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Which ipk file i have to use to set up the opkg install package at dd wrt fw

Check out this tutorial : https://www.howtogeek.com/98408/how-to-install-additional-software-on-your-router-dd-wrt/ or to be more specific, which of this files re the right ones?! http://archive....
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MIPS mount file system

I have a bin file including linux file system (MIPS arch), I want to add/remove/modify some files in this bin file. So I need to mount it with qemu but mount it is a little complicate. This my file ...
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Mirroring all router traffic (openwrt) to a snort sensor?

I want to mirror all traffic (also VPN, WLAN, WAN) from a consumer router (TPLink WR1043ND v.1.x) to a snort sensor located in the same network, but without extra hardware! The mirroring has to be ...
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How I can get ppp errors/diagnose why the router itself is unable to connect into the internet via VDSL at Fritzbox 7360?

On a Fritzbox 7360 I try to make to connect into the internet via vdsl. My networking settings are: config interface 'loopback' option device 'lo' option proto 'static' option ipaddr '127....
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OpenWRT dropbear - how to require BOTH key AND password for login?

I've just put OpenWRT on a Wi-Fi router I have and I'm setting it up. For reasons beyond my control, I've got a mandate to use multi-factor auth for all admin functions. Unfortunately, from what I've ...
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OpenVPN and IPTABLES - How to assign lan (vpn) gateway to clients

I am trying to set up my openvpn network but I have a problem. My LAN configuration is as follows: main router Zyxel 192.168.1.1 acting as gateway (vdsl connection) and access point; openwrt router ...
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Wifi wireless driver doesn't exit

Recently I've installed OpenWrt in my router TP-Link TL-MR3220 which is supported. Also, I've read about wireless, that by default wireless is OFF. You can turn it on in the /etc/config/wireless by ...
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802.11r roaming between OpenWRT device and KeeneticOS device

I have TP-Link TL-WR741N (OpenWRT) and Keenetic Speedster (KeeneticOS) How can I enable “Fast-Roaming” (802.11r) between these routers? OpenWRT 802.11r settings: KeeneticOS 802.11r settings:
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Should I expose a server on OpenWrt to WAN or only to LAN with port-forwarding from WAN?

If I installed a server on a computer behind a router and wanted to allow connection to it from the Internet, I would have to do two things: One, open the firewall on the server machine to allow the ...
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Setting up an OpenWRT router to create an isolated, non-Internet connected network

I've got an OpenWRT mini-router (GL-AR300M) that I want to set up to create a very simple local network on my sailboat to share some network-connected devices to phones and tablets. This network will ...
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Openwrt port forwarding not working

I have a TP-Link MR3420 router with OpenWRT, and I can't forward port to a destination host in my LAN. In firewall I have set like below: config redirect option name 'ssl' option proto 'tcp' option ...
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I named identically 5GHz SSID on my router. Will it roam automatically?

I have a router with both 2.4GHz an 5GHz bands (Xiaomi Redmi AC2100). I burned it with OpenWRT and named both radio0 and radio1 with the same name (initially they were named "something" and &...
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How to configure duckdns.org on OpenWRT?

I want to configure my OpenWRT router to update dynamic DNS once each day. I've chosen to use the free www.duckdns.org service. The duckdns service is not in the list of pre-configured services. How ...
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LAN clients get no IPv6 after OpenWrt upgrade to 21.02.0-rc1

As the title says my home router's LAN clients, both on cable, and on wireless, don't get any IPv6 address from the router. Formerly, it functioned without problems. Here's my current IPv6 server ...
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How to set up a separate wifi SSID with VLAN on OpenWRT?

There is a TP-Link TL-WR740N router with OpenWrt 18.06.9 installed. The setup is: 1 SSID, bridged with switch and WAN port, so the router acts like an AP (DHCP disabled, just "converting ethernet ...
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How do I tell OpenWrt / hostapd to use a channel other than 1?

I have a wireless router running OpenWrt 19.07.7 r11306-c4a6851c72. It is both an access point and a client (station). /etc/config/wireless looks like this (sensitive values redacted): config wifi-...
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Can’t log into TimeMachine on OpenWrt router with AFP Netatalk

I've put OpenWrt on a router (TP-Link TL-WR902AC v3) hoping to set it up with AFP Netatalk and use it as a mobile backup. I’ve carefully followed the AFP Netatalk instructions and everything looks ...
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Enable DDNS with in series connected router

After a bandwidth upgrade, my ISP required me to use a new modem device, which is a modem/router hybrid — contrary to my old device, which was modem only. The old modem-only device provided the ...
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How to assign IPv4 addresses to LAN clients on OpenWrt?

I flashed my router with OpenWrt and while WiFi devices receive IPv4 addresses, LAN [wired] devices receive IPv6 addresses. I am new to networking and not familiar with IPv6, so I would like to avoid ...
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Different ways to set custom DNS servers in OpenWRT 19.07.7

There are 4 different ways to set a custom DNS server in OpenWRT / LuCi, and it confuses me: This is the method I'm currently using. It also was recommended online. Note that the LAN interface is ...
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What's the difference between dd into a file and dd into a physical disk

The size "openwrt-19.07.6-x86-64-combined-squashfs.img" image is 20MB. If I change the file name to "openwrt.raw", I can import it into virt-manager and boot into the system. But ...
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WDS, but with a wired backbone between the APs? [duplicate]

Can two wireless APs be used to connect to the same L2 network? How? I have a small home network (10-20 devices), both ethernet and 802.11ac. The current situation is: DHCP server is standalone 192....
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Can I unbrick TP Link C2 AC750 after unsuccessful installation of OpenWRT?

I was trying to upgrade my router over TFTP to an OpenWRT image but I guess I used a wrong one. Now, when I turn it on, the WAN LED flashes for a second and power LED stays on all the time. No other ...
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Edgerouter ERX running OpenWRT (19.07.5) freezes randomly

I use an Edgerouter ERX as my main router which is connected to an Arris cable modem (set to bridge mode). There are some devices connected by cable (eg. Synology NAS, Desktop Computer,...) and there ...
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./configure failed due to missing openssl although it is already installed

I am trying to compile a new package that is based on OpenWRT (it is some kind of a modified OpenWRT). During the ./configure proccess I am getting a fail due to OpenSSL that is missing but when I ...
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Wireless controller for OpenWRT access points

I have around 30 OpenWRT access points in our building (plenty of them are old Linksys). It's time to update wireless network. Some of old APs will be replaced with TP Link Archos Ac1750. Problem is ...
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Having problems with nginx in openwrt

I have a router with external ip xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa with openwrt installed on it. It also has nginx package installed. I also has a web server with internal ip aaa.bbb.ccc.eee, connected to router's lan. ...
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OpenWrt vs DDWrt

I have a TP-Link Wr1043ND router and I want to install one of these two firmwares: OpenWRT DD-WRT I read that I can install custom packages and do much more than I can with the original firmware. ...
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Wireless AP suddenly stopped working and is non-responsive

I have a TP-Link RE450 configured as a OpenWRT dumb AP running in the upstairs of my house; its IP is 192.168.1.11. Last night, the two wifi networks it broadcasts (one 2.4G, one 5G) suddenly stopped ...
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VPN on SSID #2 (OpenWRT)

I am a new at openwrt (attitude adjustment - TP-Link WDR3600), I am trying to get an OpenVPN On Dedicated Wireless Access Point (VAP). Let me show you what I'm trying to do here with visuals: SSID ...
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OpenWRT: How can I kick a wireless client from command-line?

I understand for "kicking" a momentary (temporary) disconnection of a specific associated wireless client. It is not the same as "banning", that includes some sort of permanent black-listing of ...
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D-Link 2730u router dead after firmware update

After my D-Link 2730u router kept disconnecting, I checked the dlink website and found out that there's a firmware upgrade with name "DSL-2730U-ADSL-Disconnect", so I gladly downloaded the files, ...
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OpenWrt router acting just as a switch with another WAN from wifi client

I have here this networking problem I can't figure out. My situation is following: ADSL cable connection to WAN, provider's router/modem (some Zyxel), DHCP running, original firmware, not possible to ...
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Output of the "ps w" command

I am using customized OpenWRT, in which no option works for the ps command except w. When I enter ps w, it’s showing all the running processes, but if I type, for example, ps w | grep kkkk it’s ...
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Connecting Access Points WLAN port with brlan port

I have two laptops: Laptop A and Laptop B. I have one TP-link Access Point with one WAN port and multiple br-LAN ports. I have configured all the devices (Laptop A, Laptop B and Access Point) to the ...
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Connecting an OpenWrt router to a “dumb” modem provided to me by my ISP

My ISP game me a device that offers hardly any configuration possibilities. The Wi-Fi is also bad. So I decided to buy another router and flashed it with OpenWrt. Unfortunately, I cannot replace my ...
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Raspberry Pi as a VPN client for half the network

I'd like to connect network according to the below topology, I don't really know where to start apart from installing OpenWRT on the Pi and then setting a static address. The idea is to have a VPN ...
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Set up local domain in OpenWRT

I have a TP-Link TL-MR 3420 v2 router set up as a Wi-Fi repeater running OpenWRT. The router has been set up in a "briged mode". The router is connected to my phone's hotspot through OpenWRT'...
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Run command on OpenWRT router via webpage

I've developed a static webpage hosted via an OpenWRT firmware based router and would like to create a reset button held on that page, the console command is: reboot I'm struggling to work out the ...
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Running OpenWRT with OpenVPN installed. Trying to configure to allow VPN connection through Windows 10 default VPN service

I've imaged OpenWRT on my home router and I've run into trouble trying to connect through the VPN service on Windows 10 from my work machine through this. I've installed luci-app-openvpn, openvpn-easy-...
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USB modem driver OpenWRT: ttyUSB0 getting disconnected

I am trying to use mmx352g modem (Vendor=1c9e ProdID=f000) with my OpenWRT router. root@GL-AR150:/dev# lsusb Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1c9e:f000 OMEGA TECHNOLOGY Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux ...
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Turning off IPv6 SLAAC in OpenWrt. Pros and cons, please?

I'm trying to tune my IPv6 in OpenWrt, if tuning is the right word. My IPv6 settings in OpenWrt 19.07.3 This question is about SLAAC (wikipedia), which I presume is the stateless + ... in the list, ...
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OpenWrt Factory VLAN settings, no action needed?

After reading the OpenWrt VLAN wiki, I still don't have a clue what these VLANs in my router do? Here is what I have from the start I believe, so this should be Factory VLAN settings: The question ...
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Can OpenWRT manage separated switch (or other device)

Is it possible using single OpenWRT "main" instance to manage a managed switch with some management protocol, or any other device like for example access point with second instance of ...
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Diskspace on OpenWRT router

I bought this router which should have 128 MB of disk space. Yet after installation of relevant release of OpenWRT I can only see 18MB: % df -h Filesystem Size Used Available Use%...
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Redirect all http traffic to static address in OpenWrt on Raspberry

I have an ISP router with IP 192.168.1.254. I installed OpenWrt on my Raspberry PI 3 B. Raspberry is connected to the ISP router via ethernet On the Raspberry I configured 2 networks: wan wifi ...
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(Openwrt) How to set a service to automatically restart at a particular time in Luci Web interface Schedule tasks?

I am having problems with my Openwrt router when rebooting, I cannot connect to the Internet unless i restart the firewall service in Luci. I need help with a command that can restart the firewall ...
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Reliable name resolution in local networks

I find that name resolution of local machines in home networks is getting less and less reliable, especially on mobile devices. In an attempt to secure DNS queries, some browsers/devices always use a ...
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How to renew a client DHCP address with an OpenWrt router?

How to renew a client DHCP address with an OpenWrt router, from its SSH terminal session?
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cannot connect wireless to openwrt

I am using a modem at bridge mode and WDR3600 as openwrt router. .I have a cable from modems LAN to WDRs WAN and a cable from WDR to pc. I have connection via cable. From 192.168.1.1 when I select to ...

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