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  1. mith_y2k

    Custom firmware build for Orbi RBK50/RBK53 (RBR50, RBS50) v. 9.2.5.1.17SF-HW

    @Voxel I'm not expert of Samba, but I was fiddling with it and enabled log level 2, restarted smbd and noticed that it automatically binds to all interfaces, in my case both br0 and brwan! I didn't do a super thorough testing, but I did try connecting to smb://<my public ip> and I easily...
  2. mith_y2k

    [SOLVED] No guest access to SMB on Voxel Orbi

    And I finally solved the issue, it was the permissions on /mnt/sda1! As per my last post I was looking to make sure that users had the appropriate read and write permissions. What I had not checked is that /mnt/sda1 itself had the right permissions. Once I gave it 755 the "guest" user started...
  3. mith_y2k

    [SOLVED] No guest access to SMB on Voxel Orbi

    I did some more experimentation with no luck. Are users "guest" and "admin" working for anyone else? For me user root works fine, but admin and guest cannot login. I looked at the smbpasswd file and root and admin have the same password and parameters. In /etc/password admin has an x instead of...
  4. mith_y2k

    OpenVPN on Orbi for Transmission on Voxel

    Ok, I found a couple of topics that seem in line with what I’m trying to do and fairly simple. I’d be looking at adapting to Orbi (make sure equivalent commands are available) and automate at startup. Here is one...
  5. mith_y2k

    Bandwidth monitoring on Orbi

    Circling back on this, adding ntop-ng to the firmware or to the entware package would be amazing. Not sure if the Orbi can handle the load though. Maybe a minimal version? @Voxel ?
  6. mith_y2k

    OpenVPN on Orbi for Transmission on Voxel

    @CharlieTX thank you for your reply. Just like you I don’t have a lot of time on my hands, I will look this weekend on a guide to share with you. Really grateful you’re even considering helping me
  7. mith_y2k

    Custom firmware build for Orbi RBK50/RBK53 (RBR50, RBS50) v. 9.2.5.1.17SF-HW

    maybe jumping in late, do you have the same issue on a wired connection? What I’m trying to understand is if it’s a WiFi issue or the router “going to sleep” for some unknown reason.
  8. mith_y2k

    [SOLVED] No guest access to SMB on Voxel Orbi

    Some more update on this. I tried connecting with Kodi, but also requires credentials and the "Guest" user is not accepted. I tried with no password and with password "guest". I increased the log level and this is what I see when I try to connect: [2020/04/29 13:18:01.786091, 2]...
  9. mith_y2k

    [SOLVED] No guest access to SMB on Voxel Orbi

    I changed the max protocol to SMB3 and did a killall of smbd, but no luck for guest users. Any suggestions to make the Guest user work is welcome
  10. mith_y2k

    [SOLVED] No guest access to SMB on Voxel Orbi

    I hope people don't mind I have created a number of different posts here. I have a few different questions around Voxel's custom firmware for Orbi and in general I like short threads on specific topics so that other users can find answers easily instead of everyone posting on a giant thread. I...
  11. mith_y2k

    Any interest in OpenVPN3 with ChaCha

    I was wondering if there is any interest in switching the OpenVPN client currently in the Voxel firmware for Orbi to this build that also supports ChaCha. ChaCha is performing much better on ARM processors that don’t have AES acceleration. I guess this could apply both with the router is a...
  12. mith_y2k

    OpenVPN on Orbi for Transmission on Voxel

    I was reading yesterday how to configure the openVPN client on my Orbi and how to exclude certain clients. What I am thinking of is almost the opposite, not using the VPN for anything EXCEPT for a specific service on the Orbi. There are a lot of benefits to use a VPN as an anonymizer, but in a...
  13. mith_y2k

    Orbi info for a newb?

    The Orbi is designed to “intelligently” switch bands and while I had some issues in the early days with some IoT devices (and this seems to be the most common problem) it now works well. What did the trick for me was a) having some patience while a device hops network and b) enabling the fast...
  14. mith_y2k

    Custom firmware build for Orbi RBK50/RBK53 install help

    I noticed a long time to come back online as well. No sync issues on my side. Only tested .17
  15. mith_y2k

    Before I install Voxel on Orbi

    Thank you for your replies. Let’s archive this one as user error, I must not have committed the changes before rebooting. tonignt I tried both DNSCrypt and stubby and both worked perfectly. FWIW in both cases I edited the configuration files and manually restarted the services. I know I’ll...
  16. mith_y2k

    Bandwidth monitoring on Orbi

    There are a number of posts around the internet covering the different interfaces. I’m not sure any are complete. This is one that is covering a lot: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/ORBI-RBK50-RBS50-Tips-Tricks-Hidden-Secrets-etc/m-p/1746323/highlight/true#M60920
  17. mith_y2k

    Before I install Voxel on Orbi

    Ok, so last night I installed @Voxel ’s firmware. So far so good. I have a few questions I’m not 100% sure if I did something wrong or if that’s the way it’s supposed to be. 1. I added my public key to the authorized_keys file and it worked nicely; after reboot the file is gone - I don’t have...
  18. mith_y2k

    Custom firmware build for Orbi RBK50/RBK53 (RBR50, RBS50) v. 9.2.5.1.17SF-HW

    How did Voxel’s firmware improve your Wi-Fi coverage? Does it boast the signal with higher power? also support a number of your suggestions and there was another user that reported the issue of the factory reset
  19. mith_y2k

    Bandwidth monitoring on Orbi

    I have an Orbi with the stock firmware. I can see overall usage in packets, but a) that requires I do my own math all the time and b) as you said it’s just overall, not per device and not for specific time amounts
  20. mith_y2k

    Bandwidth monitoring on Orbi

    I have wanted Netgear to give us simple bandwidth monitoring. My need is pretty basic, I’d like to know how much bandwidth each device is using. My need is simply to check who are the bandwidth hogs and if there is any device that is using an unexpectedly high amount of band. has anyone looked...
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