

( NOTE: When upgrading from factory original firmware, use “-squashfs-factory.bin”! Do not use the “-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin” version.)Ĭonfigured my home desktop machine to have an interface on 192.168.1/24 /home/gja# ifconfig re0 alias 192.168.1.2/24 The factory OS is linux, but if you want complete access you need to re-flash it with OpenWRT.įlashing from factory firmware to OpenWRT It is so new they aren’t available for the English market yet - units are shipped with a Chinese GUI ( is your friend!). I received mine last week of November 2011, and poked at it over the weekend. Most importantly, it is cheap - roughly ~$22 USD online at This post discusses adding OpenWRT, connecting to the serial port and re-flashing back to the factory firmware. The device has a single 100Mbps Ethernet port and can be flashed to run the linux-based OpenWRT. I recently discovered the TP-Link TL-WR703N - a tiny WiFi router capable of 802.11n 150Mbps, powered by 5V from a USB port.
