: Me August 23, 2010, 02:41:09 PM
I just bought a "WZR-HP-G300NH" router in anticipation of the upcoming DD-WRT Factory supported firmware release.
As per the following press release:
BUFFALO AND DD-WRT COLLABORATE TO CREATE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE CONSUMER AND SMALL BUSINESS WIRELESS OFFERING
Also outlined here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/content/buffalo-highpower-routers-with-dd-wrt-factory-firmware
When will this updated firmware be released on the Buffalo support site (http://www.buffalotech.com/support/downloads/ - Only shows firmware version 1.72 and 1.74)?
: drmemory August 23, 2010, 04:39:49 PM
There were some unforeseen issues that require debugging, which caused some delay. We apologize for that, but know most people would not like a buggy release, just to get it out earlier. My best estimate for the release is in Sept.
: Me August 23, 2010, 05:21:32 PM
Thanks for the quick and helpful reply. Great customer service is extremely hard to come by.
I am eagerly looking forward to this upcoming release. Is there any place I can look/monitor to be notified of this upcoming DD-WRT firmware release?
Will this branded firmware release from Buffalo be self updating to the current DD-WRT releases on http://dd-wrt.com?
Also, will there be a regular scheduled releases for the WZR-HP-G300NH router? And if there will be scheduled releases, do you know how long such firmware releases will continue for the WZR-HP-G300NH product (end-of-life)?
: nchall August 24, 2010, 02:05:48 PM
so are you saying that the current buffalo dd-wrt release is a buggy release?
: drmemory August 24, 2010, 02:16:55 PM
There is no current or past Buffalotech DD-WRT release for the WZR-HP-G300NH.
This thread is about the WZR-HP-G300NH and DD-WRT from Buffalo - if you want to start a thread about something else - go ahead. Otherwise, keep on the thread's subject, per the forum posting rules.
: drmemory August 24, 2010, 02:18:27 PM
Me ---when the FW comes out, you'll probably see it on the forums pretty quickly. If I don't post it, someone else will beat me to it. There's a lot of customers waiting for this one.
: Me August 24, 2010, 03:24:27 PM
I must say I think it is brilliant to have such timely and quality responses from a company contact. Much appreciated.
I will keep a close eye on the forums as you suggested. Am I to expect that this new DD-WRT firmware will be posted first to the forums then after a week or so posted to the standard support site (http://www.buffalotech.com/support/downloads/)?
In regards to my questions on the product release schedule, are you able to answer them at this time?
-- Excerpt: Questions on Product release schedule --
Will this branded firmware release from Buffalo be self updating to the current DD-WRT releases on http://dd-wrt.com?
Also, will there be a regular scheduled releases for the WZR-HP-G300NH router? And if there will be scheduled releases, do you know how long such firmware releases will continue for the WZR-HP-G300NH product (end-of-life)?
-- Excerpt --
: drmemory August 24, 2010, 03:32:56 PM
thank you
FW is always first posted to the appropriate Buffalotech subsidiary sites around the world.
As I get a notice of each posting, I usually post a note about the ones that I know people want the most.
I don't know if the FWs will be self-updating, like some of the FWs for our media devices in the UK.
There is no set schedule for FW updates of DD-WRT. It depends upon how much info we provide DD-WRT about issues, combined with our requests for features. Generally, when we get an update from DD-WRT, there should be a similiar update on the DD-WRT site.
There is no projected end-of-life for this product at this time. It could be active for a year of more.
: Me August 24, 2010, 03:41:41 PM
Thank you for your responses!
: slybunda August 26, 2010, 12:51:57 PM
was speaking to a buffalo rep today and was informed that due to the number of issues there are still with the dd-wrt firmware for this router the release will most likely be mid november time. this is understandable since the current builds are highly unstable compared to the stock firmware. i suspect that stability with dd-wrt will not be easily attained with the current madwifi driver, there will need to be updates made to the driver itself to support these new atheros hardware devices.
hopefully buffalo pull through and the wzr-hp-g300nh takes over from the amazing whr-hp-g54
: drmemory August 26, 2010, 12:53:12 PM
plans are to release in Sept - I haven't told support about this yet.
: slybunda August 26, 2010, 01:16:12 PM
when i rang up the support office i was informed about the delay to november. iv tested the current svn build of dd-wrt from the dd-wrt site and i can confirm that the wireless is highly unstable with this router. id be surprised to see a working stable build of dd-wrt in september. i wont get my hopes up and have more faith in the november release since that time frame also makes more sense going by the current state of dd-wrt stability on the wzr-hp-g300nh.
: luciferfidel August 26, 2010, 03:49:16 PM
: Dustrega August 26, 2010, 06:11:48 PM
@slybunda: The release may be slightly delayed for UK users hence their quote differing from ours.
@luciferfidel: We're hoping to clear up some issues with this and I was wondering have you tried adjusting the radio output?
: slybunda August 26, 2010, 07:58:04 PM
ahh yes i forgot to mention im in the uk and was speaking to uk tech support.
iv tried the dd-wet build on dd-wrt site, main issues are wifi stability and also the inability of adjusting tx power to go above 15dbm regardless of regulatory domain or antenna chains set.
im assuming official buffalo dd-wrt build will address such issues as antenna chains since everyones wzr-hp-g300nh will be using the same antenna chains and buffalo will set correct chains as default.
i really hope buffalo can solve these issues, if the wzr-hp-g300nh ends up being stable and reliable with dd-wrt then it will end up being a better router an even ubiquiti's rocket m2.
: Aveyer August 26, 2010, 09:45:48 PM
I'm not even gonna bother waiting on DD-WRT for it anymore, which at the end still mightn't be as stable or fast as the stock firmware, better off getting a Mikrotik RB750 for the advanced QoS etc.
: slybunda August 27, 2010, 10:03:11 AM
it does look doubtful that the release will be stable and functioning properly, look at the whr-hp-gn and whr-hp-g300n, they had official buffalo dd-wrt firmware out a while ago and all it was is a skinned version of the regular dd-wrt firmware. its buggy and unstable, practically unusable compared to the stock buffalo firmware.
likewise im not getting my hopes up on this, im going to sit back and play the waiting game, if the dd-wrt for the wzr-hp-g300nh turns out to be just a skinned version of the regular dd-wrt with no stability and reliability then best option would be to probably just go with a mikrotik routerboard and ubiquiti wifi access point to get the job done properly.
only time will tell. i will see how things develop come november for the wzr-hp-g300nh.
: ubcjack August 30, 2010, 04:26:40 PM
I really hope DD-WRT firmware would be stable and release on WZR-HP-G300NH soon. I purchased this router mainly for the DD-WRT support!
Bufflo Admins, other than DD-WRT support, is there any schedule on better QOS control and bandwidth/client monitor on original firmware?
: drmemory August 30, 2010, 05:02:27 PM
I can't comment on future release features - only Marketing is allowed to make comments for that.
: ubcjack August 31, 2010, 12:11:24 PM
Hi Admins,
Can we get a confirmation that full DD-WRT will for sure works on WZR-HP-G300NH eventually? It's not very stable yet for latest DDWRT release and also for past releases.
Thanks.
: drmemory August 31, 2010, 01:14:50 PM
We'll do our best to quickly implement each revision shared with us from DDWRT. For release/revision issues, it's best to contact DDWRT directly and list on their forums too (faster, as they are probably gathering information first, from their forums).
: RayEarth September 01, 2010, 07:20:03 PM
It's out!
Anyone want to confirm if it uses the MadWifi driver (unstable) or Buffalo's own proprietary driver?
http://www.buffalotech.com/support/getfile/wzrhpg300nh-pro-v24sp2-14998.zip
: slybunda September 01, 2010, 07:59:14 PM
quick decompile shows madwifi libraries inside. im not even going to bother installing this firmware since its no different to the dd-wrt builds on the official dd-wrt site, which means its going to be unstable.
im just going to sell up and get a proper ubiquiti rocket m2. buffalo have shot themselves in the foot again.
: ubcjack September 01, 2010, 07:59:37 PM
This is great!
Do you know this is for buffalo firmware -> dd wrt or ddwrt upgrade ddwrt? Or it doesnt matter?
Thanks.
: slybunda September 01, 2010, 09:05:04 PM
gave this firmware the benefit of the doubt and tested it out, uptime was 25 mins while i was pulling data over the wifi and the router locked up requiring hard reboot. this firmware is nothing special or different compared to the regular dd-wrt firmware, and my suspicions are confirmed, its just as unstable as the dd-wrt builds on the dd-wrt website.
also max tx power wont go beyond 13dbm too which is also known problem.
buffalo did not test this firmware out themselves, they couldnt have, its too unstable to be used and only damages thier reputation.
: slybunda September 01, 2010, 09:17:41 PM
how do i revert the buffalo dd-wrt firmware back to the "user-friendly" firmware? is it just the matter of downloading version 1.74 firmware and doing update from dd-wrt admin tab?
: noobookbig September 02, 2010, 12:05:50 AM
Trying to update from 1.74 friendly firmware to official buffalo dd-wrt pro firmware,
I got the error message "Invalid file" ?????
: anewkirk September 02, 2010, 12:12:10 AM
In the past week there have been some nice improvements in wireless stability & performance added to the newest OpenWRT release for this router. Check out 10.03.1-rc3 if you haven't already done so....it may save you from pulling your hair out over this dd-wrt stuff.
: AfterShock September 02, 2010, 12:57:34 AM
is there a link for some sort of guide to installing openwrt using windows only? I'm about ready for anything after this disaster of a fw upgrade. The stability reminds me of some of the earliest version of dd-wrt except I've yet to go an hour before the router completely crashes with the official dd-wrt not to mention my usual pings and download speeds have suffered dramatically.
: anewkirk September 02, 2010, 01:05:34 AM
https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=116048#p116048
I have not tried this personally, but people seem to be using it.
You would also need to use this same process to go back to the stock firmware if you decided to do so, so you might want to save this to a txt file or something for future reference.
: AirTien September 02, 2010, 06:29:29 AM
Sorry
When I update my G300NH, this screen show
Invalid firmware, rebooting!
Estimated time to restart is 80 s. Please Wait...
To continue setup, perform the following procedure.
- Close all browser windows.
- Confirm that a connection between the computer and the router is established.
- Reopen the browser and reconnect using the AirStation Configuration Utility.
PS:
I buy this machine in Hong Kong
Are you downloading Hong FW, or from some other BT site? Download from your area. drmemory
: noobookbig September 02, 2010, 08:23:22 AM
AirTien wrote:
Sorry
When I update my G300NH, this screen show
Invalid firmware, rebooting!
Estimated time to restart is 80 s. Please Wait...
To continue setup, perform the following procedure.
Refer to the user manual for more information.
- Close all browser windows.
- Confirm that a connection between the computer and the router is established.
- Reopen the browser and reconnect using the AirStation Configuration Utility.
PS:
I buy this machine in Hong Kong
I got the same message. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?
PS. I bought this router in Thailand
Again - use FW from your area, as BT hardware may differ in different geographical regions - drmemory
: drmemory September 02, 2010, 08:25:54 AM
Are you downloading USA firmware and trying to install on a foreign router...?
That may or may not work. You need to download your firmware from the same country where you purchased your router. The local FW may not be ready for distribution in your country yet.
: slybunda September 02, 2010, 08:29:06 AM
i may have jumped the gun and condemned this dd-wrt build.
after a 30/30/30 reset it is behaving better,
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=78294&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15
above link is to my posts on dd-wrt forum about this firmware. i will update this as time passes.
: drmemory September 02, 2010, 02:27:49 PM
Please describe your issues in more detail. We've been testing without any downtime whatsoever - no rebooting.
If there are certain activities you are doing, when the product goes down - let us know - we'll test it.
So far, our routers have performed flawlessly in our US lab. Give us more details.
: slybunda September 02, 2010, 03:36:57 PM
any reason why i cant put tx power above 13dbm?
iv set the settings to 20dbm, default antenna chains, channel 6, UK regulatory domain, 0db antenna gain and i get this:
(http://http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/511/ddwrt1.png)
tried setting 25, even 30dbm but it wont go above 13dbm, and range is very poor, cant get wifi in my garden. with user firendly firmware i got coverage in garden easy.
: DrewG5 September 02, 2010, 07:10:53 PM
After 20 minutes wifi would drop out or crash.
Settings
Wireless Mode: AP mode
Wireless Network mode: N/G
Wireless Channel: Auto
Wireless Security: WPA2 Personal Mixed
WPA Algorithms: TKIP+AES
After trying a 30/30/30 reset to no luck it was time to try something else
Stability of Wifi improved by changing Sensitivity Range (ACK Timing) from default of 2000 to 305 (correct size for my needs). To convert meters to feet for the WiFi coverage you need. Simplest way to get the conversion is to use Google. Keep in mind the default 2000 meters is 6561.67 feet way more than most of us need for coverage. The settings for Sensitivity Range (ACK Timing) can be found under the advanced settings of the wireless basic settings tab. Best pratice is to set it for 5% more than you need.
Other info its typical for me to have up to 6 wireless clients connected at once.
I susspect the stock 2000 timeing of this firmware may be over driving the radios or the boosters.
I would like to know what settings Buffalo is using to get the stabilty and, how many wireless access points are in the area. Here I have 7 in range.
:edited to add info:
: slybunda September 02, 2010, 09:41:14 PM
after more testing iv decided to go back to the user friendly firmware, dd-wrt is just too unstable still. the router has locked up a number of times on me and needed manual power cycling to get it back up again. this is too unreliable for me since clients that connect to the router when im not around will be stuck on what to do when they dont have wifi access.
it was a good attempt from buffalo though, but this router will never become professional grade equipment, its hardware is fairly decent but its being let down by shoddy firmware support. tech support have known for a long time all the issues with dd-wrt and this is the best thy could come up with which is just a disgrace.
buffalo wifi products went downhil after the whr-hp-g54.
: mookie September 02, 2010, 10:21:59 PM
Is Samba not supported in this firmware? All I see is an option for proftp in NAS.
Also, why isn't NTFS supported? All the other comparable routers of Buffalo's competitors offer NTFS and Samba support.
: AfterShock September 03, 2010, 12:15:46 AM
I agree it was a mistake for them to go the dd-wrt route, the mad wifi driver will never work properly for wireless N because it wasn't created for it nor can it be tweaked enough to call professional. Instead of putting all that time and money into dd-wrt they could have revamped there own firmware which as far as stability and performance goes it wasn't that bad with the exception of the poor wording and layout which could have been fixed by anyone whos ever seen a linksys setup. I bought this router because I was expecting good things from dd-wrt but have been more and more dissapointed with each release with the official dd-wrt being the final blow. I've run out of time and patience with bouncing back and forth between forums trying to keep up on the latest issues and trying the different versions to see that nothing has really changed much since the very 1st working release now I'm investing my time trying to get openwrt to work which is a entire different flavor to me and have no clue what I'm doing but at least I know when its up and running it will be 100% stable.
: kinokuniya September 03, 2010, 04:16:50 AM
What happened to USB support? The firmware looks no different than the standard DD-WRT, why would I wait if there is nothing that would make USB connectivity easier....DD-WRT sucks on that and now you're telling me all you are going to do is slap some nice BuffaloTech banner and release this? Are you kidding me?
: davo September 03, 2010, 04:18:41 AM
kinokuniya wrote:What happened to USB support? The firmware looks no different than the standard DD-WRT, why would I wait if there is nothing that would make USB connectivity easier....DD-WRT sucks on that and now you're telling me all you are going to do is slap some nice BuffaloTech banner and release this? Are you kidding me?
What USB support were you looking for? NTFS? yeah good luck with that, was never suggested this would be included.
: kinokuniya September 03, 2010, 04:24:47 AM
davo wrote:
kinokuniya wrote:What happened to USB support? The firmware looks no different than the standard DD-WRT, why would I wait if there is nothing that would make USB connectivity easier....DD-WRT sucks on that and now you're telling me all you are going to do is slap some nice BuffaloTech banner and release this? Are you kidding me?
What USB support were you looking for? NTFS? yeah good luck with that, was never suggested this would be included.
Nothing that far was expected (seing how bad the firmware already) - I was hoping they had some scripts built in that would just automount any drive I plugged into the USB port like the stock firmware. I am sick of hacking it since optware flat out doesn't work in mine.
: slybunda September 03, 2010, 06:44:21 AM
im beginning to wonder wether it really is firmware issues with this router or if its just hardware issues where buffalo cheaped out on.
they class the wzr-hp-g300nh as a high power device. do they consider 13dbm to be high power?
and i agree with the above as long as dd-wrt use the madwifi driver the router will never be stable.
the best solution iv used fo rthis router is openwrt with the ath9k driver, its by far the most stable option, if only openwrt had a better interface like dd-wrt's.
: drmemory September 03, 2010, 01:18:29 PM
back to the forum rules - if you're just here to soapbox and not provide questions or answers - get prepared for the rules to be enforced. go soapbox elsewhere or provide some substance IN EACH POST.
: slybunda September 03, 2010, 02:24:52 PM
i have asked questions, and i can repeat them for for you:
1: Do buffalo consider 13dbm tx power to be classed as "high power"?
2: If buffalo tech support have used dd-wrt with these routers configured as wifi access points, what were the settings used to attain the perfect stability which you claim you have with these routers?
: drmemory September 03, 2010, 02:50:37 PM
I am working on finding the details of best settings for the dbm. I've only gotten up to 21dbm output so far - judging by what the FW says the dbm is.
My "forum rules" statement refers to the many posts that ramble on with soapboxing - you soapboxers know who you are, as do everyone else. Many of your posts are obviously breaking forum rules, not just skirting the rules.
Some soapboxers do supply substance in SOME (meaning, not most) of their posts, but create a lot of filler for people who want details of trials and tests.
For the tests run by the engineers, they're using the default settings - nothing fancy so far to test the outside limits.
: slybunda September 03, 2010, 03:16:42 PM
thanks for the reply, what settings were used to get 21dbm? i used uk regulatory domain, channel 6, default antenna chains and i got 13dbm only. i did try other european regulatory domains and channels but no luck tx power wont go beyond 13dbm. i though this router has a max tx power of 23dbm. im only after 20dbm for my needs.
iv gone back to the 1.74 firmware now since it doesnt lockup on me and i know i can leave it running 24/7 without worry of clients not being able to connect after a while if the router has locked up when running dd-wrt.
one more question, is firmware 1.74 considered to be the final firmware for this router and all future firmware updates will be to dd-wrt only?
thanks
: drmemory September 03, 2010, 03:54:05 PM
Slybunda
You are welcome - I am one of the people who want info exchanged freely and with detail on these forums.
I appear to be just an admin (the evil admin), but I quietly facilitate much of the info transfer between BT depts and I feed on good solid information that I can send to the right people.
I know you have a wealth of information and people look up to you to provide useful information. I am one of them.
Power settings
I have emails sent to gather more info on this, but what I've tried so far:
Adv settings TX Power Status TX Power
10 (ant 1+3) 10
20 " 19
30 " 19
30 (change ant to 1+2+3) 21
30 (ant to 1 only) 11
30 (ant 1+2) 14
As you've been getting 13, could be some other variables or you are set to antenna 1+2 or 1+3.
I'd like to hear more about what others are getting and the details.
Let's see what info I can gather from the emails.
1.74 is just another FW in the progression of the Buffalo FW.
: slybunda September 03, 2010, 04:22:59 PM
i used stock antenna chains when testing, although when i changed the tx chains to 1+2+3 tx power went to 15dbm as shown in the info screen. but iv read on other forums that the atheros wifi chip in the router is not a true 3x3 mimo, but it uses 2tx and 3rx antennas.
also with antenna chain set to 1+3 i get 2.41mb/s sustained data transfer rate when pulling files from my server over the wifi using my laptop intel 2200bg wifi card.
with tx chan set to 1+2 the transfer is erattic and average 1.83mb/s. so i left the antenna chain to default 1+3 for tx and 1+2+3 for RX.
: bil1138 September 03, 2010, 04:30:44 PM
You might want to make sure you know what that's measuring.
I believe that the WZR-HP-G300NH has a seperate, "dumb" amplifier after the built in radio. I wouldn't be suprised if the signal strength that the WZR is reporting is output from the radio itself and doesn't include the amp. (Assuming you're reading the setting from the WZR itself, I didn't see how you determined the strength).
I should add I'm merely speculating here, but I believe that one of the other DD-WRT routers had a similar issue that I had read about months ago. You could acutally cause problems for youself by boosting the signal to the maximum, which was then further boosted beyond spec by the amplifier that wasn't being measured by DD-WRT. Again, I don't pretend to know everything about wireless (I was just reading up on things to see what the DD-WRT firmware might bring).
: slybunda September 03, 2010, 06:17:47 PM
i understand what you mean, that there could be a power offset in play here where e.g setting 6dbm in firmware = 6dbm + amp gain which results in 19 dbm.
but if this was the case then how come when i use my laptop or phone in the garden i cant get wifi access with dd-wrt, on the laptop inssider shows -93dbm as signal strength and connection being highly intermittant. then using firmware 1.74 in the garden inssider shows -53dbm as signal strength and both the phone and the laptop have no issue using internet. thats a massive difference in power output.
drmemory do you happen to know what wifi driver is used in the 1.74 firmware?
also it would be wonderful if the userfriendly firmware had ack timing adjustment and most of all allowed the user to adjust the transmit power. my neighbour says he can see my router and it provides more signal strength that his own router. hence why im trying to get the power down to 20dbm which would be perfect for my needs.
am i correct in assuming that the stock 1.74 firmware runs the wifi power at its max 23dbm all the time?
: AfterShock September 04, 2010, 01:32:11 AM
I think 1.74 uses the atheros driver and is able to run at max tx power even in wireless N which is why you can access it from your garden. ddwrt uses the horrible mad wifi drivers which depending on what wireless setting your using won't hit the routers max tx power.
**Admin note: Buffalotech DDWRT currently uses the Atheros Carrier. The mad wifi driver does not work for 802.11n products.**
: jonezis September 04, 2010, 03:48:22 PM
: mookie September 04, 2010, 07:36:38 PM
Jonezis:
You have a decent link rate and signal - what is your ACK at? Maybe you should lower it. WHat is your wireless setting at?
: jonezis September 04, 2010, 09:08:34 PM
these are my settings. everytime i try to transfer big files over wifi connection drops. samething if download speed gets too high.
: benchmarkman September 05, 2010, 06:47:02 AM
Question about the DD WRT firmware. Out of the box, does it support all the featuers of the router such as NAS, DNLA server, and Bit Torrent download? Are there any benefits of moving from 1.74 to ddwrt firmware?
: mookie September 05, 2010, 07:10:08 PM
I don't believe dd-wrt has any of those features out of the box.
: benchmarkman September 06, 2010, 05:50:51 AM
So what's the point of releaseing a firmware that doesn't support the features of the router and why isn't everyon up in arms about this?
: bakanub September 06, 2010, 06:34:51 AM
+ this fw is so unstable. :(
: hekri September 06, 2010, 10:51:45 AM
Best post I've read... Basically theres in no point in this at releasing this firmware at all. We don't care about the buffalo logo. We want the features we actually bought when we purchased this router.
If any mods read this > I need my torrent client back. I need my pr0n (words edited)...!.... :D Transmissiondeamon preferred.
**for feature requests - use the Idea Exchange (where our engineers look) and let your peers vote by kudoing your idea - presenting ideas in here will not be seen by Japan engineers*****
: Hercules September 06, 2010, 10:57:59 AM
does A0 30 work with with this firmware?
: thomasdnadeau September 23, 2010, 06:55:23 AM
This thread hasn't been updated in some time. Has dd-wrt-based factory-sponsored firmware been released?
: AfterShock September 23, 2010, 03:43:01 PM
yeah its been out for a little while now
: dudeman135 September 23, 2010, 10:22:05 PM
I like the features of dd-wrt and installed this version, but without scheduling daily reboots it is slow as heck, even though the load and system resources appear fine. Any word on pending updates?
: drmemory September 24, 2010, 10:34:08 AM
We are working on the next Buffalotech DDWRT revision, but don't have a date set for release yet.
: mookie October 02, 2010, 05:17:57 PM
Will the new dd-wrt version include NAS (Samba) and media server, two things that the stock firmware has? I really like the stock firmware, but I have to reset every several days due to clients not being able to connect wirelessly.
: snk October 03, 2010, 02:39:33 PM
In the Buffalo DD-WRT announcement VLAN support was mentioned. However, I can't see the VLAN tab in the Buffalo DD-WRT web interface. How can I set up VLANs on a port by port basis?
: snk October 07, 2010, 01:24:17 AM
Anyone?
: jseymour October 07, 2010, 07:25:04 PM
Under "Setup --> Networking".
: snk October 09, 2010, 03:55:24 PM
I can't see any way to assign individual ports to VLANs. As far as I see, VLAN tagging under networking does nothing?
: adriandavid October 11, 2010, 12:39:00 AM
Hi, recently I made switch from stock buffalo firmware to Buffalo DD-WRT firmware, and I´m having this issues:
1.- Dhcp with dnsmasq, I´m unable to get an IP from linux or anyone else device with linux embebed, like hp printer or android phone.
2.- For some reason if I enable logging, i get a lot of false attacks.
3.- Router with wep encription works flawless, but with WPA, some devices can get authorized to router, I´m sure that this clients because with a wrt 54gs router, I can get it connected with WPA.
The only modification that made to the router was change default network from 192.168.11.x to 10.10.1.x.
Thanks,
: DrewG5 October 13, 2010, 08:20:39 PM
After a little over a month my findings are things run very stable for about 2 weeks after a week of tinkering with the settings. But I have had no other option than reverting to 1.74 the reasons are
1) WiFi fully crashes 2 to 3 times a day (not a drop out totally stops working)
2) Packet loss on both lan & wan
3) Nonfunctional status lights vrs 1.74
4) PPPoE issues
5) Wife needs a stable connection
I could deal with the nonfunctional status lights if other things properly worked lets not even get into the simple fact that many of the menu options dont do a darn thing..
If this router does not act properly after loading 1.74 on it than there is only one choice RMA it or try and get a refund.
: caricell October 13, 2010, 10:19:06 PM
I'm a pretty new owner of this router, but after trying the stock firmware (very briefly), then DD-WRT (not official), then Buffalo official DDwrt, then back to DDWRT not official, I'm not sure WHAT to think anymore.
I have been unable to plug a USB stick into the back of this router and get it to be seen as a drive in Windows XP with ANY of the firmwares. Right now (with DDWRT Unofficial) I am sitting here and watching my wifi signal vary between 3 and 5 on my laptop without moving anywhere.
I'm now thining about going back to 1.74 (ugly), but am afraid I'll brick this thing if I don't do it right. Should I go from DDWRT unofficial back to the stock buffalo f/w that came with the unit and then upgrade to 1.74?
I really like this router..when the signal is good, it's quite good even on g54 machines. I've been reading this forum, and am seeing so much disparity, that I don't know what to think.
So, any recommendations of what to do (and how to do it) from anyone?
Thanks.
: Aveyer October 13, 2010, 10:37:40 PM
I found the Port by port VLAN options page through the wiki your.router.ip/Vlan.asp
: snk October 19, 2010, 07:01:45 AM
Yeah, the options are there, but they do nothing :(
: gexgeko November 14, 2010, 09:40:29 AM
:smileytongue:
: Steve257 December 09, 2010, 06:00:00 PM
I've tried the DD-WRT from Buffalo, and have no problems with the WiFi or Routing, But...
One of the features I really wanted was the NAS built in to the router. When I received it (the router), I set it up with the factory firmware (1.72). As soon as everyting was up and running, I checke for an update and saw that 1.74 was available, so I installed that. Afterwards, I was completely unable to get to the internet!
So, I figured I'd revert to the 1.72, but after downloading it (bypassing the router, going straight to the cable modem), 1.74 wouldn't let me 'downgrade' to an earlier version :smileysad: That's when I downloaded and installed Buffalo's DD-WRT.
Like I said earlier, everything works just fine except I've been unable to get the USB NAS to work. I've found and tried a lot of setups on DD-WRT forums, and I think I've got my disk setup with the right Linux partitions (not an easy feat, as I'm definately not a Linux person), but it doesn't
'mount', so I can't get to the disk.
Bottom line -- how can I revert back to either 1.72 or the latest firmware (if it works) on my router? I've seen something about loading the 1.6 version of the firmware and then 'upgrading' to the version I want. Why can't I just go from DD-WRT to the latest release? OR, will DD-WRT more easily support the use of NAS on USB drives in a near future release?
Also, how do I use DD-WRT to load the original Buffalo firmware?
Thanks for any help from anyone.
Steve
: CapnSmith December 13, 2010, 01:50:04 PM
There should be no need to 'downgrade" the firmware on the router. The latest version of the firmware for this router is 1.76.
You can change the firmware from DD-WRT to the 1.76 in the Administration->Firmware Upgrade section of DD-WRT, just specify the User Friendly firmware you downloaded from the Buffalo website and click Upgrade to begin the process. Changing firmwares can take some time, usually about 6 to 10 minutes, and must be done from a hard-wired PC. If you try to do a firmware upgrade from a wireless client, you will turn your router into a doorstop.
: Speebs December 15, 2010, 11:42:02 PM
I received this router from Newegg yesterday and am having nothing but trouble with it. It's extremely frustrating coming from the WHR-HP-G54S which I have two of and absolutely love.
I was and still am experiencing TERRIBLE LAN and WLAN speeds, so I upgraded to the most current version of DD-WRT. I am now UNABLE to "upgrade" it back to either the stock Buffalo-branded DD-WRT (which I got from this site) or the "user-friendly" version (1.76, also from this site). The upgrade fails every time.
How do I "downgrade"?
: hanscs December 17, 2010, 02:21:16 AM
I also recently made the switch from stock buffalo firmware to Buffalo DD-WRT firmware on this router.
I just discovered that wifi security was completely disabled on the router, even though all the wifi security settings were properly configured, with the default WPA2 settings.
Use Buffalo DD-WRT distro with extreme caution people. Personally I am done with DD-WRT.