Questions tagged [openwrt]
Linux distribution primarily targeted at routing on embedded devices.
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"ping: bad address" on DNS entry, IP is fine
I have two centos/bind dns servers -
masterdns.internal.example.com
secondarydns.internal.example.com
if configuring a desktop I can assign the DNS addresses for each and can successfully ping ...
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Extend OpenWRT DNS with lines to resolve local IP
I have an OpenWRT router acting as an Wifi access point to a local network. No actual routing currently involved.
The ip adress of the wlan0 interface on the router is statically set to 192.168.120.1. ...
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OpenWrt with multiple radios
I have three Compex boards running OpenWrt. I have connected two Qualcomm radios to each of the boards. I am trying to configure one of these boards as an access point (AP mode), and other two in ...
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Failed to connect to Internet when using an OpenWRT VM as gateway
I have set up an OpenWRT x86-64 virtual machine with VirtualBox. The VM has two network interface, one for LAN and the other for WAN, all bridged to Wi-Fi interface of the host (Macbook). I want the ...
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OpenWrt: Automatically disable WiFi if no network connection
I have a home network with multiple Wi-Fi access points providing redundant coverage (almost every spot in and around the house can see multiple APs). I just had a situation where a switch failed and ...
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How to set up OpenWrt traffic rule for port forwarding IPv6 server on my LAN?
I would like to allow inbound IPv6 traffic on ports 80/443 for a globally routable web server on my home network. What's the best way to do this with OpenWrt, which by default blocks incoming IPv6 ...
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Getting TP-Link WN722N to work on RPi OpenWRT
I'm trying to create my own wireless router using a Raspberry Pi 2 and a TP-Link WN722N. I have OpenWRT running off the MicroSD card and I have installed LuCI, but I need to install the wireless card ...
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How can I create a persistent name for a device on OpenWrt?
When I connect an Arduino to my OpenWrt router it is assigned a device /dev/ttyUSB<n> where n=0,1,2... typically /dev/ttyUSB0. The assignment clashes with my 3G mobile dongle which also gets /...
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Openwrt bridging issue between wireless and ethernet port
I've this scenario:
an AP connected to the STA wirelessly, the AP is a DHCP server
I have following configurations in /etc/config/network of the AP:
config interface lan
option ifname 'eth1 ...
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OpenWRT and USB write cycle limit
Background (feel free to skip)
I am currently usin OpenWRT at home. I have an external HDD connected to router's USB port for the network shared storage. Actual transfer speed from the HDD to the ...
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Windows 7 cannot connect to Samba on OpenWRT with a login and password
I have a Samba server configured running on an OpenWRT router. It makes several shares available accessible to anyone (as guests), some even allow writing. This all works fine.
Now, I'd like to add ...
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sshuttle on a DD-WRT / OpenWRT Router
Has anybody had any success installing and running sshuttle on a wireless router? My intent is to have all traffic from all devices (computer, tablet, gaming system, etc.) that connect to the router ...
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Port forwarding with multiple WAN default routes in OpenWRT
I have an OpenWrt setup with multiple WAN connections, and a DNAT port redirect that provides access to a server in my LAN. I want my server to be accessible on both WAN connections simultaneously.
I ...
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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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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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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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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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VDSL link negotiation debugging
I have a VDSL (G.993) connection to my home.
I have brought and previously successfully used this SFP VDSL modem on my Turris Omnia (an OpenWRT Linux based router):
https://www.versatek.com/product/...
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NAT Loopback (hairpin) not working - OpenWRT
I have a home network with a modem and a router (SmartRG SR905AC) provided by my ISP (EBOX). The firmware version of SMART/OS is 10.6.5.1, which is "Powered by OpenWRT", but they don't mention which ...
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How do I keep a persistent .onion address after rebooting for my hidden service on OpenWrt?
I'm running OpenWrt 18.06.1 on a GL.iNet GL-USB150(WikiDev). I have an SSH server running on the tor network.
This is the contents of my /etc/tor/torrc
Log notice syslog
DataDirectory /var/lib/tor
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libcurl not upgrading POST requests to HTTP/2 on OpenWrt
When I compile an OpenWrt image with make menuconfig, I am checking the libcurl box and then checking the box to add HTTP/2 support, and making sure that the nghttp2 library is also checked. In my ...
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OpenWRT IPv6 Firewall Redirect Port
Does anyone how to redirect an incoming port to another port for an IPv6 address in OpenWRT?
There is no NAT involved just an ordinary global IPv6 address.
What I am trying to do is change the port ...
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OpenWRT noack and mcs rate
Are different MCS rates supported when you are running in noack mode?
Context: I am using ath9k modems+Compex WPQ864 (linux-ipq864) boards. I have configured one of the boards as Access point and ...
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OpenWRT set Policy-based routing with multiple interfaces
I have an OpenWRT router. On it, I had set up a couple VPN interfaces. I have a tinc VPN that links all my remote networks together; an OpenVPN tunnel to an overseas location.
Currently, I already ...
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extract the tftp server address from dhcp ack
I'm having a router running OpenWrt and tinkering with it.
Udhcpc is the DHCP client running inside. I'm looking at /lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh (This script calls udhcpc).
My DHCP server has been ...
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OpenWRT port redirection
I have an OpenWRT router.
What I need to achieve is a port redirection within my LAN zone. What I mean is, every time I hit local address on port 40413 it should to be redirected to 192.168.1.111:...
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OpenWrt and Raspberry Pi Wi-Fi
I want to use my Raspberry Pi to connect via Wi-Fi to a signal of a mobile hotspot. Then the data should be routed through a firewall. Finally, the clients ought to connect via Wi-Fi and LAN.
How do ...
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OpenWRT: Wifi bridge ("range extender") using both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands
I need to set up an OpenWRT router (TP-Link 3600) in a "range extender" style bridge configuration. Target environment is a normal home network with a Fritzbox connecting to the WAN and no roaming ...
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Acces router clients over VPN network
I have the following VPN network, and the issue is, how to acces the raspberry pi or any OpenWRT Router VPN CLIENT with 192.168.8.X IP address.
I can acces the OpenWRT VPN CLIENT with 10.8.0.6 from ...
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Openwrt doesn't work dhcp
I have my ISP Modem connect to my TP-Link (AC1750 v2). And have bridge connection between LAN and WAN (ISP Modem).
This is working fine, but I have to manually setup the IP and the gateway, for ...
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Remote management of OpenWrt routers without port forwarding
Is there a way to remote manage my OpenWrt (v15) routers?
The routers are installed by clients which cannot port forward.
I was thinking of an VPN or a ssh tunnel but with the many routers I don't ...
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OpenWRT very slow Lookup / DNS? (TP-Link WDR4300)
Running OpenWRT Chaos Calmer 15.05 on the TP-Link WDR4300 lookup is taking multiple seconds. E.g., +5 seconds to find google.com.
In the browser you see "Looking up domain.com" for that time. After ...
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How to Setup TP-Link WR841N for external captive portal
How to configure external captive portal using external radius server.
I can find the option to add radius server but not able to locate the option to add the redirect Login URL(URL which is ...
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How to enable PPPoE Relay in OpenWRT
I have just installed OpenWRT on my router but I can't find where I can enable PPPoE Relay (Passthrough).
Can you tell me which menu should I search in?
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How do I have one OpenWRT router use the DHCP server of another OpenWRT router?
I want one router to be able to access the devices connected to the other router. However one router is connected to the internet modem by ethernet, and the other router is connected to it by wireless ...
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Using OpenWRT to share Eduroam (802.1x) Wlan internet over the LAN plug
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Have here rather conceptual questions regards a hypothetical wisle idea:
Take the eduroam Wlan Network (a 802.1x authentication one) and connect with a router (guess i have to flash openWRT) to it. ...
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OpenWRT cannot see wifi settings in luci
I have upgraded to OpenWrt (just upgraded to Chaos Calmer 15.0 on a tp-link 1043nd ) but I cannot find the wifi settings in Luci (LuCI (git-15.248.30277-3836b45) ). The wireless works fine, several ...
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wpa_supplicant commands on openwrt
I'm trying to port a program to openwrt. Everything works fine except wpa_supplicant. I have connected to it using wpa_cli and i have discover that for many commands such as 'scan', 'scan_results', '...
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How to debug wifi setup on OpenWrt?
I have TP-LINK MR3020 device, which is connected to my laptop via UTP cable. It is accessible. I have installed full distribution recently, but then broke it and went from scratch with failsafe/...
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OpenWRT sending invalid packets to WAN when Android phone connects
I have a Netgear WR703N wireless router flashed with OpenWRT 12.09 "Attitude Adjustment" connected to my school's Ethernet network, and our IT department sent emails alerting me that it's "...
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How to improve the wifi performance of openwrt
If my computer download through my tplink router, the speed is 10Mbps, if through openwrt router, it's 5Mbps.
Here is wifi information:
root@localhost:/etc/config# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bg ...
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Cant use host-only adapter and bridged adapter at the same time virtual-box
I want to create a virtual network that real devices can connect to using virtual box. I have 2 routers I am bridging to virtual firmware. I have servers also running on vm's and would like to be able ...
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openwrt with virtualbox: client can't access internet
I'm experimenting with OpenWrt on VirtualBox. So here is what I have:
openwrt VM
Adapter 1 is bridged. Gets 192.168.1.x address from my actual router.
Adapter 2 is local network "openwrt-lan". ...
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cannot connect to OpenWrt router via switch
(Copied from the OpenWrt forum, where it went from the visible pages without answer...)
Dear all,
a few days ago I set up a TP-Link TL-WR1043ND with OpenWrt Attitude Adjustment 12.09-rc1. The router ...
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Why does ethtool on OpenWRT not recognise my LAN ports?
I've got an OpenWRT-based computing cluster named Mixtile Cluster Box using an ethernet port for connection to the outside world. This port named eth0 should run at 1 Gbit/sec speed (at least the doc ...
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Why does roaming setup not work? (Linksys WRT1200AC with OpenWRT and TP-Link EAP610)
My understanding is that for roaming two access points only need (a) be connected to the same wired L2 network (b) have the same SSID (c) have the same security setting.
I am using a Linksys WRT1200AC ...
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How can access to ONU device while connected with router via wifi?
My router has OpenWRT installed and my ONU device is connected through a wire on the WAN port. I can configure the ONU via 192.168.100.1 if I connect directly to my PC via LAN port and set my computer ...
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Connecting 2 cellular Routers
I want to connect to 4G routers over the cellular network, so client A connects to Router A which has 4G SIM card which is connected over cellular network to another 4G SIM card installed on Router B ...
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Dropbear agent key is visible in ssh connection but fail to fetch them with ssh_fetch_identitylist: agent refused operation
I observe some weird behaviour with regard to use of forwarded keys.
I access my router (OpenWRT 22.03) over SSH enabling key forwarding:
ssh -A [email protected] -p 2222
The socket for agent ...
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Quaggga OSPFv3 won't configure routes
I'm trying to configure Quagga to use OSPFv3 to create proper IPv6 routes between two OpenWrt routers running OpenVPN (tun mode). I know the tunnel is working properly because it works if I configure ...
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