AegisTalons

I went through Darren's instructions on hacking the fon. I got the OpenWRT firmware installed, and got the X-WRT web interface installed. Going through the webif install, it is looking for a package to update from the internet, but it cannot connect to the internet. I don't know why it wouldn't connect to the internet. I think I read somewhere that the firewall by default is setup so that all ports are closed. I want to open it to the internet so I can do some updates. Does anyone have any ideas or advice?

So currently I got the FON flashed and got the webif up and running. I made some changes so the FON will behave as a client instead of as a Access Point. Now I do not have any more access to the FON. The wifi that it was projecting, it currently is not. I connect to it using a cable, and I still cannot connect to it. Does anyone know how I can get it reset to the point just after I installed the webif package? Any help will greatly be appreciated? Edit: I just got it working by running the flashing app again from step 11. And I am back up and running using OpenWRT on FON.

So I got the flash to work. I borrowed my mom's computer with Windows on it, and got the WireShark program install and did the Flash program. It worked like that. So I think the issue is running the program through VirtualBox in Linux. I know the instructions said that it was run through a virtualized Windows install on a MacBook, but I guess it depends on the virtualization programs.

Well I was following Darren's instructions and basically stopped after the whole Redboot step, I believe step 9. Digininja are you just suggesting that I just forget this method and just try to get openwrt working for FON from some other wiki? Last time I installed a custom firmware, it was DD-WRT on a WRT54G and I used it for a little bit as a wifi link but then something went to hell and I could never debrick the system even after building a unbuffered JTAG cable and using different utilities to try and recover it. Either way, does openwrt offer an option to turn the router into a wifi link, so it basically acts as a wifi card for a Desktop or a Xbox? Regarding the OpenWRT and FON, I found this: http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Fon/Fonera. Do you have any other recommendations of other wikis or forums? Thanks in advance for the help. I truly appreciate it.

I want to start off by saying that its a great guide, but I'm having issues. I'm having issues specifically with step 11, flashing the Fon with OpenWRT firmware. I'm running Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid and also have a virtual machine of Windows XP running using VirtualBox. In the VM of XP, I installed WireShark as it came with all the proper packages, and I can run the Freifunk AP51 EasyFlash utility without a hitch. But I cannot flash the FON. My laptop is connected to a powered switch and the FON is connected to the same powered switch. I turn off my wifi to make sure the computer only uses the wired connection provided. I turn on the VM of XP and start up both WireShark and Freifunk. I follow Darren's instructions for setting up Freifunk with the files and such. I power on the Fon and immediately hit go on Freifunk. It occasionally gets I've tried many combinations of power cycling and hitting go, but no good. I've also tried setting my ip address in both Linux and XP to 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.166 as instructed by vyruz. I'm running out of ideas and I would really like to get OpenWRT working on this FON router. Any ideas, comments, or suggestions are greatly appreciated.