[HowTo] Install and configure Oleg's firmware

hi,

I have a 8GB sd card installed on my wl-500gp (version 1). yesterday i downloaded a file using rtorrent. after the downloading is finished, i turned off the power of the router, and unplugged the card reader. i connected the reader to my pc (i use ubuntu) copied the file to my hard drive, unmounted the sd card and unplugged it. then i connected the card reader to the router. i turned on the power again, but i found that the router didn't mount my sd card. i checked the "/etc/fstab", nothing changed. i also checked everything under /usr/local/sbin, still the same. this had happened many times, could anyone help me out?

thanks in advance.

Anyone, PLEASE?

i really need help.

Hi,

not really an idea.
Did you do an e2fsck on the partitions?

wengi

Some time unknown users are trying to connect to my router using ssh.
Jun 18 00:17:33 dropbear[1510]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:47127
Jun 18 00:17:34 dropbear[1510]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:17:38 dropbear[1511]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:47566
Jun 18 00:17:39 dropbear[1511]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:17:45 dropbear[1512]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:47864
Jun 18 00:17:46 dropbear[1512]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:17:50 dropbear[1513]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:48231
Jun 18 00:17:51 dropbear[1513]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:17:55 dropbear[1514]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:48510
Jun 18 00:17:56 dropbear[1514]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:18:02 dropbear[1515]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:48759
Jun 18 00:18:03 dropbear[1515]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:18:09 dropbear[1516]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:49061
Jun 18 00:18:10 dropbear[1516]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:18:14 dropbear[1517]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:49413
Jun 18 00:18:14 dropbear[1517]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:18:19 dropbear[1518]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:49664
Jun 18 00:18:19 dropbear[1518]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:18:27 dropbear[1519]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:49900
Jun 18 00:18:27 dropbear[1519]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:18:32 dropbear[1520]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:50281
Jun 18 00:18:33 dropbear[1520]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:18:39 dropbear[1521]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:50565
Jun 18 00:18:39 dropbear[1521]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:18:43 dropbear[1522]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:50901
Jun 18 00:18:44 dropbear[1522]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:18:49 dropbear[1523]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:51125
Jun 18 00:18:50 dropbear[1523]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:18:54 dropbear[1524]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:51433
Jun 18 00:18:54 dropbear[1524]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received
Jun 18 00:18:59 dropbear[1525]: bad password attempt for 'root' from ::ffff:190.154.226.132:51691
Jun 18 00:19:00 dropbear[1525]: exit before auth (user 'root', 1 fails): Disconnect received



What I have done wronh in my outer configuration, that other see my router?
My friend doesn't have these false ssh connections. configuration is the same.

Hi,

this is normal. Everyone opening an ssh server on the default port will have these attacks.

If you don not need ssh access from internet: close the port (iptables)
If you need ssh from internet: use a strong password and live with it or do some settings to secure ssh access.
eg. http://wl500g.info/showpost.php?p=98784&postcount=268

wengi

Can anyone tell me how can i add ftp after i run this how-to?

Hi,

install a ftp server of your choice with ipkg

Code:

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[admin@blechbuechse root]$ ipkg list | grep -i ftpd
bftpd - 2.3-1 - bftpd is a very configurable Linux FTP server which can do chroot without special configuration or directory preparation.
ftpd-topfield - 0.7.7-0 - FTPD for the Topfield TF5000PVRt
proftpd - 1.3.2-2 - Highly configurable FTP server with SSL-TLS
pure-ftpd - 1.0.22-1 - A free (BSD), secure, production-quality and standard-conformant FTP server.
stupid-ftpd - 1.5beta-1 - FTP server with ftp-daemon functionality and a command-line mode.
tnftpd - 20081009-1 - tnftpd (formerly lukemftpd) is a port of the NetBSD FTP server to other systems.
vsftpd - 2.1.2-2 - ftp daemon with an emphasis on speed and security

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wengi

after i run almost all the how-to (at least the parts i needed) i enabled the ftp from web-gui.
I'm using WL500gx-1.9.2.7-d-r381.trx latest.
But the performance of the ftp were very poor.
After i disabled the ftp from web-gui i could not see my usb harddisk.
What could be the cause?
Do I need to restore the defaults and run the how-to again?

thanks.

Hi,

1) restart router
2) see if hdd is mounted in shell (mount)

What exactly do you mean with

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i could not see my usb harddisk.

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wengi

PS: i can not see my WL-HDD harddisk because it is internal.... ;)

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Originally Posted by wengi

Hi,

What exactly do you mean with
wengi

PS: i can not see my WL-HDD harddisk because it is internal.... ;)

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df shows me only:
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 3072 3072 0 100% /
tmpfs 15088 152 14936 1% /tmp

and i rebooted 3 times already

output from "mount" command:

rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
/dev/root on / type squashfs (ro)
none on /dev type devfs (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,noatime)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)

Your hdd is not mounted at all.
what about your syslog?
Any entries regarding hdd?
maybe there is a e2fsck running in background?

wengi

I'm a newbie in this OS although i know some linux.
how do i check syslog?

Have a look at /opt/var/log
there is the syslog/messages.
also type ps axf and see if there is e2fsck running

wengi

i don't have /opt available - 'cause hdd is not mounted.

output from syslog:

Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.275 $ time 17:43:15 Jun 21 2009
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: PCI: Enabling device 01:02.0 (0000 -> 0001)
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: UHCI: Enabling VIA 6212 workarounds
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: usb-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x100, IRQ 12
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: usb-uhci.c: Detected 2 ports
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: PCI: Enabling device 01:02.1 (0000 -> 0001)
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: UHCI: Enabling VIA 6212 workarounds
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: usb-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x120, IRQ 12
Jan 1 01:00:04 kernel: usb-uhci.c: Detected 2 ports
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: hub.c: 2 ports detected
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: usb-uhci.c: v1.275:USB Universal Host Controller Interfa
ce driver
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: PCI: Enabling device 01:02.2 (0000 -> 0002)
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: ehci_hcd 01:02.2: PCI device 1106:3104
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: ehci_hcd 01:02.2: irq 12, pci mem c0147000
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: EHCI: Enabling VIA 6212 workarounds
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: ehci_hcd 01:02.2: USB 2.0 enabled, EHCI 1.00, driver 10
Dec 2004/2.4
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: hub.c: USB hub found
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: hub.c: 4 ports detected
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usblp
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: printer.c: v0.13: USB Printer Device Class driver
Jan 1 01:00:05 kernel: SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
Jan 1 01:00:06 kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
Jan 1 01:00:06 kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage
Jan 1 01:00:06 kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered.

also e2fsck is not in ps (no ps axf available also)

okay, that was stupid :rolleyes: sorry.
There is no hdd detected in your syslog.
remove all usb devices (printers, hubs, etc).
Only leave hdd connected.

reboot and have a look at the syslog.

wengi

I'll just that when I reach home.
I forgot to mention I'm working remotely - currently at work :)

i fixed my issue with the HDD by just unplug and then plug it back.

Now I need a tutorial to install the vsftpd.
I found some : macsat, nslu2 - but i have'n succeeded running ftp.

I noticed that in my r381 firmware the vsftpd is installed by default.
How can i fixed the configuration according to my needs?

You can configure the built in ftp via the webinterface.
If this is not working for your needs you can create your own conf and save it in flash.

wengi

how can i forward port 51413 for transmission?

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Originally Posted by maurer

how can i forward port 51413 for transmission?

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iptables -I INPUT -m tcp -p tcp --dport 51413 -j ACCEPT

Hi

I am a new member of this forum and also new to Linux
I want to thx wengi for this great how
everything worked fine ... till samba
i've installed xinetd then samba2
i have made all the changes in swat settings and everything looked ok but
when i've changed the ip in host alow setting and entered 192.168.1.18/24
and reboot i received

400 Server Error
Samba is configured to deny access from this client
Check your "hosts allow" and "hosts deny" options in smb.conf

i removed and install samba back....same thing
i have a lot of torrents on my usb hdd and i want to copy them to my xp pc

pls help

The solution is right there, in your own post:

Samba is configured to deny access from this client
Check your "hosts allow" and "hosts deny" options in smb.conf

Hi again

I checked the settings a few times more and now seems to be ok
thx for the quick answer
now in my workgroup I can see the router but when I try to open it
I get the message

\\Wl-0022152740da\disk0-3is not accessible.You might not have permissionthis network resource.Contact the administrator of this server to find out if u have access permision.
This network name cannot be found.



This is the config pf my samba# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 192.168.1.18 (192.168.1.18)
# Date: 1970/01/01 01:08:35

# Global parameters
[global]
netbios name = WL-0022152740DA
server string = Samba Optware Server
security = SHARE
admin log = Yes
log file = /opt/var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
load printers = No
dns proxy = No
guest account = admin
hosts allow = 192.168.1.18

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /opt/var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[tmp]
comment = Temporary file space
path = /tmp
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

[www]
comment = HTTP server files
path = /opt/share/www
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

[torrent]
comment = torrent files
path = /tmp/mnt/torrent
read only = No
guest ok = Yes


Thx again in advance

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Originally Posted by claudiuid

... the ip in host alow setting and entered 192.168.1.18/24

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Hi and welcome to the forum,

If you are using subnets with /24 you should use a .0 IP.
Try 192.168.1.0/24

wengi

thx for the reply wengi
but i need help for the problem described in post #704

have a look at the smb.conf in chapter 17 A)

This is the config i am using with the built in samba.
But the config should nearly be the same with samba2.

wengi

hi again

my asus 500gp stopped working
the guys in the store from where i bought it told me that they are going to change it with a new 500gp v2
my question is : will this how to work with this 500gp v2 ?

thx

yes.
V2 is simply the same but slower hardware.

wengi

First and foremost a thanks to oleg for the FW & wengi for the excellent tute.

I want to setup a wl520gu as a media file server & torrent box. I have followed wengi tute but find that inetd & samba just don't work. when I remove inetd & samba and just install samba, it works.

I get the same error message as claudiuid ie

\\Wl520gu\torrent is not accessible.You might not have permissionthis network resource.Contact the administrator of this server to find out if u have access permision.

This network name cannot be found.

(edited smb.conf entries, replace with another problem as described below 31/07/2009)

Also when not using inetd, devices attached to the WL520gu is able to see the samba share but PC connected to the AP or other wireless client is not able to see the samba share of the WL520GU.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

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!

this is my laest PAIN in the ASS
I want to make ftp more secure, by using portforwarding.
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING --dport 10000 -j DNAT --to-destination 21
I know that, there's something missing :(
could someone Linux guru help me out?

I tryed this one
Still nothing

Next problemm
How to step 15
I did everything step-by-step , but asus says
Server refused our key

I found this, but I dont understand "simply use the dropbear part of the" <- is this the step 15?
The question is: how I can create automated login for ssh?

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Originally Posted by GS_IT

Next problemm
How to step 15
I did everything step-by-step , but asus says
Server refused our key

I found this, but I dont understand "simply use the dropbear part of the" <- is this the step 15?
The question is: how I can create automated login for ssh?

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Thanks to HoGo and google I solved this problem.
Problem was in file/folder permission and wrong type of rsa key.
Problemm with iptables and sftp is still actual!

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Originally Posted by GS_IT

this is my laest PAIN in the ASS
I want to make ftp more secure, by using portforwarding.
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING --dport 10000 -j DNAT --to-destination 21

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Hi,

i am not an iptables expert, but referencing this you could try

Code:

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iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 10000 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A PREROUTING -t nat -p tcp --dport 10000 -j REDIRECT --to-port 21

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The first one opens port 10000. The second redirects.
wengi

Quote:

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Originally Posted by wengi

Hi,

i am not an iptables expert, but referencing this you could try

Code:

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iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 10000 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A PREROUTING -t nat -p tcp --dport 10000 -j REDIRECT --to-port 21

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The first one opens port 10000. The second redirects.
wengi

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Thanks :)
I'll try this one :)

Now I get this error
[root@WL-001FC64989AD root]$ flashfs save && flashfs commit && flashfs enable && reboot
/sbin/flashfs: /sbin/flashfs: 20: cat: Permission denied
/sbin/flashfs: /sbin/flashfs: 73: [: Permission denied
tar: Removing leading '/' from member names
tar: /tmp/local: Unknown file type
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
/sbin/flashfs: /sbin/flashfs: 73: ls: Permission denied

Did you install bash?
If so: remove it.
bash modifies your profile and this is the result.

You can reinstall bash later...

wengi

Quote:

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Originally Posted by wengi

If so: remove it.
bash modifies your profile and this is the result.

You can reinstall bash later...

wengi

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It helped :)
Thanks :)
So now I can reisntall bash?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by wengi

Hi,

Code:

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iptables -A PREROUTING -t nat -p tcp --dport 10000 -j REDIRECT --to-port 21

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wengi

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This helped. Now everything ( read as sftp ) is working great :)