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Resources
Need help troubleshooting your WGR614L or network in general? You've come to the right place. Scan below for helpful articles, tips, and tutorials, and if you don't find what you're looking for search the site or post your question to the forums.
Improving Wireless Range for the WGR614L: Tuning Your System
When setting up your wireless home network, you may not encounter many troubles with your range and signal strength; especially if you don't have many (or any) neighbors! However, most folks may encounter trouble in a typical neighborhood where almost everyone has a wireless network in operation.
More »How To Switch Firmwares on the NETGEAR WGR614L Without A Serial Cable
If you are having difficulty switching between different firmwares on the WGR614L, then this article is for you. You'll find a useful utility, "MTD Erase," and the instructions for how to use this utility to switch firmware without a serial cable.
More »Recover Your WGR614L Using a Serial Console & Windows
So, you've "bricked" your WGR614L, either through too much tinkering or just a fluke. You may have tried tftp through your network cable, you just can't get a ping or for any reason can't get it going again. Rather than panic, you can access your router by using a serial console!
More »Improving Wireless Range: Choosing the Best Location
You're here because you want to learn how to optimize your wireless setup at home or at work, to get the best range out of your system. Read on to discover helpful tips and tricks... More »
Internet Games and Applications with NETGEAR Routers
Online Internet software may expect particular “ports” to be open if you use a router. To connect with these Internet services, your LAN needs to be set up to do one of these: Use UPnP... More »
Recover Your WGR614L Using a Serial Console & Windows
So, you've "bricked" your WGR614L, either through too much tinkering or just a fluke. You may have tried tftp through your network cable, you just can't get a ping or for any reason can't get it going again. Rather than panic, you can access your router by using a serial console!
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WGR614L Firmware Upgrade Using Console and Bootloader
As a developer what saves my board and day most of the time is the serial console and boot-loaders’ ability to download/upload firmware. Even when the something goes badly wrong with the firmware you just... More »
WGR614L / WGR614v8 Frequently Asked Questions
Whether you've just purchased a WGR614L or have been using it for a while, it's always good to go back to the basics. Here are some of the more frequently asked questions about this open... More »
Ping - Explained
If you have been just getting into routers, networking and upgrades, you probably have seen a lot of folks talk about pinging. This should help you understand this utility. PING is short for Packet InterNet... More »
WGR614L and TFTP on Windows
Using Windows to send an image to your WGR614L is a little more tricky than using Linux. The reason why is because of how the CFE works or is designed - the CFE is the... More »
Recent Discussions
| Title | Replies | Most Recent Post |
|---|---|---|
Firmware upgrade failed. Please check your file. |
10 | Sprucegoose October 6, 2008 2:49 PM |
DIR-300 stuck halfway through firware upgrade |
2 | unXpected October 5, 2008 11:01 AM |
I think I bricked my router |
new | alphonse55 September 26, 2008 7:58 PM |
Installed DD-WRT, no wireless, want to go back to original firmware... |
12 | SouvikGhosh September 22, 2008 4:39 AM |
"HTTP_WANPORT" is Invalid with Tomato |
3 | jtinney September 14, 2008 11:33 AM |
Weird Issues |
6 | Serv007 September 4, 2008 7:55 AM |
TFTP over ethernet connection to the WGR614v8 |
2 | Brad September 1, 2008 8:12 AM |
Can I use my serial port on my laptop to debrick my router? |
3 | Nachi August 28, 2008 1:13 PM |
Can't change password on Tomato load |
13 | Brad August 26, 2008 10:43 PM |
Bricked 2 WGR614L(v8) routers. What is going on? |
8 | jeanrob98 August 25, 2008 9:52 AM |
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