Netpipe

• very nice router for $8 cdn with free shipping. has usb port so all you need to make a bigger router is a usb hub and a usb ethernet adapter.
• only issue i had with it is how much heat it generates at idle. the case could use some extra holes in it.

Reference Links

• https://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/unbranded/a5-v11
• http://my-embedded.blogspot.ca/2013/12/mini-4g-router-rt5350f.html
• https://github.com/probonopd/rt5350f-uboot

download these 3 files to a usb fat32 formatted drive.

https://downloads.openwrt.org/chaos_calmer/15.05.1/ramips/rt305x/openwrt-15.05.1-ramips-rt305x-a5-v11-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

https://yadi.sk/d/ubSsjNZU34Xk2L uboot_usb_256_03.img uboot_usb_128_03.img

• Telnet to the mini router with the following command:
  • telnet 192.168.100.1
  • The username and password are admin
• Mount the USB flash drive with the following command:
  • mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
• Wait a few seconds and verify that you see files
  • ls /mnt
  • You should see your files. Do not go further if you do not see files !

• • cat /proc/meminfo

  • MemTotal: 28616
  • kB
MemFree: 5052 kB
• make sure the memory is the proper size otherwise flash the 128 image.

• Upgrade uboot – be careful, do not reset router during and after this operation !
  • mtd_write write /mnt/uboot_usb_256_03.img Bootloader
  • You should see on console
    • #Unlocking Bootloader …
    • #Writing from /mnt/uboot256.img to Bootloader … [w]
• Upgrade firmware – do not reset router during this operation!
  • mtd_write write /mnt/firmware.bin Kernel
  • You should see on console
    • #Unlocking Kernel …
    • #Writing from /mnt/firmware.bin to Kernel … [w]
• Reboot router with the following command.
  • reboot