Due to a wrong update of firmware, I bricked the TP-Link WDR 4300 wireless router I had. It was unused for a considerable period of time assuming that it had died due to hardware fault, with no hope of being resuscitated. Finally, got some time to investigate it further and attempted to recover or salvage … Continue reading How to de-brick or unbrick or recover TP-Link WDR-4300 wireless router
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Asus RT-AC58U router very poor download speed. The fix from the FAQ
The Asus RT-AC58U wireless router though quite powerful, at times causes download speeds to plummet drastically. The broadband connection does work at full speed when directly connected to the computer. Which means, the router has an issue. Digging further, found the answer to fix the problem in the Asus FAQ at https://www.asus.com/in/support/FAQ/1030641 Use the information … Continue reading Asus RT-AC58U router very poor download speed. The fix from the FAQ
How to reset TP Link WDR4300 router after bad install of OpenWRT LEDE
If you cannot access the LUCI OpenWRT page of the TP Link WDR4300 router, the below may help. Set PC ip: 192.168.1.2 and subnetmask 255.255.255.0 and gateway 192.168.1.1 Power off the router Disconnect the WAN cable Only connect your PC Ethernet cable to ETH0 Power On the router Wait for the router to start the … Continue reading How to reset TP Link WDR4300 router after bad install of OpenWRT LEDE
How to add a Guest Wireless Network with Isolation in OpenWRT on a wireless router
Problem Statement Several guests come home and ask for Wi-Fi access to connect to the internet to see emails, etc. Most times, we give them our main SSID wireless password everytime to connect. This has several disadvantages, though not limited to those listed below: The guest now has a permanent record of your Wireless SSID … Continue reading How to add a Guest Wireless Network with Isolation in OpenWRT on a wireless router
Cannot connect to OpenWRT router using SSH after OpenWRT firmware upgrade
OpenWRT is a very powerful router firmware. Since I wanted to upgrade the router firmware, I took a backup of the configuration and then did a complete erase of the configuration settings at the time of firmware upgrade. After logging in, and setting up SSH as a means to log in to the router, SSH … Continue reading Cannot connect to OpenWRT router using SSH after OpenWRT firmware upgrade
Unable to log into LuCi web interface after upgrading OpenWRT from barrier-breaker to chaos-calmer
I applied the Chaos Calmer OpenWRT firmware upgrade on the TP Link WDR4300 router. Very important to note that if you already use OpenWRT on the router, install the sysupgrade and not the factory binary firmware file. Use factory only when upgrading from the factory TP Link firmware. For first time install use this file … Continue reading Unable to log into LuCi web interface after upgrading OpenWRT from barrier-breaker to chaos-calmer
How to set up an isolated Guest WLAN on TP-Link WDR4300 with OpenWRT using command line
You have guests at your home and they want to use your wireless network to retrieve emails, etc off the Internet. This is not a unique situation, but is quite common everywhere, with the proliferation of devices and services that require Internet access. The only issue you face is that if you give them your … Continue reading How to set up an isolated Guest WLAN on TP-Link WDR4300 with OpenWRT using command line
How to watch the internet connections established by devices on OpenWRT router real-time with iftop
We all want to know to which internet connections our devices connect to. One of the best ways to do that, is use iftop. Install the iftop package in OpenWRT on the router itself to enable it to be used to monitor these network connections. To do so, open a terminal window on your computer … Continue reading How to watch the internet connections established by devices on OpenWRT router real-time with iftop
How to upgrade packages in OpenWRT to apply updates, security patches and more
So you installed the OpenWRT firmware on your wireless router! It works like a charm. However, what would you need to do to upgrade the firmware periodically? A secure router is only as good as the last security patch applied. The best feature of OpenWRT over dd-wrt or even Android, is that you do not … Continue reading How to upgrade packages in OpenWRT to apply updates, security patches and more
Downgrade dd-wrt firmware from dd-wrt version 24461 to dd-wrt version 24160
Recently, there have been no upgrades to the dd-wrt firmware I use on my routers. Found that the last dd-wrt firmware version 24461, did not permit upgrades to newer firmware due to a bug in it. It also did not allow downgrades to a lower version of dd-wrt via the Web GUI interface or any … Continue reading Downgrade dd-wrt firmware from dd-wrt version 24461 to dd-wrt version 24160
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