I've just installed DD-WRT on an old router I had laying around. The router was working fine and web admin was accessible through 192.168.1.1. I just installed DD-WRT and the firmware was flashed successfully. I can now successfully connect to SSID ddwrt, but I am unable to access the router admin interface to change the default settings.
My device is a TP-Link TL-WR741ND v1.9, hardware version: WR741N v1 00000000. What can I do?
Thanks!
52 Answers
Router firmware should not be downloaded from the router database section.
This is from the FAQ section: "Where do I Download firmware?"It would be nice if they gave people this warning in the router database.
(It's basically just used to see if your router is supported by DD-WRT firmware)
What you are describing is a bug in the firmware, it means the HTTP daemon isn't running. This is a common bug from images in the router database.
Here is what you should do:
- Go to
- Download a new copy of the firmware for your router.
- use the command prompt via telnet or ssh, flash the new image onto the router
(be patient, wait at least 5 mins for it to flash) - If you are still having issues after re-flashing, follow the instructions at the section in the link above titled: "Why has http stopped working on my router after flashing DD-WRT?"
Let me know if you run into trouble.
3One thing to do with the DD-WRT site, is to use the router database to lookup your router: as an example, use this page
There is a drop-down on the page listing the specific versions built for that router. It is my understanding, that these versions have a change applicable to the router. Loading a version outside of this list is also not a good idea. This one lists builds for the v3.0 beta, but v3.0 has a lot of releases that are good. v3.0 has been in a beta state for a long time (years), but is widely used. 40559 and later have had an issue with the internal web service reported (which provides the configuration pages). I, personally, have not had any problems with builds prior to 40559
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