Mastodawn

I had some strong firewall rules on my #ddwrt router blocking icmp requests from wan, blocking port scanners, and tarpitting, and absolutely murdered my throughout. I guess this poor mr8300 can't keep up. XD

Kylie Neko

Feb 10

cleaning some stuffs, found two routers that I shelved because they're backdoored / phone home.

but unless I'm missing something, looks like no one's got anything like #openwrt or #dd-wrt for them yet.

- Verizon FiOS-G1100
- Smart/RG SR555ac

They're just collecting dust otherwise, so I'm not terrified of bricking them, though it would be more fun to get something working. Not a realm I've ever really gone into so I wouldn't know where to start.

Eli Roberson (he/him)Feb 5

My first #OpenWRT test didn't go well. I've used #DDWRT for years. It's mostly fine. Needs periodic reboots. VLANs aren't stable sometimes.

I tried flashing OpenWRT onto my Nighthawk today. Seemed to mostly work OK. I logged in, got antennas activated. Then weirdness started. From a LAN wired connection, the gaming computer would get 2-5 minutes of uptime, then the whole port shut downs. Restart and it would be OK. Then 2-5 minutes later the port shuts down. Orange light. Full stop.

Eli Roberson (he/him)Feb 3

There's finally fiber Internet near us so we're switching. The dedicated line and symmetric upload will be a huge help for moving files.

I'm considering moving from our router from #DDWRT to #OpenWRT for better #WireGuard support, more frequent updates, maybe better QoS. Any thoughts from users? It's a Netgear Nighthawk which I think is plenty powerful enough and at least acts OK for DDWRT.

izzy Jan 20

i needed ipv6 for accessing my VPS hosted on https://boxybsd.com which is ipv6 only from me and my partner's new apartment so i called up my isp asking for an allocation. at first they told me that they're not ipv6 ready, but i got a call a few minutes after.....

now, I'm working with my isp and apparently i can be a early tester for their network support of ipv6.

apparently they're "almost there" in fully supporting it and want to work with me to test it. haha i'm loving this! i'm like a kid in a candy shop.

glad i made that first call!

#sysadmin #ddwrt #openbsd #networking #ipv6

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.:\dGh/:.Nov 17

Hi!

I'm Italo.

I'm going to build my own OpenWRT by mixing repository full of improvements on top of a fork of OpenWRT that uses NSS for thet Dynalink DL-WRX36 (Qualcomm IPQ8072).

Welcome to Jackass.

#SoftrwareDevelopment #OpenWRT #DDWRT #WRT #Router #Routers #Networking #Networks #FOSS #OSS #OpenSource #Git #Makefile #Make #Compilation #Compile #Linux

Potassium Nov 5

#ddwrt macht mich fertig... Heute 5h gebraucht bis alles wieder lief.... Ich glaub ich probier bald mal #openwrt aus...

Potassium Nov 5

Da fängt der Tag schon schlecht an: In der Früh die ersten E-Mails vom Network-Watchdog, dass das #homelab seit 01:30 ohne internetconnection ist. Danke #magenta und dem verdammten #ddwrt, dass sich nach einem Disconnect behände weigert eine neue IP per DHCP zu empfangen. Es ist zum Mäuse melken....

LeRoy Miller Oct 28

Unbrick a Linksys WRT54G router with DD WRT and TFTP

https://makertube.net/w/73Q2YCrwby494f44rh81ta

Unbrick a Linksys WRT54G router with DD WRT and TFTP

PeerTube

Eli Roberson (he/him)Aug 7, 2025

#WiFi
#HomeNetworking

I've been running #ddwrt for years without issue. The router is in the basement and the front ground floor area of the house has a pretty weak signal.

I'm considering updating to a GliNet MT6000 running #OpenWRT in the basement and an AXT1800 running it upstairs with ethernet backhaul.

That should overkill the problem. Then again, most of the network works OK. Is it worth the cost and technical debt of translating current settings on ddwrt to a new firmware.