Click here [dd-wrt.com] for a guide on installing DD-WRT
Download the latest DD-WRT builds from here [dd-wrt.com]
If you are not interested in using custom firmware yet, these routers support mesh with the stock firmware, but the USB port is disabled.
The stock firmware is relatively new, but is speculated to not receive many, if any, updates, so it may be best to wait until custom firmware support is merged and more mature before messing with installing custom firmware.
How to enable mesh:
- Setup your Main router completely.
- Plug your child node using the wan port to the main router lan port, wait for a solid purple light on the child node before proceeding.
- Log into your main router web admin.
- Click on CA at the bottom right.
- Click on Connectivity and CA Router setup.
- Click on both Add Wired and Add Wireless nodes buttons. Wait for the Add wireless button to re-enable.
- Click Done adding Child Nodes and then Apply.
- Now the child node light should start flashing purple and turn into a mesh mode when it turns blue.
- Disconnect Ethernet and wait for blue light again.
- Move node to desired location.
How to set up as access point:
- Disable DHCP (optional).
- Set the device to Bridge Mode under Connectivity tab.
- Connect cable from your router to a LAN port.
- Get some nail polish and a round sticker to cover the annoying flashing right light.
- Click the 'CA' at the bottom of the page to see the detailed configurations of wifi.
to unbrick and flash new firmware
run flashimg
run flashimg2
rename stock firmware to tortuga.img
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Mind you that I only have 100Mbps Spectrum internet but I do stream/direct play 4k videos from a Plex media server to several Amazon Firestick 4k devices without issue. Overall IMO you would be hard pressed to find such relatively decent hardware for so cheap; especially a Mesh network.
It wasn't all smooth at first mind you. I kept getting disconnects; especially with the streaming IP cameras. But I discovered by disabling Express Forwarding all my streaming issues went away. (CA>Connectivity>Administration>Express Forwarding)
I'm guessing that Cisco's/Linksys' proprietary Express Forwarding routing protocol was causing havoc with the IP cams streaming capabilities. Also, disabling Node Steering seemed to make things more stable as well; mesh nodes no longer disconnect from the router when Node Steering is disabled. (CA>Wi-Fi Settings>Advanced>Node Steering)
Of course, user experience can vary so feel free to experiment. if the routers are giving you problems, try turning these features off and see if it works
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After it happened last night, I added the Main and Mini TiVos to the priority device list and also reserved the DHCP IPs for those devices. Anything else i can try? On my old slower Deco mesh system, I'd get occasional stuttering but never a failure to communicate altogether.
The only reason I still use a TiVo is because I'm grandfathered into their lifetime plan so the service is free and i don't have to rent a DVR from Xfinity.
I was almost going to purchase some Nano long range point to point wifi transmitters (like farmers use) to get signal out there but I guess I won't need to.
Surprisingly, it was terrible at first. I wonder if these take some time to start working. The first afternoon I set it up, the speeds in the outbuilding were very slow and there were multiple dead areas and dropped signal in the building. I had to attend to other matters that day, but the next day I tested the signal again and was surprised it was doing great. I wonder if the mesh units take a few minutes / hours in order to "calibrate" with each other?
https://www.reddit.com/r/openwrt/...0_linksys/
I was almost going to purchase some Nano long range point to point wifi transmitters (like farmers use) to get signal out there but I guess I won't need to.
Surprisingly, it was terrible at first. I wonder if these take some time to start working. The first afternoon I set it up, the speeds in the outbuilding were very slow and there were multiple dead areas and dropped signal in the building. I had to attend to other matters that day, but the next day I tested the signal again and was surprised it was doing great. I wonder if the mesh units take a few minutes / hours in order to "calibrate" with each other?
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Also since this is a dual partition router, you can flip the power switch on and off 3 or 4 times and it should boot into the second partition with the stock firmware. Assuming you didn't flash both partitions.
I really like that dual partition. Most phones have this for updates but this is first router I've seen with it. Just biding time for things to settle down but if there are flashable version with the nss it should not be to long....
https://www.reddit.com/r/openwrt/...0_linksys/ [reddit.com]
Static IP same as the lan IP 192.168.1.3
Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (main router's IP)
DNS: 192.168.1.1
So far I have not experienced any issues.
If it's Enabled, you probably have a double-NAT for such Access Point.
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If it's Enabled, you probably have a double-NAT for such Access Point.
As of now, the wireless (usually works), and the IPs shows up in IP scans and the router network map, but I can no longer bring up the configuration pages for either. One is using a LAN, one the WAN, neither works when you switch them. The one with the WAN says it is not responding to connections on port 80,will need to look into that.
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