It is recommended to use Ubuntu system, as there are many tutorials available, and troubleshooting becomes easier. You can use WSL, but it is not recommended to compile on NTFS or ReFS file systems, and using PowerShell for compilation is also discouraged. Do not use the root user; the default user in Ubuntu is ‘ubuntu’, … Read more
Why Compile OpenWrt Yourself There are several reasons to compile OpenWrt yourself: Customization: Users can choose which software packages to install according to their needs, resulting in a smaller firmware file size. Updates: If you want to use the latest kernel version or other software, you can compile it yourself. Security: If you want to … Read more
Setting Up OpenWrt Environment Download the OpenWrt 19.07 image, extract it, and import it as a disk image into the virtual machine. wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/19.07.0/targets/x86/generic/openwrt-19.07.0-x86-generic-combined-ext4.img.gz gunzip openwrt-19.07.0-x86-generic-combined-ext4.img.gz sudo apt-get install qemu-utils -y sudo qemu-img convert -f raw openwrt-19.07.0-x86-generic-combined-ext4.img -O vmdk openwrt-19.07.0-x86-generic-combined-ext4.vmdk Successfully accessed the web backend, after setting the password, you can access it via SSH. … Read more
NO.1 All In One Having tried cloud servers (x86) and played with Raspberry Pi (arm64), I want to try an All In One. This means that networking, NAS, and other systems and services are all on one host, ready to use upon boot. The main selling point is portability; there’s no need to set up … Read more
NO.1NO.1 Introduction to Filebrowser GitHub Address https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser A web-based file manager in the browser NO.2 Usage Scenarios The previous article solved the optimization of editing code in the browser 《OpenWrt Soft Router (NanoPi For NAS All In One R4S): VSCode in Browser with Code Server》 This article continues to solve the visual operation of folders … Read more
As a programmer, I often need to search for information on Google, but the local magic internet tool has many drawbacks. For example, it requires a separate export of the proxy in the Mac terminal, and a separate configuration of the system proxy in the virtual machine. When I enable the magic internet tool on … Read more
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