Under the General Tab select 'Use the following IP address' enter 192.168.1.99 Under Subnet mask enter 255.255.255.0 Click OK and wait for the TCP/IP connection to be established. Highlight Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) and again select properties. DO NOT TRY THIS VIA WIRELESS!! Then you need to set your computer to a fixed IP address, Open your network connections (control panel - Network Connections) right click your local area connection and select properties. Now connect your router to the computer you are using with an Ethernet cable and plug in the power. (I am assuming you are running Windows XP) Put these files right on the desktop where you can find them and unzip the firmware. Read all directions BEFORE you try anything! First D/L the correct firmware for your router. A bricked router is one that is about as useful to a computer as a brick. Firmware upgrades are hit and miss, and sometimes even doing everything correctly will result in a 'Bricked' router. Understand that what you are trying to do, may permanently turn that router into a piece of trash. SOURCE: My linksys wrt54G v6 router has a blinking power

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