Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 15:23 Post subject: I can't install dd-wrt on WNDR3700v2... why?
I have netgear WNDR3700v2, whit V1.0.0.6 version of original netgear firmware.
I try to install dd-wrt for a lot of time, but the router get on briked status.
Any time I unbrick it whit tftp procedure.
I use Netgear gui web interface, section: Maintenance -> Router Upgrade.
I tey to upload many file, like this:
Have you tried the unbricking as shown at the end of the wiki?
Yes, I tryed to install the ddwrt firmware for 10 or 15 times, and for 10 15 times I had to unbrick with the tftp procedere. I do not have any problem to unbrick.
Do you mean you brick your router after you flash it with the factory.img? Is your router the WV version and not NA version? Have you tried using tftp method to flash the factory.img to the router?
The Netgear firmware that you used to unbrick the router, did you download it from Netgear's WV site or NA site and what version is it?'
It is WV.
I try to install the NA version of NEGEAR firmware: the web-gui shows a message to warning me that the version is different and the pre-installed firmware is WN.
How about tftp wndr3700v2-factory.img to the router? Have you tried that yet? Although the requirement for Netgear firmware version not later than v1.0.0.12 may not apply to WW version, to be safe, may be you should make sure the Netgear firmware that you used to unbrick the router is not later than v1.0.0.12.
How about tftp wndr3700v2-factory.img to the router? Have you tried that yet? Although the requirement for Netgear firmware version not later than v1.0.0.12 may not apply to WW version, to be safe, may be you should make sure the Netgear firmware that you used to unbrick the router is not later than v1.0.0.12.
I try now to flash wndr3700v2-factory.img with tftp. Wrong.
To unbrick, I use 1.0.0.6 version.
The only strange thing is this: after I unbrick, I find the same previous settings (es. wireless password), and not default settings: is it right?
My previous router (NETGEAR N300 with ddwrt) is damaged.
I bought the NETGEAR 3700v2 becouse I would install ddwrt firmware and replicate previous settings.
If I can't install ddwrt, I may keep the original netgear firmware, but there is only one feature that I don't know how to do.
I ask to help me to install ddwrt, or to implement the following feature on the original netgear firmware:
my netgear router is at home, and I configured a DMZ (I have a NAS into the DMZ). I don't want permit access to DMZ from all internet address, but I would restrict acces to DMZ from only my office IP address. In others words, I would restrict acces to my home-NAS from only my office, and would reject the accesses from others IP-addresses.
I can get this feature with ddwrt: I edit directly the iptable to implement it (the web-gui of ddwrt has a form ad-hoc to do it).
How can I do it with original netgear firmware?
Sorry for a late bump, since I have a similar issue as the OP...
so I have not used DD-WRT since WRT54GL, and have been using two WNDR3700v1 (Gateway) and v2 (AP Extender) with netgear firmware.
Recently I decided to venture into third party firmware, and figured I'd give dd-wrt some try, since I really need OpenVPN client to work on the router.
I downgraded the v2 first to the oldest netgear firmware, and installed the dd-wrt for wndr3700v2 I got from here:
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 5:20 Post subject: My workaround
houman wrote:
Sorry for a late bump, since I have a similar issue as the OP...
so I have not used DD-WRT since WRT54GL, and have been using two WNDR3700v1 (Gateway) and v2 (AP Extender) with netgear firmware.
Recently I decided to venture into third party firmware, and figured I'd give dd-wrt some try, since I really need OpenVPN client to work on the router.
I downgraded the v2 first to the oldest netgear firmware, and installed the dd-wrt for wndr3700v2 I got from here:
It involved using the serial console, but pretty sure if you downgrade to version 10.0.0.12 (or are already at that version or older) then go to an older version of DD-WRT then back up to the latest (I used R30880) it should work.