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Highlights

Some random notes on the core switch build and configuration...

Cisco/Linksys E4200 v1
two for redundant operation
a third as a cold spare
higher-capacity power supplies
heatsinks and thermal adhesive for switch chips
DD-WRT standard
custom switch driver to allow 802.1q VLAN tag remapping
with modern iceweasel/firefox use Web Developer Extension -> Miscellaneous -> Clear Private Data -> Clear HTTP Authentication

Firmware Installation

First perform these steps to get the hardware up on the current DD-WRT firmware with desired features...

perform a 30/30/30 reset to make sure it's at factory defaults (note this is using the recessed red reset button, not the protruding blue one for WDS)
connect as 192.168.1.2/30 to its WebUI through any LAN port (initial login is root/admin)
upgrade flash with dd-wrt.v24-18777_NEWD-2_K2.6_mini-e4200.bin
wait five minutes to make sure everything's booted and written to NVRAM (now is a good time to grab a beer)
perform another 30/30/30 reset
confirm the password reset page is displayed
set root/admin as the new login (yes, I know that's the same as the old login)
backup the CFE as routername_cfe.bin (it embeds the original interface MAC so you want one archived for each device) and stash it somewhere for long term safekeeping
upgrade flash with dd-wrt.v24-20453_NEWD-2_K2.6_std_usb_nas-nv60k.bin
wait an additional five minutes (and grab another beer if you like)
perform yet another 30/30/30 reset
wait five more minutes (another beer... why not?)
confirm password reset page is displayed and Firmware: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (12/31/12) std-usb-nas shows in the top-right corner
set root/admin as the new login (we'll change it to something safe last thing)
celebrate with beer

Initial Configuration

After sobering up, set these basic configuration options which deviate from the factory default configuration settings, as organized in the DD-WRT !WebUI!...

Setup
- Basic Setup
  - WAN Setup
    - WAN Connection Type
      - Connection Type: Disabled
    - Optional Settings
      - Router Name: (enter the short hostname)
      - Hostname: (reenter the short hostname)
      - Domain Name: yuggoth.org
      - STP: Enable
  - Network Setup
    - WAN Port
      - Assign WAN Port to Switch: Yes

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-. perform 30/30/30 reset
 1. connect as 192.168.1.2/30 to [[http://192.168.1.1/|its WebUI]] through any LAN port
 1. initial login is root/admin
+First perform these steps to get the hardware up on the current DD-WRT firmware with desired features...

 1. perform a [[http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Hard_reset_or_30/30/30|30/30/30 reset]] to make sure it's at factory defaults (note this is using the recessed red ''reset'' button, not the protruding blue one for WDS)
 1. connect as 192.168.1.2/30 to [[http://192.168.1.1/|its WebUI]] through any LAN port (initial login is root/admin)
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-. wait an additional five minutes for good measure
 1. perform 30/30/30 reset
 1. confirm [[http://192.168.1.1/|password reset page]] is displayed
 1. set root/admin as the new login
 1. backup the CFE as routername_cfe.bin (in embeds the original interface MAC) and stash it somewhere for safekeeping
+. wait five minutes to make sure everything's booted and written to NVRAM (now is a good time to grab a beer)
 1. perform another [[http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Hard_reset_or_30/30/30|30/30/30 reset]]
 1. confirm the [[http://192.168.1.1/|password reset page]] is displayed
 1. set root/admin as the new login (yes, I know that's the same as the old login)
 1. backup the CFE as ''routername_cfe.bin'' (it embeds the original interface MAC so you want one archived for each device) and stash it somewhere for long term safekeeping
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-. wait an additional five minutes for good measure
 1. perform 30/30/30 reset
 1. wait an additional five minutes for good measure
+. wait an additional five minutes (and grab another beer if you like)
 1. perform yet another [[http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Hard_reset_or_30/30/30|30/30/30 reset]]
 1. wait five more minutes (another beer... why not?)
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+After sobering up, set these basic configuration options which deviate from the factory default configuration settings, as organized in the DD-WRT !WebUI!...