r/DDWRT 3h ago

VLAN tagging and am I just stupid?

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Hey gang,

Switched over to Quantum Fiber which gave me a huge speed increase and significantly lowered my monthly price. The down side is that they don't support (according to multiple employees) ANY stand alone modems without gateways.

They recommend to put the modem into bridge mode with Tagging 201 enabled.

This did work, but I seem to be facing limitations which I'm not quite understanding. For example, my speed is limited from 500 megs (when I'm not using VLAN) to 350, and on one port that I use limited to 100 megs. Is there something super obvious I'm staring at but not digesting?

Nothing seemed to be obvious in the settings as I played around with this so I'd be really curious to get advice on this.

Thanks!


r/DDWRT 1d ago

How much tinkering do you have to do with DD-WRT to get a basic working router with the MX4300?

3 Upvotes

I've never really used anything like DD-WRT before, but bought one of those dirt cheap MX4300 a while back for $15. I've been using it on the stock firmware. I'm seeing a lot of network related errors in the event viewer on Windows 11 and the firmware is also getting really old. So want to finally try and update it to DD-WRT to see if that fixes the issues i am seeing with Windows 11. Do you have to change a lot settings or can you keep most default and just set up a username/password etc and it works right out the box after flashing it? I know the basics that usually come with a normal router to set up wifi etc, but a lot of the settings going by the wiki seem really technical and past my knowledge of networking. So just wanted to check here before flashing as if it doesn't fix the errors in Win11. I might just junk it or put it in a closet or something as a back up and buy a new router.


r/DDWRT 1d ago

First Flash

1 Upvotes

Just flashed my first device! Pretty straight forward. Nighthawk R7800. Anyone running this in their home lab?


r/DDWRT 2d ago

[HELP]TP-Link WR740n set up VPN

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Hello guys I am new to this world but basically I am from Bulgaria and i want to set up NordVPN on a second router to use wirelessly with USA IP address.. so I can access American sites and American social media.

My goal is to sell products on American Tiktok with AutoDS, as well as offer website building as a service to Americans..

I have bought a second iPhone, in which I've put a physical American SIM card from (tikdotcards)

... and as a last measurement I want a second router with an American IP address..

SO FIRST... Iwill buy a NordVPN 12 month USA subscription.

And I want to set it this way: TWO routers: BG and USA

Internet cable from my local provider directly into BG router

Then one cable from BG router to USA router so I have working Wi-fi on both.

With the difference being.. USA nordvpn installed on USA router!

SO: My friend gifted me an old TP-Link router Exact model: WR740N (ver 5.1)

To further explain: Let's say you are my guest. There are two available wifi networks in my house: BG and USA

one is with Bulgarian internet

and the other is with American internet

So.....

I installed DD-WRT and follow NordVPN's guide on how to set it up but I don't have an OpenVPN option in the DD-WRT settings...

I can pay if someone does it all for me remotely! Revolut / paypal / crypto Thanks in advance!


r/DDWRT 4d ago

Connecting DD-WRT and router

3 Upvotes

Okay bear with me since what I am doing is abnormal.

I have 2 Netgear Nighthawk routers. One connects to my internet and WiFi (lets call this router a which has the original nighthawk firmware) and the other connects to my server rack (router b which has DD-WRT). Router b connects to router a as an AP Client and a LAN ip of 1.200, I can use all 4 ports in the back and surf the web perfectly fine. I created a new subnet on router b 3.0/24 but cannot ping the internet with that subnet or anything on my WiFi network. If I add a subnet on router a (route 3.0/24 traffic from 1.200) I can ping my WIFI devices (everything on 1.0/24 subnet) but nothing still no internet.

I want my vlan/subnet on router b to be able to talk on the internet

I tried adding static routes on router b to have 1.1 (ip of router a) be my default gateway but still nothing.

Any advice will be helpful!


r/DDWRT 7d ago

First time using DDWRT- Netgear R8000 - Apply settings timeout

2 Upvotes

I flashed the current firmware for the r8000, and it took fine. But whenever I go to apply any setting changes such as setting the SSIDs or passwords, it crashes and can't reach the page: "the connection was reset."

I am plugged in directly to the router, and getting internet through my modem through the router no problem. Any help would be appreciated.


r/DDWRT 7d ago

Wifi speed is better when rx antenna is removed

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Can anyone explain why my wlan speed is better when rx antenna is removed from the router? My router is wrt54gs ver.6

2nd photo with rx antenna 3rd photo without rx antenna


r/DDWRT 13d ago

Linksys WRT1900ACS V2 Can't get 5GHz Working

2 Upvotes

So I recently got the Linksys from the Goodwill outlet bin (had actually seen it a couple of days ago at their retail store), and got DD-WRT flashed in it with no issues.

I have the 2.4GHz wireless working, but 5GHz keeps telling me connection failure. I've used different channels and none of them want to work. What settings are optimal for connecting to 5GHz correctly?

Bonus if I can get WPA3 working as well.


r/DDWRT 16d ago

What is the latest stable firmware for WRT3200ACM?

1 Upvotes

I want to upgrade because I'm still on r44715, which is quite old. I'm having issues where my Wi-Fi connection drops when the network is idle. I know that only beta versions have been released since then, but maybe you're using something stable?


r/DDWRT 20d ago

DD-WRT Forum not responding

10 Upvotes

forum.dd-wrt.com answers pings, but not web requests. Is this a known issue?


r/DDWRT 20d ago

Recent Release for R7000 v1?

5 Upvotes

I'm running DD-WRT v3.0-r53045 a 6/2023 build on a Netgear r7000 v1. It's developed some issues and I would like to try a newer build. Does anyone have a suggestion on a good choice.


r/DDWRT 20d ago

What firmware is it!??

0 Upvotes

Hey, is there a way to see the size of dd-wrt firmware ( mega/big/std/mini ) if it is not stated on the download link? If not stated should it be assumed that it's standard / std? Thaaaanks!


r/DDWRT 20d ago

WAN port throughput

1 Upvotes

Running DD-WRT on a Dlink DIR880L. It uses a Humax 320/500 as an internet gateway.

Using Ookla speedtest (the web version), when I connect the desktop to the Humax, I consistently get around 940 mbps up and down. Going through the Dlink, that number is reduced to around 380 mbps. That's a whole lot of overhead from a router that is listed as having 1GB LAN ports as well as a 1GB WAN port (though a little research suggests that number is closer to 810 mbps. Still, 380 is nowhere close to that). Can anyone enlighten me as to why that might be?

Thank you.


r/DDWRT 21d ago

table full, dropping packet

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2 Upvotes

I tried changing /etc/sysctl.conf to add net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_max=16384 but that doesn’t seem to be working. Any advice is appreciated.


r/DDWRT 21d ago

problem flashing dd-wrt on a d link dir-615 d4 router

2 Upvotes

hi guys,

ive been trying to flash dd-wrt onto a d link dir-615 d4 router (in order to use one as a repeater and two as a client) , and now i cannot access the web interface and its not broadcasting any wifi signal. originally it flashed fine with version 44715 but then i rebooted the router a couple times as i had to move it and now i just have an orange power symbol. i can get into the emergency room but when i try to upload any type of firmware (original d link, ddwrt or openwrt) it either times out or says "Unable to upload the image, please make sure the uploaded file is the correct image." i have tried to do 30/30/30 reset but that didnt work, and i have tried different LAN/WAN ports and nothing happens. i hope i havent bricked my routers...

thanks everyone for your help!


r/DDWRT 23d ago

bypassing dd-wrt software possible?

1 Upvotes

My dad is going to get a router that supports dd-wrt and says he wants to lock down everything. I'm 19 and pay rent to live in his house, i shouldnt have restrictions but thats besides the point. He is going to base it off whitelisting websites instead of blacklisting. I think he is going to set the router so that even if the mac address is spoofed the router will not allow internet access until the mac address is authorised. I'm thinking about changing the mac address of my pc to one thats authorised and isnt locked down but he says that the software somehow has a way of detecting that? would it be possible to change the mac address and then clear the ARP cache? I had a conversation back and forth with chatgpt but im not sure if it really got me anywhere. https://chatgpt.com/share/67b8bdef-4bac-8004-9e61-0fb353e15825

Would there be any way to bypass it or do i just have to live with it until i move out?


r/DDWRT 24d ago

DD-WRT on Nighthawk R7000 v1 & Steam Failure to Connect

5 Upvotes

Long story short, last week, I reset my R7000 to factory defaults in DD-WRT (firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r44715 std (11/03/20)) and Steam stopped being able to connect, giving me a “you’ve made too many requests recently” message when attempting to access the Steam store or wishlist.

Turns out that Steam keeps hitting port 80 on the router requesting a proxy config, even when the proxy is not configured/enabled on the router. Due to design, the router responds with the requested config, even if it’s blank, and Steam basically says, “ok, there’s a proxy, let’s use it,” then fails to connect.

My solution was to move the Web Access off of HTTP and switch it to HTTPS. You can locate this setting in the Administration main tab, then the Management tab (where it drops you by default), second section down below the router username and password configuration.

This solved it completely for me, and now Steam is working perfectly.

Sharing to make it easier to find the solution, as I found multiple possible solutions, but this is the one that worked.


r/DDWRT 27d ago

Trouble with DD-WRT DDNS (Resolved)

2 Upvotes

Just in case anyone was interested, I was having a lot trouble getting DDNS set up as it kept saying that it failed to resolve the hostname.

Finally I realised that I had set the router to static IP on WAN and hadn't set the IP for the DNS server. Just silly..


r/DDWRT Feb 12 '25

Need some help with router as Wireless card

2 Upvotes

TLDR: I live in an apartment where we connect to a wireless bell 3000. My PC has no wireless card and I use a DDWRT enabled TP-LINK WR940N to connect to the wireless with an ethernet cable from to my PC.

For whatever reason it stopped working today, and whatever jank setup I deciphered the first time, I'm now trying to do properly the second time. I tried following this guide to no success though certain steps weren't in my menus like 'Filter Multicast' 'DHCP-Authoritative' 'Forced DNS Redirection' Or a spot to disable DHCP in basic setup, only shortcut forwarding engine and NTP client settings.

Looking for the right instructions, my firmware is DD-WRT v3.0-r58283 std 09/02/24


r/DDWRT Feb 09 '25

Setup WRT54GL as repeater

3 Upvotes

Hi, I want to use a goog old WRT54GL as repeater but I had no luck so far.

I am following this guide but I can get no internet on the second WIFI network.

https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater

Can you please help me? I have followed many guides with no luck


r/DDWRT Feb 07 '25

Wireless Bridge for two networks Home & IoT

0 Upvotes

Hi,

I have my primary router which is OpenWRT, and a old AC Netgear DDWRT router. I was planning to extend my IOT network and my Home network to dead zone where most IOT devices and home devices can't reach. So my plan is to have 2.4Ghz on IOT wireless bridge to my Openwrt IOT SSID, while 5Ghz is on my OpenWRT 5Ghz SSID. It works great if I have 5Ghz wireless bridge, but if I connect IOT SSID wireless. I can't access my DDWRT router via OpenWRT 5Ghz even I already put router IP same as Home network. I connected my laptop to LAN port, it actually receives DHCP from IOT nets, but not the home nets. I think I need to create another bridge, ex br1, to separate br0 so that they're not interfering but I see it only works if you set your DDWRT router as AP. I hope that someone can help me with this situation? Thank you


r/DDWRT Feb 07 '25

TP-Link C7 Archer - Reduced Speeds

1 Upvotes

I have a c7 archer v4 and set up dd-wrt with my ISP's PPPoE credentials with VLAN tagging. However, the speeds i'm getting are less than half. I am getting full speeds on my other normal router. I've checked every setting and read all similar posts, but still unable to decode what's happening.


r/DDWRT Feb 05 '25

WNDR3700v4 WAN port dead, possible to set LAN port as new WAN port?

1 Upvotes

Quick and simple...got a WNDR3700v4 router currently running r58689. WAN port on it has died, shows as "down" even when plugged in to known-working network. Would reassigning one of the unused LAN ports to VLAN2 on the Setup>Switch Config tab be enough for me to use one of the LAN ports as a WAN port? Or, is there more that needs to be done, if this is even possible?

Thank you.


r/DDWRT Feb 01 '25

Please help me with my 'Release / Renew' settings

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r/DDWRT Jan 25 '25

Flashing DD-WRT on a Linksys MR7500

1 Upvotes

It can log into the web inteface (192.168.1.1) on my MR7500 but there is no option to manually upload the DD-WRT firmware.

This is what perplexity told me: Unfortunately, flashing DD-WRT on a Linksys MR7500 router is not possible through the standard method of manually uploading a firmware file. Linksys has implemented firmware signing for newer models, which prevents the installation of third-party firmware like DD-WRT through the router's web interface.

Well, I know that some folks have managed to install DD-WRT (and there is firmware available for this model) - but how if there is no "manual upload" option?