December 27, 2007 2:23 AM

I've got one.  I got it to replace the Linksys WAP54G that has been fading in and out and generally driving the household crazy.  So far, the KWGR614 has been supplying a much more stable signal.

Trouble is, it's blocking DNS requests.  I think it has something to do with the "clever" DNS trap that lets you connect to "myrouterlogin.com" to configure the router.  I don't want it to do that.  I don't want it to attempt routing at all -- I have a separate box for that.  I want it to be a WAP and nothing else.  (The WAN port is unconnected.)

I grabbed the source code, but all attempts to compile even the default configuration have failed so far.  So now I'm casting about for help or solutions.

Apparently no one has tried to get OpenWRT to run on this thing, either...

Schwab

January 21, 2008 12:08 AM

I just got one.  Got it to replace an Adaptec one which had died.

Don't laugh, they did make them, for a few days at least, the Ultrawireless, and I got one for about $30 on some clearance sale.

It was worth it, it worked OK for several years.  Never any updates for it.

So, being a Linux guy, I thought open was the way to go, and I was going to get a Linksys, but saw this one for less.

Haven't done too much with it.  I was having a few problems and noticed posts about DNS issues and the DNRD included in the firmware.  My problems could be Comcast, but I found a guy who had a recompiled firmware without DNRD.  I downloaded it (and the version I am running in case I have/had to flash back to be safe) and reflashed it.

So far so good, but it's only been 5 minutes.  :-)

Just nice to see that there was already some hacking of the firmware.  I think I'd like best if someone (I might poke at it, but I'm a Linux admin, not a programmer) could get the OpenWRT (I think that's it) project software working on it.   That looks pretty active, and it just makes sense.

desiv 

January 22, 2008 10:24 PM

ewhac said:

desiv said: ...I found a guy who had a recompiled firmware without DNRD.

Where?!?

Ask and ye shall receive!

http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?p=82575

Still working for me so far.

I still haven't been able to compile from the DL on Netgear's website.

The NA version didn't work at all.  The WW version came closer, but I ended up with this error:

Error: -mips1 conflicts with the other architecture options, which imply -march=5280
make[3]: *** [cryptlib.o] Error 1

but I haven't had any real time to play with it.  I've just tried them with default settings.

Good luck..

desiv 

January 24, 2008 11:34 AM

ewhac said: I'm pretty much in the same boat -- no real time to beat up on this, and no concrete idea of how this stuff is supposed to fit together. Schwab

Yeah.  It's one of those things.  I think Netgear should have gone with OpenWRT or something really supported personally.  The only issue with starting with something else, is that their documentation isn't totally accurate.

If you follow the processes listed in the readme for just a plain build, you end up with errors.

My guess is that those directions were correct once, but not for the source that we can download.

That limits it to the more serious hackers who have more time.  If their instructions (or source) were more accurate, or if they used something more supported to start with, they'd have more activity.

Just my thoughts.  Hopefully someone will post instructions on how to do a basic build (I will if I figure it out) or someone will port OpenWRT to it.

desiv

July 13, 2009 12:33 AM updated: July 13, 2009 12:38 AM

Jeff Block said: Do you have one?  How are you using its open platform capability?  Or maybe you're thinking about getting one? The community is just getting off the ground, and I'm interested in hearing from anyone who has or is interested in the KWGR614 platform. 

I'm interested in KWGR614 and I have bought one ,now I want to build a  KWGR614 platform and devlop application as i like , but I am a beginner on it ,can you gvie me help or suggestion? what tools I need? thanks very much