I am on hardware in signature and very noobe to DD-WRT
Is it absolutely necessary to reset before and after update from older DD-WRT to earlier DD-WRT ??
If yes ... may I backup the configuration and restore later ?
I have introduced a lot of settings that I would like reuse ...
Thanks
Paolo _________________ If it does not kill ... it fortify
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D-LINK DSL-2740R B1 (modem full bridge) - EU 1.03
TP-Link TL-WR841ND v11 (router) - DD-WRT v3.0-r33006 std (08/03/17)
Router: Netgear R7800
Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r31899 (04/24/17)
Kernel: Linux 3.18.50 #137 SMP PREEMPT Mon Apr 24 00:19:23 CEST 2017
Status: Good
Reset: Yes
Errors: Took a while for WAN connection to appear. Had to run the command I use a few times before it sprang into life.
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 6437 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 17:17 Post subject:
paolocorpo wrote:
I am on hardware in signature and very noobe to DD-WRT
Is it absolutely necessary to reset before and after update from older DD-WRT to earlier DD-WRT ??
If yes ... may I backup the configuration and restore later ?
I have introduced a lot of settings that I would like reuse ...
Thanks
Paolo
naah you do not use save file from different builds, it's not a good practice, as different builds may have different nvram locations,
but if you know how to unbrick your unit, you can do everything you want with it... i personally rebuild manually to evade any confrontations... _________________ Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
Atheros 7K is kinda bugged in last builds, WNDR3700 loses alot of throughput and stability if compared to the standard factory firmware...
I'm able to push 50 Mbit/s w/ 5.4ghz and around 50 Mbit/s w/ 2.4 ghz by using factory firmware, but when using dd-wrt with nothing else turned on and "as a bridge" no NAT, no VPN, no QOS, it cuts this throughput almost in half... Not sure why is this, also sometimes the connection is lost, there are wifi drops...
I'm always using WPA2 + AES and N Only mode, never anything different, also I've tried with HT40 but it gets even more unstable, while with HT20 it is somewhat a bit more stable.
Sad but this is the current situation on WNDR3700v1, I had to revert one of them back to factory firmware, because of these problems.
Router: TP-Link TL-WR841N v11
Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r31899 std (04/24/17)
Kernel: Linux 3.18.50 #3575 Mon Apr 24 03:11:44 CEST 2017 mips
Status: OK
Reset: NO
Errors: NO _________________ If it does not kill ... it fortify
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D-LINK DSL-2740R B1 (modem full bridge) - EU 1.03
TP-Link TL-WR841ND v11 (router) - DD-WRT v3.0-r33006 std (08/03/17)
WNDR3700 V4
DD-WRT v3.0-r31899 std (04/24/17)
Linux 3.18.50 #3597 Mon Apr 24 03:54:29 CEST 2017 mips
very good
What's your internet speed ?
Do you have more than one unit ?
Do you link they together (In Client Bridge (Routed) ???) ?
Do you get "constant" speed in all Speed Tests you make, or does it vary when you do it multiple times ?
In my experience, the wifi connection/performance in both bands isn't reliable, it works, but it is not 100% reliable, mainly when you compare it with the stock/factory firmware...
In my experience, the wifi connection/performance in both bands isn't reliable, it works, but it is not 100% reliable, mainly when you compare it with the stock/factory firmware...
The WNDR3700v4 is by far a much better unit than the v1 or V2 ....and the broadcom V3 -- still in the brick pile not worth fixing
Yes it does ok in client bridge mode. It is stable using either band... not something I use all time but have left them bridged for days without a problem.
haven't found any problems w/r31899.
openVPN server - good
SAMBA share - good
QOS - good
VAPs on both bands - good
Recursive DNS Resolver - good
It is still just 2 x 2 radio but better than the other version. Also different CPU.
If you have high speed internet (75+) you should invest in a much better unit... but if not then the wndr3700v4 will do
just about anything you need. A laptop NIC that will do HT40 on 2.4 will easily do 75 Mbps with it.
In my experience, the wifi connection/performance in both bands isn't reliable, it works, but it is not 100% reliable, mainly when you compare it with the stock/factory firmware...
The WNDR3700v4 is by far a much better unit than the v1 or V2 ....and the broadcom V3 -- still in the brick pile not worth fixing
Yes it does ok in client bridge mode. It is stable using either band... not something I use all time but have left them bridged for days without a problem.
haven't found any problems w/r31899.
openVPN server - good
SAMBA share - good
QOS - good
VAPs on both bands - good
Recursive DNS Resolver - good
It is still just 2 x 2 radio but better than the other version. Also different CPU.
If you have high speed internet (75+) you should invest in a much better unit... but if not then the wndr3700v4 will do
just about anything you need. A laptop NIC that will do HT40 on 2.4 will easily do 75 Mbps with it.
The point is not investing in a better unit, but the firmware working at least as the stock firmware (at least in bridged mode)... And right now it isn't close to it yet, not with the current problems/issues. As I said, the factory firmware works fine, there are some features only existing in dd-wrt of course, but I think, before cosmetics and new features are worked on, the core (kernel, nat and wireless) has to be working flawlessly.
The point is not investing in a better unit, but the firmware working at least as the stock firmware (at least in bridged mode)... And right now it isn't close to it yet, not with the current problems/issues. As I said, the factory firmware works fine, there are some features only existing in dd-wrt of course, but I think, before cosmetics and new features are worked on, the core (kernel, nat and wireless) has to be working flawlessly.
Sorry can't help you there since the wndr3700v1 & V2 are not even close to the same as the v4.
I will throw this out -- Client Bridge is a real crappy bridge. Using 31899 (although stable) I can only get 50 Mbps across bridge .. don't matter if using 2.4 or 5GHz.
WDS-AP | WDS-Sta using two wndr3700v4 I get 90Mbps.
The point is not investing in a better unit, but the firmware working at least as the stock firmware (at least in bridged mode)... And right now it isn't close to it yet, not with the current problems/issues. As I said, the factory firmware works fine, there are some features only existing in dd-wrt of course, but I think, before cosmetics and new features are worked on, the core (kernel, nat and wireless) has to be working flawlessly.
Sorry can't help you there since the wndr3700v1 & V2 are not even close to the same as the v4.
I will throw this out -- Client Bridge is a real crappy bridge. Using 31899 (although stable) I can only get 50 Mbps across bridge .. don't matter if using 2.4 or 5GHz.
WDS-AP | WDS-Sta using two wndr3700v4 I get 90Mbps.
