Trendnet TEW-652BRP firmware question

[VirtualLarry]

I installed one of these routers at a friend's house, and it worked well. Well, most of the time. Sometimes, it wouldn't hand out IP addresses, unless the MAC was added to the Static DHCP list. Of course, the IP address handed out did NOT correspond with the static DHCP list. In short, the version 1.0 hardware and 1.xx firmware is borked with respect to DHCP.

So recently I ordered another one of these routers, for my own use. It shows as hardware version 2.0 on the back of the box, and the firmware is 2.xx. It looks a little fancier, as far as the graphics that they use on the web interface, but overall, the options seem basically the same. Well, I downloaded and flashed the newest 2.00.22 firmware, and in the release notes on the download web page, they mention something about MAC addresses and static DHCP being fixed.

But the interesting thing is, packaged in with the firmware, is a changelog, and in that changelog, they list the hardware that each firmware release is for, and all of them are for "R1". Which I guess means the first release of the hardware.

So my question is, can I flash the 2.xx firmware to a router that shipped with 1.xx firmware?

 

[tonyyy]

http://www.trendnet.com/asp/download_manager/list_subcategory.asp?SUBTYPE_ID=1259

I would suggest that you do not flash the version 1 model with a 2.0 firmware that was made for the version 2 model.

Please use the appropriate firmware for your model only otherwise you may void/brick your router.

It could be a typo as well in the doc which states R1 for the hardware. I would email the company if you really want to find out.

Or if your feeling edgy Let us know what happens when you try to flash it.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Well, I tried it, but it said "Firmware size error". So perhaps there is a difference between the 1.0 and 2.0 hardware.

 

[alheim]

I'm not sure how I came to this thread, but I wanted to give props to VirtualLarry for living on the edge and trying the 2.0 firmware anyway.

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[VirtualLarry]

Lol, yeah, I found out that V2 and V1 are totally seperate hardware. V1 is Atheros, V2 is Realtek. V1 is supported by DD-WRT, V2 is not.

Btw, welcome back!