1. GUI reset then flash factory-to-dd-wrt.chk
2. Upgrade: netgear-r8000-webflash.bin (BS)
- There is no GUI reset menu on that router that I can find, I did a reset with the hardware reset button on the back. Not this 30/30 procedure, just a regular 7 second press and release. Is that good enough?
- Where do I get the factory-to-dd-wrt.chk package?
- Where do I get the webflash?
Installing the .chk file to the router is pretty staightforward, but not sure what needs to be done in
order to install the .bin file (or even which .bin file i should use??)
But 'The Peacock thread' states to definitely do a hard reset to 'routers' when upgrading an existing dd-wrt build.
(In the second instance) - I noticed user avok00 above mentioned using 'netgear-r8000-webflash.bin (BS)', but i assume that's because he was talking about
an older build? I was thinking I need to use netgear-r7000p-webflash.bin to go with the factory-to-dd-wrt.chk file located at
https://download1.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2020/02-25-2020-r42514/netgear-r7000P/
Installing the .chk file to the router is pretty staightforward, but not sure what needs to be done in
order to install the .bin file (or even which .bin file i should use??)
But 'The Peacock thread' states to definitely do a hard reset to 'routers' when upgrading an existing dd-wrt build.
(In the second instance) - I noticed user avok00 above mentioned using 'netgear-r8000-webflash.bin (BS)', but i assume that's because he was talking about
an older build? I was thinking I need to use netgear-r7000p-webflash.bin to go with the factory-to-dd-wrt.chk file located at
https://download1.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/downloads/betas/2020/02-25-2020-r42514/netgear-r7000P/
Any help much appreciated
Forget about R8000 builds,
With recent builds, go to R7000P folder, and use factory to ddwrt if you are flashing from Netgear stock firmware. The bin file is for the flash if you already have ddwrt installed.
i flash my R7000P using the chk file anyway from Netgear stock or ddwrt so just get the chk file it works for both scenarios.
No need for hard reset on ARM. Peacock thread should really be updated to avoid the confusion.
R7000P will not do repeater modes. It will bootloop. Do not 30-30-30 an R7000P, either. You can do wired AP or gateway or wireless client/gateway modes. I didn't test client bridge(d) after client worked for me after bootlooping trying to set up repeater/RB.
I would like a wireless solution, so from what I can make out I think you suggest I should use stock firmware and set the r7000p as wireless client/gateway mode?
From 5:03 he explains setup of router as repeater using dd-wrt. I think it might work. However, don't know why he downloaded a .bin file though and how he even got it to work??- Maybe due to the type of router he had?
I would use the .chk file I mentioned earlier for the r7000p.
Shall I just generally follow this method in the video with the r7000P to set it up as a wireless repeater?
Don't really want to get Netgear Powerline - want to utilise the r7000p.
nb. Forgot to mention the host router will be r8000p (X6S)
Thanks for the guide egc. Looks like another complication to add to the mix is the CLI.
I was hoping that things would be more 'simplistic' like in that youtube video I posted - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvUuV72YITM
I'm tempted to follow that guide instead.
Joined: 18 Mar 2014 Posts: 6408 Location: Netherlands
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 14:38 Post subject:
The install guide is just for information about installation and when to use .chk and when to use.bin files and how to setup and for first use (nvram erase && reboot)
I avoid repeater bridge setup like the plaque, pull a cable or use power line adapters.
Repeater bridge setup is a kind of hack, and will not always work reliably.
Repeater usually will work, in your case dedicate one radio for the upstream connection and the other radio for use by the clients so use Client mode setup (avoid the bridged setup), take note: repeater or client will use separate subnets so there is no windows discovery and no easy seamless media streaming, for that you need a bridged setup , but as said that is not always reliable but YMMV
Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 7273 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 14:43 Post subject:
egc wrote:
Take note of the advice of @kp69, if he says repeater mode will boot loop I would not go that route, his advice is almost always reliable and accurate!!
I've just come across the 'TX (Transmit) Power' setting in 'advanced wireless' which should boost the wireless range; and if not cranked up too high won't adversely affect the router.
I might just forget about the 2nd router and instead just install dd-wrt on the main router, and then -say-double the default TX Power figure.
This should then make the Wi-Fi much stronger upstairs which is the problem - clearly a 2.4Ghz issue.
Joined: 16 Nov 2015 Posts: 3885 Location: UK, London, just across the river..
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 18:08 Post subject:
yep you can triple it and will have a wi-fi on the Moon
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