How do I install it?
WARNING- installing third party firmware (like PacketProtector) will void your warranty. But it's extremely unlikely that it'll irrevocably wreck your hardware.
WARNING #2- do not connect your USB drive to the router until after the new firmware is installed.
WARNING #3- PacketProtector creates/uses a swap file on the USB drive. Flash disks typically wear out after 10K to 100K write operations. Don't use a flash drive you cannot afford to lose.
- Part 1: the firmware-
Linksys WRTSL54GS .
Download the pp-openwrt-linksys.bin firmware.
- Login to the Linksys web management interface.
- Go to 'Administration' and choose 'Firmware Upgrade'.
Browse for the pp-openwrt-linksys.bin file and click 'Upgrade'.
- When the upgrade completes the router will be accessible via SSH or HTTPS (user='root'; password='packetprotector').
ASUS WL-500g Note- these instructions are for the Windows 2000/XP TFTP client. BSD, Linux, and OS X users click here.
Download the pp-openwrt-asus.trx firmware.
- Open a command prompt and 'cd' to the directory where you downloaded the firmware (.trx file).
- Type 'tftp -i 192.168.1.1 PUT pp-openwrt-asus.trx' but DO NOT HIT ENTER!
- Unplug the power to the router.
- Hold down the reset/restore button while reconnecting the power. Wait until the power light starts blinking before releasing the reset/restore button.
- Hit enter in your command prompt window (to run 'tftp -i 192.168.1.1 PUT pp-openwrt-asus.trx').
- Wait 15-30 seconds for the image to upload. If you receive a TFTP timeout message start the process over again (from step 3).
- Wait 4-5 minutes and power cycle the router.
- The router is now accessible via SSH or HTTPS (user='root'; password='packetprotector').
Part 2: the USB drive- * Download the USB tarball (e.g. packetprotector.tar.gz), unzip it, and move it to your USB drive. The 'packetprotector' and 'packetprotector_home' directories must be on the root of the USB drive.
- Connect the flash drive to the router.
- Reboot the router. Congratulations, you're done!
The default login is 'root' with the password 'packetprotector'. Additional information can be found on the FAQ page.