This is exactly the great openwrt with following minor conveniences:
ppp packages no longer turned on by default, since we don't always need them.
Luci default feed now points to slow-boat branch which is identical to master except for removal of built-in ppp.
New configs directory contains preconfigured dumb AP configs with basic LuCI interface. symlink the config you want
ln -s configs/.config.habanero .config
Also added is a DFS watchdog service in package/network/utils/wifi-mon that monitors syslog for DFS shutdown and triggers radio restart. This is useful where interference is falsely detected as a radar, and prevents the wireless interface from starting. If its really there, then it will keep tripping on DFS detection. This is probably not legal, but its a PITA when power drops and the radios don't start due to some noise (not from radar).
The wifi setup for IPQ4x platforms in configs uses the high throughput CT non-commercial firmware, and support for 80211r.
Seems to be rock solid on these platforms so far. DSA is used on the switch. Works with vlans. Typical setup is a vlan trunk, with multple SSIDs on their own vlan. The age of the silicon (its "only" AC wifi) is a great example of stability comes with time. And its more than enough for domestic expectations.
Sysupgrade currently not working. Use factory image via TFTP recovery- see here which is where the patches came from, with one difference that both GbE ports are part of LAN bridge, and there is no wan interface configured (makes no sense for a dumb AP).
The deco was the cheapest IPQ4x platform I could find and I purchased 3x of them used for AUD$80. I get sustained 500Mbps on my phone which is enough, and the 80211r works great.
Elsewhere I use a 8-devices Habanero dev board which gives me same performance but I get 4 GbE access ports for hardwired devices as well as the wifi. I modded the boards to use higher gain PCB antennas.
OpenWrt Project is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. Instead of trying to create a single, static firmware, OpenWrt provides a fully writable filesystem with package management. This frees you from the application selection and configuration provided by the vendor and allows you to customize the device through the use of packages to suit any application. For developers, OpenWrt is the framework to build an application without having to build a complete firmware around it; for users this means the ability for full customization, to use the device in ways never envisioned.
Sunshine!
Built firmware images are available for many architectures and come with a package selection to be used as WiFi home router. To quickly find a factory image usable to migrate from a vendor stock firmware to OpenWrt, try the Firmware Selector.
If your device is supported, please follow the Info link to see install instructions or consult the support resources listed below.
An advanced user may require additional or specific package. (Toolchain, SDK, ...) For everything else than simple firmware download, try the wiki download page:
To build your own firmware you need a GNU/Linux, BSD or macOS system (case sensitive filesystem required). Cygwin is unsupported because of the lack of a case sensitive file system.
You need the following tools to compile OpenWrt, the package names vary between distributions. A complete list with distribution specific packages is found in the Build System Setup documentation.
binutils bzip2 diff find flex gawk gcc-6+ getopt grep install libc-dev libz-dev
make4.1+ perl python3.7+ rsync subversion unzip which
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Run
./scripts/feeds update -ato obtain all the latest package definitions defined in feeds.conf / feeds.conf.default -
Run
./scripts/feeds install -ato install symlinks for all obtained packages into package/feeds/ -
Run
make menuconfigto select your preferred configuration for the toolchain, target system & firmware packages. -
Run
maketo build your firmware. This will download all sources, build the cross-compile toolchain and then cross-compile the GNU/Linux kernel & all chosen applications for your target system.
The main repository uses multiple sub-repositories to manage packages of
different categories. All packages are installed via the OpenWrt package
manager called opkg. If you're looking to develop the web interface or port
packages to OpenWrt, please find the fitting repository below.
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LuCI Web Interface: Modern and modular interface to control the device via a web browser.
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OpenWrt Packages: Community repository of ported packages.
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OpenWrt Routing: Packages specifically focused on (mesh) routing.
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OpenWrt Video: Packages specifically focused on display servers and clients (Xorg and Wayland).
For a list of supported devices see the OpenWrt Hardware Database
- Forum: For usage, projects, discussions and hardware advise.
- Support Chat: Channel
#openwrton oftc.net.
- Bug Reports: Report bugs in OpenWrt
- Dev Mailing List: Send patches
- Dev Chat: Channel
#openwrt-develon oftc.net.
OpenWrt is licensed under GPL-2.0