I really appreciate the OpenWrt forum but also like using an ActivityPub based account to browse posts on topics I am interested in.

I understand that forum OpenWrt uses Discourse which has some capabilities to integrate with activityPub services and have suggested in the forum that they are used but there doesn't seem to be much enthusiasm to do so.

Im probably not good at promoting the benefits or addressing points of concern.

What are people's thoughts?

Oh, @mikrotik RB5009/L009 will get some nice competition

@openwrt plans to introduce "OpenWRT Two" (by GL.iNet) for a targeted price of 250$ in late '25

MT7988 cpu
1x 10G SFP
1x 5G copper
4x 2.5G copper
1-2x port 1G copper
Tri-band Wi-Fi 7

https://openwrt.org/voting/2025-02-12-openwrt-two

Hey there!

I am a week or so in and still havent got it working.

I have a DSL contract with Vodafone, while the DSL lines are from Telekom.

Hardware

• Draytek 130 DSL Modem
• Turris MOX Wifi 6 router (openWRT-based)

Trying Bridge Mode

In the OpenWRT LUCI interface I setup a VLAN with Tag 7 on the but no success.

Here is a video of the setup process

I was able to connect at first but only got a "wrong credentials" website by Vodafone. So while a connection was there, it sended wrong credentials.

Assuming maybe the modem had old credentials configured, I reset it and enabled bridge-mode there.

I connected to the modems interface (needs setting a static IP and the docs are wrong!)

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ip link show
#get name of ethernet connection

ip link set <NAME> down
ip addr flush dev <NAME>
ip 
  

Im considering purchasing a Banana Pi OpenWRT router.

My previous devices have all had internal aerials but this device has four connectors.

Knowing almost nothing about Wifi 6 and aerials How feasible is it to run extensions from one or more of those aerials out the wall of our house and use a larger uni or directional aerial to extend coverage in a particular direction from a high point or should you always have the same short aerials that come with the router?

Hello! I have a repeater setup that has been doing this for a long time, across different builds. I'm pretty confused as to why. is this due to a DHCP drop, or a radio problem? the system log doesn't give me much info besides just saying "link has connectivity loss" before dropping. if anyone might know what's going on, I'll post my system logs and any other info needed, as requested.

Thanks!

Asking for a friend - Because I have similar ideas - AP/router hardware recommendations for RV

I'm looking for hardware recommendations for the depicted setup, with an AP/router running OpenWRT in an RV. Requirements:

• Compact footprint: Very small equipment cabinet in RV.
• Stable (unattended connectivity with light traffic for months).
• Dual radios to support simultaneous WIFI uplink to Internet gw, as well as acting as a WIFI AP to clients.
• 802.11ac or better WIFI speeds.
• 1 Gbps or better Ethernet ports (at least two).
• Light traffic over Wireguard link to home base (telemetry).
• Low power usage preferred, 5V or 12V power supply preferred (available without shore power).

Any ideas? Thanks!

My thought was to also add a Starlink Connection using ethernet adapter for when no wifi or Mobile signal is a available and montior the bus with HomeAssistant for security and power management.

With so many devices implementing there own proprietary standards it is nice to have a way to have something open and standard

Unfortunately, a Linksys E8450 of mine has succumbed to the OKOD (OpenWRT Kiss of Death) (in case you are unfamiliar). From what I understand, it should be recoverable from it's current effectively bricked state. I've tried going through the process, but I haven't had too much luck, and I'm somewhat stuck at the moment, so I would appreciate some guidance. There's two potential objectives that I am hoping to acheive: the first, and primary, objective is to simply recover the router from its currently bricked state so that it can be used like normal, and secondly, if possible, recover the data, and configuration that was on it.

I have tried following this guide, but I'm not sure what I am supposed to do at the end. I completed the last step, but the router still isn't able to boot on its own. If I run boot from the U-Boot c

My Linksys E8450 has succumbed to the OKOD (OpenWRT Kiss of Death). In case you are unaware, the OKOD essentially is the E8450 spontaneously dying. loss of power, or a reboot can lead to it completely dying — the lights don't come on, and it is essentially bricked. Afaik, it is currently unknown exactly what causes it.

Anyways, it may be possible to recover, and I am currently working on that, but should I not be able to recover it, I will need to purchase a new router. To that end, I am looking for recommendations for a new router that is equal to, or better than the Linksys E8450 (it must be well supported by OpenWRT).

I may just buy another E8450, but I am curious if there is a better alternative.

I've noticed a few prosumer type devices are now on the market.

In the instructions it starts "The Outdoor, Wall, EAP225 v3, and later models can be installed via the web interface after disabling FW." - Can I check what FW refers to? I dont want to muck this up.

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to set up wireguard on my phone to access hosts in my LAN and the internet through my router.
I managed to set up wireguard on both ends and get the handshake working, but that's it. I can't ping any hosts in my LAN nor on the WAN.

I created a firewall rule to forward traffic from wg to the lan.
And changed the lan one to allow forwards from wg as well as allow forwards (so it can route the traffic to the wan)
https://imgur.com/a/b7yE0ul

So far no luck. Any ideas?

Hi!

Can anyone please help me to make my MAC be randomly generated after each reboot?

I need some kind of script or instructions. Thanks you!

Found this one:

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#!/bin/sh

INSTALL_PATH="/etc/init.d/randomize_mac"

echo "Creating MAC randomizer script..."
cat << 'EOF' > $INSTALL_PATH
#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common

START=99

start() {
    generate_random_mac() {
        echo $(printf '%02x' $((RANDOM%256)))":"$(printf '%02x' $((RANDOM%256)))":"$(printf '%02x' $((RANDOM%256)))":"$(printf '%02x' $((RANDOM%256)))":"$(printf '%02x' $((RANDOM%256)))":"$(printf '%02x' $((RANDOM%256)))
    }

    change_mac() {
        local iface=$1
        local new_mac=$(generate_random_mac)
        ip link set dev $iface down
        ip link set dev $iface address $new_mac
        ip link set dev $iface up
    }

    for iface in $(ip link show | grep -E '^[0-9]+:' | cut -d ':' -f 2 | cut -d ' ' -f 2); do
        if [ "$iface" != "lo" ]; then
            change_mac $iface
        fi
    done
}
EOF

echo "Ma
  

I need to make my router Admin panel be accessible not by HTTPS and block HTTP.

I am using Mudi v2

Chat gpt prompted to generate custom CA:

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#!/bin/sh
openssl genrsa -out ca.key 4096
openssl req -new -x509 -days 36500 -key ca.key -out ca.crt -subj "/C=XX/ST=XX/L=XX/O=Example/OU=CA/CN=ca.example.lan"
openssl genrsa -out router.lan.key 4096
openssl req -new -key router.lan.key -out router.lan.csr -subj "/C=XX/ST=XX/L=XX/O=Example/OU=Devices/CN=router.lan"
openssl x509 -req -days 36500 -in router.lan.csr -CA ca.crt -CAkey ca.key -CAcreateserial -out router.lan.crt
echo "CA and signed router.lan certificate generated in current directory"

  

It will generate certificates and key. What to do next?