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Tried installing DD-WRT on the Belkin router again last week and I finally got it working. here is how you do it.

1. Download the image here

2. Download the TFTP server here

3. On a windows XP computer set the Ethernet card to 10 Mbps half duplex in network card properties.

4. set your IP:192.168.2.2, subnet:255.255.255.0 and gateway to 192.168.2.1. hook up the computer to the router using a LAN cable, do not plug the LAN cable into the WAN port on the router, plug it into one of the 4 LAN ports.

5.Disable any WiFi ports on your computer before continuing.

6. open the TFTP executable, set server address to 192.168.2.1, leave password blank, browse to the location of the firmware and finally set the number of retries to 25 and click upgrade

7. unplug the power connector on the router and plug it back in all the lights should flash on the router. If all goes well the TFTP uploader should indicate that firmware upload was successful

if nothing happened then wait until the WLAN light goes on and and all other lights except for the power, WLAN and only one of the LAN lights (where you have hooked up the router to the computer) are on. unplug and replug the router (might take up to 20 retries to work).

The Wired ports are disabled in this version as it has a different switch chip so only wireless will work after flashing. all the ports can either work as WAN ports or LAN ports. If you want the router to function as a regular WiFi router with one WAN port and no LAN ports (you cannot plug in computers to the LAN ports)

1. Connect to the router over wireless. The default SSID is dd-wrt. You will be able to access the GUI at 192.168.1.1
2. Telnet to 192.168.1.1 In Windows type telnet 192.168.1.1 in command prompt. The default username is root and password is admin
3. To use all ethernet ports as WAN, set

nvram set wan_to_lan=yes
nvram commit
reboot

To restore setting to LAN (default)

nvram unset wan_to_lan
nvram commit
reboot

If you want to use the router as a 4 port LAN switch without WiFi then follow the instructions below

1. Connect to the router over wireless. The default SSID is dd-wrt. You will be able to access the GUI at 192.168.1.1
2. Telnet to 192.168.1.1 In Windows type telnet 192.168.1.1 in command prompt. The default username is root and password is admin
3. Type the following commands:

nvram set Belkin_ver=2000

nvram commit

reboot

The default setting is for all the ports to act as LAN ports.

I got most of the above information here.