 11:50:22 AM
I tried this firmware, but not through emergency interface. I upgraded it through the 'firmware upgrade' page of dd-wrt.

And? It didn't flash, gave an error? In what way didn't it work for you?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: neko259 on November 07, 2010, 07:30:05 PM
And? It didn't flash, gave an error? In what way didn't it work for you?
Like I already said, it flashed correctly, LAN workd, but it does not connect to PPTP or L2TP. In any way.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: noodleninja on November 16, 2010, 04:07:14 AM
I got a feeling this is going too sound verry noob but when I copy the ftp link for the custom firmware for dir 615 rev d2 into my browser it brings up a login page which i enter my login details for this site, but says my login details are incorrect.??? any help??
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on November 16, 2010, 10:08:15 PM
I got a feeling this is going too sound verry noob but when I copy the ftp link for the custom firmware for dir 615 rev d2 into my browser it brings up a login page which i enter my login details for this site, but says my login details are incorrect.??? any help??

Do this one work (copy&paste)?  ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/11-09-10-r15704/dlink-dir615d/

What browser are you using?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: jwalange on December 04, 2010, 11:15:51 PM
Wow, thanks for the detailed post, Skello.

I have the F3 version of the DIR-615?  (I live in China and bought it here)

The DD-WRT site doesn't say anything about it, so it's not officially supported.  Does anyone here have any experience or knowledge about the F3 version?

谢谢
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: HHI114 on December 05, 2010, 02:46:20 AM
One thing I don't get is is the installation bit there is two ways to do it. But in the first method of the installation do you still have to do a hard reset to your router or a 30/30/30 cycle or do you just go with what it says because on the DD-WRT site it says don't avoid the hard reset step.
Please can somebody tell me whether I have to do a hard reset before I do the DD-WRT firmware upgrade or not.
Thanks.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: buckm on December 05, 2010, 04:52:14 AM
I have the d version of the router and I didn't do a hard reset, i just upgraded it using the upgrade feature in the existing d-link firmware, worked like a dream, was just like upgrading to a new d-link version.

Mike
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on December 06, 2010, 09:17:38 PM
One thing I don't get is is the installation bit there is two ways to do it. But in the first method of the installation do you still have to do a hard reset to your router or a 30/30/30 cycle or do you just go with what it says because on the DD-WRT site it says don't avoid the hard reset step.
Please can somebody tell me whether I have to do a hard reset before I do the DD-WRT firmware upgrade or not.
Thanks.

I think it depends on the revision. On D it's not necessary. On C or E it might be. You could do it just to be on the safe side.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on December 06, 2010, 09:22:04 PM
Wow, thanks for the detailed post, Skello.

I have the F3 version of the DIR-615?  (I live in China and bought it here)

The DD-WRT site doesn't say anything about it, so it's not officially supported.  Does anyone here have any experience or knowledge about the F3 version?

谢谢

From http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=488397 I understand it has a Realtek CPU and wireless chipset. It's not supported at the moment. Sorry. Might be in the future, but not sure how long.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Mix3d Nuts on December 08, 2010, 03:18:36 PM
Hey Skello,

I was wondering if you could help me out with something real quick. I'm fairly new to all this router/wireless/networking options, I'm more of the "offline" computer tech. I just installed the DD-WRT (build 15778) to my DIR-615 C1 router.

If I leave NG Mixed on, would this router let my Xbox 360 be in N mode while my iPod Touch stays in G mode simultaneously? Also is this router only 2.4 GHz? I've been having trouble recently with my Xbox not getting optimal speeds for some reason.

At the moment I have Comcast 50/10. It usually goes past that for download speeds, and around +/- 2 for upload speeds. Thats on speedtest.net and on my Desktop (Ethernet). On wireless I usually cap at 10/9, does that sound right?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on December 09, 2010, 12:37:11 AM
@Mix3d Nuts

I have it set to full Mixed mode (not only G and N) and there should be little or no performance impact on the N clients. In Mixed mode G clients will work at G speeds and N clients at N speeds, however, if you use them at the same time, they will obviously share the wireless channel's bandwidth.

So if you have a G client connected and active, it will use up bandwidth and you won't be able to achieve full N rates on the N client until the G one goes idle. But theoretically, yes, the G and N clients work simultaneously at their supposed rates.

Another thing to consider is the wireless security. This might sound strange, but unless you don't use WPA2 authentication with AES encryption, you will not achieve N rates. It's part of the specification. If you use something lower, your N client will fall back to G rates.

Also, the N specification is capable of 40 Mhz bandwidth, and by default DD-WRT and other firmwares set it to 20 Mhz for the 2.4 Ghz band. You can read more about why here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless-N_Configuration . I turned mine to 40 Mhz though and it works fine.

Channel selection is also important, if you are in a densely populated area with a lot of wireless networks around that use the same channel as yours, the performance will be poor. Try experimenting with different channels to see if there's any difference. Also check the rate on your Status > Wireless page.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Mix3d Nuts on December 10, 2010, 08:19:21 PM
@Skello

What is this router's maximum wireless bandwidth by the way?

My neighborhood isn't crowded with wireless routers. I see one constant router and one that drops in and out. For some reason it only let's my select Auto or Channel 4 if I try to manually select a channel. Control is on upper (which I have no clue what that means).

I have two Xbox 360s, and an iPod Touch. Those are the three main wireless components in my house. My Xbox is the furthest away from the router. My room is on the main floor while the router is in the basement. My Xbox is top priority then my brothers (not being greedy, he just doesn't use it as much as I do) then my iPod. Both Xboxs are N capable, iPod is G. The desktop is mostly for web and downloads, no PC gaming at the moment.

I can't use the desktop as it's being used, and I can't select the Status tab on my iPod, but here are the other stats that I can pull up.


Wireless
RadioRadio is On 
Mode - AP   
Network - NG-Mixed   
SSID - dd-wrt 
Channel - 1 (2412 MHz) 
TX Power - 17 dBm 
Rate - 22 Mb/s 

Wireless Packet Info:

Received (RX) 125233 OK, no error 
Transmitted (TX) 226538 OK, no error 

Wireless Clients:

My Xbox: (Idle, on dashboard)

TX Rate: 39M
RX Rate: 104M
Signal: -66
Noise: -96
SNR: 30
Signal Quality: 36%


My brothers Xbox: (keep in mind his xbox is only a few feet away from the router in the same room)

TX Rate: 64M
RX Rate: 64M
Signal: -43
Noise: -96
SNR: 53
Signal Quality: 63%

**for some reason his xbox's signal level and quality jump very often which I find weird because I would think his would be completely stable from being in the same room.**


I don't think my iPod is of importance.


I can't really move my router anywhere else. Also there's a printer and a not used monitor beside it, as well as the desktop being on the same desk.


Side note:
 I was also wondering about the QoS. Enable it or no? The thing it my speeds keep varying. I bought the 50 Mbps download / 10 Mbps upload. Most of the time I get either 50 or even more (have had up to 151 Mbps) download speeds and about 8 - 12 upload speeds (usually on the lower end). It looks like I have to manually put my dl/ul limits for the QoS, but won't this in turn limit and extra bandwidth that I might be able to get?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: tojla on December 13, 2010, 11:57:22 AM
If someone has any idea how to ...

First I upgraded dir615D1 from version 4.00 to version 4.11 because of some disconnecting reasons (there is another topic regarding this issue). But after succesfull upgrade I couldn't stream IPTV anymore with VLC player. With ver. 4.00 IPTV works great also with wireless connection. So the reason for upgrading firmware to dd-wrt was  multicast trouble with version 4.11.
After I updated dir615D1 my laptop show the wireless speed only 130 mps. IPTV stream on cable connection works fine but with wireless not. What parameters should I set?
I´m considering to get back on firmware 4.00 where I can watch IPTV on wireless. What can I say...I´m used to watch TV on my laptop.
tnx in advance for any help...
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: swatpup102 on December 15, 2010, 07:01:37 AM
I just picked up a 615 router so that I could switch to an N network with the high 300 speed and move to 5ghz. I have a really crowded area in the 2.4 spectrum, over 30 routers listed around me. I first ran N at 2.4ghz to see what the speeds would be, but then read that if you have anything G connecting it will not run full N speeds, so i may try that again after getting no more than 30mbps. When I switched to the 5ghz, I spiked to around 110mbps while transfering to windows 7 from a NAS.

My problem comes with the signal strength of the 5ghz. I had great strength at 2.4, but at 5 I am getting about 50% no more than one room away. Have these updated firmwares done anything to improve signal performance, or should I leave my router alone if it's working in the current state? I might give this DD-WRT a try for the heck of it anyways, but I wonder if anyone has had improved 5ghz signal while using it?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on December 15, 2010, 08:04:00 AM
@swatpup102

Here's my reply from the previous page to Mix3d Nuts' question about mixed G and N clients:  http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=13599.msg94225#msg94225

I haven't used it in the 5 Ghz range, but I think even with 30 routers around in the 2.4 Ghz range, you can get a good signal if you're not using a crowded channel. Might want to experiment a little with the channels. Also make sure your signal bandwidth is set to 40 Mhz not 20.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615 D3
Post by: Shwan on December 17, 2010, 10:00:47 PM
Hi. After upgrade I entered 192.168.1.1 and I see the new interface. But when I click on tabs I get this:

Authentication Required. A username and password are being requested by http://192.168.1.1. The site says: "DD-WRT" . Please note that the default username is "root" in all newer releases

No matter what username I type there it simply doesn't work! (The router name is admin with no password!)


Later Edit: I also tried to reinstall using the CD but at Step 4 it says "Your router already has a password". I know for sure it has no password. Nevermind, I said I Forgot Password and I tried to Reset the router (I hold the Reset button for 15 sec and waited for Power led to become green, but... it blinks orange.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on December 17, 2010, 11:43:29 PM
@Shawn

Hmmm.

The original CD (that came with the router) has nothing to do with DD-WRT firmware or its settings. Have you tried username "root" and no password? Normally, after installation DD-WRT should ask you to create your own username and password. It can be whatever you wish.

What router revision (H/W Ver.) do you have? C, D, E? And where did you get the DD-WRT build from?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Shwan on December 18, 2010, 08:02:09 AM
Hi Skello. Thanks for answering me!

I have D3 version and the firmware is from ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/11-21-10-r15778/dlink-dir615d/

I told you, I tried many combinations, even with root and no password. At the beginning, after dd-wrt firmware installation, in the user and password fields there were already hidden characters (it says something like "the default user "admin" it's very common and it's recommended to change bla-bla-bla...") But I wrote admin with no password and entered the routers new interface menu. There I saw my router's name DD-WRT!? Here is the end of this short story.  :D
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on December 19, 2010, 09:46:00 AM
@Shawn

Again, DD-WRT does not have a default user. The first screen you see after install asks you to create a user. This can be whatever you want. Yes, the form field looked as if they're already filled in. Ignore that. Just click on them, delete and type your desired username and password. Just some pointers:

- your username can be "admin" if that's easier to remember for you
- your password cannot be blank.

If you can't get back to that first screen, go into the emergency room (instructions below) and upload the firmware again. Most recent is ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/12-18-10-r15940/dlink-dir615d/dlink-dir615d-factory-webflash.bin

To access the Emergency Room Web interface follow these steps:


Note: The "set your IP manually" part is very important. To access the emergency room interface the address is http://192.168.0.1, while after DD-WRT is installed the address is http://192.168.1.1 After you install DD-WRT from the emergency room interface, go to your network adapter settings and set it to obtain IP automatically again.

Good luck.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Doul on December 19, 2010, 02:11:58 PM
Nice guide, Skello, everything in this procedure have passed OK, but my PPPoE with static IP inet connection doesn't starts automaticly after reboot/pwroff. Only when I applying "Automatic Configuration-DHCP" then "PPPoE" in basics, it connects. Have tried some startup scripts with no luck... have any idea? ??? any help will be heartly appreciated :-* ;D
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Shwan on December 20, 2010, 03:15:05 PM
Skello, thank you so much for your patience and detailed answer! Your last post seems to solved my problem. Many thanks!

Shwan
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on December 20, 2010, 09:30:48 PM
You're welcome, Shawn. I'm glad you sorted it out.

Enjoy DD-WRT and feel free to ask here if you encounter any problem with it.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on December 20, 2010, 09:44:08 PM
@Doul

I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to accomplish. PPPoE implies that your router asks for your settings from the ISP. It doesn't matter if your router assigns your IP dynamically or statically. The settings are the same for both. You don't need to set anything else.

I don't understand what you try to accomplish by configuring Automatic Configuration-dhcp first and then PPPoE. Those are different WAN settings and override each other. You only need to configure PPPoE. Here's my configuration and it reconnects on reboot.

(http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/1977/pppoe2.jpg)
Title: SES/AOSS Button DIR-615 D1
Post by: ddwrtuser on December 25, 2010, 05:01:10 PM
Hello,
I own a DIR-615 D1 and I successfully flashed DD-WRT. Everything works really nice so far, its much of an improvement to the original firmware!

I want to use the small button at the side of the device to switch on/off the radio. in the web interface in "Services" I switched on the option "SES / AOSS / EZ-SETUP / WPS Button", but if I press the button, nothing happens.

Does somebody know how to get this button to work, this would be the icing on the cake (but even if it doesn't work, DD-WRT is great!).

Thanks for the help,
ST
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Doul on December 28, 2010, 10:54:05 AM
@Skello, i understand, my settings are similar, but it doesn't connects automaticly after power down or reboot,
only when i apply dhcp and then pppoe %%%,tried different now using latest 15962 build.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: adrian719 on December 29, 2010, 09:37:23 AM
hey guys i need some help. Seems like my DIR-615 C1 wont do any firmware upgrades. I have tried it in emergency mode too and nothing. Can someone help me out? i'm stuck on firmware 3.10 and i cant connect my PS3 or iphone to my router. My WBR-1310 was better than this POS. lol
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on December 29, 2010, 11:13:43 AM
hey guys i need some help. Seems like my DIR-615 C1 wont do any firmware upgrades. I have tried it in emergency mode too and nothing. Can someone help me out? i'm stuck on firmware 3.10 and i cant connect my PS3 or iphone to my router. My WBR-1310 was better than this POS. lol

That is very strange. I suppose you tried both official firmware and DD-WRT? Is there any specific error you receive?

Have you tried the latest, from:  ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/12-24-10-r15962/dlink-dir615c1/dir615c1-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin ?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: adrian719 on December 29, 2010, 11:28:29 AM
That is very strange. I suppose you tried both official firmware and DD-WRT? Is there any specific error you receive?

Have you tried the latest, from:  ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/12-24-10-r15962/dlink-dir615c1/dir615c1-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin ?
I'll try the one you linked. The DD-WRT link for C1 doesnt work
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: adrian719 on December 29, 2010, 11:30:21 AM
BTW, i keep getting an "upload failed" message.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on December 30, 2010, 12:02:05 AM
I'll try the one you linked. The DD-WRT link for C1 doesnt work

If you refer to the link on the first page, namely ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/[most_recent_date]/dlink-dir615c1/ , then yes, it isn't supposed to work as it contains [most_recent_date]. This needs to be replaced with the actual date.

You can go to ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/ click on the latest date and continue with the path from there.

Anyway, did the one I linked to work?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: adrian719 on December 30, 2010, 01:07:50 PM
If you refer to the link on the first page, namely ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/[most_recent_date]/dlink-dir615c1/ , then yes, it isn't supposed to work as it contains [most_recent_date]. This needs to be replaced with the actual date.

You can go to ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/ click on the latest date and continue with the path from there.

Anyway, did the one I linked to work?
So the newest one is the 12/24/10 one?

And yes the link worked, but didnt work on my router.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on December 30, 2010, 02:11:04 PM
What browser are you using to perform the upload? Try a different one.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: dowant on December 30, 2010, 04:23:58 PM
"Connect over a WIRED connection to the router and set your network adapter IP MANUALLY to 192.168.0.2"

How do I do this? I'm trying to restore the original firmware, but keep halting on this section. Any help would be appreciated. (I'm using XP, btw).
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: adrian719 on December 30, 2010, 05:42:56 PM
What browser are you using to perform the upload? Try a different one.

Google chrome. But i'll try IE.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: adrian719 on December 30, 2010, 05:43:33 PM
"Connect over a WIRED connection to the router and set your network adapter IP MANUALLY to 192.168.0.2"

How do I do this? I'm trying to restore the original firmware, but keep halting on this section. Any help would be appreciated. (I'm using XP, btw).

Yeah i need to know how to set the IP manually to 192.168.0.2 also.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: neko259 on January 01, 2011, 07:36:19 AM
I still can use only the 14311 firmware from dir-615 e1, while I have the e4 router. Any of the native firmwares don't connect to L2TP, and the current drops connection sometimes, and I have to reboot the router to restore it. Need help!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: vladutgm on January 01, 2011, 12:23:59 PM
I have D3 revision with 4.12 firmware and I am not satisfied with the wireless signal.
I have one question: If I use dd-wrt firmware the wireless will work better (better signal)?

Thank you!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: adrian719 on January 02, 2011, 08:48:13 AM
Installed the DD-WRT firmware just now. I'm glad i did it. Now my wireless devices can actually connect and stay connected.

So far all i have done is change the router username and password, and setup the WPA2 personal security. Is there anything else i should do?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: dowant on January 02, 2011, 09:47:11 PM
"Connect over a WIRED connection to the router and set your network adapter IP MANUALLY to 192.168.0.2"

How do I do this? I'm trying to restore the original firmware, but keep halting on this section. Any help would be appreciated. (I'm using XP, btw).

Can someone PLEASE help me do this? It's been 3 days and I'd like to revert back to the old settings since one of my laptops is no longer connecting, but I can't.

Please help.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: jl449 on January 02, 2011, 11:09:24 PM
I'm using Win 7 .... try this..

1.  open control panel
2.  open "network and sharing" in the control panel
3.  Select "Manage network connections".
4.  Click "local area connection".
5.  A dialog box will pop up and click on "properties".
6.  Select "internet protocol version 4"
7.  select on "use the following ip address"
8.  enter the IP address
9.  Click ok -- ok -- ok...  Done!!

hope this helps...
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on January 02, 2011, 11:40:53 PM
Can someone PLEASE help me do this? It's been 3 days and I'd like to revert back to the old settings since one of my laptops is no longer connecting, but I can't.

Please help.

Pretty much what jl449 said. Add netmask as 255.255.255.0 too and it's right click on Local Area Connection 1 or 2, or whatever one is active (doesn't have a red x mark over it).

If you still can't manage it search on Google for:  configure fixed ip settings windows xp, or something similar. There are countless of guides that contain images. This is a Windows operation. It has nothing to do with DD-WRT or D-Link or routers, so it is kind of pointless to wait 3 days for an answer on a forum dedicated to these when you can find the solution within minutes on Google.

Also, weird with the laptop no longer connecting though. I doubt it's because of DD-WRT. Have you modified any of the settings? Set the wireless mode to mixed, set wireless security to WPA2 Personal with AES.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on January 02, 2011, 11:43:13 PM
I still can use only the 14311 firmware from dir-615 e1, while I have the e4 router. Any of the native firmwares don't connect to L2TP, and the current drops connection sometimes, and I have to reboot the router to restore it. Need help!

Have you tried ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/12-24-10-r15962/dlink-dir615e4/dir615e4-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin ? Flash from emergency room.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on January 02, 2011, 11:46:18 PM
I have D3 revision with 4.12 firmware and I am not satisfied with the wireless signal.
I have one question: If I use dd-wrt firmware the wireless will work better (better signal)?

Thank you!

I think so, yes. But I can't guarantee. It really depends on your environment, wall composition, thickness and that sort of thing. There are a few things to try, like changing the wireless channel to various settings. Maybe you're in a wireless crowded area where multiple routers use the same channel. That would cause poor performance. Also set the bandwidth to 40 Hz, so you can get double rate from the two antennas.

One thing's certain though. With DD-WRT you will not get the wireless disconnects lots of people experience with the factory firmware.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on January 02, 2011, 11:53:08 PM
So far all i have done is change the router username and password, and setup the WPA2 personal security. Is there anything else i should do?

I recommend Mixed mode with WPA2 Personal with AES (not TKIP). You can also set static dhcp leases and port forwarding if you know what those are or need them. Otherwise, you can just use it with default settings. Nothing else except the wireless security is critically important.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: dowant on January 03, 2011, 12:48:55 AM
I'm using Win 7 .... try this..

1.  open control panel
2.  open "network and sharing" in the control panel
3.  Select "Manage network connections".
4.  Click "local area connection".
5.  A dialog box will pop up and click on "properties".
6.  Select "internet protocol version 4"
7.  select on "use the following ip address"
8.  enter the IP address
9.  Click ok -- ok -- ok...  Done!!

hope this helps...

Thanks for the help, guys! I got the white page with the browse and upload button this time. However, when I tried to send the d-link firmware that I downloaded, it said "problem loading page" after about a minute.

I definitely downloaded the right firmware for my particular 615 router. Anyone have any suggestions? I'm using Firefox, btw.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on January 03, 2011, 01:28:54 AM
@dowant

What revision (H/W Ver.) is your router? Also, try the upload with Internet Explorer.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: dowant on January 03, 2011, 01:42:08 AM
Tried it with IE. Didn't work the first time (stopped halfway) but worked the second time! And my laptop's internet is working again! :D

dd wrt just wasn't for me unfortunately. Thanks, though.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on January 03, 2011, 02:57:54 AM
Tried it with IE. Didn't work the first time (stopped halfway) but worked the second time! And my laptop's internet is working again! :D

dd wrt just wasn't for me unfortunately. Thanks, though.

No problem. Glad you worked it out. Cheers.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: adrian719 on January 03, 2011, 11:56:38 AM
I recommend Mixed mode with WPA2 Personal with AES (not TKIP). You can also set static dhcp leases and port forwarding if you know what those are or need them. Otherwise, you can just use it with default settings. Nothing else except the wireless security is critically important.

I had mixed mode selected already. Changed it to AES. thanks!! This firmware is awesome
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: cog4030 on January 03, 2011, 06:37:44 PM
I have a 615 with HW E3 and FW 5.10.
I can't flash via the FW upgrade window.
When I user the ER web I can't always get the white page with the browse / send button.
Plus my white page says something about language lab.
When using IE  when I press send I get a error screen and I never see anything that shows that anything completed.
When I use Sea Monkey / Mozilla I have the same problem with always getting the white page.
When I press send it sits and says loading, but 10 minutes later and it's still loading. I never see any flashing on the wired port or the PC NIC card.

Do I need to set up a wired port on the 615?  Do you use the internet port and use a crossover cable?

Also I need to hold the reset button in for 15 seconds when booting. Anything less and the unit comes up in regular mode ( power led is on solid)

This 615 has been dropping every day and I'm tired of power resetting it.
This was a Christmas present and I want to try  DD-WRT before i toss this POS.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on January 04, 2011, 12:38:20 AM
@cog4030

The error you get when trying to upload via both the normal D-Link interface and the ER would be helpful. The latest build for your revision is:  ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/12-24-10-r15962/dlink-dir615e3/dir615e3-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin

Here are some pointers for flashing from the ER:

- Always use a WIRED connection when doing it. Connect the cable to one of the LAN ports (preferably the first) and remove all others (except power). No crossover required.
- You need to manually set your network card IP to 192.168.0.2
- After the flashing is done (seconds reach zero) set your network adapter to automatic obtain IP again and access 192.168.1.1 inside the browser.

More detailed instructions on how to access the ER are on in this guide (first post).
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: cog4030 on January 04, 2011, 04:25:45 AM
I have been FTPing the file to my PC and then browse to it or do I need a internet connection to the 615 and ftp the file directly ?

I've read through this entire thread a few times to see if I'm missing something.

I change the static address (192.168.0.2 ) and mask. Do I also need to enter the default GW ??

As I said I never see any clock or indicator showing the download status.

I'll try it again tonight and make better notes of the error's I receive.


Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: cog4030 on January 04, 2011, 08:16:28 AM
I can connect fine the normal way ( 192.168.0.1 ) to the web interface
But when I power on the router while holding the reset button in until the yellow power light flashes I can't. IPCONFIG shows my pc address as 192.168.0.2
I can't ping the 192.168.0.1 address.
The router is back to the default config.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: sssscary on January 04, 2011, 12:32:16 PM
Awesome, I just updated my router to dd-wrt and it is working much better. No more reconnecting my PC all the time after the connection drops
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: ciocio2002 on January 05, 2011, 01:13:17 PM
Hi to all.
I have a D-Link Dir-615 Rev. D3 - Firmware 4.00 and i want to update to DD-WRT firmware.
I have a few misunderstandings and i need some help.

If i can not succeed installing DD-WRT firmware or i am not fully satisfied whit it, i probably want to reinstall my original D-Link firmware.
But i can not find a firmware for D-Link Dir-615 Rev. D3. I tried on D-Link site i found only this: http://www.dlink.co.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Product_C&childpagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLTechProduct&cid=1197319391320&p=1197318962293&packedargs=QuickLinksParentID%3D1197318962293%26locale%3D1195806691854&pagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLWrapper
There is nothing for Revision D3. What can i do?

If i successfully install DD-WRT firmware, is it possible after that to reinstall the original D-Link firmware, (supposing i find the firmware file that i need)?

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on January 05, 2011, 01:25:07 PM
@ciocio2002

The latest version for the DIR-615 Rev. D firmware is 4.13 and can be obtained from here: ftp://ftp.dlink.cz/dir/dir-615/driver_software/DIR-615_fw_revD_4-13B01_all_en_20101201.zip

Latest DD-WRT build for DIR-615 Rev. D is available here: ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/12-24-10-r15962/dlink-dir615d/dlink-dir615d-factory-webflash.bin

As for your second question, yes, you can flash the factory firmware back if you don't like DD-WRT. You need to do it from the emergency room, which is basically just a white Web page with an upload button.

Instructions on how to access the Emergency Room are provided in the first post (the guide). Hope it helps.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on January 05, 2011, 01:52:54 PM
I can connect fine the normal way ( 192.168.0.1 ) to the web interface
But when I power on the router while holding the reset button in until the yellow power light flashes I can't. IPCONFIG shows my pc address as 192.168.0.2
I can't ping the 192.168.0.1 address.
The router is back to the default config.

This is weird. I never heard anyone else report these problems across different browsers and not being able to flash from either the factory firmware interface or the emergency room.

About the inability to ping 192.168.0.1. That's normal. While in emergency mode, the router doesn't respond to ping.

I'm still waiting for some more detailed errors if you have any or some screenshots. Also, I suggest you try to do this from a different computer/laptop, if you have one.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: ciocio2002 on January 06, 2011, 02:39:55 AM
@Skello

Thank you for the answer. It was very helpful.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: neko259 on January 07, 2011, 12:27:48 AM
Have you tried ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/12-24-10-r15962/dlink-dir615e4/dir615e4-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin ? Flash from emergency room.

Yes, I tried all of the firmwares for my router. But I flashed from the dd-wrt interface. Does it matter?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: 91 XR7 on January 09, 2011, 10:56:37 AM
Hello there,
 I like other, had issues with my DIR-615 C1 dropping Wireless connections to, specially when i use my I-phone 4) so i finally went over to DD-WRT in hopes that this will cure the issue (else i'm off to buy another router :()

After a little battle to get it to flash i found out that the power light doesn't turn on anymore?
is that normal? and if not, what should i do to cure that?

Also would one be able to get this now DD-WRT powered router to work with an Airport Express?

thank you for any help you can give me
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on January 09, 2011, 11:59:36 AM
After a little battle to get it to flash

Why battle? It should be straight forward from the factory D-Link interface, under Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade. What file did you use for the flash and how did you do it?

found out that the power light doesn't turn on anymore? is that normal?

There are some mentions of the same behavior on the C1 revision here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=443686

I don't have a C1 myself, that's why I asked what file you used for flashing. Maybe there's a newer build that fixed it. Either way, it's not anything critical, it's just a led.

In early DD-WRT builds for the D revision (the one I have), the side WPS led on the side of the router stayed on all the time. This got fixed in later releases, but as I said, it's not a matter of big concern.

Also would one be able to get this now DD-WRT powered router to work with an Airport Express?

I don't see why not. Have you tried and it's not working?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: cog4030 on January 11, 2011, 09:06:21 AM
I was finally able to load ww-drt on my E3 unit. Read another thread on this site regarding E3 hdw and Emergency room. That helped.

I ended up using a Win 98 laptop with IE 5.00







Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on January 11, 2011, 09:38:46 AM
Win 98 laptop? Wow ;D

Well, glad you sorted it out though. The interface should work now in pretty much any modern browser.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: 91 XR7 on January 11, 2011, 09:18:34 PM
Why battle? It should be straight forward from the factory D-Link interface, under Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade. What file did you use for the flash and how did you do it?
I don't see why not. Have you tried and it's not working?

It just three tries to get it to load. I also tried the D-link interface, but it said the file wasn't correct, then went to the ER and on the second time that way, it took. like i said, a little battle, but i won :)

I initially flashed it with "dir615c1-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin" Build 14896. then just tried `updating' it again with "dir615c1-firmware.bin" build 14896 (I believed it'll be the same anyways, but tried it anyways)

the LED thing doesn't concern me too much, working correctly would be nice, but more concern about the router is `reliable', which i felt i t wasn't with the D-link firmware.

 Well i haven't tried an Airport express yet, But didn't want to throw $100 away if it wouldn't work.  I honestly just want to use it to `stream' music to my stereo without hick-ups and that's about it anyways. 

Thank you again
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on January 11, 2011, 11:32:12 PM
I initially flashed it with "dir615c1-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin" Build 14896. then just tried `updating' it again with "dir615c1-firmware.bin" build 14896 (I believed it'll be the same anyways, but tried it anyways)

There have been 12 new builds since 14896 (in July). The latest one is 15962 released on December 24 and can be found here:  ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/12-24-10-r15962/dlink-dir615c1/

Use the dir615c1-firmware.bin file (not with factory in name) from that directory to update via the DD-WRT interface. Maybe it solves the power led problem. If not, keep checking ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/ for new builds in the future.

Regarding the Airport Express, I never owned one, but from what I read it has routing capabilities. I don't know if it's capable of acting as a switch, to avoid having a LAN within a LAN. You might want to ask at an Apple Store or search on the Internet, to what extent it can be paired together with home routers.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: 91 XR7 on January 13, 2011, 07:31:54 AM
How does one find the latest firmware through the website?
i just went to the `Router database' section on the website and Downloaded what they had for my router there. Or do you have to go through the FTP site only?

thank you again for all the help
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on January 13, 2011, 08:15:51 AM
How does one find the latest firmware through the website?
i just went to the `Router database' section on the website and Downloaded what they had for my router there. Or do you have to go through the FTP site only?

thank you again for all the help

The ones listed through the "router database" are the "stable" versions, sort of. The ones from the FTP, which get updated quite often, are more like development builds, which contain small bug fixes. Nothing major like new features etc.

However, in my experience they are stable enough. I update quite often to the latest build and I never encountered a regression where some feature got messed up.

So yeah, checking the ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/ folder is the only way to find newer builds.

If you update, let us know if the led issue got fixed.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: 91 XR7 on January 13, 2011, 06:58:25 PM
Well it's been updated, But no the power LED doesn't light up but that's okay.  Like i said before, aslong as it is STABLE then i'm a happy person :)

Since i converted to DD-wrt on sunday, it's been 5 days with no issues at all, except my I-phone losing the WiFi connection for abit, and i had to put the phone to `sleep' (or whatever it is when the screen is off) then back on, and it was `connected' again.. (shrug) could of been almost anything i guess?

Thank you so much for all your help.

Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: m4p on February 18, 2011, 11:54:48 AM
Hi guys,
I just got a DIR615 ver E1.  I haven't installed it yet so it still has standard firmware on it.  Here's how I want to use it:  

I have another router in my computer room which will be the main router connected to my PC and to internet via PPOE (I have DSL).  I have a bluray player in my living room where I can't run a long ethernet cable to.  I want to connect the bluray player to this D-link router via ethernet cable so I can use Netflix and also DLNA, and have the Dlink communicate with my main router wirelessly.  So I am assuming I need the Dlink to be a wireless bridge, or would it be wireless client?  Not sure what the difference is between Bridge Mode and Client Mode.  Can someone tell me which I'd want, and whether or not DD-WRT will allow me to do this?

Also, would you recommend the web GUI for flashing, or the recovery room, for this particular model/version?

Oops, one last question.  I read where people had to modify the bin file with a hex editor.  Would I need to do that, and if so, I do I know what code to replace with? 

Thanks.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on February 19, 2011, 01:11:59 AM
Hello m4p,

You cannot do what you want with the factory firmware, not over wireless at least.

In DD-WRT there are two options to achieve what you want, but expect a bumpy ride. People have reported trouble in setting it up, even with your particular model. Not sure if they didn't follow the instructions correctly or if there were problems between the routers.

You'll have to test for yourself. I have a D1 and I never did this setup myself, but I can help you with things you don't understand or to troubleshoot. My answers won't always be timely, though.

With that out of the way, let's get into it. First of all, flashing. You can do both ways, but emergency room is the safer choice I guess. People have reported problems with browsers other than IE though, so use IE 7 or 8.

The latest build for you model is:  ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2011/02-17-11-r16214/dlink-dir615e1/dir615e1-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin

Immediately after flashing, before doing any configuration or settings, start following the instructions here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Client_Bridged

If that doesn't work out there's also the simple Client mode http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Client_Mode_Wireless

The difference is that with client mode, devices behind the second D-Link will be on a different subnet. Also, I've heard reports of the LAN ports not working in Client Bridge for some reason. In that case you can try using the WAN port for wired connection to your blu-ray player. Just check the "Assign Wan port to a switch" option if you have it.

But let's tackle problems as we encounter them. So, feel free to start testing. G'luck.



Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: m4p on February 19, 2011, 09:24:18 AM
Skello, thank you so much for the reply, I really appreciate it.  Ok, I just downloaded the file you referenced and will flash.  I think I'll go for the emergency room method and hope it works.  Hopefully I'll be back soon with more questions :)
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: m4p on February 19, 2011, 12:05:38 PM
I'm back....Success!!!!!  I just used IE 7 and flashed with the web GUI.  No problems at all.  At first I couldn't get internet after the flash (I use PPOE) but figured out you have to go into services and enable PPPOE Relay (even though I had chosen it in setup).  

Right now I have it streaming to my bluray player as the main router.  It's working great.  But I still want a wired connection with the bluray player because it performs better that way.  Right now using wireless, I'm getting about 156 Mbps.  Is there any way to tweak it to get a higher rate?

I also have a Tenda W307R router (got it for free for attending a seminar) which isn't the greatest.  I was going to use it as the main router but now I'm thinking to use the Dlink as the main router and the Tenda as the bridge.  Not sure if the Tenda can be a bridge and there is no third party firmware support for it.  It has a function called WDS but I'm not sure what that all means.  From an ad for the Tenda router:  "How many times have you had to add a network bridge to help extend your home or office network? Well the Tenda W306R and W307R has an easy solution for you WDS (Wireless Distribution System), this allows you to bridge other routers to extend that wireless network."

But I'm not sure if that means the Tenda has to be the main router or if it can be a bridge.

Edit:  Meanwhile I also have a PC in my basement.  With my old router, a Buffalo G with Tomato FW, I would get a strong signal and approximately 54 Mbps.  I since bought a wireless N adapter and today connected with the Dlink.  I was really disappointed at how bad the performance was.  I barely am getting 6 Mbps, and can't connect to the internet (maybe because the signal was reading very poor, I don't know.  Are the antennas removable on the Dlink?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on February 19, 2011, 06:18:16 PM
Great to hear you got it working.

WDS is strictly for bridging wireless clients. However, I think this build of DD-WRT, which is mini, because it has to fit onto 4 MB of ROM, doesn't have the WDS support. Go to Wireless > Basic Settings and under Wireless Mode see if you have anything with WDS.

Also, WDS is not a standard yet, and because of this chipset makers implemented it differently, leading to many incompatibilities between chipsets. DIR-615 E1 uses an Atheros chipset, while Tenda W307R (all revisions) uses Ralink chipsets. Problems are to be expected, even if the DIR-615 E1 DD-WRT build you have does support WDS.

If WDS is no go, then you are left with two options.

Option 1:

Use Tenda W307R in AP mode and the DIR-615 with DD-WRT in Client Bridge mode, with the blu-ray player connected over wired to it.

In this mode the blu-ray player will be on the same subnet, for example 192.168.1.X, with devices connected directly to the Tenda router. Not sure if that matters to you.

I'm fairly sure in this mode you won't be able to use the wireless on the DIR-615 to connect clients to it since it will be entirely dedicated for the connection to the Tenda W307R. I might be wrong though. You will, however, be able to connect wireless clients directly to Tenda and more wired clients to DIR-615.

Option 2:

Use DIR-615 as main router and AP and configure Tenda's wireless as "Station Mode." This will have pretty much the same effect on Tenda as the "Client Bridge" mode had on the DIR-615 in the first scenario, but the subnet will not be same.

Clients connected directly to DIR-615 will have 192.168.1.X IPs, while clients connected to Tenda, like the blu-ray, will have 192.168.2.X, for example. Accessing devices on 192.168.1.X subnet from the blu-ray (192.168.2.X) should be straight forward, but doing it the other way around would be problematic.

Also, in this option the blu-ray is also connected via a wired connection and the Tenda doesn't accept wireless connection from clients (I think).

So, without WDS support on the DIR-615 you can't really have the blu-ray connected via wireless, unless you link the two routers with a cable. But that deceives the purpose of your setup.

Also if different subnets are not an issue, I would choose option 2, because DIR-615 with DD-WRT would probably give your Internet connection more stability and will be able to handle more connections (like if you use torrents etc.) then Tenda.

Hope this helps. Looking forward on hearing what you chose and the progress made.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: m4p on February 20, 2011, 09:20:35 AM
Skello, thanks so much for the reply, you're a total hero.  I checked the Dlink and it has under Wireless Mode, the option of WDS Station or WDS AP.  I did try WDS previously with a Netgear and the Tenda and never could get it to work.  I might not have been doing it right though.

I'm not sure yet which option to try.  What I would eventually like to be able to do is have one of the N routers as the main router, then the other N router as a bridge for the bluray player which is N. 

Then, I would like to have my Buffalo G router connected to the main N router.  Then in the living room have my Buffalo ethernet converter connected to my Directv receiver which is G speed.  That way I could keep my N and G separate. 

Maybe too much, do you think?  I would also like to eventually replace the Tenda with a better router like the Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH.  I just need to find a good deal on one.

I would like to go with your Option 2, I think.  Would DHCP be turned on both routers?  I would assume yes?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: m4p on February 20, 2011, 09:36:14 AM
Another question, is there any way to boost the wireless performance in advance settings?  Thanks
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: asherber on February 24, 2011, 07:51:22 PM
I've got a DIR-615 rev E which I successfully flashed to DD-WRT. But now I've decided I don't like DD-WRT so much, and I'm having problems getting back to the original DLink firmware. I followed the guide at the DD-WRT wiki and here: http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=15521.0  but no luck. I'm seeing lots of the same things noted in that thread: Firefox 3.6 will bring up the ER, but only if I enter reset mode after powering up the router, and then it won't send the firmware (connection reset while loading); IE8 will bring up the ER but won't send the firmware; Chrome and Safari will bring up the ER and *look* like they're sending the firmware, but it appears they're not actually.

The posters in that thread both eventually got things working, but I keep hitting dead ends.

I'm running WinXP SP3. Any hints would be appreciated.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: gregwee on February 27, 2011, 08:03:29 AM
Just bought a DIR-615 (H/W: E4) to use as a repeater/bridge for my DIR-655 AP. 

Installed the latest DD-WRT (Firmware: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (11/21/10) std build 15778), and tried following the post here (http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39507) to setup a Client Bridge, and a Virtual AP, with both "bridged" together.

My setting as follows:
Setup:
WAN: disabled
LAN: 192.168.2.201
Gateway: 192.168.2.1 (IP address for my DIR-655)

Wireless
ath0:
Mode: Client Bridge (Routed)
Gateway: Manual, (192.168.2.1) - The IP for my DIR-655 AP
Network: NG-Mixed
Bandwidth: Auto 20/40mhz
SSID: Same name as my DIR-655
Encryption: WPA2 Personal, AES, same password as my DIR-655

Virtual AP
ath0.1
Mode: AP
Network: NG-Mixed
SSID: New AP Name
Encryption: WPA2 Personal, AES, same password as my DIR-655

My problem, is that the bridging doesn't seem to work.  I can connect ath0 to my DIR-655 AP, by going to "Site Survey", then click on the "Join" button on my AP.  Connecting my laptop to the DIR-615 through the LAN port, I cannot "Ping" my DIR-655 at 192.168.2.1, and DHCP from the DIR-655 doesn't work.  Trying to connect to the Virtual AP, I cannot obtain an IP address since it seems that the ath0 and ath0.1 interfaces are not bridged, and the DIR-615 isn't able to use the DHCP service from the DIR-655.

Any idea what I should try next?

I've reset the router and re-configured it twice, but still the same problem.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on February 27, 2011, 08:46:38 AM
Hmmm, what are you trying to achieve?

Client bridge mode bridges two routers over wireless, but the second router (DIR-615) can only serve wired clients.

If you want both wired and wireless clients connected to the DIR-615, which is connected to DIR-655 wirelessly then what you want is "Repeater Bridge." Read more here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge

First router needs to be in AP mode.

Also, latest build for your router is ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2011/02-17-11-r16214/dlink-dir615e4/dir615e4-firmware.bin

You can update from the interface.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: gregwee on February 27, 2011, 09:20:56 AM
Unfortunately, the DIR-615 does NOT have "Repeater Bridge" mode since it has an Atheros chip.  See available Atheros settings at: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Atheros/ath_wireless_settings (http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Atheros/ath_wireless_settings)

The work around is by using "Client Bridge" for the ath0 interface, which logs into the existing AP, then create a Virtual AP (ath0.1 interface)that is "Bridged" to the the ath0 interface.  I followed the settings in the post at: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39507 (http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=39507)
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Lego on March 05, 2011, 08:33:51 AM
Pls. help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have read the guidelines on flashing or upgrading firmware dlink dir 615. 3.03ww c2
What i did is first use emergency 192.168.0.1 and install ddwrt factory.bin then im satisfied in speed but im upgrade it again to ddwrt .bin and it became slower so what i did is to restore

i follow the steps i use again the emergency 192.168.0.1 then install the 3.03ww c2 .bin that is copy from my original or was taken from original setting.
but what happen after it completed installing to 100% the router stopped working the wifi and ethernet has totally stopped only the dlink name light is on.
i think its my fault for i get the .bin file from my original setting and wasnt from dlink latest firmware.
so how can i use emergency room again or inject a new .bin to work function the router again.
the ethernet cord from pc to router is not detected and no wifi. reset button also dont work it dont blink. as in only dlink name in router body is light on. i cant speak english that fluent.
pls understand me english and post a steps for defaulting my router to good again. this kind of fault(wrong .bin or the install was let say not completed or something happen during installation or during installation there is blackout) or should i return it to store and they the one repair it? it has warranty for 1 year i think and its new i bought it last three weeks.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on March 06, 2011, 12:51:47 AM
How did you save the original .bin?! I don't think you can do that. When you do backup from the interface, you're not saving the entire firmware, but only your settings, which you can later restore. So, the .bin that results from backup is not for flashing purposes. It's for restoring settings.

Now, back to your problem. I understood that you have a DIR-615 C2 router, which you flashed to DD-WRT and now you want to return to the factory firmware, but you can't get into the emergency room again?

You can get your original 3.03WW from here: http://tsd.dlink.com.tw/temp/PMD/4368/DIR615C2_FW303WWB05.rar

You will find the .bin inside. Or you can get the latest North American version for C2 from here: ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dir615_revC/Firmware/dir615_revC_FW_313NA.zip

To access the Emergency Room Web interface follow these steps:

Unplug the router's power cord and wait 20 seconds.
Push the RESET button and KEEP IT PRESSED.
Connect the power cord back (while still keeping the reset button pressed)
Keep the reset button pressed for an additional 5 seconds after connecting power cord and then release. At this point you should see the power button blinking orange.
Connect over a WIRED connection to the router and set your network adapter IP MANUALLY to 192.168.0.2
Open http://192.168.0.1 in a browser, preferably Internet Explorer 7 or 8. You should see a white page with a Browse and Upload button.
Let the countdown go down to 0 and after your router reboots (the power button goes green) set your network adapter back to AUTOMATICALLY detect IP address.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Lego on March 07, 2011, 12:18:03 AM
i think its bricked. i cant do what you told me the router dont respond in reset.
i have flash the wrong firmware. pls give me steps on how to solve a bricked router.
what is dlink dir 615 subnet for ping? how to do ping? i dont know how to ping!
what if the host is unreachable is that means my router is dead?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Scott_D on March 16, 2011, 02:11:05 PM
I banged my head against the wall trying over and over with my C1. No matter which method I tried it would not work.

Then I changed browsers from Safari to Firefox and it worked the first time!

So, if you're on a Mac, try using Firefox.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: NYCSavage on March 17, 2011, 07:26:28 AM
Hi, I am having a few problems with this and was hoping someone somewhere could help.

1st DIR-615 D4:
Connected to modem, using D-Link v1.00VG (Virgin F/W )
IP 192.168.0.1
SUBNET 255.255.255.0
GATEWAY 192.168.0.1
DCHP Enabled starting 100 through to 150
SSID NYCSavage
WPA2 Personal: *************

2nd DIR-615 D4:
Hardwired to upstairs base unit using DD-WRT F/W 02-17-11-r16214
IP 192.168.0.120
SUBNET 255.255.255.0
GATEWAY 192.168.0.1
LOCAL DNS 192.168.0.1
Auto DHCP
STP disabled
DHCP Server enabled starting 200 through to 245
Wireless Mode Repeater Bridge
Wireless Network Name NYCSavage
WPA2 Personal: ************* (same as main router)
Virtual Interfaces added named Upstairs
WPA2 Personal: ************* (same as main router)

I then went to Status, Wireless, Site Survey, Join and selected the main router for connection which it then said Joined.

The problem is that if I connect to the repeater router via wireless, I am connected, my network and sharing centre say I have access to the Internet, but no pages load (they keep timing out)

If I disable my wireless and connect to the repeater router via ethernet, then I have zero internet access. If I click the networking troubleshooter, it says
Quote:
The DNS server may be experiemcing problems. Windows Help and Support can provide more information about DNS.


If I click next, I get a summary stating
Quote:
Your DNS server might be unavailable


What can I do to rectify this? What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help?

Thank you for your time
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: NYCSavage on March 17, 2011, 07:40:54 AM
No matter, I reset secondary router, followed these instructions: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge and it now works perfect :)
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: LaneyEFC on March 17, 2011, 12:38:08 PM
Was wondering how i got back to my old firmware, ive tried these steps:

Unplug the router's power cord and wait 20 seconds.
Get a pin, push the RESET button and KEEP IT PRESSED.
Connect the power cord back (while still keeping the reset button pressed)
Keep the reset button pressed for an additional 5 seconds after connecting power cord and then release. At this point you should see the power button blinking orange.
Connect over a WIRED connection to the router and set your network adapter IP MANUALLY to 192.168.0.2
Open http://192.168.0.1 in a browser. You should see a white page with a Browse and Upload button.


but am not familiar with static ip so i thought i might of been able to skip that part but alls im getting is internet diagnostic unable to load page, any help?

thanks
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stonetownmike on March 17, 2011, 04:58:09 PM
but am not familiar with static ip so i thought i might of been able to skip that part but alls im getting is internet diagnostic unable to load page, any help?
Obviously you have to set a static IP. If you google "static IP" you'll find hundreds of sites, including youtube videos, that can help you with this. Just pick the ones that match your operating system.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: 0v3rz on March 28, 2011, 06:00:32 PM
I'm having problems getting into Emergency Room on a DIR-615 C1. The unit has been giving me problems with dropping my connecting and needed a reboot almost daily. However my ISP was also giving me issues at the same time.

Currently I'm using a netgear my ISP provided WGR614v7. The performance lacks as to what the dlink was doing. Currently I can't get the dlink to connect to the internet. I have unplugged the cable modem, reset the dlink, plugged in the cable modem, then the dlink router. logged into 192.168.0.1 and did the setup. DHCP seems to connect but cable status shows disconnected. No internet. I can unplug the dlink and plug right into the netgear and all starts working fine.

Back to Emergency Room. I tried the following...

"Unplug the router's power cord and wait 20 seconds.
Get a pin, push the RESET button and KEEP IT PRESSED.
Connect the power cord back (while still keeping the reset button pressed)
Keep the reset button pressed for an additional 5 seconds after connecting power cord and then release. At this point you should see the power button blinking orange.
Connect over a WIRED connection to the router and set your network adapter IP MANUALLY to 192.168.0.2
Open http://192.168.0.1 in a browser. You should see a white page with a Browse and Upload button."

I see the power icon that will change to a solid orange and then back to green next to the green D-Link logo. I can not get the power icon/button to blink orange. I have timed it exactly 20 seconds after unplugging, pushing the reset button in, plugging the power back in and waiting 5 seconds. release and its green. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Running Snow Leopard on a macbook pro.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: danspurs on March 31, 2011, 07:12:29 AM
help! flashed my dlink with a firmware file (not sure if correct version :( )

now i don't have an internet connection!

just an orange light on the internet light on the router

thanks in advance

dan
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: pkiff on April 03, 2011, 07:30:27 PM
A quick warning for those attempting to use the latest DD-WRT firmware with their DIR-615 rev C1 as of today (3 April 2011). This firmware may cause some kind of corruption in your wireless signal controls, which is not reversible by simply overwriting the faulty firmware with a backup or with another one.

I used the firmware found here:
ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2011/03-17-11-r16454/dlink-dir615c1/

But afterwards, my wireless indicator will no longer come on. I reverted back to stock D-Link firmwares but am still unable to get my wireless to work. The settings indicate that it is enabled, but the indicator never comes on, and there is never any transmission of data. Possibly the problem is caused by a mistake I made during the firmware updates. But there are others who have reported somewhat (thought not exactly) similar issues. See:
DIR-615 C1 - revert r16454 to r16214 killed wireless
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=547486

Someone in that thread seems to suggest that this might occur if the latest DD-WRT firmware is "too large" for the DIR-615. The analysis of folks in that thread so far suggests that the firmware overwrites part of the "board_config" that includes basic default wifi instrucitons or something. I don't know about these things myself.

But wanted to steer folks with rev C1 away from this particular release until someone who knows more about it, can clarify or test further.

Regards,

Phil.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on April 04, 2011, 01:06:16 AM
Thanks for pointing this out. I have updated the guide with a warning for now. Yes, it's pretty clear that something is wrong. The builds for DIR-615 are usually 3.4 MB. This one for Rev. C is 3.8 MB.

FOLLOW AT YOUR OWN RISK! I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR ROUTER!

Here's what to do:

1. Download: https://dl.dropbox.com/s/wcweio7b4tyee3d/board_config?dl=1

2. Download http://portableapps.com/apps/development/frhed_portable

This is a portable hex editor, meaning it will install to a folder you specify, no registry entry or other settings. When you're done with it, you can just delete the folder. Browse to your desire installation location when presented by the installer.

3. Open FrhedPortable and go File > Open and select the board_config you downloaded. Note that the doesn't and shouldn't have an extension. Just leave it as it is.
If you never used a hex editor before you might feel a bit overwhelmed by all the weird stuff. Don't worry. Scroll to the bottom.

4. You have two columns. At the end in the right (smaller) one you have something like "[...]yyyyyC1.y00:00:00:00:00:00yy00:00:00:00:00:00.yy0x10.yyyy[...]"
What interests us are the two 00:00:00:00:00:00 series. Everything else before, between and after MUST remain the same.
The first 00:00:00:00:00:00 needs to be replaced with the MAC address of your LAN/Wireless card, while the second with the one for you WAN card (port). These should be printed on a sticker on the back of your router.
Move the cursor over the first 0 in the first series and typing the corresponding MAC as it appears on the sticker, with : in between the 2-character pairs. Then move the cursor over the first 0 in the second series and do the same for the WAN MAC.
When done, go File > Save, and then close.

5. Upload the file somewhere online where you can get a direct download link from. You can also use SCP to get the file onto the router.

6. Flash the router from the emergency interface with the r16214 build from ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2011/02-17-11-r16214/dlink-dir615c1/dir615c1-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin

6. Get Putty Portable http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/putty_portable. This is based on the same principle like the Hex editor. Install anywhere and delete when done.

7. Run Putty, put the IP address of your router, select Telnet and connect. Input username as "root" , regardless of what account you use for web interface. The password is the same as the one you use on the web interface.

8. Once connected type: cd /tmp/

9. You should now be in /tmp/ directory. Type: wget -O board_config http://replace.this.with.your.download.link.to.board_config

If you use SCP copy the file in /tmp/ and you don't need to use wget.

10. Type:  dmesg|less
You should see something like:
[ 0.410000] Creating 8 MTD partitions on "ar7100-nor0":
[ 0.410000] 0x000000000000-0x000000030000 : "RedBoot"
[ 0.420000] 0x000000030000-0x0000003e0000 : "linux"
[ 0.430000] 0x0000000fe000-0x0000003b0000 : "rootfs"
[ 0.430000] mtd: partition "rootfs" must either start or end on erase block boundary or be smaller than an erase block -- forcin
g read-only
[ 0.440000] mtd: partition "rootfs" set to be root filesystem
[ 0.450000] 0x0000003b0000-0x0000003e0000 : "ddwrt"
[ 0.460000] 0x0000003e0000-0x0000003f0000 : "nvram"
[ 0.460000] 0x0000003f0000-0x000000400000 : "FIS directory"
[ 0.470000] 0x0000003f0000-0x000000400000 : "board_config"
[ 0.480000] 0x000000000000-0x000000400000 : "fullflash"

Only count the entries with the long hexadecimal values like 0x0000003b0000-0x0000003e0000 and count with RedBoot being 0. This means linux=1, rootfs=2, etc., board_config=6.

11. (Optionally, you can do:  dd if=/dev/mtd6ro of=board_config2 in order to backup your current board_config. Use SCP to copy the board_config2 off your router, because it will disappear on reboot.)

Otherwise, type:  dd if=board_config of=/dev/mtd6 (replace the 6 after mtd if your board_config is something other than 6).

12. Go to interface and reboot router.

Alternative:
if the dd command does not fix the wireless, do it all again until that step and try:  mtd -f write /tmp/board_config board_config

I know. Unfortunately this is not for the average user :( If you don't understand something feel free to ask and I'll try to help.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: razor7 on April 07, 2011, 05:02:41 AM
Hi, i have upgraded my firmware to dd-wrt to my DIR-615 E4, but now i want to go back to stock firmware, but i can't!...

I have done theese steps:

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   Unplug the router's power cord and wait 20 seconds.
    Get a pin, push the RESET button and KEEP IT PRESSED.
    Connect the power cord back (while still keeping the reset button pressed)
    Keep the reset button pressed for an additional 5 seconds after connecting power cord and then release. At this point you should see the power button blinking orange.
    Connect over a WIRED connection to the router and set your network adapter IP MANUALLY to 192.168.0.2
    Open http://192.168.0.1 in a browser. You should see a white page with a Browse and Upload button.

I can ping 192.168.0.1
From linux, i can access Emergency Room from Chromium, but i can not from Firefox 4. In chromium, i can select the firmware .BIN file, but when i click the "Upload firmware" button, the page get stuck, no loading nor loaded page, and chromuim status bar says "loading 0%".

From Windows, ping to 192.168.0.1 is responding, but i can not access Emergency Room neither with IE 8, Firefox 3.6, Safari, Chrome!

What i'm doing wrong?

Thanks in advise!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on April 07, 2011, 09:04:36 AM
Currently I'm using a netgear my ISP provided WGR614v7. The performance lacks as to what the dlink was doing. Currently I can't get the dlink to connect to the internet. I have unplugged the cable modem, reset the dlink, plugged in the cable modem, then the dlink router. logged into 192.168.0.1 and did the setup. DHCP seems to connect but cable status shows disconnected. No internet. I can unplug the dlink and plug right into the netgear and all starts working fine.

From your description I believe the modem is set to accept your computer's wired adapter's MAC address. I don't remember if the D-Link stock firmware allows forging the WAN MAC address, but DD-WRT does.

Now, about the emergency room problem. Why do you want to access it? Do you want to flash DD-WRT? If yes, try to do it from D-Link's stock firmware, under maintainance > firmware upgrade. Just be careful, do not flash the latest r16454 for C1, because it has problems and your wireless will stop working. Use r16214 from ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2011/02-17-11-r16214/dlink-dir615c1/dir615c1-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: VeŽsus on April 10, 2011, 05:25:06 AM
DIR-615d's LAN has stopped working with r16754 (the latest one), so I had to revert back to r16454. Thankfully wireless was still on, so I tried finding some LAN options in the firmware settings but I couldn't find anything that could have caused it to stop responding. I made sure no changes to the settings were made during the firmware upgrade.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: AndreCTeixeira on April 13, 2011, 04:08:22 PM
Hi, i just purchased DLink Dir-615 for my new apt.

i installed everything, updated the firmware to the one from dlink.. and then that sht keeps disconnecting me non stop. and making me piss OFF really bad..


so i hurd about this DD WRT, can anyone tell me if i can install this firmware on my dlink??

i look at the box and it says that my version is E5

waiting on you guys,
thanks..
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on April 14, 2011, 11:39:57 PM
I think the E5 is only for the Brazilian market and it isn't very different from E4. Is your current factory firmware in Portuguese and what's its version? 5.11?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: ffwrt on April 16, 2011, 04:21:29 PM
Hello, what revision of dd-wrt is most stable for DIR-615 E4? I do not need options and features, just stability and speed!
Best regards!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stonetownmike on April 16, 2011, 06:19:39 PM
Hello, what revision of dd-wrt is most stable for DIR-615 E4?
DD-WRT's database of recommended builds can be found at http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database (http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database).
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: ffwrt on April 17, 2011, 12:53:49 AM
DD-WRT's database of recommended builds can be found at http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database (http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database).
This from http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=51486
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Remember that newer is not necessarilly better!!!

The router database has recommended some less stable builds, including SP1 and 13064 (10/10/09) build. I suggest using the builds that are recommended here or in Redhawk's announcement above, rather than the ones in the router database. SP1 is full of bugs, and while 13064 is not nearly as bad, some are reporting connection issues fairly regularly. Sometimes the router database also has had the wrong build type. The router database is being worked on improve the recommendations. Do not skip over reading the install wiki for your router just because you got the files from the router database. You need to KNOW what to do with those files. The wiki usually has the right builds for particular routers. READ THE WIKI!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: marbles_00 on April 17, 2011, 05:47:30 AM
Okay guys, I'm at a stumping point.  I picked up a 615 C1.  It had factory firmware 3.01 on it.  I installed the dd-wrt firmware indicated on the dd-wrt website (14896).  After doing that, my PPPoE WAN connection kept on dropping out every 2 minutes or so.  Even when up, I can't access anything on the web.  My browser indicates a message that it can find Domain Names, even though DNS addresses show up in the dd-wrt status.  So, I then reverted back to factory firmware 3.01.  Noticed my WAN connection still dropping out.  

During this time I was swapping it out with my old faithful - DIR-604, just to verify WAN/Modem/Internet connection and everything was fine, so I knew I had issues with the DIR-615 and nothing else.

Thinking I may have had a problem with the WAN connection, and I may have to junk the router, I upgraded the factory firmware to 3.13NA.  The WAN connection was then solid (using PPPoE).  It hasn't dropped out since using this version.

I then scanned the posts here, and noticed Skello mentioning r16214.  So I gave it a whirl, thinking that maybe this newer version has fixed the PPPoE connection issue.  So I reverted back again to factory 3.01, then flashed on r16214.  Still the same result, my PPPoE connection just drops, and when up for the limited amount of time, I can't access anything on the web.

At this point, for sheeats-and-giggles, I flashed back to factory 3.13NA.  Again I had a 100% reliable WAN connection, and I decided to flash to r16214, without reverting to factory 3.01.  But the results have been the same.  I don't have a reliable PPPoE WAN connection.

So now I'm back with 3.13NA, and typing this post.  Has anyone had success with PPPoE WAN using a DIR-615 C1 dd-wrt flashed router?  Is there a known bug (well to all but me it would seem), or is there a setting that I'm possibly missing in one of the menu screens?

In summary:
flashed first from 3.01 to r14896 - PPPoE WAN issues
flashed from r14896 back to 3.01 - PPPoE WAN issues
flashed from 3.01 to 3.13NA - router stable, no PPPoE WAN issues
flashed from 3.13NA to 3.01 to r16214 - PPPoE WAN issues
flashed from r16214 back to 3.13NA direct - router stable, no PPPoE WAN issues
flashed from 3.13NA direct to r16214 - PPPoE WAN issues
flashed from r16214 back to 3.13NA (currently) - router stable, no PPPoE WAN issues

Verified that internet connection is stable during all this, and issue is solely the DIR-615, I used my old DIR-604 router.

One other thing that I noticed, especially the later times I flashed, was that the router seemed to retain my factory settings.  After I reverted from dd-wrt back to the factory firmware, I didn't have to configure the router, or even set a password.  It seemed to remember me settings, which I found odd.

Sorry for the long post, but any help is appreciated.  I'd like to get dd-wrt working so I can monitor bandwidth usage, so I have my fingers crossed that someone can shed some light.

Thanks.
Marbles_00
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stonetownmike on April 17, 2011, 06:15:53 AM
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Remember that newer is not necessarilly better!!!
Supposedly the database lists builds that have been tested and found stable on those router models. There are many newer test builds available for download, a lot of which are buggy. I've been using the build recommended on the database for my router since it was released nearly a year ago. It's been flawless ever since. But you take a chance every time you update your firmware. It's your choice.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stonetownmike on April 17, 2011, 10:28:19 AM
Has anyone had success with PPPoE WAN using a DIR-615 C1 dd-wrt flashed router?
I've been using dd-wrt build 14896 on my C1 router since it was released last August. It's been rock steady for me. The only time I've had to reboot was after a power failure months ago. Is the router dropping your internet connection (i.e. both wired and wireless) or is the wireless dropping out?
Some suggestions:
(1) Revert to the factory default settings before you upload new firmware. Your old settings may conflict with new firmware, which can brick your router.
(2) Reboot both your modem and router after you reconfigure your router settings. Unplug both and give them 30-60 seconds to settle. Then power up the modem and give it another 30-60 seconds to re-establish itself. Now power on the router and wait until it establishes a stable connection.
(3) Avoid DHCP if you can. My two computers (one wired, one wireless) and wired print server all have static IPs outside the range of the DHCP server (e.g. 192.168.1.254). My wife's work network requires her to use DHCP. I've assigned a static IP to her laptop's MAC address (under the Services tab on the dd-wrt config page), so DHCP always gives her the same address on our home net.
(4) C1 routers are picky about antenna chains (under Wireless Advanced settings). I get best results with TX 1+2+3 and RX 1+3. If you set them to 1+2 (since the router has only two antennas), your wireless will fail.
I could give you my basic setup and wireless settings, but they're all pretty standard. PM me if you want them. Good luck.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: marbles_00 on April 17, 2011, 10:44:57 AM
Thanks for the suggestions STM.  It's the wired side that's dropping.  I'm not really using the wireless in this router right now (I have an AP that's in a better/more centralized location), and I've opted to shut it off both in the factory firmware and dd-wrt.
1) Reverting to factory defaults is something I hadn't thought about yet.  Will try it.
2) Rebooting I hadn't really considered either...silly me
3) Yeah, DHCP is off, all my network uses static IP's.  I like to keep record of what's what.
4) Since I don't use wireless, would this really matter?  Would this somehow affect the PPPoE wired connection to the modem?  I'm willing to try anything at this point.

Thanks again.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stonetownmike on April 17, 2011, 11:14:47 AM
4) Since I don't use wireless, would this really matter?  Would this somehow affect the PPPoE wired connection to the modem?
No, it won't matter. I'd guessed that your problem was with the wireless side, since that's what everybody else seems to complain about. One thought: Do you have Force Reconnect enabled on your PPPoE setup? It's the opposite of what you might expect. It should be disabled.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: marbles_00 on April 17, 2011, 12:43:42 PM
Nope that setting is disabled.  At one point I did try it enabled, but didn't notice any improvement, so I leave it disabled.  The one thing I did notice is that PPPoE settings with dd-wrt don't have a "Connect on Demand" setting that the D-Link's firmware has.  I remember when I first got my DI-604, I had a connection issue to my ISP.  When I talked to my ISP, they asked if I had "Always On" checked off, which at the time, I did.  My ISP told me to check the "On Demand" setting instead.  Is there a sort of setting like this with the dd-wrt firmware that I may have missed?

Also I was reading this guide here: http://jpgeeks.com/?p=337
It's for a "G" version, did I miss something on setting up the VLAN Tagging?  I just left it as is, I think eth0.

*EDIT*
Also on page 10 of these posts, user M4P mentions something about PPPoE relay under the Services tab.  I didn't notice this setting at all.  I did a google search on dd-wrt pppoe relay, and found dd-wrt posts which indicate pppoe relay is similar to VLAN tagging?  I will have to play some more tonight.  STM, what does your firmware version show, and did you setup pppoe relay, or VLAN tagging?

*EDIT 2*
Okay, I looked at his previous post and realize he was using 2 routers in his setup, and used pppoe relay to perform his specific task, which is more elaborate to what I'm doing.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: stonetownmike on April 17, 2011, 04:59:55 PM
@marbles_00:
My basic settings: PPP Compression, VLAN Tagging, MPPE Encryption, Multi Link, Force reconnect, STP all disabled. MTU: 1492. Gateway and local DNS: both 0:0:0:0. I use OpenDNS's DNS servers: 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220, 208.67.222.220.
I can't find a setting for it, but dd-wrt seems to reconnect automatically if PPPoE disconnects. (There's a Keep Alive setting under the Administration tab, but I don't use it.)
Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: marbles_00 on April 17, 2011, 08:02:33 PM
Thanks Stonetownmike.  I have the same settings disabled too.  I've tried just about everything I can think of, but I'm not having any luck with this.  I was really hoping to use it, but may have to just resort with d-link's 3.13NA firmware.  I don't know what else to try but maybe older dd-wrt firmware versions.  Maybe I may find one that will work for me.

Anyways, thanks for all your help.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: marbles_00 on April 21, 2011, 10:18:00 AM
 :-[
I knew it.  I knew I did something completely silly (maybe).  Does anyone know what happens if you don't open the firmware in a Hex editor and add "00" to the start of the hardware number?

I wonder if it flashes/loads dd-wrt fine, and one is able to setup dd-wrt, but then have connection issues  ::)  :-[

I guess I'll find out tonight.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: marbles_00 on April 23, 2011, 01:15:06 PM
Nope, made no difference.  Still can't stay connected for any length of time.  Well back to the crappy factory firmware.
Title: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Kumentai on April 24, 2011, 04:35:03 AM
   Successfully installed custom DD-WRT firmware on my DIR-615 D3E router, works like a charm. Also, port forwarding works OK. :)
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: photon on April 27, 2011, 06:27:19 AM
Successfully used DD-WRT on 615e4 for last 2 months over pppoe. But few days ago my provider replace broadband equipment and i have many continues disconnects every day. I try to investigate this issue and have found the cause - sometimes packet on WAN interface has wrong mac which is in turn leads kernel ppp module to drop a connection. This problem also has been met and fixed on asus wl500 router (for example: changelog for wl500g-1.9.2.7-d-r2381 (2010-11-27) contain following entry "pppoe: Ignore PADT packets whose destination address isn't ours"). Patch for asus available at http://www.google.com/codesearch/p?hl=en#kjJ_yLEz2oM/trunk/kernel/381-pppoe-padt-dest-addr.patch&q=381%20package:http://wl500g%5C.googlecode%5C.com&sa=N&cd=4&ct=rc  Also latest original D-LINK firmware up to DIR615E4_FW511RUB01beta11 has same problem.
So can somebody please help me to build dd-wrt with this patch integrated ?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Smasher on April 29, 2011, 02:42:02 PM
Installed on D-Link DIR-615 rev D.  Working MUCH better than before, no disconnects to router...
Much faster with "browsing" on router. Original firmware slows down the router so much after just one day.

ALLTHOUGH it seems I have a more poor connection to router. Before with original d-link firmware, windows status on wireless netcard showed 144 mbit connection almost all the time... now it shows between 72-112 mbit.

Transter rate before was about 6-7 MB/s  now it's 2-2˝ MB/s

Using standard settings on all the wireless settings on router.   Offcourse I have encryption enabled. Just like I had with original firmware.

Router and laptop is at the SAME spot as before.

Anyone have any ideas?
Title: DD-WRT wireless bridge repeater setup?
Post by: mikk on May 11, 2011, 04:22:11 AM
I successfully flashed the dd-wrt for the first time, then followed instructions to set up a wireless bridge repeater, but after applying all the settings it wont let me back in unless I do a 10 second reset which allows me to log in with the default 192.168.1.1, but wipes all the settings! I set the 615s ip to 192.168.0.2 as the primary router is 192.168.0.1 .- Is that in 'the same pool'?
"Primary router is configured in a 192.168.1.X subnet and leases DHCP address in the same pool. Secondary router is running DD-WRT v24"
 I'm not sure how changing my pc ip/dns comes into play or how to do it. I'm told to disable dhcp server in the set up tab but there is no option for this? (edit: is it the dns option .. which I should leave blank?) Any help would be appreciated.

I've since tried changing the d-link to 192.168.0.9 but as with the original fw, once any change is made its impossible to log back in untill its reset back to 192.168.1.1 ?

update; I can log in ok now but it tells me there is a possible security key mismatch There is the option for open or shared, for wep I guess its open? and the option for 128 bit 26 hex digit or 64 bit 10 hex digit but it only allows 16 digits of my 26 digit hex key??
Help!
Title: bridge repeater for DIR-615?
Post by: mikk on May 18, 2011, 11:52:24 AM
Can anybody confirm that wireless bridge repeater works with build r16994, or one that does?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: shovon on May 24, 2011, 10:22:44 AM
Excellent guide! Clean and clear instruction. Superb. I'd like to thank you for your contribution.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Toe on June 24, 2011, 05:59:14 PM
This thread is probably dead or close to it, but I wanted to add a few of my own cents for the bridging questions/issues that are discussed every where.

I have a DIR-615 E1 that is running the DD-WRT fw.  I was using the one on the main page (15778) and never got client bridge mode to work.  I tried upgrading to the latest from ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2011/06-14-11-r17201/ (which I'm currently using) and still was unsuccessful setting up Client Bridge.

I can verify that just using Client mode does work, though.  Follow the directions here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Client_Mode_Wireless

The thing I had to adjust was to enable the DHCP server in Setup -> Basic Setup -> Network Address Server Settings section.

So just to recap my settings if it helps someone:
Wireless Security:
WPA2 Personal AES

Wireless Basic Settings:
Client
Wireless Network Mode Mixed
Channel Width 20MHz (and copy my main router SSID)
Sensitivity Range (ACK Timing) 0

Setup Basic Setup:
Connection Type Automatic (DHCP)
STP Disabled
Local address is 192.168.2.1 (main router is on 192.168.1.1)
Assign WAN Port to Switch
DHCP Type DHCP Server
DHCP Server Enabled
Time settings adjusted to my zone (-5)

Security Firewall:
Everything unchecked except Filter Multicast
SPI Firewall Disabled

Setup Advanced Routing:
Gateway

At one point I wasn't sure it was working so I went in to Status -> Wireless -> Site Survey and told it to join.  That step may not be necessary.  I have rebooted the router with power and by command a few times and everything comes back up properly.  The internet light is green, which never happened when I was attempting to configure as Client Bridge.

My main router is not running DD-WRT (not supported apparently).  I would prefer everything to be under the same subnet and have it configured to repeat and bridge, but all the functionality I want is working so I can't complain really.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: mattcoz on June 25, 2011, 03:11:25 PM
I'm having trouble uploading the latest firmware for the C1, version 06-14-11-r17201.

I get the message "The uploaded firmware file may not be correct. You may have uploaded a file that is not intended for this device, or the uploaded file may be corrupted."

Yup, that's what I get.

I see the power icon that will change to a solid orange and then back to green next to the green D-Link logo. I can not get the power icon/button to blink orange. I have timed it exactly 20 seconds after unplugging, pushing the reset button in, plugging the power back in and waiting 5 seconds. release and its green.

And that's what I get when trying to access the emergency room.

Any help?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on July 29, 2011, 06:31:44 PM
bump
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: mattcoz on August 31, 2011, 09:22:35 AM
I'm having trouble uploading the latest firmware for the C1, version 06-14-11-r17201.

Yup, that's what I get.

And that's what I get when trying to access the emergency room.

Any help?
Anyone?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: kfahoo on October 18, 2011, 09:12:12 AM
is there possibility of ipv6 managment via http?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on October 18, 2011, 09:18:13 AM
You mean via the routers web page?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: kfahoo on October 18, 2011, 11:03:54 AM
in deed
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on October 18, 2011, 11:06:11 AM
If your using WRT, I believe there is some IPv6 stuff there however I would recommend going to the WRT sight for help on that if you have this loaded on your router.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Smasher on November 22, 2011, 07:17:40 AM
Could we please soon have this nice firmware for DIR-615 H1 too?  :-)

CRAPPY firmware from D-Link... the DCHP server setup sucks.
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=10989.0    second last reply.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on November 22, 2011, 08:36:50 AM
You need to ask that question over on the WRT site.
If your devices isn't working then pose your problem here and lets see if we can help, if not then RMA or return the unit.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: VeŽsus on December 23, 2011, 08:26:51 AM
I just bricked my DIR-615D3 with the latest firmware 12-20-11-r18024, I'd strongly suggest avoiding it. All the LAN ports have stopped working, I can see that the internet connection works but I can't connect to it since I had the wireless disabled beforehand. Tried resetting it back for factory settings, no help.

I was using 12-09-11-r17990 before this and it worked just fine, no clue why I was so anxious to update it to the latest again...

Any idea how this could be resolved?

EDIT: Used the Emergency Web Room to revert back to the factory firmware and then upgraded back to 12-09-11-r17990 and it's working fine again. Would suggest putting a warning on the front page for people not to use the r18024 one.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: carbonic on January 02, 2012, 08:58:44 AM
I just bricked my DIR-615D3 with the latest firmware 12-20-11-r18024, I'd strongly suggest avoiding it. All the LAN ports have stopped working, I can see that the internet connection works but I can't connect to it since I had the wireless disabled beforehand. Tried resetting it back for factory settings, no help.

I was using 12-09-11-r17990 before this and it worked just fine, no clue why I was so anxious to update it to the latest again...

Any idea how this could be resolved?

EDIT: Used the Emergency Web Room to revert back to the factory firmware and then upgraded back to 12-09-11-r17990 and it's working fine again. Would suggest putting a warning on the front page for people not to use the r18024 one.
r18007 and below works, r18024 will disable LAN ports. You don't have to go to the emergency web room to revert back however. Just flashing another firmware than r18024 through WiFi will do the trick.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: VeŽsus on January 03, 2012, 03:31:37 AM
That's the thing, my WiFi was disabled because I wasn't using it. I had no other way of flashing the firmware, unless there's some button on the router that turns the WiFi on manually?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: lovaduck on January 16, 2012, 07:25:15 PM
Hello, I just purchased a DIR-615 Ver E3 Firmware 5.10 from Compusa. After a few tries I managed to install DD-WRT, thanks to the comment from PIBOY on this thread's page 3. I obviously installed a quite old version of DD-WRT (build r14929 from 8/12/2010). It works and I have wireless, wired, etc working so far so good. I used the emergency room procedure to install it and that worked after a few tries (Chrome doesn't work so I tried both with internet explorer and firefox, ie worked).

I have two questions:
1. I only see 150 mbps on the connected laptops. Can I get to 300, and how?
2. Should I install a later version of DD-WRT? Which DD-WRT build is stable after the one I have?

Thanks for any comments!
Lord Lovaduck.

(Here's the correct link to the firmware: ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2010/08-12-10-r14929/dlink-dir615e3/dir615e3-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin).

Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: vandam007 on January 30, 2012, 10:51:19 PM
Emergency Room Web interface not work for my.
Version H/W:E4, F/W: 5.11ru
I see the power button blinking orange.
Get information: No network access , and exclamation mark in the yellow triangle. I was set
for network adapter IP adress 192.168.0.2 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
 Any idea?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: lg71 on February 05, 2012, 01:35:24 PM
So from all dir-615 revisions (C,D,E...) Which one is better then another?

I want to get 2 of those and get repeater bridge working on them.


Thanks
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: xtravel on March 04, 2012, 11:59:37 AM
I have tried to change firmware from dlink to DD-WRT for the first time for DIR-615-E4 using Emergency Room Interface. I upload the file "dir615e4-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin" and press submit, then I saw on router, globe button and 4 LAN leds lights up and then the webpage was showing as still loading, but I saw no activity on my LAN port, so I thought the update is successful, then I unplug the power and power-on, but after then I cannot get the LAN working or cannot even reset or get back Emergency Room Interface.

Please help me getting my router back to its factory firmware or to DD-WRT. Thanks for all helps.

Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on March 05, 2012, 07:19:50 AM
Try the FW update Sticky information listed there. Thats for OEM FW.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: lg71 on March 06, 2012, 06:50:53 AM
Did you download 18024 version? If yes, then you need to get 18007 instead. 18024 has problems.

You can try "From the router's Emergency Room Web interface" procedure and upload 18007 or stock firmware. You can try 30/30/30 reset first.

I have tried to change firmware from dlink to DD-WRT for the first time for DIR-615-E4 using Emergency Room Interface. I upload the file "dir615e4-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin" and press submit, then I saw on router, globe button and 4 LAN leds lights up and then the webpage was showing as still loading, but I saw no activity on my LAN port, so I thought the update is successful, then I unplug the power and power-on, but after then I cannot get the LAN working or cannot even reset or get back Emergency Room Interface.

Please help me getting my router back to its factory firmware or to DD-WRT. Thanks for all helps.


Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: VeŽsus on March 17, 2012, 07:21:12 AM
I don't recommend using the latest 2012. firmwares either (18687 & 18740), both prevent LAN ports from working.

EDIT: 18777 is working fine.

EDIT 2: Port-forwarding doesn't work with 18777, nor does MAC filtering. I wouldn't suggest using this firmware.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: THpubs on May 25, 2012, 07:40:13 PM
So far, whats the most stable version which have everything working?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: 91 XR7 on June 07, 2012, 02:38:00 PM
I'm wondering the same thing now, What's the most stable and none bricking Version for a DIR-615 C1 and E1 that still keeps the lights work as like they should? :)
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: VeŽsus on June 20, 2012, 12:25:51 PM
I'm using 18007 for months now, never had stability issues. Only thing is that Port forwarding seems to be screwed up.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: userw014 on June 22, 2012, 04:55:04 AM
@Skello:  Thank you, thank you, thank youy!  Just out this on a DIR-615 hardware C1 and this does what I need! 

As it happened, I had problems loading the firmware with Safari on Mac OS/X, but Firefox worked instead.  (I couldn't get the emergency backdoor to work.)

DISCLAIMER

This is NOT a D-Link sanctioned guide. .../i]

Intro

Hello everyone,

Reading this forum one can only reach one conclusion - that people are unhappy with the factory firmware supplied by D-Link for its DIR-615 routers. Which is sad, because in terms of hardware, DIR-615 is a solid product, capable of good performance.

It's true that some problems are solved with a firmware update, when one is available, but more often than not, users are stuck with issues that severely impact their Internet experience and no fix in sight. However, before starting throwing routers out and spending money on new ones (yes, I've read a lot of people saying that), users should be aware that there is another option at their disposal, in the form of a custom open source firmware called DD-WRT.

...
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: userw014 on June 22, 2012, 05:44:11 AM
FYI: I downloaded /others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2012/06-08-12-r19342/dlink-dir615c1 - and my needs are for a plain-jane access point that doesn't step in the way of IPv6 (like the C1/3.01 firmware does.)  My router needs are being taken care of by a FreeBSD box (I've got an IPv6 prefix from the HE.NET IPv6 tunnel broker.)

And the idea of playing with the firmware myself is very, very appealing - even if I end up not doing that.  Geek bling.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: veyron12 on July 05, 2012, 01:54:06 AM
Hi.
Is there DD-WRT for H1. When I try to upload version for E4, I got message: "Invalid image file.seconds"
Is there any way to upload DD-WRT on this router.
Thanks!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on July 05, 2012, 07:17:35 AM
You need to refer to the WRT site for installation information.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: nlitell on August 23, 2012, 01:14:49 PM
I have been trying to get a DIR-615 E3 to operate in Client Bridge mode connecting to a D-Link DIR-655 router with D-Link firmware (DD-WRT does not work on the 655).  I have been unsuccessful thus far using DD-WRT build 17201 on my 615 E3.  I know the box worked fine when I got it as I actually tired it out as a regular router. 

Below is a link to my latest post in another of the forum sites here...  it contains a detailed explanation of my situation and a graphic that I can't seem to find a way to post here.

Some people have suggested that I need to have WDS operating on the bridge, but I see no reason why that should be necessary, and WDS is not supported on the D-Link 655 router. 

Any thoughts would be appreciated...

http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=708452#708452
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on August 23, 2012, 01:37:05 PM
WDS and Bridging is not supported on the 655. If you want to have 2 bridgeable APs, I would recommend getting a Dlink DAP model device that supports AP, Bridging or Relay modes. DAP-1360, 1522, 1525 or 1533 support these modes. I don't think the 1525 supports Relay though. You could have one wired on the back end of the 655 and then bridged to the 615 if you can get it to connect using WRT.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: nlitell on August 23, 2012, 07:10:55 PM
Dear Furry....

I appreciate your response, but....  for the rest of the folks with perhaps similar problems, there is still a basic question:  Is WDS required for effective bridging in DD-WRT.??   And if so, does this apply to all types of bridging, or just the specific Client Bridge model I have attempted to implement.??
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on August 23, 2012, 07:12:34 PM
I presume you have posed this question to the folks with similar questions on the WRT forum as well?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: nlitell on August 24, 2012, 03:39:06 PM
I have indeed raised this issue in several forums, but many posts in all of our forums are confusing and unhelpful due to a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation about the issues...  Much of this seems to stem from a lack of detail about specific hardware, objectives and constraints of the environment people are working in, and sloppiness or inconsistency of vocabulary around the details of networking.   That is why I tried to be so specific in my post -- hopefully being helpful to others as well.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: wappi on August 27, 2012, 10:11:04 AM
Hello, I've just buyed a DIR615 wireless router, with H2 hardware version and I am unable to install DD-WRT firmware on it.
I am trying to flash it with what I believe  the latest version from here: ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2012/07-20-12-r19519/dlink-dir615h/ -> dir615h-ddwrt-webflash.bin , but when i try to load the firmware into the browser and hit upload, I get this error message:

Quote
Upload Failed

The uploaded firmware file may not be correct. You may have uploaded a file that is not intended for this Gateway, or the uploaded file may be corrupted.

If the uploaded file is correct, it is possible that the gateway may be too busy to properly receive it right now. In this case, please try the upload again. It is also possible that you are logged in as a "user" instead of an "admin" - only administrators can upload new firmware.

The Firmware will not be reprogrammed.

I have tried with IE and Firefox and I get the same error.
My current firmware version is 8.03.

Please help me out.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: Skello on October 11, 2012, 10:47:35 AM
You did not pay close attention when reading my guide. From the guide:

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How do I install DD-WRT?

In each of the folders corresponding to your router's revision, you will find two or more files. The ones with "factory" in their name, like dlink-dir615d-factory-webflash.bin are for initial flashing from D-Link's factory firmware to DD-WRT. The flash should always be performed over a WIRED and not wireless connection.
--

Again, when flashing from D-Link's factory firmware to DD-WRT, use the dlink-dir615h-factory-webflash.bin file. When upgrading from an older DD-WRT version to a newer DD-WRT version -- which means you already have DD-WRT installed -- use dir615h-ddwrt-webflash.bin

You are flashing the wrong file.

Hello, I've just buyed a DIR615 wireless router, with H2 hardware version and I am unable to install DD-WRT firmware on it.
I am trying to flash it with what I believe  the latest version from here: ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2012/07-20-12-r19519/dlink-dir615h/ -> dir615h-ddwrt-webflash.bin , but when i try to load the firmware into the browser and hit upload, I get this error message:

I have tried with IE and Firefox and I get the same error.
My current firmware version is 8.03.

Please help me out.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: chatperdu on October 27, 2012, 02:24:20 PM
Successfully installed DD-WRT v24-sp2 (07/20/12) std on a Dir 615 i1.

I uunderstand that to get openVPN, I would need the VPN (instead of the STD) version of this firmware. Does anyone know if there is an existing bin available or would I need to recompile from source, which is most likely beyond me at this stage.

Thanks in advance for any pointers.
Title: DIR-615 E3 Client Bridged + Access Point (Commonly called Repeater Bridge)
Post by: Bill_And_Ted on November 17, 2012, 12:54:55 AM
I came across this thread while trying to get whole-house coverage for my network.  After purchasing 2 new routers, installing 3 different versions of DD-WRT, and trying several different configurations, I can say that the most recent build of DD-WRT for the E3 does work as client bridge, and can also provide an access point (commonly called a "repeater bridge" in Broadcom models).

Here's what worked for me:
1. Install (http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation (http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation)) the latest build from BrainSlayer http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/down.php?path=downloads%2Fothers%2Feko%2FBrainSlayer-V24-preSP2%2F2012%2F07-20-12-r19519%2Fdlink-dir615e3/ (http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/down.php?path=downloads%2Fothers%2Feko%2FBrainSlayer-V24-preSP2%2F2012%2F07-20-12-r19519%2Fdlink-dir615e3/).
2. Follow the instructions from bobbyboy listed here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=47708 (http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=47708).  He was using a DIR-300, but the instructions work for the DIR-615 (and are easy to follow).

My original intention was to move everything to N, but I have some legacy devices, so I have a WD MyNet N900 (surprisingly powerful and easy to use) broadcasting in N-only to my DIR-615 (N-only mode), which I also attached a DIR-625 (my old router) to, so I can have a separate SSID for mixed G&N.  Works great!

I just want to say thank you to everyone who has posted on the various forums and of course the developers for making it all happen!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: hrbanana on November 23, 2012, 05:55:32 PM
After numerous wifi stalls on Mac OS X 10.8.2, I just flashed DD-WRT to my DIR-615 C1. I did have to hex edit the the dir615c1-factory-to-ddwrt-firmware.bin in order to match the version string at the end of the firmware to match what the router was expecting. In my case I had to pre-pend a couple of zeros (hex: 30 30) to the version string at the end of the dd-wrt firmware binary. Otherwise, you'll get the ""not intended for this Gateway" error message when uploading the firmware. I followed a post at the dd-wrt forums on how to hex edit the binary.

So far so good, no stalls or slow connection issues - fingers crossed.

FYI, I'm using DD-WRT v24-sp2 (06/14/11) std - build 17201. I read that builds after this version have issues with enabling the wifi radio on the C1 revision. I upgraded directly from 3.12NA but did a reset to default settings before applying the dd-wrt update.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: hpb1980 on December 03, 2012, 03:02:24 AM
I tried updating the firmware today and face several problems. I could not upgrade to DD-WRT using the Firmware Update interface from the router pages. Neither could I enter the Emergency Room. I did eveything the guide said about both the methods.

I have a DIR-615 H/W Ver E4 Firmware 5.10.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: kamabazi on December 08, 2012, 05:15:19 PM
This thread is probably dead or close to it, but I wanted to add a few of my own cents for the bridging questions/issues that are discussed every where.

I have a DIR-615 E1 that is running the DD-WRT fw.  I was using the one on the main page (15778) and never got client bridge mode to work.  I tried upgrading to the latest from ftp://dd-wrt.com/others/eko/BrainSlayer-V24-preSP2/2011/06-14-11-r17201/ (which I'm currently using) and still was unsuccessful setting up Client Bridge.

I can verify that just using Client mode does work, though.  Follow the directions here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Client_Mode_Wireless

The thing I had to adjust was to enable the DHCP server in Setup -> Basic Setup -> Network Address Server Settings section.

So just to recap my settings if it helps someone:
Wireless Security:
WPA2 Personal AES

Wireless Basic Settings:
Client
Wireless Network Mode Mixed
Channel Width 20MHz (and copy my main router SSID)
Sensitivity Range (ACK Timing) 0

Setup Basic Setup:
Connection Type Automatic (DHCP)
STP Disabled
Local address is 192.168.2.1 (main router is on 192.168.1.1)
Assign WAN Port to Switch
DHCP Type DHCP Server
DHCP Server Enabled
Time settings adjusted to my zone (-5)

Security Firewall:
Everything unchecked except Filter Multicast
SPI Firewall Disabled

Setup Advanced Routing:
Gateway

At one point I wasn't sure it was working so I went in to Status -> Wireless -> Site Survey and told it to join.  That step may not be necessary.  I have rebooted the router with power and by command a few times and everything comes back up properly.  The internet light is green, which never happened when I was attempting to configure as Client Bridge.

My main router is not running DD-WRT (not supported apparently).  I would prefer everything to be under the same subnet and have it configured to repeat and bridge, but all the functionality I want is working so I can't complain really.

I am able to Client Bridge has been doing it for over 10 months. You are right the latest builds do not work for wireless bridge but older one does. I am using to connect wired devices to my main router using 615(in client bridge). I had to use an older build it works fine. Just follow the dd-wrt flash instructions for bridge mode.
http://dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/D-Link_DIR-615_rev_E3

Here is the firmware(14265) I used (I have E3)
http://www.dd-wrt.com/routerdb/de/download/D-Link/DIR-615/E3/dir615e-firmware.bin/2907

Only problem recently I am starting to see is the router freezes for 10-30seconds. And than apparently recovers on its own. Sometimes it happens multiple times in an hours and other once and then for next few hours it is OK. Still puzzled what is going on. Anyone knows?


Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: vanrion on February 25, 2013, 08:04:46 PM
WowQ.. this is what im looking for...thanks for this awesome work...thanks, i'll try this firmware for my DIR-615 E4,,
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: RCAAS on March 02, 2013, 06:00:28 PM
I have a dir 615 version E5 and did the procedure for using the E4 version of dd-wrt. I have not noticed any difference in performance and want to go back to the factory. I did the procedure described in the topic but do not have access to modem mode "emergency." I put my ip 192.168.0.2 and use firefox but without success. Can someone help me?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on March 03, 2013, 08:47:11 AM
Try this:
Emergency Recovery Mode (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=44909.0)
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: RCAAS on March 03, 2013, 09:18:04 AM
Try this:
Emergency Recovery Mode (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=44909.0)

Firstly thank you for trying to help. After you have placed in "emergency" does not have access to the modem ip 192.168.0.1 even putting my ip 192.168.0.2 or 0.5. Inside the cmd give ping at 192.168.0.1 but without success. Any idea what it might be?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on March 03, 2013, 09:20:17 AM
If you cant get the recovery mode on the ROUTER using this process then I presume the router is bricked. Not sure if DLink will RMA it for you or not since you were not using OEM FW. There's nothing else we can do here.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: RCAAS on March 03, 2013, 09:49:51 AM
Thanks for listening! I managed to solve my problem. I set up a few things more than ip and it worked perfectly. I was suspicious that the router was not recognizing the ip and it worked and decided. Any questions send mp.


Sorry for my english.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on March 03, 2013, 09:54:20 AM
How did you solve the problem?  ???
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: RCAAS on March 03, 2013, 06:12:17 PM
First into the router configuration that was using the dd-wrt I put to use the track ip 192.168.0.1. The router was handing out dhcp. Before turning off the router was configured and both "proprioedades TCP/IPv4 protocol" and changed the "general configuration" using the ip 192.168.0.3 and also changed the "alternate configuration" using the same ip "192.168.0.3". When I start the "emergency" of guy I managed to activate the browse. Another tip is to use firefox 3.5.19. Thank you!

Sorry for my english
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on March 03, 2013, 06:38:35 PM
Enjoy.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: swendz on March 07, 2013, 09:48:10 PM
can someone help me enable wireless radio? it also stops working after installing DD-WRT.. my router is DIR-615 C2 ver 3.01 originally... it still works via Ethernet cable

Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: swendz on March 07, 2013, 09:55:50 PM
i am using DHCP connection... modem is zyxel p800 series
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on March 08, 2013, 06:49:06 AM
You'll need to refer to the WRT forums and site for help with WRT loaded routers.

can someone help me enable wireless radio? it also stops working after installing DD-WRT.. my router is DIR-615 C2 ver 3.01 originally... it still works via Ethernet cable


Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: wnb9581 on March 15, 2013, 12:00:17 PM
hi all//

am newbie user for dlink router,actually i'm use dlink dir615 Firmware Version : 7.09
the problem now,i cant find way how to upload file .Bin (i've already download tht file)

1. From the D-Link firmware's Web interface. Go to Tools > Firmware and under "Firmware Upgrade" press Browse, select the DD-WRT file and hit Upload.

2. From the router's Emergency Room Web interface. To access the Emergency Room Web interface follow these steps:

Unplug the router's power cord and wait 20 seconds.
Get a pin, push the RESET button and KEEP IT PRESSED.
Connect the power cord back (while still keeping the reset button pressed)
Keep the reset button pressed for an additional 5 seconds after connecting power cord and then release. At this point you should see the power button blinking orange.
Connect over a WIRED connection to the router and set your network adapter IP MANUALLY to 192.168.0.2
Open http://192.168.0.1 in a browser. You should see a white page with a Browse and Upload button.


FOR the 1st step,my dlink interface not have "Tools" button.only have (SETUP,ADVANCE,MAINTENANCE,STATUS,HELP)

FOR 2ND STEP :nothing change,i mean still like previous configrtion.


thanks guy,hope can help me A.S.A.P
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on March 15, 2013, 12:33:44 PM
I recommend that you refer to the WRT web site for information regarding using WRT on your router. Make sure your HW rev is supported.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: wnb9581 on March 15, 2013, 08:51:56 PM
when i'm try to do emergency room,the power button appear orange color but not blinking.. and how?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on March 16, 2013, 11:42:31 AM
Follow this?
Emergency Recovery Mode (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=44909.0)
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: shawnmos on April 18, 2013, 09:08:47 PM
can someone help me enable wireless radio? it also stops working after installing DD-WRT.. my router is DIR-615 C2 ver 3.01 originally... it still works via Ethernet cable



Enable MAC address cloning in the setup menu then reboot the router. Don't ask why it works, but it works. It's a bug.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: doole on December 26, 2013, 08:50:37 AM
Can someone tell me wich version of dd-wrt frimware for dir-615 h2 have working wireless access gui. I've installed 12-24-2013-r23204 and wireless access gui option is not working, it still let my clients from wifi to access to my router gui.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: adrianabubakar on July 29, 2014, 12:38:46 AM
Hi. I've tried searching the forum but couldn't get a hit. My DIR-615 is h/w version G2. Some research on google suggests its compatible with version Dx (D1,D2,D3,D4) or possibly D3. Anyone here know for sure which version DD-WRT would work best for DIR-615 vG2?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on July 29, 2014, 07:56:25 AM
You should post this question on the WRT forum site as well. You may get more response there.

Good Luck.

Hi. I've tried searching the forum but couldn't get a hit. My DIR-615 is h/w version G2. Some research on google suggests its compatible with version Dx (D1,D2,D3,D4) or possibly D3. Anyone here know for sure which version DD-WRT would work best for DIR-615 vG2?
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: tuklu_san on August 12, 2014, 02:55:24 PM
Success and rock-steady on C1 using Build 21061. Radio did not turn on by default; enabling MAC Address Clone solves the issue and Wireless radio works fine.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: FurryNutz on August 12, 2014, 05:11:54 PM
Enjoy.  ;)

Success and rock-steady on C1 using Build 21061. Radio did not turn on by default; enabling MAC Address Clone solves the issue and Wireless radio works fine.
Title: Re: Guide to DD-WRT (custom firmware) for DIR-615
Post by: caraM on May 05, 2018, 07:44:44 AM
Sorry to jump on this old old old thread, but I borrowed and Ethernet dongle (Here's how mature I am:  I giggle every time I use that word) for the express purpose of installing DD-WRT to my DIR-615, so I'm hoping to get answers and get this done so I can return it.

A DD-WRT instruction at https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/DIR-615C tells me I have to find the "hardware ID" buried in my original firmware, then hex edit the new firmware to put that in.

Information I've seen on these forums never seems to indicate that as necessary.

Has anyone done this recently, who can tell me?

Thanks