[HowTo] Install and configure Oleg's firmware

[Hreks]

Wengi, thank you for your great tutorial. I've decided that it is the most detailed and started using it for connecting my usb hdd with 500gp.
Unfortunately, a have a problem after this steps:

# test if USB disc has been attached
# if not - then insert needed modules
#
# uncoment the following 4 lines if using an USB HDD.
#if [ ! -d /dev/discs ]
#then
#insmod scsi_mod && insmod sd_mod && insmod usb-storage && sleep 5s
#fi

#Wait for /opt to mount
mount /dev/discs/disc0/part2 /opt
i=0
while [ $i -le 30 ]
do
if [ -d /opt/etc ]
then
break
fi
sleep 1
i=`expr $i + 1`
done

mount /dev/discs/disc0/part3 /tmp/harddisk


# Activate swap
swapon /dev/discs/disc0/part1

# Run all active services - active means starts with S
/opt/etc/init.d/rc.unslung

I wrote it in VI editor after pressing 'i' and i saved it with :wq command.

I use 500gp like a router, so after those steps I make a command to reboot:
flashfs save && flashfs commit && flashfs enable && reboot

And then Putty says that "Fatal error (connection lost)"
I try to connect using SSH again, but also Fatal error appears (writing "network connection refused")
And i only can connect to 500gp using telnet or web. And when i run telnet, swap is not activated and driver is not mounted (so, startup script don't work i think) although all steps before i did according to your tutorial.

After that, i've refreshed the firmware and did everything again, but the result was the same.
Help me solve this problem please...
P.S. excuse me for my english: i've haven't any practice for a long time...

[Hreks]

So, i've solve the problem myself: there were some mistakes in my post-boot file.
But i still have one question: how can i establish connection to my router from any place with internet. I have a real IP and using Putty thought SSH, it can't connect to router. May be i should open any ports?

[wengi]

Hi Hreks,

"Fatal error (connection lost)" is normal when you reboot the router.
Normaly the network connection is also droped.

Due to the Asus also is running DHCP (i suggest) all should be ok after you request a new ip (in windows: ipconfig /renew).

But good to see that you managed it yourself

SSH is using port 22. You have to open this port in your firewall and/or forward this port to the local ip adress of the asus.
you can also use a different port (e.g. 222) and redirect ist to 22 on local ip.
This prevents ssh scanning, which is often done in the last month.

have fun with your asus
wengi

[Hreks]

1) Hi, Wengi, thank you for your reply, but can you give me more detailed answer?
What firewall do you mean, software or in the router?
What does it mean "forward this port to the local ip adress of the asus."
How can i use different port?
And what should i do on the computer, from which i want to connect my router(open any ports?)
Big thanks

2)WoW! I'm very happy) I've configured everything, writen in Wengi's manual. Now i have Samba, and my torrents are downloading! I can't belive
Wengi, really your tutorial is the best for new users of 500gp only one step became a problem: while activating RTC, it was error: can't create folder, permission denided.
3)And also one question: can i create my media library in \tmp\harddisk or in another folder? actually, i don't understand folders in samba according to the partitions in router, explane me please.
4) One more question: i want to make a web site in the router, considering a real IP, so i don't understand if any steps of your tutorial connected with this topic?
regards, Hreks

[wjr]

Hello guys,

I tried and tried and tried but to no avail...

I'd like to switch of the ipv6 functionality completely so my wl500g only uses ipv4 addresses but have not found a way to do this.

The reason I want to do this is because of Wondershaper. Basically I would like to limit my upload speed to the internet but NOT on my LAN obviously. My setup involves an ADSL modem in bridged mode (not possible to do any traffic control there) and a router (too old to support QoS) and my wl500g as access point. I need to do the traffic control on the Asus therefore but only to the outside. Wondershaper or 'tc' do not seem to support ipv6 though. I mean it does work but it is not possible to make the distinction between internal traffic and external traffic.
Using Wondershaper I set up a class for my internal range and a class for my 'external' range (effectively 0.0.0.0/0). Unfortunately I can only setup my internal range class using ipv4 addresses.
So if anyone knows how to configure Wondershaper to work with ipv6 then, yes please! If not then I would very much like to know how to disable ipv6 in my current firmware?

Thanks a lot in advance!