When I first hooked up the 5v TTL to rs232 adapter to my wrt160n the info coming back to me looked normal.
now after a few times it has changed and looks slightly corrupted.

before

CFE version 1.0.37 for BCM947XX (32bit,SP,LE)
Build Date: Wed Dec 19 17:45:45 CST 2007 (root@localhost.localdomain)
Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002,2003 Broadcom Corporation.

Initializing Arena
Initializing Devices.

No DPN
This is a Parallel Flash
Boot partition size = 262144(0x40000)

after

CFE� 6ersion� 1.0.37� for� BCM947XX� (32bit,SP,LE)
Build� Date:� Wed� Dec� 19� 17:45:45� CST� 2007ð(root� localhost.localdkmain)
Cgp9right� (C)ð2000,2001,2002,2003� Broadcom� Corporation.

Initializing� Arena
Initializing� Devices.

Fo� DPN
This� is� a� parallel� Flash
Boot� partition� size� =� 262144(0840000)

could the 5v be killing the 3.3v serial port? I really don't think I changed any settings since the first time. I am using 115200,8,n,1 and no flow control in Hyper Terminal on windows 2000.

(Last edited by tpwn3r on 16 Aug 2008, 07:23)

Sorry for the false alarm. The TTL to serial adapter I am using is 5v so I am powering it separately with a 5v power adapter. it was not plugged in and thus not powering the TTL adapter properly when I made that last post. even though it was not powered it still gave feedback from the router.