wl500g dead, dead, dead... Or not ?

[macsat]

You should probably try to logon to the router and reboot to factory defaults.

DD-WRT is OpenWRT based - OpenWRT is pretty picky with Defaults when flashing from Official ASUS / Olegs Firmware.

[lost]

I apologise for the off topic, bu t I can't find a forum for this router.
I did the upgrade for the last asus firmware and it didn't work out. The power led is blinking, I can't enter the router page, the router utility says it can't find any router, and the software to restore the firmare says it can't find a router in recovery mode. Of course I've tried the reset for hours....
Is it dead and gone? Or is there any hope?

If you can help please keep it in simple words, I'm new at this.

Thanks bros.

[lost]

Problem solved!

Thanks anyway.

[gestapo]

Problem solved!

Thanks anyway.

The solution is:

1) manually set your PC's ip to 192.168.1.2, subnet mask to 255.255.255.0
2) run "Firmware Restoration" utility (available on CD with your 520g)
3) select firware file (*.trx)
4) push "upload" button
5) wait
6) your router is alive now. enjoy

[eTh0]

hello


i received today a wl-500g deluxe router and put an openWRT firmware (with squashfs) on it. everything worked fine. but then i was to quick and did the mistake to flash it again with an openWRT with jffs2.

now the power led of the router is blinking and nothing more. i am able to enter recovery mode and upload any other firmware. but: the led does not change its behavior.

i am also able to ping the router, but i am not able to access it with telnet or ssh or web.

i was reading and trying a lot of things this afternoon (some threads i have found on this forum like using wl500g-clear-nvram.trx or flashing with an asus firmware) but nothing is working

is there any other thing i can do? or could someone explain me what's going on? or is there just the hardcore method left to ground some pins?

sincerely,
pat

[eTh0]

hi


i tried once again (after 1oo times ) to flash the router et voila it worked.

cheers

[hanz]

Hello,
I flashed new firmware fews days ago and now I can not ping my router.

In normal mode my router not responding on ping, but in recovery mode
I can ping my router and I can upload any firmware (over tftp) but again in normal mode is situation same. (can not ping asus)

I tried upload wl500g-clear-nvram.trx in recovery mode and then again in recovery mode tried WL500gx_1.9.5.0_EN.trx. but situation is same.

in normal mode my router do not respond.


any ideas?

thank you for your help.


Hanz

[TheEagle]

I heard of cases where the firmware change would change the IP to a random number. Tried the device discovery tool from ASUS?

[hanz]

yes,


I have bit progress ....


I did it over asus restoration tool ... (my ip was 169. something ) and now I can sometimes ping my router in normal mode.

in normal mode I have this:

Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=573ms TTL=100
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=100
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=642ms TTL=100
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=100
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=712ms TTL=100
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=100
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=768ms TTL=100
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=100


in restore mode I have ping reply in 1 ms ....


any idea?

thanks

Hanz

[VidJa]

Hi hanz, I have the same problem. I can ping the router in restore mode, but not after flashing firmware, does not matter what version i use. (only on some occasions it would reply with a ping)

did you have any progress?

[FrankyG]

Hi,

I simply enabled Upnp , rebooted router and since then I've not been able to access the router at all. I've also enabled Upnp on my Desktop PC (wired) and laptop (Wireless). The only other device which is attached is the cable modem! Does the cable modem need to be Upnp enabled?

I tried rebooting all devices and PC's-still no access to configuration page.
Then tried to factory reset the router by pressing reset button for 5-10 seconds. It wouldn't reset. During all this time the PWR and LAN3 lights were lit, the WAN light was flashing continually.

Then tried firware restore by setting fixed IP on desktop, and performing the procedure on the router (Power off, reset + Power on, release reset) but NOTHING I do will get the PWR light flashing. Tried to reach the router using the firmware recovery tool, no success.

I tried the Firmware recovery procedure with the WAN cable connected, then disconnected, both failed.

Finally tried to ping the router from PC, can't even do that.
My next procedure will probably involve a hammer and eye protection.

Is it a lost cause? Is there anything I've missed or try before scrapping the router?

Thanks for any help!

Rgds,

FrankyG

ps I can't remember which firmware was installed, only that It was one of Oleg's custom ones, probably from around July/August last year. I may have exported the settings-would this file indicate which firmware was in use?

[Snufkin]

Debricked my wl500 ...

[Balu]

Hi All,

I have a "little" problem with my WL500g Deluxe. After pushing the reset button the wireless is working correctly (air led is blinking - open mode, SSID: DEFAULT, etc.) after the proper configuration and restart (WPA-PSK/TKIP, hide SSID, G-mode protection, MAC filtering) I can not even see my router and the air led is on continuously.

Previously it worked fine for almost 1 year with Oleg's FW.
I have tried several FW versions: the latest Asus 1.9.5.0, Oleg's 1.9.2.7-7c and I also tried to downgrade but nothing helped.

Any idea, comment?

Thanks
B

[TheEagle]

"Hide SSID" and "see my router" ... well I'd say that doesn't fit together. You'll need to manually configure your W-LAN client if the SSID is hidden. Or do you mean (by saying "can't see my router") you can't even connect to it using a wired connection? What happens if you do not select "hide SSID"?

[Balu]

"Hide SSID" and "see my router" ... well I'd say that doesn't fit together. You'll need to manually configure your W-LAN client if the SSID is hidden. Or do you mean (by saying "can't see my router") you can't even connect to it using a wired connection? What happens if you do not select "hide SSID"?

Normally if I searching for wireless networks when SSID hidden I can see "Unknown" as SSID name but in my case I cannot see anything. Same problem when I skip the hide option...

It seems after the configuration and restart wireless is totally dead. Wired connection is OK.