Padavan's Custom Firmware

[arul]

the only thing that i could think of right now is yr ext hdd. mine is formatted to ext3, and also, the speed i was talking about is read only. write would be slower.

 

[baadnewz]

on wireless 5ghz for the attached USB hdd formated as ext3 with journal write back i get read speeds of 12 mB/s and write speeds of 7 mB/s
now

changing max_sectores (buffer) for the hdd (sda in my case) i was able to increase with 1 mB/s the write speed via wifi, from 7 mB/s to 8 mB/s.

from shell or console

echo 2048 > /sys/block/sda/device/max_sectors

now only issue is that is that you have to do everytime you plug usb hdd or reboot your router. I don't knwo how you can place a init.d script since by default padavanfirmware doesn't offer init.d support, only if you configure entware / optware you will have init.d support and you can create a bash script to execute that on every boot

 

[PROM3TH3US]

So I decided to upgrade to this new router and finally and hopefully putting my outstanding WRT56GS(tomato firmware) to retirement. Finally upgraded to the RT-N56U_3.0.3.5-055_full firmware but this router is all over the places. It was once my Lan(Ethernet) connection internet speed test was far superior to my wireless speed and now it's the opposite. The best speed that I have gotten was around 30 to 40 Mbps with the lan and I was having problem with the wireless that barely making it to 20Mpbs. So now today or tonight I'm getting around 30 to 35Mbps on the wireless and just hovering below 30Mps on my lan connection. What the heck is going on? Does anyone know if there is a proper settings for this new firmware that I should know of? Would greatly appreciated if there is a certain stable settings to follow with.

 

[Adamm]

So I decided to upgrade to this new router and finally and hopefully putting my outstanding WRT56GS(tomato firmware) to retirement. Finally upgraded to the RT-N56U_3.0.3.5-055_full firmware but this router is all over the places. It was once my Lan(Ethernet) connection internet speed test was far superior to my wireless speed and now it's the opposite. The best speed that I have gotten was around 30 to 40 Mbps with the lan and I was having problem with the wireless that barely making it to 20Mpbs. So now today or tonight I'm getting around 30 to 35Mbps on the wireless and just hovering below 30Mps on my lan connection. What the heck is going on? Does anyone know if there is a proper settings for this new firmware that I should know of? Would greatly appreciated if there is a certain stable settings to follow with.

http://puu.sh/2wc6t
http://puu.sh/2wc1j
http://puu.sh/2wc5p

 

[PROM3TH3US]

Thanks! I've already changed the channel for the 5G to 36 and the 2.4G to 9 and that makes a big different now. I have now been getting a good 35-40Mbps on the internet speed test. But I finally figure out how to speed up my Lan(Ethernet) speed by going into LAN>ETHERNET SWITCH and change the SPEED AND DUPLEX for LAN 1-4 from AUTO to something higher than 10Mbps and now I'm having a good 40Mbps on the speed test.

Can you tell me where this is located? It's look like it's under LAN >IPTV but the settings isn't the same with this latest firmware. Thanks
http://puu.sh/2wc1j

Here's mine:
http://postimg.org/image/yipju0m5d/

EDIT: Actually the SPEED AND DUPLEX didn't change a thing. It's back down to 30Mps again.

 

[Adamm]

Thanks! I've already changed the channel for the 5G to 36 and the 2.4G to 9 and that makes a big different now. I have now been getting a good 35-40Mbps on the internet speed test. But I finally figure out how to speed up my Lan(Ethernet) speed by going into LAN>ETHERNET SWITCH and change the SPEED AND DUPLEX for LAN 1-4 from AUTO to something higher than 10Mbps and now I'm having a good 40Mbps on the speed test.

Can you tell me where this is located? It's look like it's under LAN >IPTV but the settings isn't the same with this latest firmware. Thanks
http://puu.sh/2wc1j

Here's mine:
http://postimg.org/image/yipju0m5d/

EDIT: Actually the SPEED AND DUPLEX didn't change a thing. It's back down to 30Mps again.

Wireless - General (5GHz) ---> Professional

Same goes for 2.4GHz. Also I find it best keeping all my ports on a 1000 Mbps, Full Duplex connection.

 

[PROM3TH3US]

Wireless - General (5GHz) ---> Professional

Same goes for 2.4GHz. Also I find it best keeping all my ports on a 1000 Mbps, Full Duplex connection.

Thanks. Well, it seems like my wireless internet connection is faster than my LAN(Ethernet) connection. That's really strange. Can't seems to go over 30Mbps anymore with the LAN but now the Wireless is getting constant over 30Mbps.

 

[RogerSC]

Thanks. Well, it seems like my wireless internet connection is faster than my LAN(Ethernet) connection. That's really strange. Can't seems to go over 30Mbps anymore with the LAN but now the Wireless is getting constant over 30Mbps.

Interesting. When you upgraded to your current firmware, did you reset your router and re-enter your settings manually? I know this sounds hokey, but time after time not doing the full firmware upgrade cycle (including full factory reset/clearing nvram and a power-cycle/reboot), or not trying resetting your modem after changing firmware (if you have problems) are seen to be a source of instability.

On the other hand, your router may simply be broken, that happens. Although you are getting good speed from my point of view *smile*, it sounds unstable to me.

 

[PROM3TH3US]

Interesting. When you upgraded to your current firmware, did you reset your router and re-enter your settings manually? I know this sounds hokey, but time after time not doing the full firmware upgrade cycle (including full factory reset/clearing nvram and a power-cycle/reboot), or not trying resetting your modem after changing firmware (if you have problems) are seen to be a source of instability.

On the other hand, your router may simply be broken, that happens. Although you are getting good speed from my point of view *smile*, it sounds unstable to me.

Well, I bought the router and play around for a bit and the only changes that I play around with as just the login and then I upgraded the firmware. The firmware totally wiped everything. Maybe I should try and reset it and see what happen.

 

[RogerSC]

Well, I bought the router and play around for a bit and the only changes that I play around with as just the login and then I upgraded the firmware. The firmware totally wiped everything. Maybe I should try and reset it and see what happen.

I'm not sure what you mean by "the firmware totally wiped everything"? When you upgrade the firmware, this doesn't change the router settings, just the firmware. Immediately after upgrading firmware you should do a "reset to factory defaults" to erase all settings (which may not be appropriate for the new firmware), and then manually re-enter your settings. To do a "reset to factory defaults", the easiest way with the rt-n56u is to hold the reset button pressed in for about 15 seconds, then release it. This will clear your previous settings.

You should also power-cycle/reboot the router after upgrading the firmware and resetting it.

 

[PROM3TH3US]

I'm not sure what you mean by "the firmware totally wiped everything"? When you upgrade the firmware, this doesn't change the router settings, just the firmware. Immediately after upgrading firmware you should do a "reset to factory defaults" to erase all settings (which may not be appropriate for the new firmware), and then manually re-enter your settings. To do a "reset to factory defaults", the easiest way with the rt-n56u is to hold the reset button pressed in for about 15 seconds, then release it. This will clear your previous settings.

You should also power-cycle/reboot the router after upgrading the firmware and resetting it.

This firmware totally did the whole reset without me having to do anything after updating. It even said so on that website that that it will wipe/reset the settings if I flash/update over my default Asus firmware.

 

[RMerlin]

This firmware totally did the whole reset without me having to do anything after updating. It even said so on that website that that it will wipe/reset the settings if I flash/update over my default Asus firmware.

If you were running the old FW 1.x or 2.x, then the upgrade to the new 3.x code does require a reset to factory default - it's a totally different firmware. This is a one-time thing however, further flashes to other 3.x versions should be fine.

 

[mano42]

on wireless 5ghz for the attached USB hdd formated as ext3 with journal write back i get read speeds of 12 mB/s and write speeds of 7 mB/s
now

changing max_sectores (buffer) for the hdd (sda in my case) i was able to increase with 1 mB/s the write speed via wifi, from 7 mB/s to 8 mB/s.

from shell or console

echo 2048 > /sys/block/sda/device/max_sectors

now only issue is that is that you have to do everytime you plug usb hdd or reboot your router. I don't knwo how you can place a init.d script since by default padavanfirmware doesn't offer init.d support, only if you configure entware / optware you will have init.d support and you can create a bash script to execute that on every boot

This command gave me 14 mb download on ext3 formatted usb3 drive...

P.S. Your last insertcoin on HOX rules

 

[sweprs]

Problem with Port forward on port 443

I'm running firmware 3.0.3.4-048 and are having problem with port forwarding of https (443). I can setup port forward on 443 and can see it in the System Logs - Port forwarding list. However the port is unreachable from the outside.
I have other port forwarding setup and they work fine.

Any ideas?

 

[Guz]

Your ISP might be blocking it.

Some ISP's block 80, 443, 110, 137-139, by default.

 

[sweprs]

Your ISP might be blocking it.

Some ISP's block 80, 443, 110, 137-139, by default.

It was my bad. Had configured the application that responded on port 443 on the inside incorrectly. Everything working OK now.

 

[Shikami]

New firmware is out. Hopefully, this will fix the issue with wireless performance. There are some good changes to wireless. So, if you can report what you are getting, please.

https://code.google.com/p/rt-n56u/downloads/list

 

[MKANET]

Followed OpenVPN instructions perfectly. Connects.. no traffic routed

EDIT: Problem resolved! I ended up just following instructions posted by Testpurp...@gmail.com on the openvpn installation wiki. For some reason I thought that the these changes would have been either included in openvpn install package; or at least there would be an official mention in the installation instructions to update firewall.sh for Internet to work via VPN.

Anyway, below is a direct link to the updated script. Simply replace the one that comes with the openVPN install package:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18868731/firewall.sh

Anyone maintaining the OpenVPN install instructions wiki can feel free to use my link above for anyone to use.

MKANET

 

[MKANET]

Could someone please be kind enough to show me how I can forward incoming ports to OpenVPN'ed private IPs? I tried doing this in the router's GUI. However, it doesnt recognize OpenVPN server issued DHCP'ed IPs.

Thanks so much in advance!
MKANET

 

[RogerSC]

Downloaded and tested -058. The 2.4GHz. wireless looks to be improved, looks good here. The 5GHz. wireless is pretty miserable. 5GHz. wireless is very marginal in my living room, 0 or 1 bar. The other router that I have has had up to 4 bars on 5GHz. in my living room. currently is showing 3 or 4 bars. I expect at least 2 bars in the living for the rt-n56u, so plenty of possible future upside there *smile*.

To summarize 2.4GHz. wireless seems to be improved, 5GHz. wireless needs work. That's what I see here, anyways. As far as features go, though, really nice firmware.