Comments on: An Easy Guide to Installing Tomato on the Asus 520gu http://www.society9.com/an-easy-guide-to-installing-tomato-on-the-asus-520gu/ Gadgets, Technology, Software and stuff Ms. South Carolina wouldn't be interested in Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:36:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.society9.com/an-easy-guide-to-installing-tomato-on-the-asus-520gu/comment-page-4/#comment-4742 Matt Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:23:25 +0000 http://www.society9.com/?p=162#comment-4742 Great Guide. Please add step N1 to tell everyone to choose "Restore to default settings" as that is not the default in DD-WRT and if you don't you'll see all the password problems everyone is having here. While you're at it you could tell them all in step B to "Run as Admin" the Asus restore util in Vista. Those are the only two issues I had. Great Guide.

Please add step N1 to tell everyone to choose “Restore to default settings” as that is not the default in DD-WRT and if you don’t you’ll see all the password problems everyone is having here.

While you’re at it you could tell them all in step B to “Run as Admin” the Asus restore util in Vista.

Those are the only two issues I had.

]]> By: h4x0r http://www.society9.com/an-easy-guide-to-installing-tomato-on-the-asus-520gu/comment-page-4/#comment-4677 h4x0r Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:39:02 +0000 http://www.society9.com/?p=162#comment-4677 Thanks!!! It worked perfectly. I should've read all the comments before bothering you. Thanks again! Thanks!!! It worked perfectly. I should’ve read all the comments before bothering you. Thanks again!

]]> By: johnny http://www.society9.com/an-easy-guide-to-installing-tomato-on-the-asus-520gu/comment-page-4/#comment-4675 johnny Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:59:52 +0000 http://www.society9.com/?p=162#comment-4675 I just notice that there's another post underneath written by Rodalli. If you can't telnet to the IP address, you can try a NVRAM clear process mentioned by him. Good luck! I just notice that there’s another post underneath written by Rodalli. If you can’t telnet to the IP address, you can try a NVRAM clear process mentioned by him. Good luck!

]]> By: johnny http://www.society9.com/an-easy-guide-to-installing-tomato-on-the-asus-520gu/comment-page-4/#comment-4674 johnny Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:49:39 +0000 http://www.society9.com/?p=162#comment-4674 You should be able to go back to dd-wrt firmware by using the firmware restoration utility. If you can login to dd-wrt, your router has nothing wrong. The telnet step must be done in dd-wrt firmware, before you flashing the tomato firmware. Next, just follow my post to get the password and see if that'll work. You should be able to go back to dd-wrt firmware by using the firmware restoration utility. If you can login to dd-wrt, your router has nothing wrong. The telnet step must be done in dd-wrt firmware, before you flashing the tomato firmware. Next, just follow my post to get the password and see if that’ll work.

]]> By: h4x0r http://www.society9.com/an-easy-guide-to-installing-tomato-on-the-asus-520gu/comment-page-4/#comment-4670 h4x0r Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:47:12 +0000 http://www.society9.com/?p=162#comment-4670 @Johnny I can't login into the web interface. I tried to telnet to the IP address and it keeps telling me that the login is incorrect. I thought that I had bricked my router until I read your comment. Any ideas on what I can do? Thanks! @Johnny
I can’t login into the web interface. I tried to telnet to the IP address and it keeps telling me that the login is incorrect.
I thought that I had bricked my router until I read your comment. Any ideas on what I can do?
Thanks!

]]> By: Rodalli http://www.society9.com/an-easy-guide-to-installing-tomato-on-the-asus-520gu/comment-page-4/#comment-4509 Rodalli Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:04:19 +0000 http://www.society9.com/?p=162#comment-4509 This little pointer saved me from banging my head against my desk for hours. Like many others, when I loaded up Tomato after flashing through DD-WRT, Tomato would not accept the normal passwords. I DID try the to telnet into the router as described by Johnny, but it would not give me telnet access either. Clearing the NVRAM worked. Just: 1. Unplug the ASUS router, wait a few seconds until completely powered down. 2. Plug the router in. Have your pen ready to press the black reset button. Roughly 10 seconds after plugging in the power LED will turn off, this is when you IMMEDIATELY press and hold the reset button. 3. Wait 15-20 seconds and release the reset button. 4. You should now be able to log in through the web-interface at 192.168.1.1 with user/password: root/admin\ 5. Enjoy Tomato! The USB drive recognition is amazing! A wireless router w/ QoS, VPN and NAS/Printer support for $40 + ~1 hour setup and config time. :) This little pointer saved me from banging my head against my desk for hours. Like many others, when I loaded up Tomato after flashing through DD-WRT, Tomato would not accept the normal passwords. I DID try the to telnet into the router as described by Johnny, but it would not give me telnet access either.

Clearing the NVRAM worked. Just:

1. Unplug the ASUS router, wait a few seconds until completely powered down.
2. Plug the router in. Have your pen ready to press the black reset button. Roughly 10 seconds after plugging in the power LED will turn off, this is when you IMMEDIATELY press and hold the reset button.
3. Wait 15–20 seconds and release the reset button.
4. You should now be able to log in through the web-interface at 192.168.1.1 with user/password: root/admin\
5. Enjoy Tomato! The USB drive recognition is amazing! A wireless router w/ QoS, VPN and NAS/Printer support for $40 + ~1 hour setup and config time. :)

]]> By: Fire http://www.society9.com/an-easy-guide-to-installing-tomato-on-the-asus-520gu/comment-page-4/#comment-4456 Fire Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:44:45 +0000 http://www.society9.com/?p=162#comment-4456 been running tomato v1.25.8634 ND for awhile, lately, i encountered this weird of bandwidth drop. The signal is so weak that make 1 pc dead. Contacted service provider who tested on their end and see no problem and suggested the problem is from the router. I used qos setting earlier and now disabled, nothing changes. When scanning channels it shows great signals but once it is done, it is back to crawling. I don't know what the problem is and wonder if anyone has such weird problem. USB port is not used currently. been running tomato v1.25.8634 ND for awhile, lately, i encountered this weird of bandwidth drop. The signal is so weak that make 1 pc dead. Contacted service provider who tested on their end and see no problem and suggested the problem is from the router. I used qos setting earlier and now disabled, nothing changes. When scanning channels it shows great signals but once it is done, it is back to crawling. I don’t know what the problem is and wonder if anyone has such weird problem. USB port is not used currently.

]]> By: Venix http://www.society9.com/an-easy-guide-to-installing-tomato-on-the-asus-520gu/comment-page-4/#comment-4335 Venix Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:28:51 +0000 http://www.society9.com/?p=162#comment-4335 I have tomato loaded and all is working correctly with the USB printer. But I cannot get two printers to work. Either printer (Brother 2140 and HP 1600) works fine alone when configured to port 9100. But as soon as add a second printer and use port 9101 for the second printer, nothing happens. The first printer continues to work fine. I have tried it with either printer as the first one, and which ever one it configure first on port 9100 works and the second one does not. Also, both printers are recognized by the router. I have tomato loaded and all is working correctly with the USB printer. But I cannot get two printers to work. Either printer (Brother 2140 and HP 1600) works fine alone when configured to port 9100. But as soon as add a second printer and use port 9101 for the second printer, nothing happens. The first printer continues to work fine. I have tried it with either printer as the first one, and which ever one it configure first on port 9100 works and the second one does not. Also, both printers are recognized by the router.

]]> By: AdamKlong http://www.society9.com/an-easy-guide-to-installing-tomato-on-the-asus-520gu/comment-page-4/#comment-4328 AdamKlong Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:34:02 +0000 http://www.society9.com/?p=162#comment-4328 Easier method by Matt (described below) didn't work for me: [.... 1. Load WL520gu_2.0.0.8_EN.trx (Official ASUS firmware from ASUS web­site, even if you have newer firmware on your router). 2. Rename the latest Tomato USB firmware to WL520gu_2.0.0.9_EN.trx and upload via firmware upgrade in ASUS setup screen. Done. I have done this method 3–4 times now on different wl520gu and works every time. No need to load dd-wrt first or use any additional utilities. ...] I've tried it and wasted half the day but it kept stuck on "Renewing" cycle on the Tomato router control page. Almost gave up after reading a LOT of posting by other people that had the same problems I do. So I gave the "long" method (go thru dd-wrt first) a try and it worked for me. For any reason that you think you might brick the router (forgot the right username/password or cannot logon to http://192.168.1.1 control page or forget to retrieve the right password string via “nvram get http_passwd" cammand): - Use the Firmware Restoration to flash back to version 2.0.0.8. But don't forget to disconnect the WAN line off your router first !! IMPORTANT !!! otherwise it would go into ‘connect to the wireless device’ loop and end up giving you the message ‘no wire­less devices found’. - Start over again. This is why I love this router so much. It's almost unbrickable. Easier method by Matt (described below) didn’t work for me:
[.… 1. Load WL520gu_2.0.0.8_EN.trx (Official ASUS firmware from ASUS web­site, even if you have newer firmware on your router).
2. Rename the latest Tomato USB firmware to WL520gu_2.0.0.9_EN.trx and upload via firmware upgrade in ASUS setup screen. Done.
I have done this method 3–4 times now on different wl520gu and works every time. No need to load dd-wrt first or use any additional utilities. …]

I’ve tried it and wasted half the day but it kept stuck on “Renewing” cycle on the Tomato router control page.
Almost gave up after reading a LOT of posting by other people that had the same problems I do.
So I gave the “long” method (go thru dd-wrt first) a try and it worked for me.

For any reason that you think you might brick the router (forgot the right username/password or cannot logon to
http://192.168.1.1 control page or forget to retrieve the right password string via “nvram get http_passwd” cammand):
– Use the Firmware Restoration to flash back to version 2.0.0.8. But don’t forget to disconnect the WAN
line off your router first !! IMPORTANT !!! otherwise it would go into ‘connect to the wireless device’ loop and end up giving you the message ‘no wire­less devices found’.
– Start over again. This is why I love this router so much. It’s almost unbrickable.

]]> By: Leroy http://www.society9.com/an-easy-guide-to-installing-tomato-on-the-asus-520gu/comment-page-4/#comment-4298 Leroy Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:56:21 +0000 http://www.society9.com/?p=162#comment-4298 Thanks Matt. This worked perfectly. This seems also to solve the problem with not being able to find the IP address (because your are using the firmware utility and not the software utility). Thanks Matt. This worked perfectly. This seems also to solve the problem with not being able to find the IP address (because your are using the firmware utility and not the software utility).

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