Padavan's Custom Firmware

[Guz]

Aaaaa... yep, been there done that.

Check your DNS and DHCP settings. I kept running into issues when I setup my DHCP to bypass my router for DNS resolution. Totally useless that way.

Now I just setup the router to use a generic public DNS server (Google, OpenDNS, etc.), then set the clients to use the router as the DNS server.

Example Client ipconfig:
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.129(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

 

[gwk]

Hi guys

Sometimes my devices (Ipad 3/Iphone 5) have difficulties detecting my 5Ghz SSID. Only when i try to reboot my router would my 5Ghz SSID be detected. This happens intermittently. One day i could see my 5Ghz SSID, the next day it doesn't show.
No such problems with my 2.4Ghz though.

My 5Ghz settings as follows:
Currently using 3.0.3.3-042 firmware

Wireless mode: n only
Channel bandwidth: 40 Mhz (tried with 20/40 also)
Channel: 149 (tried 36, 40, 48)
Extension channel: auto
Region code: USA
IGMP snooping: Enabled

 

[RogerSC]

Hi guys

Sometimes my devices (Ipad 3/Iphone 5) have difficulties detecting my 5Ghz SSID. Only when i try to reboot my router would my 5Ghz SSID be detected. This happens intermittently. One day i could see my 5Ghz SSID, the next day it doesn't show.
No such problems with my 2.4Ghz though.

My 5Ghz settings as follows:
Currently using 3.0.3.3-042 firmware

Wireless mode: n only
Channel bandwidth: 40 Mhz (tried with 20/40 also)
Channel: 149 (tried 36, 40, 48)
Extension channel: auto
Region code: USA
IGMP snooping: Enabled

The range of 5GHz. band is shorter than 2.4GHz. band. How close are you physically to your router when you're testing your 5GHz. wireless? If you're not in the same room with the router, then you might be too far away for 5GHz. to work reliably.

 

[arul]

i too is having the same problem. it happens when im using it too, it would disappear and i have to turn 5ghz off and back on then i can see it again. will repeat the same problem after a while using it. if its not in use, it will be ok for days and days, but when i started using it, it will disappear again. been having this issue since padavan 3.x. his 1.x 2 wont do that, so did asuswrt. i tried turning igmp snooping on/off, didnt make any difference. somebody out there have a solution on this?

 

[raydan]

hi there, i got some small problems or better questions....:

i have padawans cfw installed (newest version) and tried to edit some settings via ssh but they didnt get saved past reboot... so thats why i run into 2-3 problems:
1. my pyload installation doesnt boot with the server (how to put something into a working autostart? /opt/etc/init.d does work if started manually but not after a reboot and there is no /etc/init.d.

2. the same with my custom edited ftp settings in the vsftpd.conf... after rebooting they are gone.
and

3. one more thing: the ossp-js engine seems to be faulty... on "js -v" i get some info and then "Segmentation Fault" and no more... does anyone know how to overwrite/double install the ossp-js engine (with entware or manually?).. because i really would like to have it properly installed for pyload . and it seems that the entware repository doesn't have a working package for ossp-js

everything else is awesome..... not needing a NAS (or at least having most of the benefits of one) is really nice... optware/entware is awesome... IPTV via xupnpd... and all of this really stable...

cu ray

 

[gwk]

The range of 5GHz. band is shorter than 2.4GHz. band. How close are you physically to your router when you're testing your 5GHz. wireless? If you're not in the same room with the router, then you might be too far away for 5GHz. to work reliably.

I'm in the same room as the router itself.

Was wondering if it's firmware issue.... tried all sorts of combination, changing channels, channel bandwidth etc.

 

[jhoffy22]

Some ISP's have bandwidth limitations so if you use over their allowed data they will throttle your connection...some have lifted data caps over the last year, but some could still be doing it.

and the modem could be a bad unit...I bought a brand new Motorola SB6141 and as soon as I plugged it in it was making a high pitched noise so I had to return it...everything is not perfect you could have gotten a bad unit.

Check your modem signal levels through the webGUI most are by typing 192.168.100.1 into address bar...when signals are out of whack internet is affected more than cable/tv is.

No, it's not seen through the router's GUI...just type 192.168.100.1 into the address bar like you were going on google.com it's just like accessing your router's GUI, but adding the zero's.

I figured out how to test my modems signal levels. Here is a screenshot of what the page shows me:

Do you guys see anything wrong with this?

 

[RogerSC]

I figured out how to test my modems signal levels. Here is a screenshot of what the page shows me:

Do you guys see anything wrong with this?

My modem data is attached for comparison. It looks like you have stronger signals, and they seem pretty well balanced. Everything is working here, so I'm not seeing anything indicative of a problem in your data. Maybe someone else does?

 

[Mat77]

I enabled the option "Respond Ping Request from WAN?"

Hardware/Nat Routing disabled.

Someone knows what it mean?
Is it a security Issue?

 

[RMerlin]

I enabled the option "Respond Ping Request from WAN?"

Hardware/Nat Routing disabled.

Someone knows what it mean?
Is it a security Issue?

It means that if someone on the Internet pings your IP, it will get a response back, confirming that there is something online at that IP. Some online games recommend that you enable this option.

 

[Mat77]

It means that if someone on the Internet pings your IP, it will get a response back, confirming that there is something online at that IP. Some online games recommend that you enable this option.

My xbox live works better with this option enabled.

Is it a Problem that:

Hardware/Nat Routing disabled ? (log File)

 

[Mat77]

My xbox live works better with this option enabled.

Is it a Problem that:

Hardware/Nat Routing disabled ? (log File)

I found out - nothing to do with the ping option it´s the only thing it writes down the log file.

 

[RogerSC]

My xbox live works better with this option enabled.

Is it a Problem that:

Hardware/Nat Routing disabled ? (log File)

Not sure what "Hardware/Nat Routing" is, but you do want "Hardware NAT" enabled if possible.

 

[TomT]

First post - Please be nice

I've go the N65U, is there a list of benefits etc to using this firmware ?

My son always moans that the wifi goes off for one minute near midnight, can this stop that ?

Thanks

 

[fsatsil]

Anyone know what kind of performance hit should be expected if the firewall DoS and SYN features are enabled?

 

[fsatsil]

First post - Please be nice

I've go the N65U, is there a list of benefits etc to using this firmware ?

My son always moans that the wifi goes off for one minute near midnight, can this stop that ?

Thanks

1.better performance
2.more stable
3.UI is much faster and more responsive
4.gives you more control over the router

 

[jhoffy22]

Real bummer....nothing seems to be fixing the xbox live lag issues

 

[Mat77]

Real bummer....nothing seems to be fixing the xbox live lag issues

On xbox live Forum someone wrote (also with this Router) that he disabled UPnP and all Port Forward and then restarted his Router. His NAT was now moderate but the lags has gone? And Matchmaking was much much faster. This makes no sense for me - but I will also try this out.

I will disable my UPnP will test with Moderate NAT. If that is true then the Problem is not our Router but xbox live.

 

[Guz]

I finally have delved into setting up a guest WiFi, one question... how can I set it with a password that is LESS than 6-8 characters with Pavadan's firmware?

I want a simple 2 character password, just to discourage casual war drivers.

 

[RogerSC]

I finally have delved into setting up a guest WiFi, one question... how can I set it with a password that is LESS than 6-8 characters with Pavadan's firmware?

I want a simple 2 character password, just to discourage casual war drivers.

If you're using WPA2/AES, your passphrase/password must be at least 8 characters long.