OpenWRT for WRT54G3G-ST Firmware - Fixed Upload Speeds

HeavlyArmdPokey · EVDO Newbie Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 9

I have been running OpenWRT for the last week or so, and it's great! I'm getting 400k+ uploads, which is a sight for someone used to seeing 100k-250k...

OpenWRT does more than just fix stupid technical problems, however. It adds a plethora of options not available in the standard firmware, such as WDS.

I have compiled an image that will work with any WRT54G3G-ST... with a bit of configuration. Don't worry, it's very simple - there are only three lines of code you must alter. I have written up a tutorial on getting it to work with your specific setup.

Edit:
I can't seem to get past the spam filters with all the pictures, so I just made the tutorial in .pdf format and zipped it in an archive with the firmware. You can get it at:

heavlyarmdpokey.files-upload.com/files/345946/openwrt-wrt54g3g-st.zip

Another Edit:
Or, you could follow the tutorial in the next post, edited by someone who could figure out how to get images to work... Embarassed

Thanks, Joe.

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Joe C · EVDO User Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 76

HeavlyArmdPokey,

Your images weren't showing up so I uploaded them to a Photobucket account and edited the URL's in your post so they would display properly. Thanks a lot for this information and when I get home I'll give it a try.

"I have been running OpenWRT for the last week or so, and it's great! I'm getting 400k+ uploads, which is a sight for someone used to seeing 100k-250k...

OpenWRT does more than just fix stupid technical problems, however. It adds a plethora of options not available in the standard firmware, such as WDS.

I have compiled an image that will work with any WRT54G3G-ST... with a bit of configuration. In light of this, I have written up a tutorial on getting it to work with your specific setup.

Don't let the images daunt you; I simply included everything, even the most mundane tasks.

First, you have to upload the firmware. This can be done over the web interface, no problems.

Then, type in the IP address of your router in your browser. You will see the following screen. Type in your new password, and click 'Set' (Highlighted in red). First, type in the IP address of your router in your browser. You will see the following screen. Type in your new password, and click 'Set' (Highlighted in red).

You will see the following screen. Click on 'System' (Highlighted in green).

A username/password message box will pop up, which may look different than mine. That's ok. Type in 'root' as your username, and your newly created password and click OK.

You'll see the following screen. Click 'File Editor' (Highlighted in green).

You'll see the following screen. Open the folder called 'etc' (Highlighted in green).

Next, open the folder 'modules.d' (Highlighted in green):

We need to edit the file '60-usb-serial'. To do that, click the little piece of paper with a pencil (Highlighted in green).

You will see the following screen:

What goes into the text box depends on what card you have. Copy/paste the corresponding line to your card into the text box, overwriting whatever was in it before.

Novatel Wireless S720:
usbserial vendor=0x1410 product=0x1130 maxDSize=8192 maxUSize=2048

Sierra Wireless Aircard 875:
usbserial vendor=0x1199 product=0x6820 maxDSize=8192 maxUSize=2048

Audiovox PC5740:
usbserial vendor=0x106c product=0x3701 maxDSize=8192 maxUSize=2048

Pantech PX-500 and PC5750
usbserial vendor=0x106c product=0x3702 maxDSize=8192 maxUSize=2048

Sierra Wireless Aircard 595:
usbserial vendor=0x1199 product=0x0019 maxDSize=8192 maxUSize=2048

Sierra Wireless Aircard 580:
usbserial vendor=0x1199 product=0x0112 maxDSize=8192 maxUSize=2048

Kyocera Wireless KPC650:
usbserial vendor=0x0c88 product=0x17da maxDSize=8192 maxUSize=2048

Novatel Wireless V620:
usbserial vendor=0x1410 product=0x1110 maxDSize=8192 maxUSize=2048

AirPrime 5220:
usbserial vendor=0xf3d0 product=0x0112 maxDSize=8192 maxUSize=2048

For example, this is what my screen looks like, with my Novatel S720. Now, click on Save Changes (Highlighted in red), then Apply Changes (Highlighted in green).

You'll be brought back to the topmost folder. Open the /etc folder. Then open the 'ppp' folder (Highlighted in red):

Next, open the folder 'peers' (Highlighted in green):

We need to edit 'evdo', so click on the little piece of paper (Hightlighted in green):

Replace the x's in 'xxxxxxxxxxxxx@sprintpcs.com' (Verizon users: your username is in format 'xxxxxxxxxxx@vzw3g.com) (Highlighted in green) with your username, which is your 10-digit evdo phone number.
In the next line, replace 'xxxx' (Highlighted in red) with your 4-digit evdo password(Verizon users: just make it 'vzw'). Please note there MUST be a space between your password and the # sign. Save Changes, Apply Changes, and Reboot your router! With any luck, the light on your card will start blinking, and you will have sweet, sweet internet."

Fox McCloud · EVDO Junkie Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 599

THANKS!

A few quick questions before I upload it though:

does it support QoS? DMZ? Firewall? Browser-based connect/disconnect? Data usage? Port forwarding?

Basically, if you could run through all the options it has, I'd be extremely grateful.

Fox McCloud · EVDO Junkie Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 599

It works! I now get 400-500k uploads. Yes! Finally I get the service I pay for!

This new interface is quite in-depth, and there's a few new things I'll have to learn/get used to, but, overall, it does what it says.

By the by, are you going to add support for the blue LED?

edit: Also, nice username, play Earthbound much? Razz

josw · EVDO User Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 68

IT Works, but my blue light on my router doesnt light up anymore

josw · EVDO User Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 68

And will I be able to revert to a linksys firmware ?

HeavlyArmdPokey · EVDO Newbie Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 9

josw · EVDO User Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 68

Thank You for all your work, its nice to finnaly have the uplaod speeds we pay for, the reason the blue light/connect/disconnect button would be important if a disconnect happens without it I would think i would have to reboot the router ? With the old Linksys firmware sometimes the blue light would be on showing it was connected but the internet was dead and one would have to push the connect/disconnect button to turn blue light off then push again to reconnect then everything would be back online.

Alex · Site Admin Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 1943

with this firmware, how easy is it to still use router for cable/dsl connection?

for that matter, is there any chance you can implement a true "auto failover" that detects a dead wan link (not a removed ethernet cable), and switches to evdo?

hope i'm not being too demanding! Shocked

Fox McCloud · EVDO Junkie Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 599

HeavlyArmdPokey · EVDO Newbie Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 9

Fox McCloud · EVDO Junkie Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 599

thanks again; overall, though, this has solved the majority of my own problems (lack of upload speed)...but still, I'm always open to more options (fail-over, blue-light, disconnect/reconnect/etc). No hurry though, as I think this firmware will easily satisfy people for quite a while.

josw · EVDO User Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 68

Its absolutely amazing that HeavlyArmdPokey could write a firmware that fixes the upload problem but Linksys/Sprint could not.

Fox McCloud · EVDO Junkie Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 599

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