Router

I once bricked a router while reflashing it. Using an FT232 adapter you can open the router’s case and hook up to the RS232 pads on the board — connecting GND, TX and RX to the computer lets you issue commands directly and even drop into a system shell. Use PuTTY to connect to the FT232’s COM port. As for the pinout on the router board, you can look it up in the DD-WRT or OpenWRT wiki; reference material is available for almost every router. ...