Belkin Sharemax N300 300Mbps 802.11n 4-Port Gigabit Wireless Router w/ 2 USB Ports, DD-WRT, Tomato - $22 Shipped UPDATED

Scratching head... if you don't need USB support why ask if it works

1) Go here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/suppor...vn15396%2F

Download: dd-wrt.v24-15396_NEWD-2_K2.6_mini_f7d3301.bin

2) Go here: http://www.linksysinfo.org/index....6-7.36106/

Use the Mediafire link in the second post and download the build of your choice (I used the EXT version that has USB and NTFS support):
tomato-K26USB-1.28.7497.1MIPSR2-Toastman-RT-Ext.trx

Keep the reset button pressed in for the next three steps:
3) While the unit is powered on Press the reset button for 30 secs
4) Keeping the reset button pressed, unplug the power (do not let up on the reset button)
5) Plug the power back in and wait for another 30 secs
6) You can now let up on the reset button

Once the router is in this mode you will have access to a special "CFE menu".

7) Plug your desktop/laptop into port 1,2,3, or 4 and set your IP Address to 192.168.2.8 with a gateway of 192.168.2.1
8) Point your IE browser (Do not use Firefox) to 192.168.2.1 and CFE menu will be available.
9) Load the bin file you downloaded in step 1

10) It will take about 5 minutes to load dd-wrt. After 5 minutes I opened a new tab and was able to connect to 192.168.1.1. Reset my ip address back to dhcp in order to connect.

11) When logging into the ww-drt interface for the first time it prompts you for a password, I cleared the password just to be safe.

12) Navigate to the firmware upload screen and then load the trx file from step 2. I selected the option to reset the settings after flash.

Now to play around with the QOS settings. Any ideas on optimal settings for VOIP and NNTP?

How are you trying to connect to the router. Tomato has a different ip address than dd-wrt. Try giving yourself a static IP of 192.168.1.8 and then try to connect to 192.168.1.1.

Thank you NickB2B.

I bricked mine when changed IP from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.6.1 under Tomato, then reboot.

After several 30/30/30 hard rests, found out the IP was still at 192.168.1.1, and DHCP was turned off.

Switched back to DD WRT Maga instead. Now the router works like a charm.

I ordered it but cancelled as soon as I saw the comment on the thread about only gigabit on the WAN port. Completely retarded. If I'm needing gigabit speed support on my WAN then I'll be running a Cisco 2600 series.

Well looks like i bricked mine. Followed the instructions in the wiki. Got DDWRT loaded but after loading tomato the router is unresponsive. Tried a 30/30/30 and nothing.

How are you trying to connect to the router. Try giving yourself a static IP of 192.168.1.8 and then try to connect to 192.168.1.1 and turn on DHCP.