Using Keygen to register RTL8186 "AP router" firmware

AP router firmware was one of my first choices to install as a substitute to the original firmware of my senao ECB-3220 accesspoint, because it offer much more features that the original firmware, some of which, but not restricted to: the ability to act as a router from both interfaces, ie the client side can be from the wireless end (ie the LAN port is from the ISP) or the client side can be from the LAN end(the ISP in this case is providing wireless internet) in addition to the fact that its in English!.

i found two types of keygens for the AP router on the net, APLicGen 2.1 which doesn't require Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and supports AProuter 6.1 & 7, WAP 3.6 & 4.1 (i have only tested the AProuter 6.1 and found it working with this version) and APLicGen which requires java and supports all the versions supported by the 2.1 version except AProuter 7.

the way this keygen worked for me is that i should enter the MAC address (without the semicolons) mentioned in the upload license file page rather than the one mentioned in the status page (the default page when you open the ip address of the access point).

the only difference between the two versions is the size and requirements of Java.

If for some reason the jar extension doesn't run for u by double clicking u can download and run jarfix.exe, which associates .jar extension with the appropriate java suite (ie it must be installed beforehand).

APLicGen2.1 (Supports AProuter7, doesn't require JRE)

(APLicGen1 smaller in size, requires JRE)

You can also check this site for the official APLicGen site.

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Installing extra RAM on Laptop

Today I manged to buy 1024 MB DIM2 and installed to my laptop which already got 512mb ram, I made a simple movie demonstrating it.

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Dreadful night fixing my laptop!

Seems that I had my own share of hardware dreadful trips!So circoficus would not be the alone any more in that field. Today I had the most dreadful event regarding computer hardware ever, While I was using my laptop something happened that made me rush into it(electrical power came!!) when I didnt realize that I am going to make the biggest mistakes of my life.
Hearing sound of a falling object , I rolled my eyes to it,it was my laptop on the floor, it fell from my desktop to the ground and the cd-rom slot ejected out, I run to it seeing that windows is still running but after few seconds it frozen ,restarting it I noticed that the cd-rom device is not recognizable! also the cd-rom device was a little bit out of its place.
Unconsciously I started using screwdriver trying to find out an answer of whats just happened, after a while of unscrewing tight screws(more than 20 ones) my fingers sored and blistered, something belled in my head WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING!
So after regaining my conscious ,I worked thru internet from my desktop pc trying to figure out a way to get access to my cd-rom device.
After some time browsing I reached to a site explaining how to change Acer Aspire 1264 (or some model of Aspire series) CD-ROM Driver fortunately that model and my travelmate 4060 were somehow alike.
The manual stated that in order to replace cd-rom device of a laptop the keyboard should be removed . Well that what I did, and after several attempts I got access to the screw that guards the cd-rom device !
Now I had to Re-place the cd-rom device back into its normal position and putting back all other stuffs in its place .That took me a while since it passed 1:00 am .
At about 2:00 am I started tha laptop ,and haaaaay what a relief the cd-rom works fine and what granted that playing HappyFeet movie,which gave me an idea about a name for my laptop (weird talking)
Now checking hard-disk for possible damage ,my D partition as windows stated is ok,so I had to check other partitions to confirm no bad sectors or the like of damage had occurred.
At the moment I think my day is finished and right now my keyboard is making funny clicking when pressing certain keys. Regarding this experience I am more attached than ever to my "HappyFeet" Laptop!

Here are some pictures documenting this event!

-Wrong step (Opening the back cover to reach CD-ROM)


-Laptop Hard-disk(easy to replace)


--::Now regarding the correct steps of replacing CD-ROM device::--

-Step1


-Step 2


-step 3



Now you only need to put all things back together!

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Cracking C3 RTL 8186 Firmware

Some proprietary firmwares are available to provide alot of useful features and options for the RTL8186-based accesspoints. Mine is Senao/Engenius NCB/ECB-3220. From examining the log produced by the firmware (Management->Log), one can see several lines mentioning the firmware, eg:

8186NIC Ethernet driver v0.0.5 (Mar 3, 2006)
rtl8186_crypto_init()...

One of the most popular proprietary firmwares is AP router, however, cracking this firmware requires the availability of a serial connection to the accesspoint, a luxury i didn't have. So i searched for other firmwares, C3 popped up. C3 is a Brazilian-only rtl-8186 firmware, that supports much of the features provided by AP router (actually, there is great similarity between the two, even filenames of web server HTML files seem to be identical in a number of respects).

In addition cracking C3 firmware is alot easier than AP router and doesn't require the cable.
It seems that when unlicensed the firmware prevents any change to the flash of the accesspoint. upon uploading a firmware of any other accesspoint, the firmware will display Update successful and will change your accesspoint MAC address to that of the license file, disabling the protection on the flash memory of the AP. All you have to do is to change that MAC address to our original address and voila, you have cracked C3 firmware.

The Major disadvantage of C3 firmware is that it doesn't have English support and you

have to get accustomed to see the Portuguese equivalent for some words.

1. Obtain the MAC address of your AP, either from the default firmware or by using SSH

(eg by using Putty for example) Username and password are root, and writing,

flash get HW_NIC1_ADDR
flash get ELAN_MAC_ADDR (<- this line is not required for my AP type)

write ur MAC address or save it somewhere safe.
* to install the c3 firmware, either select update firmware from original firmware or check this for the TFTP mode
** mind that there are 2 versions of c3 firmware, so select the one that suits ur AP, for me this one did the trick. this however is for Dlink G700AP)
2. select Upload de Licença and upload this file to it
3. Connect via Putty to the AP and write the following

flash set HW_NIC1_ADDR [ur MAC address without brackets and semicolons]
flash set ELAN_MAC_ADDR [ur MAC address without brackets and semicolons]

4. Reboot ur AP, either from the web interface or by writing reboot at the SSH prompt.
5. Congrats ur done, grab a dictionary!

This work is done based on AreaWireless.Net efforts

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The dreadful trip of updating my accesspoint

It all started when i was thinking about using the linux shell inside my AP, which sounded (and still) like a very exciting idea since i could change things directly from the AP without the need for the very limited web interface.
however, since this required a cable of some sort and due to my poor ability to arrange such a tool i unwillingly dropped the AP shell idea, until i found out of proprietary firmware updates that granted this ability like AP router(http://www.aprouter.com.br) and Wive(http://rtl8186.sourceforge.net/).
i read about those and found wive to be more appropriate since its free and should have larger supporter community.
however after selecting the firmware file from my web interface firmware update choice i was severely disappointed to see my AP didnt came up again. and thought to my self that i have "bricked" my AP and could see those posts on different forums advising people on such issues by suggesting the use of the bricked device as a $xxx paperweight. i was devastated.
however i read aday later that some APs upon holding the reset button before turning them on and keeping on pressing that button for few seconds then letting go of the button, the AP will enter a special mode during which it will start a tftp server(trivial FTP) and assume an address of 192.168.1.6. it will blindly accept anything sent to it (via tftp client, eg try tftpd32) be it a firmware or an mp3 file however, u shouldnt send anything other than firmwares since after the upload the AP will attempt to burn it to its EEPROM and i dont know what will happen if u upload things other than the firmware. Heck, even if u do upload a firmware theres no guarantee that it will work.
anyways i tried that and it worked! i got euphoric and retried that other firmwares and found AP router to be the best in this field...with a major flaw, it is licensed and will kill u to get registered, eg it will make an SSID with UPLOAD YOUR LICENSE or something like it and will not save anything u change and some say it disables the whole radio.
in my effort to activate it and while trying to make it save changes and detect wireless signals around i got my self into a problem i never thought existed!
i managed to get several license files for other users, noticing the file names and the contents of the file, i knew i wouldnt be able to do anything to license my firmware but wat the hell, i decided to give it a shot, i renamed the file to corrospond to my APs MAC address but didnt change any of the contents of the file and uploaded it as a license...thinking the firmware will simply ignore the file and display the invalid license message, i went on and pushed the upload button...but to my surprise the message didnt appear and the file was accepted...upon refreshing the MAC address of my AP was now the one in the license file and if i attempted to change anything and select to apply the changes the all changes would be lost but the MAC woudlnt be changed.
this is when i ruled out AP router as a firmware, returning to my orignial firmware it installed flawlessly but the wireless part of the AP didnt work...it didnt scan networks, create SSIDs or join networks. in the midst of confusion i noticed that the MAC address is still the same as the one i uploaded in the license of AP router firmware, this persisted through several firmware updates and blankings of the EEPROM. attempts to return to AP router failed since it continuously refused to save and apply my changes...this is when i lost hope and the Bricking issue began coming true... later i tried to scan networks with one of the original firmwares and it did scan and showed the available networks but the LED of the wireless activity never blinked and remained off?!!
someday i hope i can figure out wat happened.
Bottom Line: DO NOT GAMBLE ON LICENSING FIRMWARE IF UNSURE, ITS NOT LIKE NORMAL PROGRAMS

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