The weather has turned cold. Just like someone sang, “In the southern town, the rainy winter is (colder) than in the north.” On a cold winter day, having a bowl of braised lamb is wonderful. So, I specially drove 70KM to Tongxiang for some meat today, while testing Hangzhou’s BR5AL. As expected, around 60KM away, … Read more
Introduction It’s been a while since I posted an article, haha. This time, I’m sharing a complete guide on building a home server from scratch. Starting from zero, we will use idle hardware at home to create a fully functional server. The content includes but is not limited to: 1. Enhancing network functionality 2. Building … Read more
Limit bandwidth for specific IP addresses in OpenWrt 1. Script for limiting bandwidth Use a custom script to limit the bandwidth for specific IP addresses or address ranges for connected devices. # !/bin/sh # Define incoming and outgoing interfaces (IDEV for internal network interface, ODEV for external network interface) IDEV=”tunAcc” ODEV=”br-wan” # Define total upstream … Read more
First, add the WiFi guest network through the web interface or by modifying the configuration. The wireless interface added through the MTK management interface must be added to the bridge: 12345678910111213141516171819 config globals 'globals' option ula_prefix 'xxxx:xxxx:xxxx::/48' config interface 'guest' option proto 'static' option ipaddr '10.0.100.1' option netmask '255.255.255.0' option device 'br-guest' option ip6assign '64' … Read more
Installing PPPoE on OpenWRT: 12 opkg update opkg install rp-pppoe-server Configuring PPPoE: 123456789 cat > pppoe-server-options << EOF # PPP options for the PPPoE server # LIC: GPL require-chap login lcp-echo-interval 10 lcp-echo-failure 2 ms-dns 8.8.8.8 EOF Setting up PPPoE account and password: 1234 cat > /etc/ppp/chap-secrets << EOF #USERNAME PROVIDER PASSWORD IPADDRESS www.haiyun.me * … Read more
OpenWrt Version Information DISTRIB_ID='OpenWrt' DISTRIB_RELEASE='21.02-SNAPSHOT' DISTRIB_REVISION='r0-6bf6af1d5' DISTRIB_TARGET='mediatek/mt7981' DISTRIB_ARCH='aarch64_cortex-a53' DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION='OpenWrt 21.02-SNAPSHOT r0-6bf6af1d5' DISTRIB_TAINTS='no-all busybox override' OpenWrt Configuration Enable IPset Support make menuconfig make menuconfig Network —> -*- ipset………………………………… IPset administration utility OpenWrt/.config Corresponding Configuration Items CONFIG_PACKAGE_ipset=y Enable IP-Full Support make menuconfig make menuconfig Network —> Routing and Redirection —> <*> ip-full…………………………….. Routing control utility (full) OpenWrt/.config … Read more
Introduction To achieve internal network speed testing, most people would first think of iperf, which requires both a server and a client, making it quite cumbersome. Is there a simpler way to test speed directly through a web interface? Moreover, if it is installed on a soft router, all internal network devices can easily test … Read more
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There are many tutorials online about installing OpenWrt on Raspberry Pi. Here, I will share my personal installation experience and the pitfalls I encountered 🕳. I hope this article can provide some small help to you who found it. Preparation: 1 Raspberry Pi 3B 2 TF card 3 Network cable 4 Laptop 5 Router connected … Read more
#Introduction I have a large capacity mechanical hard drive that is currently unused, and I want to utilize it during the weekend. The requirements are: I have a Raspberry Pi at home, which is running <span>OpenWRT</span> as a standalone router. I now need to connect the mechanical hard drive to the Raspberry Pi and share … Read more