Okay, this is where it becomes confusing. I am halfway through the setup of dd-wrt, the final install file requires installation through the tftp doo-hickey. The router is not responding to anything and will not carry a connection. I have to unhook the router and rehook the modem directly to the comp to get online. Surprisingly, it is supposed to do this. in the command prompt i type in tftp (ip address) put (file name) and it is supposed to work again with the files, but instead it just times out.