On 8/15/07, Bruce Almich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I saw your article on the sourceforge site (
> http://owfs.sourceforge.net/WRT54G.html#hardware ). I'm interested in
> using the Linksys WRT54G in a remote access lab pod and need to absolutely
> reset the box to factory settings at the end of the lab session. The only
> way I can find to absolutely do this with 100% certainty is to push that
> annoying little button at the rear of the box (the web command does not seem
> to work fully and if the student has changed the password the automation
> system can't get to it anyway). So I need to get a way to bring the
> contacts for the switch out to a relay I can close under program control to
> accomplish the factory reset function. I don't have a hardware schematic to
> the box but it seems that the reset switch is simply a grounding function
> for a single contact. It would seem that I could bring a pair of wires out
> through the bottom of the box or mount a connector on it to do this.
>
Well, you know your setup best, but personally I'd just cheat.
A second WRT54G is about $50. I'd just set that one up during your lab
sessions (you can even clone the same MAC address) and swap it in during lab
sessions, and out again for normal use.
Paul Alfille
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