NETGEAR WNDR4500
Supported Versions
| Version/Model | Launch Date | S/N | OpenWrt Version Supported | Model Specific Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1 | 2011-09-14 | - | ! ! not supported ! ! | commonalities with the ASUS RT-N66U |
| v2 | 2013-?? | - | ! ! not supported ! ! | First support: R36478 |
The WNDR4500 v3 uses a Qualcomm Atheros SoC which is supported by OpenWrt. NETGEAR WNDR4500 v3
Hardware
Info
| Architecture | MIPS |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Broadcom |
| bootloader | CFE |
| System-On-Chip | BCM5300? |
| CPU/Speed | BCM4706 MIPS 74K V4.9 600 MHz |
| Flash-Chip | Samsung K9F1G08U0D-SCB0 |
| Flash size | 128 MiB |
| RAM-Chip | Winbond W9751G6KB-25 x 2 |
| RAM | 128 MiB |
| Wireless | Broadcom |
| Ethernet | BCM53115 |
| USB | Yes 2 x 2.0 |
| Serial | Yes |
| JTAG | Yes |
Serial
→ port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.
How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for serial port
Replace EXAMPLE by real values.
| Serial connection parameters for WNDR4500 | EXAMPLE 115200, 8N1 |
|---|
JTAG
→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.
How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for JTAG port
Misc
Here is some info from the console:
#version Release version : Netgear Wireless Router WNDR4500 U12H189T00/V1.0.0.58/1.0.13 Time : Aug 26 2011 14:06:57 CFE version : v1.0.3 #cat /proc/version Linux version 2.6.22 (bob@localhost.localdomain) (gcc version 4.2.3) #196 Fri Aug 26 14:05:41 CST 2011 #cat /proc/cpuinfo system type : Broadcom BCM5300 chip rev 1 processor : 0 cpu model : MIPS 74K V4.9 BogoMIPS : 299.82 wait instruction : no microsecond timers : yes tlb_entries : 64 extra interrupt vector : no hardware watchpoint : yes ASEs implemented : mips16 dsp VCED exceptions : not available VCEI exceptions : not available # routerinfo Release version : Netgear Wireless Router WNDR4500 U12H189T00/V1.0.0.58/1.0.13 Time : Aug 26 2011 14:06:57 CFE version : v1.0.3 Board ID - U12H189T00_NETGEAR <REMOVED MAC AND SERIAL INFO> region_num - 0x0002 sku_name - WW language - English wl_region - 5 timezone - 0 # ps PID Uid VSZ Stat Command 1 0 2624 S /sbin/preinit 2 0 SW< [kthreadd] 3 0 SWN [ksoftirqd/0] 4 0 SW< [events/0] 5 0 SW< [khelper] 16 0 SW< [kblockd/0] 47 0 SW [pdflush] 48 0 SW [pdflush] 49 0 SW< [kswapd0] 50 0 SW< [aio/0] 600 0 SW< [mtdblockd] 1964 0 SW< [ksuspend_usbd] 1967 0 SW< [khubd] 2081 0 1520 S /bin/eapd 2084 0 2028 S nas 2088 0 3000 S /bin/wps_monitor 2135 0 1752 S swresetd 2137 0 1576 S dnsRedirectReplyd 2139 0 1872 S dlnad 2144 0 828 S dnsmasq -h -n -c 0 -N -i br0 -r /tmp/resolv.conf -u root 2147 0 844 S udhcpd /tmp/udhcpd.conf 2150 0 1576 S ddnsd & 2162 0 2196 S heartbeat 2166 0 1504 S wlanconfigd 2169 0 1572 S pot run 2175 0 7884 S httpd -S -E /usr/sbin/ca.pem /usr/sbin/httpsd.pem 2179 0 1580 S scheact 2182 0 2556 S upnpd 2185 0 1940 S /usr/sbin/email 2202 0 1644 S lld2d br0 2204 0 2228 S /usr/sbin/acl_logd 2215 0 1956 S check_fw 2292 0 9876 S < minidlna.exe -a 192.168.1.1 -f /tmp/minidlna.conf -d 2302 0 SW [checkSBusTimeou] 2304 0 DW [NU INITSOCK] 2305 0 SW [NU UDP] 2306 0 SW [NU TCP] 2324 0 9876 S < minidlna.exe -a 192.168.1.1 -f /tmp/minidlna.conf -d 2329 0 9876 S N minidlna.exe -a 192.168.1.1 -f /tmp/minidlna.conf -d 2340 0 1572 S /usr/sbin/timesync /sbin/ntpclient 2345 0 876 S zebra -d -f /tmp/zebra.conf 2348 0 904 S ripd -d -f /tmp/ripd.conf 2350 0 820 S udhcpc -i eth0 -p /var/run/udhcpc0.pid -s /tmp/udhcpc -H WNDR4500 2392 0 1568 S wpsd 2399 0 1108 S telnetd 2402 0 1104 S /bin/sh 2458 0 1104 R ps
Resources
- OEM source code and toolchain: Netgear KB Article 2649 - Netgear Open Source Code for Programmers - GPL