Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 22:15 Post subject: Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r28788 std (01/13/16)
r28788 works fine so far.
good performance of the WAN
But still LAN ports can not communicate...
I'm still waiting for someone from the dev team step in and give some advice here, cause using the two command line discussed before are not really a good option, from my point of view..
Hi guys, i am running TL-WR841N v9.1 as Wifi Client Bridge (my main is flashed to dd-wrt 1043nd v2). I have huge problem with ping is goint up and down, up and down, up and down. This is really a big problem when i am playing cs:go where pings raise from ~60ms to 120ms then its going back to ~60ms and keep going like this every drop and rise. I tried newest build as well a r27506 without any success. Did any one had this problem and solved it somehow ?
BTW
When i ping -t my gateway there are time to time hickups from 1 ms to 2999 ms then lose connection and go back to 1ms.
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 20:25 Post subject: TL-WR841N V9 VPN and unbricking
I have been trying everything to get a TP link WR841N V9 to forward all traffic through a VPN connection (ie in Basic Setup choose PPTP) to a Windows server 2008 VPN system and authentication fails... tried every combination of PPTP additional optionsd to no avail...
(all help welcome)
But thats not the point of this post...
Along the way I decided to try OpenWRT to see and in the process I bricked the router... ouch I thought... $30 down the flusher...
Not at all... There is a great Youtube video showing you how to unbrick it. No need to open it physically, no serial to TTL adapter (CP2102 CP2303 etc...) just a PC acting as a TFTP server and an appropriately named firmware file in the server...
PC running TFTP (I used the free Solar Winds TFTP) at static IP address 192.168.0.66 plugged into a router LAN port, in the TFTP folder a file named wr841nv9_tp_recovery.bin (download the V9 version you want and rename the BIN file). Reboot the router while holding the reset button for 3 seconds, it reboots, TFTP downloads the file, flashes it and reboots as a router again.
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 3:45 Post subject: wr841n v.10 TFTP support
no friend. Still router supports TFTP. you may need to set your router address to 192.168.0.66 and load the bin file via tftpd(free software). then the process works.
[quote="js1662"][quote="sandeepmdas"]@snapovaz and @xeroaura, thanks for you r big effort for cutting that video. Unfortunately TP-Link has rolled out V.10 and both methods, either firmware upload nor TFTP method, will NOT work in it. Really bad move by TPL guys if you ask me. I bought the wr841n [i]only [/i]because it supports DD-WRT. The efforts of this community is pushing the sales up for the manufatcurer, yet they are treating us like this.[/quote]
It seems like for cost reason, TP-Link has changed the Flash to 1M for WR841N v.10 and v.11. With such small flash size, there is no hope at all for them to be supported by dd-wrt. Too bad![/quote]
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 17:25 Post subject: Advice needed on stable/functioning build
Hi all. I've got a WR841N v9 on its way to me that I've bought specifically so that I can start using DD-WRT for the first time. I've wanted to do this for years but have finally decided to go for it.
- I will be using it behind an ADSL modem in bridge mode that will connect to my ISP (waiting for this to arrive from my ISP).
- I need to be able to connect via ethernet and Wi-Fi as we have desktops, laptops, a smart TV, phones and a tablet in the house.
- I would also like to be able to set up a guest Wi-Fi network if possible.
The router database doesn't provide any recommendations for the WR841N v9. I have been reading through this thread and there seems to be a lot of builds for the v9, some of which are obviously causing major issues for some people.
As I am unlikely to be able to solve any issues myself, I was hoping someone could recommend a build they know to be stable and functional?
Thanks!
PS hopefully I can get the v9 to work with your recommended build, if not I am also aiming to get a v8. If I get the v8, should I use the build recommended in the router database?
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 19:02 Post subject: Re: Advice needed on stable/functioning build
hzxv wrote:
Hi all. I've got a WR841N v9 on its way to me that I've bought specifically so that I can start using DD-WRT for the first time. I've wanted to do this for years but have finally decided to go for it.
- I will be using it behind an ADSL modem in bridge mode that will connect to my ISP (waiting for this to arrive from my ISP).
- I need to be able to connect via ethernet and Wi-Fi as we have desktops, laptops, a smart TV, phones and a tablet in the house.
- I would also like to be able to set up a guest Wi-Fi network if possible.
The router database doesn't provide any recommendations for the WR841N v9. I have been reading through this thread and there seems to be a lot of builds for the v9, some of which are obviously causing major issues for some people.
As I am unlikely to be able to solve any issues myself, I was hoping someone could recommend a build they know to be stable and functional?
Thanks!
PS hopefully I can get the v9 to work with your recommended build, if not I am also aiming to get a v8. If I get the v8, should I use the build recommended in the router database?
Hello, I have personally used 27332 for quite a while now and it seems to work fine for my bridge functionality with a v9 and v7. I am thinking about trying out the new builds to see if I can use LAN QoS now, because atm I have my main bridge (the one that connects to the ISP modem) connected to the ISP through WAN (just to make QoS work properly).
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 1:35 Post subject: Dead tp link wr841n v9.2 only blinks after flash
Hi everyone here
I used ddwrt on my wr841n v9.2 for some time, everything was nearly perfect until now, I flashed latest 03-31-2016-r29387 and after reboot nothing, I mean only power led comes up and after few seconds all leds flashes and again same loop.
I tried 30/30/30 reset but no luck, it's still same.
Cannot access router via ssh or telnet nor via ethernet, putty only waits with black screen and device reboot itself then putty shows me that connection was closed.
I double checked if bin file were for v9 and yes it was. Nom I'm little bit hopeless that my device is now completely hardbricked...
