Joined: 11 Jul 2011 Posts: 54 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 19:15 Post subject:
I've noticed that the last two posts in this thread are to the stock, non DD-WRT firmware. Does that mean that DD-WRT development for this router has ceased?
I believe the problem is that SVN 16214 was the last stable release (others flake after a period, and this has never been addressed), and it didn't start SSH properly.
Some people need bleeding edge. I'm happy with 16214, and this startup script I use to start SSH:
Code:
iptables -t nat -I POSTROUTING -o br0 -s 192.168.0.0/24 -d 192.168.0.0/24 -j MASQUERADE
echo "16384" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_max
if [ ! -d /tmp/root/.ssh ]; then
mkdir -p /tmp/root/.ssh
fi
if [ ! -f /tmp/root/.ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key ]; then
dropbearkey -t rsa -f /tmp/root/.ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
fi
if [ ! -f /tmp/root/.ssh/ssh_host_dss_key ]; then
dropbearkey -t dss -f /tmp/root/.ssh/ssh_host_dss_key
fi
dropbear -r /tmp/root/.ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key -d /tmp/root/.ssh/ssh_host_dss_key -p 22 -s
The iptables statement lets me ssh/etc within my local network, the '16384' echo gives me up to 16k connections, and the rest just sets up dropbear with ssh keys (if they don't exist), and starts it as an ssh daemon.
I'd like to see a stable DD-WRT release, but, again, I'm fairly happy with this.
Joined: 11 Jul 2011 Posts: 54 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 14:12 Post subject:
Hi Neptho - thanks for the reply. I wasn't looking for "bleeding edge", but my current router is a Linksys WRT54G running DDWRT mini build of 14929.
I was at least looking for something newer than that, so I may have to try 16214.
I currently have a later build of DD-WRT than that on my Airlink though as I was trying to get wifi to work in the newer builds - does DD-WRT work with downgrades? (i.e. could I just upload a older build in the firmware upload part of the GUI and flash like normal and have everything be fine?)
Also, I had read somewhere about there being issues with Macs and wifi in one of the Airlink builds (I don't have a Mac, but I have many friends who do)...was this fixed in 16214?
Hi Neptho - thanks for the reply. I wasn't looking for "bleeding edge", but my current router is a Linksys WRT54G running DDWRT mini build of 14929.
I was at least looking for something newer than that, so I may have to try 16214.
I currently have a later build of DD-WRT than that on my Airlink though as I was trying to get wifi to work in the newer builds - does DD-WRT work with downgrades? (i.e. could I just upload a older build in the firmware upload part of the GUI and flash like normal and have everything be fine?)
Also, I had read somewhere about there being issues with Macs and wifi in one of the Airlink builds (I don't have a Mac, but I have many friends who do)...was this fixed in 16214?
I have tried a later build, and I was able to downgrade to r16214 on my 670W just fine. The trick is doing so if you get one that screws up the LAN. Do NOT do a flash reset when you downgrade if that happens; I can't say that it will break the LAN, but I have seen other reports of that.
If you change the MTU and timeout settings, you shouldn't have any issue w/ Macs. If you set it to 1492 for MTU, you should be fine. I had dropoff with my iPhone until I did that.. but I no longer use an iPhone.
It really is a shame that this hasn't been resolved; I was contemplating sending a couple routers upstream just so they could fix this, but there doesn't seem to be any interest in doing so (and shipping internationally would cost me a fortune).
Joined: 11 Jul 2011 Posts: 54 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 23:01 Post subject:
neptho wrote:
It really is a shame that this hasn't been resolved; I was contemplating sending a couple routers upstream just so they could fix this, but there doesn't seem to be any interest in doing so (and shipping internationally would cost me a fortune).
Agreed! If I had another router of this type that I wasn't using, I'd contemplate sending it along as well as it seems a quality router for a decent price....if I knew more about coding, I would try and help solve the issue, but unfortunately, as good as I am with computers, it's not something I am good at :S
I suppose it may be possible to actually go through all of the code and see what has been twiddled that makes the LAN die, and the WLAN unreliable, but I haven't got the time to mess around as I once did.
It is difficult to find such a robust router (32M RAM, 266Mhz CPU, Wireless N) for such a low price.
I'm thinking of getting one these for use with HMA.COM - can anyone tell me if these router (Airlink 101 AR670W) supports the DDWRT OpenVPN Tab?
No, 4MB flash is not memory enough for OpenVPN to be included.
I've been reading far too many websites and not getting a really good answer..can you give me an example of a cheap router that will provide OpenVpn? Will these all work? http://wiki.hidemyass.com/Router
If I click the link on the wiki for the Asus Nt-12 I get two models at Amazon, at very different prices. Will they both work?
I don't really mind being on this build, since I've created workarounds for the known issues, but I'd like to get further support, and toy with a few new features in later DD-WRT builds.
The problem with the more recent builds are:
* arbitrary wired functionality
* random crashes which require a hard reset
* Seemingly strange issues with MTU
Has anyone braved a recent build and have had it work for more than two days at a stretch?
E: Well, I bit the bullet:
Firmware Version
DD-WRT v24-sp2 (02/11/13) std - build 20675
Joined: 11 Jul 2011 Posts: 54 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:38 Post subject:
Did you manage to unbrick your router tsqd?
Has anybody tried the latest 21153 build; is WiFi working again? Now that tsqd said 21061 bricks his 670W, I'm a bit leery of trying the latest builds as I wouldn't know how to unbrick mine...
Has anybody tried the latest 21153 build; is WiFi working again? Now that tsqd said 21061 bricks his 670W, I'm a bit leery of trying the latest builds as I wouldn't know how to unbrick mine...
Yes. If you hold the reset pin down when you power on the router, you can access the router at http://192.168.1.10 and load the dd-wrt supplied airlink-factory image. FYI, you can't ping that .10 address and you'll need to manually power off/on after loading the image.