Firmware v1.9.2.7 CR4 [Oleg]

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12-04-2005, 19:11
Feico de Boer

Quote:

Originally Posted by hugo

Did you try the full reset? I also get instability between firmwares versions if I don't restart configuration from scratch. Also, I usualy disable WMM extentions and work using WEP

It shouldn't be neccessary for these two versions I think, but to make a long answer short, no I didn't.

Anyway, I appears not just to be -4 because today I lost wireless also on the -3c release (without full reset that is), there was no reset however. I'm trying something different now. With netstumbler I noticed that someone else is on the same channel my box has autoconfigured. Despite the risks of choosing a bad channel, I now fixed the box to channel one that was often used before the change.

If that fails also I will try a full reset and configure from scratch.
12-04-2005, 19:14
hugo

You're right about the firmware difference, but I did experience problems between 3c and 4. I also thought I wouldn't need any reset, but I had random failures while copying big files for example. Now it's perfectly working.
12-04-2005, 19:37
Feico de Boer

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feico de Boer

If that fails also I will try a full reset and configure from scratch.

The !@#$% thing just did a reset, that's it, full reset after I cleaned up the kitchen table (should have done that before experimenting anyway and has nothing to do with this issue :) ).
12-04-2005, 19:55
Oleg

Quote:

Originally Posted by Styno

Am I the only one experiencing problems with ipkg installation?

So far I've encountered the following (which has been reported before, I know):

Code:

$ ipkg.sh update Downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung/wl500g/Packages ... wget: //opt/tmp/ipkg/Packages: No such file or directory ipkg_download: ERROR: Failed to retrieve http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung/wl500g/Packages, returning ipkg_update: Error downloading http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung/wl500g/Packages to /opt/lib/ipkg/lists/unslung

Which I solved creating the following directories by hand (Jean-Fabrice told me they shoul've been created automatically, but that doesn't happen with me):
- /opt/etc
- /opt/lib/lists
- /opt/tmp
- /opt/tmp/ipkg
After this I issued the ipkg.sh update again and I receive the list without errors.
Next step is to install ipkg binary, but then new errors occur:

Code:

$ ipkg.sh install ipkg ipkg_get_install: ERROR: Cannot find package ipkg in /opt/lib/ipkg/lists ipkg_get_install: Check the spelling and maybe run `ipkg update'.

When I check the list with:

Code:

$ cat /opt/lib/ipkg/lists/unslung | grep ipkg Source: http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/downloads/ntpclient_2003_194.tar.gz

There is no occurance of any ipkg package.

What to do next?

These is my ipkg.conf file:

Code:

$ cat /etc/ipkg.conf src unslung http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung/wl500g dest root /

Styno, do NOT touch /etc/ipkg.conf, as otherwise you will not be able to update ipkg. The ONLY step needed is typing

Code:

mkdir -p /opt/tmp/ipkg ipkg.sh update ipkg.sh install ipkg

All directories would be created automatically. Please remove this from your how-to as it's not needed.
12-04-2005, 20:28
Styno

Oleg, I've updated the HOWTO and removed my previous post. Sorry for all the fuss, I guess I was confused by not getting my HDD mounted on /opt.
12-04-2005, 20:42
Oleg

Quote:

Originally Posted by Styno

Oleg, I've updated the HOWTO and removed my previous post. Sorry for all the fuss, I guess I was confused by not getting my HDD mounted on /opt.

:) I've fixed ipkg.sh, so it will create this directory automagically in the next release.
14-04-2005, 11:10
petgun

Quote:

Originally Posted by petgun

..i think there will be a little performance boost if i can use 32768.

..some NFS-Tuning Tips with speed comparisons table http://cdfcaf.fnal.gov/doc/cdfnote_5962/node16.html
18-04-2005, 08:50
Feico de Boer

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feico de Boer

I believe you Oleg, that's not the issue. The -4 firmware just breaks over and over on my setup. Most of the time loosing ssh and wireless, but yesterday it freaked out completely and even LAN access was gone. Being tired of this I flashed back to -3c and sofar things are still going. The last reboot (planned) was around 10 pm yesterday and this morning 9 am I could still log on to the router from the office, sofar it's still alive.

Regarding the wireless. I don't think someone just installed wireless equipment in the neighborhood. I did a netstumbler scan yesterday and all looks the same. Ofcourse, the unit can be switched of but considering the neighborhood and range of the wireless devices, I don't think so. Ofcourse the band is an ISM band and shared with other ISM devices as well, I can't check for wireless videolink devices that may interfere. Apart from that the lower channels are also shared with amateur radio (high power) and professional video link services (low power). One of the reasons to go back to the -3c release, if it is the wireless stuff, that one might give problems to. If the -3c stays online, it may be something different in the -4 release.

If I find something more, I'll let you know.

Currently I'm on -4 again and sofar (keeping my fingers crossed) thing appear to stay online. One of the weird things I noticed was that the wireless (automatic channel selection) always started at channel one, but was on channel 6 when it was in a bad state, this also happened with the -3c release. This, together with Oleg remark that someone else in the neighbourhood may have installed wireless equipment, does indeed appear to be the case.

I did a factory reset and fixed the unit to channel 6 and sofar the issue did not show up. There are a few other settings like fixing to 54g but I don't think that should matter much.

Quite funny (sarcasm implied) that something like channel disturbance should result in loss of wireless ...
18-04-2005, 23:06
reul

Is it also possible to cap the bandwith limit of the FTP-server, with the integrated bandwith limiter?
21-04-2005, 01:15
undead

ipkg midnight commander

I installed on my wlhdd Oleg's firmware 1.9.2.7-4, moved rootfs to hdd, add swap, install ipkg and install midnight commander from unslug (mc_4.1.35-2_mipsel.ipk) and ncurses library (by dependecies).
But when I try to start mc - I have blank screen. I tryed start with any parameters (without mouse, colors e.t.c.) in ssh and telnet - no results, blank screen only.
Anybody run mc from unslug on wl500g or wlhdd ???
21-04-2005, 07:39
Oleg

Quote:

Originally Posted by undead

I installed on my wlhdd Oleg's firmware 1.9.2.7-4, moved rootfs to hdd, add swap, install ipkg and install midnight commander from unslug (mc_4.1.35-2_mipsel.ipk) and ncurses library (by dependecies).
But when I try to start mc - I have blank screen. I tryed start with any parameters (without mouse, colors e.t.c.) in ssh and telnet - no results, blank screen only.
Anybody run mc from unslug on wl500g or wlhdd ???

I've tried to use it, but also failed. Probably something is missing...
21-04-2005, 15:33
iog

1.9.2.7-CR4 still has problems with bigpond

Previously I had Asus FW 1.9.2.7, which worked well except that it dropped out about every two days (on Bigpond cable). With Oleg's custom FW 1.9.2.7-CR4, VPN connection (MS) drops out frequently (it can be after 5 minutes; usually it is 20-25 minutes). I had no dropouts of VPN with Asus 1.9.2.7 (ran for hours). Also, with CR4 there are frequent 1-2 minute periods of timeouts while browsing or email client send/receive (Outlook), which did not occur with Asus 1.9.2.7. It does not look as if it is yet fixed for bigpond.
22-04-2005, 18:34
Ascathôn

When I use telnet and some commands on the router, the device reboots after a few minutes. And it keeps doing this every ~30 minutes until I disconnect the power cable for an half hour to let it cool down. Is it possible the router got overheated?

Using v1.9.2.7 CR4 Oleg
22-04-2005, 21:30
Oleg

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ascathôn

When I use telnet and some commands on the router, the device reboots after a few minutes. And it keeps doing this every ~30 minutes until I disconnect the power cable for an half hour to let it cool down. Is it possible the router got overheated?

Using v1.9.2.7 CR4 Oleg

Unlikely. Which commands are causing this?
23-04-2005, 02:52
michael

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jbrbv

To share my experiences with you:
On my set of two WL-500g's WDS does work with WPS-PSK and AES (on Channel 11).
Both are in AP mode and one of them is connected to a router.

jbrbv : I'm trying to get the same setup working, and have both my WL-500g's set up as you have said above, but still cant get bridging working - could you please give more information on your wireless settings that you used to getthis to work - my WL-500g's are on v1.9.2.7 CR4 and the other details are in the attached pdf - any help you could give would be very much appreciated

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