1. Basically "beta" is the software. the last stable build was.. what 2 years ago?
2. I have the AC1450 and today I saw it die. Basically, the LAN ports no longer work. I can't connect to the router wired anymore, but strangely the WAN port still works to get internet over WiFi which works fine.
3. I'm going to get the AC1750 if costco has it in stock and flash dd-wrt on it. hopefully it should work fine. I actually quite enjoyed the AC1450, great range. Very very bummed that it decided to stop sending wired bits. Apparently it's a common thing.
Well, i got my ac1450 working again by some voodoo. seriously, i don't know what pattern of resets and buttons i pressed to make it work again. anyway, i was trying to get some extra reach for wifi and i got the costco R6700 anyway to use as my primary router with the idea of having the ac1450 as a wired AP. Anyway, I flashed dd-wrt for R6700, reset/rebooted it, blah blah blah, it would NEVER get a WAN IP. the system i have is moto surfboard modem out to OOMA VOIP telephone out to router. this has worked perfectly with my AC1450. So i just plug in my R6700 and nothing. i try everything, hard reset, flash a different date, i even went back to netgear firmware but it couldn't pull an IP from the OOMA (which I have the OOMA only permitting 1 ip x.x.x.78 so that it can be the same each time. never had issues before. so it wouldn't work. and connecting direct to the cable modem r6700 still wouldn't get an ip). so no idea, other than it's a bad router?
when on dd-wrt, if i plugged in the WAN to the wan port of r6700, there would be no light for wan connectivity. on the stock netgear firmware, the light would be orange but still not really work. I'll try to switch out the unit and give it another shot. I'll try it without installing dd-wrt first this time just to make sure it does indeed work out of the box. such bummer, very unwow.
if you want to learn about settings you are not familiar with Mike, I suggest (it is what I do) you google that specific feature.
There are a lot of resources on the net & some may be worded in a manner that make the topic more understandable. _________________ Router currently owned:
Netgear R7800 - Router
Netgear R7000 - AP mode
The link is obviously Atheros based but much of the boradcom nomenclature is identified. I though it translated over to broadcom relatively easily, the detail is based on basically the same underlying concepts/science.
Edit, Late Add:
obiwan- wrote:
Sorry, how do I find the dd-wrt webif to download it?
Thanks
webif = web interface
Default, go to
http://192.168.1.1/
after authenticating navigate to
"Administration" Tab, then "Firmware Update" Sub Tab _________________ reenignE esreveR
Resistance is NOT futile... It's Voltage divided by Current!
Assumptions:
1. Everyone on the forum has read the relevant forum section announcements.
2. For Broadcom section we have ALL at least tried to understand the "Peacock" thread,HERE
Question on the 30/30/30 reset. I have another router (Cisco) that I just flashed DDWRT on without in problems. The reset on that router truly took it back to default. But when I try this on my R6700, it does not. I have tried it 3 times and each time my normal password gets me back in. Should it go back to factory?
Question on the 30/30/30 reset. I have another router (Cisco) that I just flashed DDWRT on without in problems. The reset on that router truly took it back to default. But when I try this on my R6700, it does not. I have tried it 3 times and each time my normal password gets me back in. Should it go back to factory?
you have a BCM4707/4708/4709 ARM CPU. so new reset process...
telnet over to it then pass the following command from the CLI
"nvram erase && reboot"
(without the quotes)
when it comes up you should be back at the set password web gui.
you can also reset from the web GUI, but folks having issues (or wanting a *hard* reset) have had to pass those commands at the root prompt
Assumptions:
1. Everyone on the forum has read the relevant forum section announcements.
2. For Broadcom section we have ALL at least tried to understand the "Peacock" thread,HERE
Is there a stabile version for this router? I've been using DD-WRT v24-sp2 (01/20/15) std (SVN revision 25974) since I bought it and it reboots multiple times a day. There also seems to be an issue where it looks like the router is connected to the internet, but all DNS lookups seem to fail. Anyone know if there's a better version to try?
Is there a stabile version for this router? I've been using DD-WRT v24-sp2 (01/20/15) std (SVN revision 25974) since I bought it and it reboots multiple times a day. There also seems to be an issue where it looks like the router is connected to the internet, but all DNS lookups seem to fail. Anyone know if there's a better version to try?
Is there a stabile version for this router? I've been using DD-WRT v24-sp2 (01/20/15) std (SVN revision 25974) since I bought it and it reboots multiple times a day. There also seems to be an issue where it looks like the router is connected to the internet, but all DNS lookups seem to fail. Anyone know if there's a better version to try?
link to his historical PTB's in my Siggy if you settle on an older release. _________________ reenignE esreveR
Resistance is NOT futile... It's Voltage divided by Current!
Assumptions:
1. Everyone on the forum has read the relevant forum section announcements.
2. For Broadcom section we have ALL at least tried to understand the "Peacock" thread,HERE
I bought this R6700 from Costco and looking at this thread I am not able to get if dd-wrt firmware converts this router to R7000 (AC1900) or not? Can someone please confirm.
Also, is the firmware stable at this point or are there some issues/caveats that one has to be careful about?
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 15:49 Post subject: r6700 webflashed the factory to ddwrt and bricked it
I flashed the factory to ddwrt and started changing settings reboot it a couple of times until I overclocked it to 1600. now it turns on with an orange light and nothing happens I do not get any ping replies. I was hoping someone can point me in the right direction to get this expensive brick working again. any help is appreciated.
